Kashmir Insight - August 2019

25th Year of Publication
Vol: 25 No. 08
Monthly August 2019
INSIGHT
India turns occupied Kashmir

into a military garrison
Imposes the worst communication blackout in Valley
Pakistan rejects India’s PM Imran Khan says Pak Shutdown, restrictions

move to change J&K’s wants Kashmir settlement mark anniversary of July
disputed status through dialogue 13 martyrs in IOK
Pakistan will never accept
Indian efforts to annex J&K: PM
“Pakistan will never accept the Indian efforts to annex Jammu and Kashmir. The revocation of
Articles 370 and 35-A by the Indian government will further intensify the freedom struggle of
Kashmiris. The Indian move of repealing Kashmir’s special status contravenes all relevant UN
resolutions, Indian courts’ decisions and the public opinion. I fear India will now do ethnic
cleansing of Kashmiris in order to change the demography of the occupied territory. The current
BJP government in India is a follower of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that believes in
racist ideology against all the minorities in that country. The international community should
play its due role in the settlement of the Kashmir dispute for peace and security of the region.”
(Prime Minister, Imran Khan, giving a policy statement in the joint session of the
Parliament in Islamabad on August 06, 2019)
Shall go to any extent to

support Kashmir cause: Army Chief
“Pakistan Army firmly stands by the Kashmiris in their just struggle to the very end. We are
prepared and shall go to any extent to fulfill our obligations in this regard.”
(Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa,

while presiding over the Corps Commanders’
Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on August 06, 2019)
Kashmir Insight AUGUST 2019
Editor: M Raza Malik From The Editor's Desk

The Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s move of
Sub Editor: Benazir Khan repealing the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that
granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir has sent
Art Editor: M.Haroon shock waves across the globe. New Delhi’s action is in
total violation of the UN resolutions under which Jammu
CONTENTS and Kashmir is a disputed territory and its fate is to be
decided by the Kashmiri people through the exercise of
Editorial their right to self-determination in an impartial
Modi Govt puts peace at stake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 plebiscite to be held under the supervision of the World
Body.
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The announcement regarding the abrogation of the
India turns occupied Kashmir into a military Article 370 was made by the Indian Home Minister, Amit
Shah, in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian
garrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Parliament on August 05. The Indian Parliament later
Reports passed a bill under which occupied Kashmir will be
bifurcated into two Union Territories - Jammu and
Pakistan rejects India’s move to change Kashmir with a legislature and Ladakh without a
J&K’s disputed status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 legislature. Well before taking this shameful decision,
India had imposed stringent curfew by deploying
PM Imran Khan says Pak wants Kashmir thousands of troops in every nook and corner of
settlement through dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 occupied Kashmir and snapping the communication
links including telephone, mobile and internet services.
President Trump’s remarks on Kashmir hailed . . . . 13 India’s move created strong resentment in Pakistan,
Pictorial leading to the increased tension between the two
countries.
Images speak louder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The world community including the United Nations,
Human rights situation America, Britain and China as well as the human rights
bodies like the Amnesty International have expressed
Indian atrocities on IOK people during July 2019 serious concerns over India’s actions regarding
Raies Ahmed Mir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 occupied Kashmir and subsequent tense situation in the
region. They have called upon India and Pakistan to
Reports exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation in the
OIC condemns India’s move to tension. The Amnesty International has even expressed
the apprehension that repeal of Article 370 will lead to
repeal special status of J&K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 more human rights violations by Indian troops in
occupied Kashmir.
Shutdown, restrictions mark anniversary of July 13
The prevailing situation has once again highlighted the
martyrs in IOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 urgency involved in the early settlement of the Kashmir
dispute. It is a fact that India’s intransigence and
Kashmiris observe Accession to Pakistan Day . . . . 25
nefarious actions have always remained a serious threat
Chronology to the regional and global peace. Only few months ago in
February, this year, New Delhi’s naked aggression
A chronological account of developments
against Pakistan had brought the two countries almost
on Kashmir (156) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 at the brink of war.
Beauty thy name is The international community needs to come forward in a
big way to rein in India. It must impress upon New Delhi
Hazratbal Shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 to settle the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the
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aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for
ensuring permanent peace and security in the South
The Patwari and the inexperienced villager . . . . . 30 Asian region and the world at large.
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The communal BJP govern- wise a UN-mandated disputed

