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Sanjay Kak is in news again with his book "Until My Freedom Has Come: The New Intifada in Kashmir."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-cas ... ?ref=india
I happen to have just this week submitted to the "Books & Authors" section of the Pakistani newspaper Dawn my long-overdue review of a powerful book, a collection of writings from Indian periodicals and websites compiled and edited by Sanjay Kak, titled Until My Freedom Has Come: The New Intifada in Kashmir. Congratulations to Penguin India for publishing such a book. In one piece, "Kashmir's Abu Ghraib?", contributor Shuddhabrata Sengupta describes an appalling YouTube video tagged "brothers watch, sisters please do not watch" and popularly known as the "Kashmir Naked Parade Video," apparently shot by an offending Indian soldier himself with a cell phone. There's no need for me to describe the video; you get the picture. "At least in the pitched street battles, we see adversaries, albeit unequal adversaries, policemen, paramilitaries, soldiers one side, and the angry tide of stone-pelters on the other," writes Sengupta.
Here, there are no adversaries. Prisoners are not in a position to be adversarial when surrounded by heavily armed men in uniform. What we see instead are unarmed captives, people who are in no position to threaten or endanger the security forces. That such people should be made to undergo a humiliation such as this is proof of the extent to which the forces of the Indian state in Kashmir have become brutalized by the experience of serving in Kashmir.
Ultimately it's not - and shouldn't be seen as - being about what Americans or Indians do to Muslims, but what any of us are willing to do, and be seen doing, to each other, and - framed more constructively - what we might still do to reclaim our humanity. I have some thoughts on that, which will need to wait for another time (soon). For now, here are some of the extremely hard questions that Sengupta raises:
While the making of atrocity images such as these have for long been a part of the apparatus of violence, the ubiquity of mobile phones as recording devices, and of internet-based social networking sites as vectors of circulation has taken the phenomenon to a new level. We have no clear understanding of what motivates the making of these images. Are they meant as evidence of a "job well done" - to be shown to superiors who actually sanction torture and humiliation but have no way of assessing their effectiveness or actual operation because of the legal difficulty involved in maintaining official records of "unofficial" secrets? Or, are they simply testosterone-fuelled perversities, operating in the same sphere as MMS messages of ***** sadism?
Sengupta also asserts that
There is need for further research on questions such as whether or not the makers of these atrocity images are also consciously seeking each other out, both as audiences and as competitors, in a new economy of prestige linked to the capacity to represent and circulate one's own cruelty. In other words, are the makers of the videos in Kashmir, or in the Jaffna peninsula, aware of, and in some senses seeking to out-do the actions of their peers and predecessors in Abu Ghraib? Also, is there an informal network of know-how, pertaining to techniques for torture and humiliation that lubricates the virtual matrix inhabited by the protagonists of the so-called "global war on terror", that operates in much the same way as the networks that bring together paedophiles and sex offenders on online platforms in the darker parts of the internet? Finally, how and why do these videos leak out of these networks into the wider public domain? Are there weak, conscience-stricken, anonymous whistle-blowing links at the fringes of even the darkest recesses of power (as is evident from the centre of the WikiLeaks storm) that cannot bear the burden of carrying power's dirtiest secrets?
But here's something for Muslims to reflect on: a video of Pakistani soldiers killing captives in the Swat valley was briefly circulated on Facebook as one of Indians killing Kashmiris. Sengupta points out, all too rightly:
The irony of a Pakistani atrocity being briefly misattributed as an Indian one only underscores the fact that when it comes to the everyday operationalization of state terror, the security apparatuses of India and Pakistan aspire to the same low standards, which make it quite possible for those seeking to score a few cheap propaganda points on either side to - deliberately or otherwise - confuse one perpetrator for another.
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12. How to move forward? Two realities have to be kept in mind. Firstly, it is too late in the day to think of identifying and punishing those who were responsible for the ethnic-cleansing. Any ill-advised attempt to do so would complicate the situation further.

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers ... r4868.html
Wonder if B. Raman would say the same thing if Muslims were ethnic cleansed and made to live in refugee camps for 23 years, somehow I doubt it.

After all he still harps about Babri and Gujarat.
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Wow, just wow...the "seculars" of our country seem to put even chameleons to shame
Even the current Jaipur fest controversy over Rushdie is a clear example of how the same "intellectuals" keep quiet like sheep and preach "forget it. minor issue" because the matter involves a "minority community"
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Absolutely amazing talk on Kashmiri Pandits on NDTV. I am actually surprised NDTV aired it. Must watch!!!

