Some Questions To Indian Parliamentarians?
Punchline A Word With Visitors By Z.G.Muhammad In less than a decade, this is third ‘Intifada’. Today, when it is the second day of your sojourn in the “salubrious” environs of the Dal Lake, whose waters also have turned carmine with the blood of Kashmiris, the ‘Intifada-III’ has entered into the 58th day. In the history of the struggle of the sub-continent against the British spreading over decades, there is no parallel to these goriest days. Not only in the history of sub-continent, all over the world where ever people struggled for their fundamental right, the right to self-determination there is not a single instance where children and youth were subjected to what New York Times in a lead story on 28 August described as ‘Dead Eyes’ Epidemic’. In recorded human history, … Read entire article »
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UN Is Equally Culpable For Killings in Kashmir
Punchline Call for UN Session BY Z. G. Muhammad The ongoing bloodbath in Kashmir has been loudly calling for holding of an ‘emergency special session’ of the United Nations Security Council. Lives of a whole generation in the age group of 8 to 25 is at risk. Like animals, they are killed with live ammunition, shot with hundreds of pellets in their faces and eyes –thrown in a dark world with ‘light denied forever’ and maimed and disabled for … Read entire article »
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Nehru is Villain of Kashmiris: Prem Nath Bazaz
Punchline Rereading Prem Nath Bazaz- By Z. G. Muhammad The whole truth about 1947 happenings and after in Kashmir is still to be told. On the Kashmir Freedom Struggle and the Kashmir Dispute, a plethora of books has been written by those who have been witness to the whole saga. Some eminent historians of international repute have also added to genera of our bibliography. Books, like the History of Struggle for Freedom of Kashmir by Prem Nath Bazaz … Read entire article »
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Story of Srinagar
BOOKS Srinagar story SHUJAAT BUKHARI A tribute to the city through fond memories of its glorious past. Being the capital of the politically sensitive State of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar has always attracted the attention of writers and researchers, both Indian and foreign. Hundreds of books have been written on Kashmir, its politics, landscape and cultural and religious heritage. Srinagar, with its rich ethos and culture, has been in the centre of the multidimensional debates on the State. The glorious past of this ancient city, which was once known for its seven bridges across the Jhelum which flows through it, continues to glow in some form or the other. The importance of Srinagar in literary and scholarly pursuits can be gauged from the fact that it is the second oldest city … Read entire article »
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India Pakistan Proxy War – Abdul Majid Zargar
INDIA,PAKISTAN-PROXY WARS (By Abdul Majid Zargar) India & Pakistan are once again engaged in war of words & bullets at Borders. After the aborted meeting between National security adviser of India & Pakistan’s adviser to PM on foreign affairs pursuant to Modi – Nawaz Joint statement in Russian city of Uffa , both the Countries appear as distant as ever. Even after 68 years of their independence, neither nation has learnt to live in peace, leave alone … Read entire article »
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Hurriyats Not Third Party?
Simla Agreement Syndrome Z.G. Muhammad India and Pakistan, on August 23, 2015 after cancelling National Security Advisors talks added another sad chapter to their long history of acrimony and mistrust. In July, Prime Ministers of two countries during summit in Ufa had agreed upon holding talks at the level of National Security Advisors. Notwithstanding, scepticism about holding of these talks looming large, after political commentators in New Delhi started looking at the joint statement issued at the … Read entire article »
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88 Year Old State Subject Law in Peril Cautions Ab. Majid Zargar
REMOVAL OF ARTICLE 35A-PART OF AN AGENDA By Abdul Majid Zargar A writ petition challenging Article 35A of Indian constitution has been filed before Supreme Court of India by a RSS backed think tank. It may be recalled that this article was inserted in the Indian constitution through a presidential order promulgated under clause (1) of article 370 effective from 14th day of May 1954 to afford a protective shield to various rights bestowed by our own constitution … Read entire article »
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