ment led by Narendra Modi in territory - as the repeal of these
New Delhi has put the regional articles was part of its mani-
as well as global peace at stake festo in the last elections.
by abrogating Article 370 of Union under the so-called Besides working on political
the Indian Constitution that Instrument of Accession) fronts, it also used Indian
granted special status to enjoyed separate constitution, judiciary to fulfill its nefarious
Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP flag and official language. It designs but failed. But in the
government took the extreme was only because of this end, it abrogated the constitu-
step via a presidential order Article that except for tional provisions through a
that superseded a 1954 procla- defence, foreign affairs, presidential order - that too at a
mation, which had added finance and communications, time when the occupied
Article 35-A to the constitu- Indian Parliament needed the territory was under the
tion. The announcement concurrence of the so-called President’s Rule. It is a fact
that even Indian stooges - the
pro-India politicians - would
Modi Govt puts not have approved the abroga-
tion of these articles as it
would have been akin to
peace at stake political death for them.
With the repeal of the
regarding the repeal of the Kashmir-specific constitu-
government of Jammu and
Article 370 was made by the Kashmir. The Article 35-A tional provisions, Indian
Indian Home Minister, Amit debarred non-Kashmiris from citizens would now be able to
Shah, in Rajya Sabha, the acquiring property and jobs in get settled in Jammu and
upper house of the Indian government institutions in the Kashmir. This in turn would
Parliament. He also intro- territory and casting vote in change the demography of the
duced a bill in the Parliament the so-called Kashmir territory, thus rendering the
to bifurcate occupied Assembly. Due to these UN resolutions on Kashmir
Kashmir. The bill was passed provisions, the residents of redundant. It would leave the
later under which the territory occupied Kashmir lived under Kashmiris homeless in their
will now be divided into two a separate set of laws, own homeland just like the
Union Territories - Jammu and including those related to people of Palestine. The entire
Kashmir with a legislature and citizenship, ownership of situation can lead to ethnic
Ladakh without a legislature. property, and fundamental cleansing.
Article 370 granted special rights, as compared to the The world community partic-
autonomous status to Jammu Indian people. ularly the United Nations must
and Kashmir and all the The BJP government, which is take cognisance of New
provisions of the Indian fully backed and supported by Delhi’s actions that could lead
Constitution which were extremist Hindu organisation to a major catastrophe in the
applicable to the Indian states Rashtriya Swayamsevak region. It should force New
did not apply to the territory. Sangh (RSS), never concealed Delhi to settle the Kashmir
Due to this Article, Jammu and its intentions of complete dispute by giving the
Kashmir was a region, which integration with India of Kashmiris their right to self-
(despite being a part of Indian Jammu and Kashmir - other- determination.
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The Narendra Modi-led passed later under which the rendering the Kashmiri people
Bharatiya Janata Party’s territory will now be divided homeless in their own home-
government in New Delhi on into two Union Territories - land. The basic objective
August 05, 2019 took the Jammu and Kashmir with a behind the abrogation of the
drastic step of revoking Article legislature and Ladakh without Articles 370 and 35-A is to
370 of the Indian Constitution, a legislature. convert Jammu and Kashmir’s
ending the special status of The Article 370 allowed Jammu Muslim majority into minority
Jammu and Kashmir. The move and Kashmir a certain amount to affect the results in India’s
came via a presidential order of internal autonomy - its own favour if New Delhi is
that superseded a 1954 procla- constitution, a separate flag and compelled to hold a plebiscite
mation, which had added freedom to make laws. Foreign in Jammu and Kashmir at any
Article 35-A. The 65-year-old affairs, defence and communi- point of time in the future.
provision granted permanent cations remained the preserve In the run-up to the sensitive
residents of Jammu and of the Indian government. announcements, the Indian
Kashmir exclusive rights to With the Article 35-A blunted government suspended mobile
property and jobs. through the latest presidential and internet services and
The announcement regarding order, every Indian, irrespective imposed Section 144 in the
the repeal of the Article 370 was of his/her domicile, will have cities of Jammu and Srinagar.
made by the Indian Home access to education, employ- Indian paramilitary personnel
Minister, Amit Shah, in Rajya ment and property rights in were deployed in every nook
Sabha, the upper house of the Jammu and Kashmir. This will and corner of the occupied
Indian Parliament. He also pave the way for the Indian territory while the army and air
introduced a bill in the citizens to get settled in occu- force were also put on high
Parliament to bifurcate occupied Kashmir, thus turning it alert. Panic had already gripped
pied Kashmir. The bill was into another Palestine and occupied Kashmir as India had

