South Asia Archives - The Kashmiriyat

Mar252019 by Qazi ShibliNo Comments

‘Why Youth Pick Guns’-The New Age Militancy of Kashmir-

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Qazi Shibli Khalid Abbas, Senior Software Engineer based in Bangalore, is worried about the success of the e-business he is about to launch, due to the frequent internet bans. Unofficial data reveals that in the past three months internet has been blocked more than two dozen times in various parts of Kashmir valley, mainly down in the four districts of Southern Kashmir, Pulwama, Kulgam, Islamabad (Anantnag) and Shopian. Khalid, 29 is a resident of South Kashmir. Since 2010, agencies in India have fixed their gaze over the four districts of the Southern Kashmir –Islamabad (Anantnag), Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam. Post-2010, there has been a drastic rise in the number of local youth taking up arms from here. Encounters between Militants and Government forces are daily news and the local...

Dec192018 by News DeskNo Comments

Protests to Be Held At Delhi Against Pulwama Killings

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December 19 A protest march has been organized in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the "gruesome" murder of seven civilians in Pulwama on Saturday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the march has been candle light vigil and protest demonstration has been organized by a group of Civil Society Organization including the People's Union for Civil Liberties, National Alliance of People's Movements. The March is scheduled to start in about 4:30 pm at the Delhi's Jantar Mantar and is expected to be attended by both Kashmiri and Non Kashmiri Participants. The Killing of seven civilians at the hands of Government Forces in Sirnoo area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District has evoked widespread condemnation. (The Kashmiriyat)

Dec142018 by News DeskNo Comments

222 Militants Killed Till November in Kashmir- The Complete Story

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December 14 222 Militants including foreigners have been killed in various encounters with Government Forces this year in the Himlayan region till 28 November this year as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat. The data reveals that the year of 2018 has been the year of highest Militant killings and highest Militant recruitment in the past decade as more than 165 youth have reportedly joined Militant ranks. Militancy which was centered around South Kashmir post the killing of Burhan Wani on July 08, 2016 also saw Militant activity picking up in Northern areas of Kashmir, many new recruits including a Ph.D Scholar from Lolab in Kupwara, Manan Wani joined Militant ranks, More than 350 young people, 80 in 2016 picked up arms challenging more than half a million Indian Troopers, 1...

Dec102018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir Tales- The Base of a Dreaded Ikhwani and the Home of Teenage Militants

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December 10 In 1995, a bride was kidnapped by the men of a known counter insurgent from the Parray Mohalla of Hajin in Bandipora District. The bride was forcefully married to the kidnapper on the Same evening and the next morning, Ikhwanis abducted the man she was supposed to get married to and tortured in custody. “He was released after his family paid a sum of Rs 40,000 to the close men of the counter insurgent, but the next day, he went missing, Nobody knows what happened to that boy, some say he committed suicide, but nobody is certain, may be he was killed by the men of Kuka Parrey,” a resident of Parray Mohalla told The Kashmiriyat. Mohammad Yusuf Parray, better known as Kuka Parray, was a former MLA and one of the pioneer of counter-insurgency movement in Kashmir and the fo...

Nov142018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir- October Witnessed 52 People Causalities

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November 14 52 Causalities took place across the Kashmir valley in the month of October, According to police statistics. Among the dead, 28 were militants, 14 civilians, three policemen, a paramilitary SSB man, an ASI of CISF and five Army men. Three Government Force personnel were killed in sniper firing by Jaish-e-Mohammad militants. Among the deceased militants were two scholars-turned-militants Manan Wani and Sabzar Ahmad.buy isotretinoin generic buy isotretinoin generic Manan who had joined militancy in January this year was killed in an encounter with forces in Handwara area of Kupwara on October 12 while Sabzar, who had joined militancy immediately after the encounter of Burhan Wani in July 2016, was killed in gunfight with security forces in Nowgam area on the outsk...

Nov32018 by News DeskNo Comments

Another South Kashmir Youth Joins Militancy

KULGAM

November 03 The Government Forces despite launching a massive crackdown against Militants in Jammu Kashmir have largely failed to keep a check at the Militant recruitment as more local youth continue to pick up arms. Despite having killed more than 230 Militants the last year, this year Militant recruitment has crossed the highest number in the last ten years as it stands at 175 in the first ten months of 2018. The Indian Security Forces have made efforts to contain Militancy as the Local Police and the Indian Army has been asking the local youth to stay away from Militancy, In fact some youth have given up arms and returned to their families, however the overall picture continues to remain grim, as Kashmir remains on the edge. More youth continue to take up Arms creating a vic...

Sep32018 by News DeskNo Comments

For the First time in a Decade, Number of Active Militants crosses 300

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September 03 For the first time in a decade, the number of listed militants in Jammu Kashmir has crossed 300. For the past 10 years, the number of active militants hovered around 200 except in 2013 when only 78 militants were active in the Valley — this was the lowest figure since militancy erupted in the state in 1990. The main reason for the high number of militants has been local recruitment since 2017. As per records, 126 Valley youths picked up guns in 2017- which was the highest number since 2010 and this year over 135 have Joined the Militancy so far. The report compiled by the JK Police in early August reveals that 327 militants are active of which 211 are locals and 116 are foreigners. Of the listed militants, 181 are active in the volatile south Kashmir district...

Aug302018 by News DeskNo Comments

Fear prevails among mainstream Politicians, workers as Militants, Forces follow Tit for Tat

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August 30 In the past few weeks, a tit for tat policy of forces and militants have left the mainstream politicians and workers worried and are dreading them to step out of their homes. "We have not regained the political space in South Kashmir that was lost after the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Muzaffar wani on 8 July last year,"a senior worker of People's democratic party from Shopian's Wachi constituency told The Kashmiriyat. He added that during 2016 uprising, the locals were attacking us and now militants have directly started to attack us. He added that no one is able to support any mainstream party in most parts of South Kashmir yet, as the one who supports us is considered traitor here. The forces allegedly vandalized the houses of Militants including Azad Dada in ...

Aug302018 by News DeskNo Comments

Despite Growing Encounters, Another Pulwama Youth Joins Militancy

PULWAMA

August 30 Despite growing encounters and repeated verbal attempts of the Army and Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, SP vaid, Militancy is showing no signs of declination. In fact the Army General of India has been constantly asking the local Kashmiri youth to give up arms and asking people to keep their wards away from militancy. Though Militancy is growing swiftly as more local youth are picking up arms to strengthen the Militant ranks, Figures available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that at least 135 youth have picked up arms this year. One more youth from South Kashmir has picked arms and posed with an AK 47 rifle to tell his family that he has joined Militant ranks. The youth has been identified as Yawar Ahmed Wani son of Ali Mohammed Wani, a resident of Bhatnoora i...

Aug302018 by News DeskNo Comments

Mirwaiz Qazi yasir condemns Attacks on Militant families, Says Kashmiris Stand with them

KULGAM

August 30 The Chairman of Ummat e Islami and Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed yasir has condemned the harassment of the families of Militants throughout South Kashmir. He said that the Militant families should not be targeted for the beliefs of their kith and kin. "It is regretting to see how Militant families are being harassed for the past few weeks, this is nothing, but inhumane," Mirwaiz Yasir said. Addressing an important meeting of Ummat e Islami at the party headquarters, Mirwaiz Qazi yasir said that the brutality that has been leveled against the families of Riyaz Naikoo, Naveed Babu of Pulwama, Shah Jahan of Shopian, Azad malik of Arwani, Lateef Dar of Pulwama is a mere show of frustration and this will yield nothing, but hatred. Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir said that the forces ...