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Sister’s Letter to her Militant Brother

WRITE-UPS
Rifat Sadiq The Letter was Published by The Kashmiriyat on July 04,2018 Burhan Soab, It all started since you have left, a shining star that was known for your wisdom, compassion and unbelievable patience. We are stunned, shattered with your decision that left us all in pieces. Yet! our courageous parents will stand on their toes and ask for forgiveness to Allah (swt ). In the meantime they keep gazing at the front gate that our son will show up any time, murmuring to each other do you know anything of him, did you find any clue, where he could be possibly, is he eating anything, is he even taking his medicines and what not we have to see them go through in your absence. We wish you were here to see yourself the grave and grim life of your ailing mother and father. Sometimes a per...

AT least 25 Killed in Blasts in Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL
November 23 At least 25 people were killed and 35 injured in a blast in Hangu’s Kalaya Bazar area on Friday morning, reports said on Friday. According to security sources, the blast occurred outside the door of a seminary in Lower Orakzai. The injured have been shifted to a health facility for treatment, reports said. Authorities added, the area has been cordoned and investigation into the blast is under way.buy grifulvin online https://www.facebeautyscience.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/inc/new/grifulvin.html no prescription

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...

Relatives of Seven Policemen Kidnapped in South Kashmir

REGIONAL
August 31 High alert has been sounded in South Kashmir post Seven relatives of Jammu Kashmir Policemen have been abducted by suspected Militants in South Kashmir. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat revealed that the gunmen on Thursday evening abducted Gowhar Ahmad, brother of a Deputy Superintendent of Police from Katapora, Kulgam,Zubair Ahmad, son of a policeman from Arwani area of Kulgam district; Sumar Ahmad Rather, son of a policeman from Yaripora, Kulgam, Faizan Ahmad, son of a policeman from Kharpora, Kulgam and Arif Ahmed, brother of a middle-rung police officer from Arwani. Earlier on Thursday, gunmen had abducted abducted Nasir Ahmad, son of a policeman from Midoora Tral and on Wednesday Asif Ahmad, son of a local policeman Rafiq Ahmad Rather, from Pinglish village of Tral ...

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

REGIONAL
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 ...

Encounter Breaker and Oldest Hizb Operative Killed- Who was Altaf Kaczroo?

REGIONAL
August 29 A resident of Hawoora area of Quimoh belt of Kulgam district in south Kashmir, Altaf Ahmed Dar alias Kaczchroo aged 37 was the oldest operative of Hizb ul Mujahideen in the Kashmir valley. He joined Militant ranks in 2006 and was arrested in August 2007 in a brief encounter with the Government forces. Locals informed The Kashmiriyat that Altaf was living normal life after being released from the custody but got active in November 2012. "He was known as encounter breaker. I have lost count of the number of times he managed to flee from encounter sites, including once in Frisal,” a senior police officer from Kulgam once told a news agency. ALSO READ: Thousands of People gather outside the House of Altaf Kaczroo in Kulgam Dar was one of the Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen’s top...

Forces Ransack the House of Islamabad Militant

OTHERS
August 28 The Government Forces on Sunday night allegedly barged into the house of Burhan Ahmed Ganie at S.K Colony in Islamabad (Anantnag) township and ransacked the household items. A family member while speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that late night on Sunday, the troops barged into the house of Burhan Ganie, at S.K Colony and searched the house till 2:30 am, only after they broke the household items and ransacked the property. "The father of Burhan was abused verbally, even though he pleaded that he was unwell," the family member said. ALSO READ: ISLAMABAD MOTHER MAKES EMOTIONAL APPEAL TO MILITANT SON Alleging that the troops forcibly made their entry into the house, they woke the inmates up and started thrashing the household items, even though the family has reque...

Massive Clashes Erupt During CASO in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA
August 26 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Maczpuna area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Late afternoon on Sunday, the forces including 55 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Maczpuna area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Pulwama locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. Youth in large numbers hit the streets as soon as troops launched a joint operation. Shouting Pro Freedom and Pro Militancy slogans, the youth hit the streets throwing stones on Government Forces. The troops fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth, Locals told The Kashmiriya...

At least 500 Locals have Joined Militancy Since 2010

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 500 local youth have become militants out of whom the majority have come from 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. According to a report, 88 youths from 68 villages of North Kashmir districts have joined militancy since 2010. Typically, a fresh recruit today announces his entry into militant ranks by posing with a gun and posting that picture on social media. His family then approaches police with a missing report to avoid trouble. Even th...

Hizb Issues Poster Asking Students to Stay Away from August 15 Events

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August 13 The Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has issued a poster in Kashmir saying that people living in Kashmir should not be involved in any program related to Indian Independence Day. All the parents have been appealed in the poster to prevent their children from participating in parades and events on August 15, the poster reads. ALSO READ: Students being Forced to Participate in 15 August Function, Allege Schools It has also been threatened in the poster that if the things written in the poster were not considered, then the consequences would be very bad. A Police official said that they are checking the authenticity of the poster. Earlier private as well as Government Schools in District Islamabad (Anantnag) of South Kashmir had leveled allegations against the Di...