Irshad Hussain
Four college-going daughters of Syed Nadir, are struggling with their livelihood, while their father after losing his legs is lying on a bed. A recent victim of Indo-Pak border shelling, Syed Nadir 47 years old hails from Kamalkote Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The continuous military confrontation between two nuclear powers India and Pakistan on the line control forces the residents of the border areas to live in life-threatening conditions.
Syed Nadir told The Kashmiriyat that last month he went to the market to buy some rice from a shop in the locality. “I was waiting in a queue, to get rice, for my family. But, all of a sudden a mortar shell hit my legs, and both my legs got damaged,” Nadir said as tears were trickling down from his eyes.
“My daughters were waiting for the rice which I was supposed to get from the local shop, but after the shell hit me I was brought back home without legs. As my family saw me without legs they were shocked,” Nadir added.
Syeda Kounsar, his elder daughter told The Kashmiriyat that such cross-border shelling irks the residents of border areas. “We are fed up here, what to do?” She questioned. She said that as their father lost his two legs, Government gave us only 40 thousand. This meager amount cannot bring his legs back, and at least we should be compensated for this huge loss.
Mubarak Hussain 40 years old, associated with the local panchayat body, said that we don’t want to live here in this hell, where day begins with shelling and ends up with killing.
“Border areas are being put into the back burners everywhere, and we appeal the Lieutenant Governor, to grant ex gratia to those who are getting affected by the cross border shelling, ” Mubarak said.
“We don’t know when and where shell hits, only God can save us from this wrath,” Locals told The Kashmiriyat.
Kounsar a first-year student, speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that whenever India and Pakistan confront each other on the border It creates fear psychosis among all.
“Due to the lack of transport in the area, we fear to travel to the campus, whenever they (India-Pakistan) start a military confrontation, students don’t know where to go?
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” Kounsar said adding, “Shelling can start at any time, there is no guarantee of it, and we cant focus on our studies despite being in classrooms.”
“Both countries should stop this as early as possible, we want to live in peace and harmony. I fear to go to school and our parents are always worried about us whether we will return safe or not,” She added.