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/hum-lo ... ory/221781
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sum wrote:Even the current Jaipur fest controversy over Rushdie is a clear example of how the same "intellectuals" keep quiet like sheep and preach "forget it. minor issue" because the matter involves a "minority community"
Not to be sounding pessimistic or rude. Off late I have started getting a feeling that most of the groups of people (other than people who have proven themselves as a "fighting community") just does not have the guts to take on the 'minority community'. They are $hit scared. I regularly taunt the marxist intellectual bafoons who we have aplenty in Kerala. Their apologetic responses also are pretty much proving my point. They are royally scared, and their fear is kind of polished and shown as "minority love, brotherly love, secular values" etc.

PS: I am talking about that part of society, who flaunts their expertise in education, business, giving religious sermons etc.
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i liked the guy who spoke from a remote location...

" that a reconciliation is not possible in kashmir until the myth that Kashmiri pandits left on their own accord or their exodus was part of conspiracy hatched by Shri Jagmohan and Govt of India is propogated by mullahs !"

but the thing of note it was aired on the hindi edition of NDTV..maybe our JNU wallahs, educated liberals, secularists would have had a cardiac arrest seeing it on english NDTV.
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manjgu wrote:" that a reconciliation is not possible in kashmir until the myth that Kashmiri pandits left on their own accord or their exodus was part of conspiracy hatched by Shri Jagmohan and Govt of India is propogated by mullahs !"
Being one of the persons who had to leave Kashmir at that time I puke a little bit inside whenever I hear talk of "Kashmiri pandits left as a part of a conspiracy by Jagmohan blah blah blah"

Was it Jagmohan who called from each and every mosque in Kashmir telling the Hindus to go away or face the consequences ?
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Well to be honest GOI is as much to blame for this mess as the mullahs and the perpetrators themselves , as far as I am concerned they are complicit in this crime as much as JKLF & co.
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Army and IAF are working their asses off maintaining vital supply lines to the valley currently cut off by snow. Expect the resident wannabe Bakis there to forget everything by next month and scream jihad, azadi as soon as it is warm enough to go outside.
If I had my way, I'd have let the ba$$turds starve to death.
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kittoo wrote:Absolutely amazing talk on Kashmiri Pandits on NDTV. I am actually surprised NDTV aired it. Must watch!!!

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/hum-lo ... ory/221781
WOW...An eyeopener!
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Surasena wrote:
12. How to move forward? Two realities have to be kept in mind. Firstly, it is too late in the day to think of identifying and punishing those who were responsible for the ethnic-cleansing. Any ill-advised attempt to do so would complicate the situation further.

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers ... r4868.html
Wonder if B. Raman would say the same thing if Muslims were ethnic cleansed and made to live in refugee camps for 23 years, somehow I doubt it.

After all he still harps about Babri and Gujarat.
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J&K state flag burnt in Jammu by activists affiliated to Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena

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IAF airlifts 136 stranded people from snow-hit Kishtwar
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Didnt know where else to post it. An amazing poem on Kashmir from Dr. Hari Om Panwar-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iv-RVTl_yI&sns=fb

Trust me, it will have your blood boiling. An absolute watch.
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Did not come across this on the forum earlier Apologies if already posted

Someone maintains a blog titled,"Indian Army & the people of J&K"

http://armyinjk.blogspot.com/

a fine effort.
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there has been a seminar in Srinagar , conducted by the Institute of Research on India and International Studies on "Media impact on the Kashmiri Youth”,
the organisers seem to be in continuation of the previous excerise using "interlocutors". it seems that considerable sums of public money are being expended to jsutify someone's viewpoint
excerpts
The findings of the research regarding the notion of “azadi” among the “inward looking generation” of local youth and their “growing” interest towards Islam topped the debate that was held here during a function chaired by Governor N N Vohra.

Bashir Manzar, Editor, Kashmir Images, said the inclination of the Kashmiri youth towards Islam was not a new phenomenon, as the population of the Valley was predominantly Muslim. However, he said, the younger generation was more vocal in making statements over their religious beliefs.

Riyaz Masroor, a BBC correspondent, blamed the state for infusing religiosity and “sponsoring religious thoughts” on the people here, maintaining that the Valley had traditionally followed “Sufi Islam”.