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deployed 38,000 additional

troops during the past few days,
cancelled a major Hindu
pilgrimage, Amarnath Yatra,
ordered closure of schools and
colleges, asked tourists to leave
and snapped telephone and
internet services.
Amidst growing panic over
Indian government’s unilateral
decision of abrogating Article
370, the occupation authorities
clamped undeclared strict
curfew both in the Kashmir
valley and Jammu, imposing
restrictions on the movement of
people, holding of any kind of their online editions. Majority Mehbooba Mufti in a tweet
public meetings and rallies. All of the newspapers also could wrote, “Today marks the
educational institutions were not be printed due to curfew and darkest day in Indian democ-
closed while examinations were other restrictions. racy. Decision of J&K leader-
postponed. Indian troops were Meanwhile, more paramilitary ship to reject 2-nation theory in
deployed in strength around troops were airlifted from 1947 & align with India has
vital installations such as civil different parts of India to backfired. Unilateral decision
secretariat, police headquarters, occupied Kashmir. All resis- of GOI to scrap Article 370 is
airport and other government tance leaders, including Syed illegal & unconstitutional
establishments. Barricades Ali Gilani and Mirwaiz Umar which will make India an
were erected on all entry and Farooq, were placed under occupational force in J&K.”
exit points in Srinagar and other house arrest or detained in jails. On the other hand, in some of
cities and towns. The authori- Even former puppet chief the first observations reported
ties even imposed communica- ministers, Omar Abdullah and from occupied Kashmir,
passengers who reached in New
Delhi on flights from Srinagar
spoke of the tense situation in
the territory. A traveller, who
asked to remain anonymous,
said he heard intermittent
gunfire and other weapons
being fired, soldiers shouting
during the night, and saw
government troops deployed
“every five steps”. “My car was
checked at least 25 times on the
way to the airport and it took me
almost four hours to cover a
distance of hardly 30 minutes,”
he told AFP.
Mubeen Masoodi, who also
tion blockade by snapping Mehbooba Mufti, were placed reached New Delhi from
television, internet and tele- under house detention while Srinagar, said he was at a
phone links and imposing strict other pro-India politicians wedding on the night of Sunday
restrictions on media. Local including Usman Majid and M (August 04) when suddenly the
newspaper even failed to update Y Tarigami were arrested. revellers realised that their

