LYING PAKIS
I just noticed this editorial in The Dawn which is based on twisting a US agency report to excite the paki mango people:
Kashmir killings. In this editorial, there is this false statement in the beginning on which the entire editorial is based:
THE State Department report about extrajudicial killings in India-held Kashmir must come as a shock to all, for it reports no less than 1,600 unlawful executions by Indian security agencies in one year alone. If we consider the fact that the insurgency in the Kashmir valley has been going on since the late 1980s, the cumulative figure for arbitrary killings for more than two decades must be astounding.
However, a careful review of the State Department's report has this to say (
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There were numerous reports that the government and its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals and insurgents, especially in areas of conflict such as Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeastern States, and the Naxalite belt, where nongovernmental forces also committed such killings (see section 1.g.). According to the Institute for Conflict Management, as of October 17, there were 1,616 fatalities in the country--including members of security forces, individuals classified by the government as terrorists, and civilians--which represented a decrease from 2,231 fatalities in 2009.
The paki newspaper has once again decided to stir up trouble by misrepresentation. In my response to the Dawn, here's what I sent them in an email. I am not going to hold my breath to see this published:
Dear Sir,
Regarding your editorial titled "Kashmir killings", your newspaper has misreported (and thus, misrepresented) on the US State Department's report on extra-judicial killings in India.
Your editorial stated "The State Department report about extrajudicial killings in India-held Kashmir must come as a shock to all, for it reports no less than 1,600 unlawful executions by Indian security agencies in one year alone." and you have gone ahead and built an entire attacking and slanderous editorial on this statement. However, a careful review of the State Department's 2010 Human Rights Reports has this to say "There were numerous reports that the government and its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals and insurgents, especially in areas of conflict such as Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeastern States, and the Naxalite belt, where nongovernmental forces also committed such killings (see section 1.g.). According to the Institute for Conflict Management, as of October 17, there were 1,616 fatalities in the country--including members of security forces, individuals classified by the government as terrorists, and civilians--which represented a decrease from 2,231 fatalities in 2009."
Hence, your newspaper has committed a grave error in reporting, misrepresenting claims, and built a fictitious editorial based on half truths. I hope you have the moral fiber to retract your editorial and present actual facts. An apology is owed. But I am not gong to hold my breath.
Sincerely,
Anup Misra
New York
Someone should notify the Indian State Department (or its equivalent) to take action on this.
