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March 05 On Wednesday, a four-day flare up between Pakistan and India began winding down, with Pakistan, Prime Minister announcing to hand back the Wing commander of Indian air force captured by the Pakistan army two days earlier. He had been shot down in the first aerial fighter combat between the two South Asian Nuclear powers, India and Pakistan since 1971. A few miles away from the border on thursday, when Indian public was out on the streets to welcome the pilot, the himalayan region of Kashmir was engaged in what has become a routine, encounters, protests and deaths. 'Collateral damage' has been one of the most noticeable change in these recent encounters between Government Forces and Militants in Kashmir. As more youth continue to take up Arms in Kashmir, encounters have be...

March 02 Touseef Hameed Immediately after the independence of Pakistan and India, Confronted with the chances of losing Kashmir to Pakistan, Maharaja Hari Singh requested help from India. Immediately, Patel’s aid V.P.Menon arrived in Srinagar and told the Maharaja that India could take action only if Kashmir acceded to India. It is widely believed that Maharaja wanted to keep Kashmir independent but reluctantly acceded to India due to the grave situation at that time as per him. Thus, on October 26, 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession. Here, the important point is that the accession was partly provisional. For example, clause 7 of this instrument read that Maharaja was NOT committed to accept the future constitution of India. Similarly, clause 8 said that ...

March 02 Advocate Mujeeb u Rehman Systematic extermination to dip  Muslim populace in Jammu region from 61% in 1947 to a minority number is an ugly truth, painful to recall. The lanes, by lanes of Talab Khatikan Jammu still haunt as reminding the ill fate of its inmates from once jogi gate to chatta Jammu Sialkot road. The words "We The People..." was the expression which had let a belief to born that secular it is to go and as such things went on. But the perpetrators of the recent gory incident of loot and arson, of torching the vehicles of a particular community and region and that too under the shade and shadow of tri-colour flag , the acts  likewise  in the recent past under the banner of Hindu Ekta Munch as their coming forward to patronize criminals, the killers of Asifa trying...

March 01 Mustafa Agerman The essence of Islam is accord, that is, peace. War is an exceptional situation. The term Islam means peace and salvation. However, it is meaningless for a state to wish for peace unilaterally. One must be prepared if one’s enemy is preparing to attack and looking for the right opportunity. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) commanded: “O! People do not wish to encounter the enemy; from Allah wish for good health and when you encounter them, be patient. Know that heaven is under the shadow of the swords.” With this hadith (saying of the Prophet), the Prophet discouraged the believers from seeking war while at the same time stating that they should have faith in success if war is inevitable. In Islam war is not waged to shed blood, gain land or for booty. All of...

February 28 Arshad Askari Tensions strengthen between arch rivals after India bombed goals inside Pakistan administered Kashmir following deadly pulwama Kashmir suicide assault. India and Pakistan are getting ready to a primary disagreement after the latter claimed to have shot down Indian fighter jets in response to the bombing of alleged "terror" goals interior Pakistan. Tensions have risen given that a suicide vehicle bombing via Pakistan-primarily based armed group, Jaish-e-Muhammad, in Indian-administered Kashmir killed at least 42 Indian paramilitary forces on February 14. But the chance of an all-out conflict rose dramatically on Tuesday when India released air raids on what it stated became a JeM education base. On Wednesday morning, New Delhi and Islamabad had been...

February 28 Tensions have escalated between between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. In such warlike amid sitch, human life should be the priority to safeguard. In the history of human civilization, No fight, or No war has bestowed any fruitful result to any country or to anyone on earth. If a war occurs between India and Pakistan, it will give devastating results, not only for the two countries but the world on a whole. ALSO READ: War is Not a Movie- Cannot be Scripted in Media Rooms Both the Asian powers have nuclear bombs, and war between them will definitely result in a long severe disaster which is unimaginable, at least to the news anchors trying to push war between the two neighbours. In TEDx Talks, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic scie...

February 28 Republic TV that claimed to have reached the Line of Control and have reported the recent escalating tensions from the Ground Zero, made a similar claim in 2017, August when an encounter raged in Shopian's Awneera. The news channel on Wednesday evening presented the offer of dialogue as "Pakistan Begs for dialogue." other than shouting down the panelists, misreporting and distortions, the news channel has been often accused of exploiting the sentiments of general Indian public, by various people. ALSO READ: War is Not a Movie- Cannot be Scripted in Media Rooms On August 13, 2017 Republic TV, ran a Live reportage of an encounter that raged between Militants and Government Forces and continued for more 16 hours. Hizb commander Muhammad Yasin Itoo alias Mehmood Ghaz...

February 27 Thousands of people on Monday reached Shopian to attend the funeral prayers of a local Jaish militant who was killed in an encounter  in South Kashmir's Shopian district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that thousands of people defying the cold thronged the native of Suhail Nazir Mir Ahmad in Saedpora area of Shopian to attend the funeral of the slain Militant. Locals said that the body of Suhail was recovered from the encounter site in Memander village of Shopian on Wednesday morning. Suhail who was 18 years old went missing after he was tortured inside the Army custody in Gagran camp of Shopian, a friend of Suhail told The Kashmiriyat. He said that after he was released, Suhail went missing from his home in Saedpora and a few weeks later, the family was informed th...

February 25 Arshad Askari The violence of war is one thing, but what about another form of warfare that you cannot even see? This is the act of psychological warfare. Psychological warfare is a broad term, but in all documented cases, the concept uses Psychological warfare is a broad term, but in all documented cases, the concept uses actions intended to reduce an opponents morale or mental well being. The aim is to use manipulative tactics to intimidate or persuade a person or people.This process is usually employed through propaganda. Propaganda is ideas or statements that are false or exaggerated and is deliberately spread to influence the masses. The goal of psychological warfare is to intentionally use propaganda to manipulate another and break down their will without usin...