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phones were no longer working. and landlines - have been protesters but there is no way to
“While we were having our disconnected. Internet is off. confirm. Kashmir has been
food (around) midnight, that is There is no money in ATMs.” turned invisible even inside
when the phones one by one
went (off)... and that’s when
people realised something big is
happening and everyone just
rushed back home,” he said.
Sanna Wani, a Kashmiri poet,
took to Twitter to describe the
fear and panic gripping
Srinagar before she managed to
get a flight out. She said even
those residents citing medical
emergencies were not allowed
to get past a security check-
point.
Prominent journalist from
occupied Kashmir, Muzamil
Jaleel, who returned from
Srinagar to Delhi on Tuesday “A very strict curfew has been Kashmir.”
(August 06), narrated what he imposed across Jammu and The Kashmiri journalist said,
saw on ground and in the streets Kashmir. I could only move “The forces on checkpoints
of the locked Kashmir valley. around with lot of difficulty in have specific instructions to
While sharing his observations, uptown Srinagar. I have no disallow journalists to cross the
he said, “I have just come to information outside that small barrier. I saw a TV crew from
Delhi from Srinagar. Srinagar is part of the city. However, I did Delhi inside a hotel outside
R a j b a g h P o l i c e St a t i o n ,
Srinagar. They were saying
Kashmir is calm,” he ridiculed.
There were reports of clashes
between protesters and Indian
troops from across the Kashmir
valley but details could not be
verified because of the clamp-
down on communication links.
At least six people had been
martyred and over 100 injured
due to the firing of Indian troops
on demonstrations against the
abrogation of Article 370 when
this report was filed.
The abrogation of Articles 370
and 35-A is an act of further
a city of soldiers and spools of hear there have been protests in aggression and assault on the
concertina wire.” old town Baramulla.” rights of the people of the
As per Muzamil Jameel’s story He went on to add, “A colleague territory and insult to the UN
shared on social networking received a text message on his resolutions on the Kashmir
sites, “Yesterday, it took me dead phone - some glitch. dispute. The action is in open
three hours to reach office Everyone I met was in shock. contravention of the UN
(Residency Road) from There is a strange numbness. resolution #122 adopted on
Parraypora. Phones - mobiles We heard about killing of two January 24, 1957; #123 adopted
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on February 21, 1957 and #126 revoke Kashmir's special status tion with the people.”
adopted on December 02, 1957. and Pakistan’s response that The Organisation of Islamic
These resolutions prohibit any this is a violation of the UNSC Cooperation also expressed
unilateral action to change the resolutions, which had called deep concern about the tense
disputed status of Jammu and for a UN-supervised plebiscite situation in occupied Kashmir.
Kashmir. to decide the future of Jammu The OIC in a statement issued in
It is to be noted that the UN and Kashmir. Jeddah reiterated its appeal to
Security Council resolution The world human rights the international community to
#122 “reaffirms the affirmation watchdog, Amnesty rise up to its responsibility for
of its resolution 91 (1951) and International, said that the the peaceful resolution of the
declares that the convening of a Indian government’s decision Kashmir dispute through the
constituent assembly as to revoke the special status of democratic method of a free and
recommended by the General Jammu and Kashmir was likely impartial plebiscite in accor-
Council of the ‘All Jammu and to inflame tension and further dance with the relevant UN
Kashmir National Conference’ increase human rights viola- resolutions and aspirations of
and any action that assembly tions in occupied Kashmir. the people of Jammu and
may have taken or might Aakar Patel, Head of Amnesty Kashmir.
attempt to take to determine the International India-chapter, in a India must not forget the reality
future shape and that such kind of its
affiliation of the entire machinations cannot
State or any part change the disputed
thereof, or any action status of Jammu and
by the parties Kashmir recognised
concerned in support by the world through
of any such action by the relevant UN
the assembly, would resolutions. The
not constitute a resolutions provide
disposition of the that the final disposi-
State in accordance tion of Jammu and
with the above Kashmir will be made
principle.” in accordance with the
The UN Secretary will of the Kashmiri
General, Antonio statement issued in New Delhi people expressed through the
Guterres, expressed serious said, “What Jammu and democratic method of a free and
concern over Modi govern- Kashmir has been witnessing impartial plebiscite conducted
ment’s move. over the last few days - the under the auspices of the World
The Secretary General is additional deployment of Body.
following with concern the thousands of security forces, a The international community
tense situation in the India- blanket blockade of telephone particularly the UN must take
Pakistan region and urges all and internet services, and serious note of New Delhi’s
parties to exercise restraint, his restrictions on peaceful destabilising actions in occu-
spokesperson Stéphane assembly - has already pushed pied Kashmir and impress upon
Dujarric said at the daily press the people of Jammu and it to settle the Kashmir dispute
briefing in New York, adding Kashmir to the edge.” by giving the Kashmiri people
that the UN is also aware of He said, “To make matters their right to self-determination
reports of restrictions imposed worse, key political stake- it promised several decades
by India in Kashmir. holders have been placed under ago. The settlement of the
Dujarric was responding to a house arrest. Important deci- lingering dispute is also vital for
question on whether the sions about Jammu and the peace and stability in the
Secretary General has any Kashmir are being made by the region.
comment on India's decision to Parliament without consulta- (Humayun Aziz Sandeela)