Objecting to the use of word “Muslim” in the research findings, Masroor said the word “religion” should have been used instead.

“Inclination towards religion is a national phenomenon, not confined to Kashmir, and is a cause for concern for secularists,” he added.

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75 pc Kashmiri youth prefer peaceful protests over gun: Survey

participants:
Bashir Manzar, Editor, Kashmir Images, Prof Neera Chandhoke from Delhi University, NN Vohra, Governor, Navnita Chadha Behera, honorary director, IRIIS, and Riyaz Masroor, BBC correspondent, were in a panel discussion organised by the Institute of Research on India and International Studies in Srinagar on Saturday.
Seventy-five per cent Kashmiri youths are not in favour of the gun culture and feel peaceful protest is the most effective way of achieving political aspirations, claims a perception survey by the Institute for Research on Indian and International Studies.

The survey, “Media Impact on the Kashmiri Youth”, was released at a one-day seminar chaired by Governor NN Vohra here today amidst a galaxy of journalists, intellectuals, students and members of the civil society.

The survey, having a sample of youth aged between 15 and 35 from six districts - Anantnag, Budgam, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kulgam and Srinagar - reveals lack of governance as the main concern.

As many as 33 per cent of around 1,500 youths have ranked corruption as the most important issue facing Kashmir at this juncture.

The second major concern is the violation of human rights, with 15 per cent of the respondents listing it in the survey.

In what may bring cheer to the Kashmiri Pandits, who were forced to leave the Valley in the early 1990s, as many as 67 per cent of the respondents believe the Pandits “should” return to the Valley. Though, only 18 per cent of them have revealed that they have publicly supported their return by either taking part in a public rally, posting online, via a political party or Hurriyat. The report presented by Navnita Chadha Behera, honorary director, IRIIS, specifically mentions that among the 29 per cent respondents opposing the return of the Kashmiri Pandits, over 41 per cent are under 19 years of age, which meant they were born after the exodus of the KPs from the Valley and had little exposure to the secular traditions of Kashmir.

The survey further states that the current generation is different from the predecessors, as the present lot is more inward looking. They have fixed their political gaze on developments within Jammu and Kashmir. Nearly 70 to 90 per cent youths like to watch or read news about Kashmir than anything else.

Their interest in happenings in neighbouring Pakistan is also waning. The perception about Pakistan of being a friend, philosopher and guide has diminished in the minds of today’s youth, as only 16 per cent listen to news about Pakistan. Only in Bandipora, the figure is high at 42 per cent.

The youth do not have an encouraging connect with India either. Not more than 26 per cent follow news on India from different sources.

A significant 54 per cent youth list “azadi” as the final political status of Kashmir. But their notions of “azadi” vary. Nearly 20 per cent say it means political rights, while 14 per cent say it is civic rights. For just 11 per cent, “azadi” means freedom from India, while a whopping 30 per cent say it implies partition of Kashmir.

Further, 10 per cent say it is about withdrawal of Army and eight per cent see it as sovereign Kashmir, including the PoK. For just 1 per cent, it means merger with Pakistan.

Also, television and radio are the most popular source of news and entertainment for the Kashmiri youth, the report adds. The state-run DD News/DD Kashir, All-India Radio and Radio Kashmir are watched by 74 per cent of the youth.

Local channels, many of which have been banned from telecasting news, are viewed by 49 per cent, while 43 per cent view western channels and 41 per cent watch Indian private channels.

Nearly 60 per cent Kashmiri youths read both English and Urdu local dailies, while only 17 per cent opt for national dailies.

The survey says Internet, especially Facebook, is fast gaining popularity, with as many 101 Facebook pages on Kashmir coming up in recent times.
there is a slew of three articles on the seminar in the Tribune, chandigarh
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120212/j&k.htm#3
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Twenty soldiers were feared killed when two avalanches hit army posts in Sonmarg and Gurerz in Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] early on Thursday morning.

According to media reports, six bodies have been recovered so far.

Rescue operations have been hit by bad weather.

