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Jul252018 by News DeskNo Comments

Encounter Over at Islamabad-2 Bodies, 2 Weapons Recovered- Full Story

ISLAMABAD

July 25 Two Militants have been killed in the encounter between Militants and Government Forces at Kotwal Gali in Lal Chowk area of South Kashmir's Islamabad township. An encounter pertinently raged in the township after a gap of more than 12 years. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that 1 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 162 BN and 40 BN of CRPF jointly launched the Anti Militancy operation around 1 am. The Encounter started when Militants fired on a patrolling party of Government forces who had laid a cordon around Lal Chowk area around 4: 20 am. Two Militants are believed to be trapped in a house in the area, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. Massive firing is on from both the sides as the house of a local is under siege, the inmates of the house have been ...

Jul232018 by News DeskNo Comments

Leadership Crisis Over? Lashkar Regains Lost Ground in Kashmir

REGIONAL

July 23 With the killing of top Lashkar commanders including Abu Dujana, Abu Ismail, Bashir Lashkari and others, Lashkar according to security agencies was in its worst crisis. Security establishments in their statements last year have also revealed after killing of Abu Dujana and Abu Ismail had left Lashkar leaderless and only 15 to 20 militants associated were with Lashkar e Taiba in South Kashmir. ALSO READ: Long Reads- The New Age Militancy As per official data more than 25 Lashkar militants have been killed in South Kashmir since last year however there is no end at sight as locals are continuously picking up guns and joining militant groups including Lashkar e Taiba. A senior police official told The Kashmiriyat on condition of anonymity that after a Pakistani militant...

Jul202018 by News DeskNo Comments

Syrian Rebels Surrender at Quneitra

INTERNATIONAL

July 20 Rebels in Syria’s south have to the negotiate surrender of a sensitive southwestern zone bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, reports revealed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the ceasefire deal covering most of Quneitra province would see government institutions return to the area in exchange for rebels handing over heavy weapons. State news agency SANA said it had preliminary information on a deal for the army to return to its pre-2011 positions in the area. The deal came after several thousand residents were evacuated from two towns in northern Syria, bringing to an end one of the longest sieges of the country’s seven-year civil war. The towns of Kefraya and al-Foua in Idlib province were besieged for three years by rebels and the jihadist Ha...

Jul202018 by News DeskNo Comments

At Least 47 Youth have Joined Militants in Last 2 Months

REGIONAL

July 20 The Indian Government Forces have been trying their possible best to keep youth away from Militancy with verbal pleas, however it does not seem be making any impact on the ground, as more youth continue to enter the Militant ranks, in fact the Militant outfits that had gone invisible have too been attracting educated youth from well to do with exams. This year Ph.D Scholars including Manan Wani of Kupwara, Waseem Rather of Kulgam, Mohammed Rafi M.Phil Scholar Zubair Ahmed from Islamabad, M.A Urdu Nawaz Ahmed Wagay from Shopian, three men from Government forces have also joined militants ranks this year, taking the number of youth joining Militant the ranks beyond 100. The Kashmiriyat has been constantly covering the Militant recruitment which has taken a swift pace post th...

Jul192018 by News DeskNo Comments

Two More South Kashmir Youth Join Militant Ranks

REGIONAL

July 19 The report published by the Central Investigation Department recently revealing that funerals and encounter are fuelling Militant recruitment is finding recognition with every passing day as more youth continue to flank Militant ranks after every encounter. Amid these growing encounters two more youth from South Kashmir districts of Shopian and Islamabad (Anantnag) have joined the Militant ranks. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Adil Ahmed Dass son of Abdul Rehman Dass, a resident of Waghama in Bijbehara area in Islamabad (Anantnag) District has joined Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba. His photograph with a gun has gone viral over the social networking. Meanwhile another youth who has posed with a gun has been identified as Showkat Ahmed Dar, a 12th class passout. ...

Jul182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Indian Allegations on UN Report are Baseless, Untrue-Says UN

INTERNATIONAL

July 18 The United Nations Human rights Council has refuted the allegations made by India and the Indian Media and stood by its Kashmir report- the first ever UN Human Rights report on Kashmir. The Indian Authorities including the Indian Army chief had called the report "Politically motivated" and the Indian media ran constant stories against the report released by the United Nations on June 14. The outgoing human rights chief had called for an international commission of inquiry into the allegations, but it wasn’t taken up during the last session which ended on July 6. Last week, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres had backed the human rights commissioner. The UN has in its media briefing said that India dismissed the report "Untrue and motivated" without even examining it. ...

Jul172018 by News DeskNo Comments

Massive CASO Launched in Pahalgam Area

ISLAMABAD

July 17 The Government Forces on Tuesday Night have launched a cordon and search operation in Chanigam, Pahalgamarea of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag)n District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 3 RR of Indian Army, 96 Battalion of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police have launched the operation. The anti militancy operation has been launched following a specific input about Militant movement in the area. A door to door search operation is being conducted by the forces after all the entry and exit points were sealed, a local told The Kashmiriyat. Details emerging.

Jul162018 by News DeskNo Comments

467 Local Youth have Joined Militancy Since 2010, 335 from South Kashmir

REGIONAL

July 16 The Kashmir valley has been seeing a constant rise in the number of Militant recruitment after the fall the summer uprising of 2010. Reports estimate that as many as 467 local youth have become militants out of whom them 335 have come from 247 villages in South Kashmir. A report by Indian agencies has spotlighted the spread of the militancy that was quelled in 2010, but surged after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016. The report reveals that Pulwama district in South Kashmir tops the list, with 142 local youth from having joined militancy since 2010. In Shopian district, 95 local militants have joined the ranks of Militants and they hail from 60 villages. In the last eight years, Kulgam District has seen 64 youth joining the Mil...

Jul162018 by News DeskNo Comments

The Colour Palette of an Artist

WRITE-UPS

Lying here, in the corner of this street, next to the busy road, I have seen harsh winter freezing the water pipes, icicles hanging from tree tops, children laughing at each other when they stumble while trying to balance themselves on the frozen ice that covers the roads, and in spring, the town looks like an artist's colour palette, with orange, peachy- pink and white flowers and greenery all around, the fresh sunshine melts all the ice and the mountains are set free of the hard ice that had covered them for months. In the autumn nights, the street lights brighten up the crimson, golden and rust colored chinar leaves and make them look like they're on fire. Women sing folk songs on weddings, baandhs dance on the streets. In Ramadhan, the sahar khwaan beats his drum for pre-dawn calls. A...

Jul152018 by News DeskNo Comments

Massive Stone Pelting During CASO in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA

July 15 The Government forces have launched a Cordon and search operation in Arihal Dangerpora Area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF laid down the Search operation jointly. "The Operation was launched after troopers received a specific input about Militant movement in the area," Sources said. Massive clashes erupted in the locality as soon Government Forces laid a siege around the area when scores of youth shouting pro freedom slogans hit the streets. A Door to door search operation has been launched in the area.