July 20, 2018 - The Kashmiriyat

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Police Meets Public in Ganderbal

REGIONAL

July 20 Rayees Shah To bridge the gap between Police and Public, Police community Partnership Group (PCPG) meeting was held at Police Post Gutlibagh today. The meeting was headed by DySP HQRs Aashiq Hussain JKPS, in which a number of responsible and respectable citizens of the area participated. “The focus of the meeting remained community policing and co operative work to curb the social evils.” a statement issued to Valley Online reads. “Dysp HQRs emphasised on moral responsibilities on individual level and also described the role of police” it adds. The objective of policing is incomplete without the co operation of responsible individuals. The participants have also raised some social issues which were assured by DySp HQRs that issues pertaining to Police will be redressed...

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IAS Aspirant with 5 Degrees, Now a Militant Commander

INDIA

July 20 The day ( 8 July 2016) Burhan was killed in encounter along with his two associates at Bumdoora village of kokernag tehsil in Islamabad (Anantnag) District, Subzar Ahmed Sofi left home for Delhi to join classes at Jamia Milia where he was pursuing PhD in his favourite subject Botany and for coaching to prepare for Indian Administrative Service (IAS). For next three months the family of Subzar couldn't establish any contact with him due to communication blockade in Kashmir post Burhan's killing, Bashir Ahmed father of subzar, a retired government employee told The Kashmiriyat adding that they thought he was at the university. "In October 2016, we got shocked when an army officer knocked our door and on stepping out he said that your son has joined militant ranks, however no...

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8 Million People Slaved in India- Survey

INTERNATIONAL

July 20 The Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016 there were nearly 8 million people living in “modern slavery” in India. The report said, there were 6.1 victims for every thousand people. Among 167 countries, India ranked 53 with North Korea at the top of the list with 104.6 per 1,000 and Japan registering the lowest prevalence rate of 0.3 per 1,000. A women working in a slum in one of the richest cities of India (Photo/ Qazi Shibli) India topped the list on prevalence, in absolute numbers The Officials in the Indian Government have rejected the report and questioned the definition adopted for the research and also the sample size for interviews and questions posed to those surveyed. Child Labour/ (A Boy sells Cigarettes in New Delhi- the ca...

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Aerial Firing to Disperse Protesters in Zainapora Shopian

SHOPIAN

July 20 Intense Clashes have erupted on Friday afternoon in the Wachi Zainapora area of Shopian District in South Kashmir. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that the clashes began after scores of youth started throwing stones on a Army vehicle that passed through the area. The troops tried to chase away the protesting youth and when the protesters regrouped the Army fired in the air to disperse the protesters. However the clashes were going on when this report was filed.

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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...

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Fakhar Zaman Breaks Record- Scores Double Century

SPORTS

July 20 Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman became the sixth international batsman and the first Pakistani player to score a double hundred, when he smashed 210 off just 156 deliveries against Zimbabwe in the fourth ODI at Bulawayo. Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman put on a 304-run opening stand on a flat wicket, which is also a record for highest opening partnership in ODIs. Zaman completed his ton off 92 balls and then stepped on the accelerator, reaching the 150 mark off just 115 deliveries. He smashed 24 boundaries and five sixes in the innings. The opener also broke Saeed Anwar's record of highest score by a Pakistani player in ODIs. Anwar had scored 194 against India in 1997.

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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...

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CASO Launched in Melhora Shopian

SHOPIAN

July 20 A Cordon and Search operation has been launched at of Khah Mohallah of Melhoora area in South Kashmir's Shopian District on Friday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir police jointly launched the cordon and search operation in the locality. Following a specific input about Militant movement, the troops have launched a door to door search operation in the area. Details emerging.

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Another Educated Youth Joins Militant Ranks

SHOPIAN

July 20 Another Youth from South Kashmir has joined Militant ranks making him one of the at least hundred youth to have joined Militant ranks this year. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Syed Ruban, a son of Syed Hussain Shah has joined Militant outfit, Jaish e Muhammad. The 21 year old, a graduate was missing from his home in Nazneenpora area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. South Kashmir have been joining Militancy swiftly since the three encounters of April 01 when 13 Militants were killed in a single day. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that they're checking the authenticity of the photo that has appeared on the internet.

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Another CASO Launched in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD

July 2 The Indian Army's 19RR and Jammu Kashmir Police have launched a massive Cordon and search operation in Anderwan and Shalnad Villages of Kokernag area in South Kashmir's Islamabad. Officials confirmed that the CASO was launched following specific inputs about Militant movement in the villages. The Forces have cordoned off the villages and sealed the entry and exit points before initiating a search operation in the area. This is pertinently the second CASO launched in the district since morning, a CASO is also going on in Krangsoo, Mattan area of the District.