Further details are awaited.
Goddammit!!!! :| :( :(
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wonder whether the avalanche backpacks would be use here??
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Surya wrote:wonder whether the avalanche backpacks would be use here??
newbie question: how would they help?
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Geelani aide, others to be tried in hawala racket
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Del ... 909820.ece
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vikramd wrote:Geelani aide, others to be tried in hawala racket
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Del ... 909820.ece

Finally. That's the way to do it. FYI, we used "tax evasion" as a crime to get Al Capone. I hope GoI ropes in others in the hurriet as well. Most of these scums live in palaces without paying any taxes. Investigate that option.
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Salute to the soldiers who defend the frontier in such adverse weather ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avala ... k/916051/2
“Rescue operations are being hindered by heavy snow and bad weather. The other three jawans were at a sentry post which is under 18 feet of snow. A specialised team from High Altitude Warfare School has reached the spot.”
Condolence to families of jawans who laid down their lives:
Dawar Gurez: Subedar Desh Raj, Naib Subedar R S Poonia, Naib Subedar S N Yadav, Naib Subedar U B Hirve, Havaldar Om Prakash Baitha, Sepoy Vinay Kumar Bharati, Craftsman Ankit Kumar, Craftsman S Muni Samy, Sepoy Dinesh Kumar, Sepoy Sagar Biswas, Sepoy Probir Sarkar, Craftsman Shyju J P and Craftsman Nawle Manoj

Sonmarg: Naib Subedar (JCO) Mahadev Gain, Sepoy Puvaneswaran M and Rifleman Amit Sharma
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the avalanche backpack works on the principle that flotation aids will raise the person towards the top of the snow flow where it is less dense and either leave them on the surface, or close to it, and possibly create some sort of air cavity to breathe in. it is not foolproof and may have other dangers, like carrying the wearer along with the flow uncontrollably. however the biggest issue i think is military impracticability - it is additional kit that has to be carried, and its effect may be negated by the gear that soldiers on patrol have to carry anyway

sadly, if you're in a post and get buried by a snow flow, there is not much you can do
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discrimination against the residents of Jammu, ladakh seems to extend to the recruitment of J&K Bank a PSU =
Publicise merit list of JK Bank recruitment: MLAs =Legislators of the Panthers Party and the Jammu State Morcha (JSM) created an uproar in the Assembly on the issue of discrimination with the Jammu region. During the Zero Hour, Panthers Party MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia raised the issue of recent recruitment conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited.

He said of the total number of candidates recruited by the bank, only 25 per cent belonged to the Jammu region. He alleged that the recruitment was conducted in a clandestine manner to debar candidates of the Jammu region.

Mankotia was supported by his party colleague Harsh Dev Singh, who expressed surprise over the way appointment orders were issued to selected candidates. He asked the Finance Minister to table the selection list of the candidates in the Assembly.

Jammu State Morcha MLA Ashwani Sharma also alleged fraud in the recruitment of candidates by the bank. However, they were pacified after the Speaker of the Assembly assured them that he would look into the matter.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120225/j&k.htm#13
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Fencing along LoC extensively damaged by Kashmir avalanches
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 031741.cms
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wig wrote:there is a slew of three articles on the seminar in the Tribune, chandigarh
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120212/j&k.htm#3
from one of those articles,
While Manzar admitted that “azadi” had different meanings for the youth, Professor Neera Chandhoke of the Delhi University said there was “nothing radical” about secessionism. However, she gave instances where secessionism had not worked for the people who were of the opinion that freedom from a particular nation would resolve all of their issues.

“Formation of a new state does not solve problems….there is a need to look beyond. However, secession is a right but one needs to go through certain procedures,” she added.
Is this idiot another Aroy ?
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wig wrote:75 pc Kashmiri youth prefer peaceful protests over gun: Survey
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120212/j&k.htm#3
76 pc Kashmiri youth prefer gin over peaceful protests: hypothesis :mrgreen:
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani gave recommendation letter for LeT militant
NEW DELHI: Pro-Pakistan hardliner Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani had given a recommendation letter to Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Athesham Malik, arrested by the Delhi Police, for getting a Pakistani visa.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 099893.cms
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From The Indian Express
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Curfew imposed in Rajouri town
The authorities feared a flare-up after Hindi-Muslim relations were strained following a remark by Praveen Togadia, international general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday. The remarks were interpreted as "anti-Muslim" by community leaders, who took out protest marches.

Hindus retaliated with counter protests on Wednesday. Matters worsened Wednesday evening when a procession of Hindus was stoned.
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Wannabe Paki Islamic Ghazis living in motal fear of...... stray dogs !! :rotfl:

Health authorities say 53,925 people - mostly children - have been bitten by stray dogs in the 10 districts of Indian-administered Kashmir in the past four years.

Some of the victims have died of rabies. Records at Srinagar's Anti-Rabies Clinic show 12 dog bite-related deaths in the last three years alone.

Things have become so bad that the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has described dog attacks as "violation of human rights".


The armed forces have often been accused by locals of using the dogs as a "first line of security" in the dark against suspected insurgents or protesters.

The municipality's website even accuses troops of feeding dogs. Civil rights groups also say the troops are "consciously feeding canines" and increasing their population to be used as a "tool of surveillance".
However, paramilitary spokesman Mohasin Shahid rejected the allegations saying: "Stray dogs are nuisance to troops as well. If dogs sneak in our camps it doesn't mean we feed them or encourage their breeding."
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The armed forces have often been accused by locals of using the dogs as a "first line of security" in the dark against suspected insurgents or protesters.

The municipality's website even accuses troops of feeding dogs. Civil rights groups also say the troops are "consciously feeding canines" and increasing their population to be used as a "tool of surveillance".
The folks of the valley seem to be a truely lost cause...

Using words like "accused" and "tools of surveillance" for even stray dogs...wonder what next will be forces be accused of?
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sum wrote:
The armed forces have often been accused by locals of using the dogs as a "first line of security" in the dark against suspected insurgents or protesters.

The municipality's website even accuses troops of feeding dogs. Civil rights groups also say the troops are "consciously feeding canines" and increasing their population to be used as a "tool of surveillance".
The folks of the valley seem to be a truely lost cause...

Using words like "accused" and "tools of surveillance" for even stray dogs...wonder what next will be forces be accused of?
Hurriet is spreading deadly rabies among harmless canine population.
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Only if they stop eating so much meat and dumping bones and wastes in open, a lot of their problems will be solved.
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great game of kashmir
India has a long history of ignoring Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. With China entering the fray, can the country afford to follow this policy of indifference? Utpal Kumar talks to two well-known experts from Gilgit-Baltistan
What role do you expect from India?

India has a strong legal case. It should, therefore, bridge the gap between Delhi and the people of POK. Also, it needs to understand that it can’t be ignored. Those who don’t want to be a part with India, they have to talk to India. Those who want to merge with India, they have to talk to India. And even those who want to be independent will have to talk to India. As for Pakistan, it only claims to provide a moral and diplomatic support to the region and its people. That’s what the UN resolution means when it calls Pakistan an outsider. So, this attitude that we have developed in the past 64 years that we will not talk to India or we will only talk through Pakistan won’t work. Pakistan is just a middleman. And it doesn’t want the issue to be resolved.

But to blame people is not right. It’s India’s policy that forced them to look towards Pakistan. They knew that India won’t do anything. If Delhi doesn’t even talk about this region, then how can people of POK say we would be part of India?

Even today many political activists are in jail, but they don’t expect India to stand up for them. This country has to perform its responsibilities — moral, legal, constitutional and even economic. It can give students access to its universities; it can admit patients to its hospitals. India can have trade with Gilgit-Baltistan.
What about human rights violations in the region?

Human rights violations are at different levels. At the political level, we don’t have any freedom of political activity, voice or expression. Local people aren’t even allowed to participate in elections. We are ruled by political masters in Islamabad. Intimidation is very much there. The media has been particularly under attack in the last two years. Situation hasn’t been so bad even during Musharraf’s time. It’s no better for political activists: Babajan Hunzai, Manzoor Parwana, Abdul Hamid Khan, among others — they all have been treated shabbily. In many cases, terrorism charges have also been filed against them.

Then there are violations at the cultural level. The identities of the Gilgits, Baltis, Wakhis, Khowars, etc, have existed for thousands of years. They are proud of their culture, their land, their identity. Suddenly, the Wahaabi movement is threatening to uproot the indigenous culture.

Also, there are violations at the economic level. Our natural resources, the decisions over how to exploit them, or how to generate revenue — all these are decided by Islamabad. All our means of production and revenue are controlled by central authorities. Our transit routes are exploited by China and Pakistan. Revenue from the Khunjerab Pass custom check-post goes to Islamabad. Nothing at all is shared with Gilgit-Baltistan.
You have worked for the revival of the local script. Has it made any change?

Our local scripts are fighting a losing battle against the Government-imposed Urdu. We experimented with Persian/Arabic languages, but it didn’t work. When I was in the ninth grade I got in touch with Tibetans who provided money for the project and that’s how we brought up signboards in our local script. If you want to grab attention, you must start with a signboard. That’s what we tried to do. Also, this is what would make Skardu Bazaar different from, say, Peshawar and Karachi.

But since I (Sering) was connected with Tibetans, it became a huge issue. As I worked within the framework of pan-Tibetanism, it annoyed many. I started getting angry letters, saying culture was good but I must not forget that I was a Muslim first. One Prof Fateh Malik, then chairman of the National Language Board, came all the way to Skardu to register his protest, saying I belonged to the Muslim ummah and Urdu — and not my local script — was my present! Also, the fact that I worked with Tibetans annoyed the power that be in Pakistan as it not only challenged their two-nation theory but also could weaken their case in POK and Gilgit-Baltistan.

So, I had to stop my work. And I realised that till the moment there is a political guarantee and a constitutional setup, we can’t save our identity, culture. First, we needed a political identity, a constitutional system to save our culture. So, the real issue — the issue that comes before culture, language — is our politico-administrative identity and our freedom from Pakistan.
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J&K terrorists threaten journalists
SRINAGAR : Seven militants groups have issued fresh life threatening warning to the valley based journalists and local newspaper owners for what they called " interest-based biased reporting" and ignoring sufferings of people of Kashmir .

According to local news agency KNS, the members of Tehreek-e-Shariat Islami, Save Kashmir movement, Al Nasreen , Al-Arfeen , Al-mansoorian Jehad-ul-Islam , Askari and Al-Jabar held meeting under the chairmanship of Abdullah Ghaznavi of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit and said: "journalists have been warned to remain away from security agencies and police officers . Journalists should stop strengthening the occupation and instead highlight the pain and suffering of kashmiris due to oppressive state sponsored policies ."

Quoting the statement of the militant outfits, KNS said : "Accusing Some media men are working on the pay-rolls of state and Indian government machinery . The militant outfits warned of strict action for anti-freedom movement journalism."

The agency further said that the militants further warned the local dailies for putting out images and headlines of few Indian -sponsored personalities on their front pages for their own vested interests. "If journalists continued to work for Indian security agencies , there will be life threatening consequences . They would be responsible for their deeds," the agency quoted militants' statement .....
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OA will discuss the name of Arun Choudhary the current Special DG CISF as the new State DGP. He served in J&K for 10 years in the IB.
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Multi-crore temple land scam hits Jammu and Kashmir government
Mufti Islah, CNN-IBN

Srinagar: After the cricket scam, a multi-crore temple land mafia scandal has hit the Jammu and Kashmir government. Properties of the erstwhile Dogra dynasty are gradually slipping into the hands of an organized land mafia that includes temple trusts, revenue and judicial officials.
Acres of prime land belonging to Mahavir Ji temple in Srinagar and owned by the Sanathan Dharam Pratap Sabha have been sold off, by a leading Jammu businessman who claims to head the trust. The sale has gone through flouting the Migrant Immovable Properties Act that puts a lid on distress sale.
CNN-IBN has documents to show how some elements in the trust doled out several power of attorneys to buyers and managed sale deeds in connivance with revenue officials. Activist and President of Kashmiri Pandit Sangarash Samiti Sanjay Tikoo has taken several such land frauds to court, he has even written letters to the President and Prime Minister, but to no avail.
"In the last few years, we came across at least 150 documents which clearly showed that without the help of politicians, revenue officials, a retired high court judge and some bureaucrats in revenue departments it is difficult for the land mafia to grab the property and sell it," Tikoo said.
After the mass exodus of Kashmiri pandits from the Valley, temple trusts and some non-state priests have taken control of Rs 10,000 crore worth temple assets in the state. CNN-IBN investigations reveals some trusts have not even held elections to their governing bodies for 20 years.
Temple land like this where hundreds of houses have mushroomed up were sold at throwaway prices after the so-called trust keepers enjoying official patronage ensured total vandalism of the religious properties.
But the state administration is blaming low level officials.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Asghar Samoon said, "I do not know how they are managing to get the sale deeds registered in the civil courts which is not to be done because of migrant lands. I don't rule out connivance of lower officials of revenue especially at Patwari level."
A few such cases are being probed by Crime Branch department but curiously the land sales have not stopped.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/multicrore-t ... 426-3.html
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