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Pakistan strongly condemning demarche calling upon New informed them about India's
India’s move of ending special Delhi to halt and reverse its illegal action that could have
status of occupied Jammu and unlawful and destabilising serious implications for
Kashmir by repealing Article actions in the occupied territory regional peace and security and
370 of the Indian Constitution that could entail serious urged them to play their role in
said that it would exercise all implications. resolving the long-pending
possible options to counter this The Foreign Secretary also Kashmir dispute.
illegal step. condemned the preceding pre- The joint session of the
Indian Parliament passed a bill meditated steps such as Parliament (National Assembly
revoking the Article 370 that complete lockdown of occupied and Senate) in Islamabad
granted special status to Jammu Kashmir, deployment of discussed the situation that
a n d K a s h m i r. N o w, t h e additional 46,000 Indian troops, arose after revocation of special
occupied Jammu and Kashmir imposition of curfew, house status of occupied Kashmir by
will be divided into two Union arrest of Kashmiri leaders and India.
Territories - Jammu and
Kashmir and Ladakh. The
former will have a legislature,
whereas the latter will not.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office
spokesperson, Dr Muhammad
Faisal, in a statement issued in
Islamabad said that Jammu and
Kashmir is an internationally-
recognised disputed territory.
He said no unilateral step by the
Indian government can change
this disputed status as enshrined
in the United Nations Security
Council resolutions, nor will
this ever be acceptable to the
people of Jammu and Kashmir
suspension of communication Prime Minister, Imran Khan,
and Pakistan.
links. He conveyed Pakistan's giving a policy statement on the
The spokesperson said as the
unequivocal rejection of these occasion said Pakistan will
party to this international
illegal actions as they are in never accept the Indian efforts
dispute, Pakistan will exercise
breach of international law and to annex Jammu and Kashmir.
all possible options to counter
several UN Security Council He said the revocation of
India’s illegal action.
resolutions on the Kashmir Articles 370 and 35-A by the
He said Pakistan reaffirms its
dispute. Indian government will further
abiding commitment to the
Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in intensify the freedom struggle
Kashmir cause and its moral,
telephonic conversations with of Kashmiris. He said the Indian
political and diplomatic support
his Malaysian counterpart, move of repealing Kashmir’s
to the people of occupied
Mahathir Mohammad; Turkish special status contravenes all
Kashmir for realisation of their
President, Recep Tayyip relevant UN resolutions, Indian
inalienable right to self-
Erdogan; Crown Prince of courts’ decisions and the public
determination.
Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin opinion.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary,
Salman and British Prime Imran Khan expressed fear that
Sohail Mahmood, summoned
M i n s t e r, B o r i s J o h n s o n , India will now do ethnic
the Indian High Commissioner,
apprised them of India’s attempt cleansing of Kashmiris in order
Ajay Basaria, to the Foreign
to change the disputed status of to change the demography of
Office and conveyed a strong
Jammu and Kashmir. He the occupied territory. He said

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the current BJP government in

India is a follower of Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
that believes in racist ideology
against all the minorities in that
country.
The Prime Minister urged the
international community to play
its due role in the settlement of
the Kashmir dispute for peace
and security of the region.
F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r, S h a h
Mahmood Qureshi, in his
remarks challenged India to lift
the curfew restrictions and see
response of Kashmiri
population on the revocation of said India’s attempt to annex Other members of the
Kashmir’s special status. occupied Kashmir by repealing Parliament in their addresses
Addressing the joint session, the Article 370 has a direct said that India’s move was a
Leader of the House in the bearing on security and grave violation of the UN
Senate, Shibli Faraz, said that integrity of Pakistan. resolutions on Kashmir.
the acts of Modi government Expressing his views during the Special Assistant to Prime
would destabilise the region. joint session of the Parliament, Minister on Information, Dr
The Opposition Leader in P a k i s t a n P e o p l e ’s P a r t y Firdous Ashiq Awan, talking to
Senate, Raja Zafarul Haq, in his Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto newsmen outside the
speech said that India despite Zardari, said that India would Parliament said that Pakistan
defying the UN Charter and not be allowed to change the would take every possible step
resolutions was trying to internationally-acknowledged at international forums to
become permanent member of disputed status of Jammu and support the Kashmiris in their
the UN Security Council. Kashmir. right to self-determination.
The Joint Session of the
Parliament unanimously passed
a resolution condemning
illegal, unilateral, reckless and
coercive attempt by India to
alter the disputed status of
occupied Jammu and Kashmir,
as enshrined in the UNSC
resolutions, as well as the
regressive measures to change
J a m m u a n d K a s h m i r ’s
demographic composition. It
also denounced the deployment
of additional troops in the
occupied territory and Indian
forces’ firing and shelling
across the Line of Control and
Leader of the Opposition in the He said India’s action of use of cluster bombs in Azad
National Assembly, Shahbaz abrogation of Articles 370 and Jammu and Kashmir.
Sharif, in his address said 35-A has opened the door to turn It stressed that Kashmir is an
Pakistan is for Kashmiris and Muslim majority into a minority internationally-recognised
Kashmiris are for Pakistan. He in the occupied territory. dispute on the agenda of the UN

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Security Council and

categorically stated that these
illegal measures cannot change
this disputed status of Jammu
and Kashmir.
The National Security
Committee in a meeting in
Islamabad with Prime Minister,
Imran Khan, in the chair
decided to downgrade
diplomatic ties and to suspend
bilateral trade relations with
India. It decided to review all
bilateral arrangements with
New Delhi. The meeting
decided to take the matter to the Meanwhile, the Corps affirmed that Pakistan Army
United Nations. It was further Commanders’ Conference firmly stands by the Kashmiris
decided that Independence Day presided over by Chief of Army in their just struggle to the very
on 14th August will be observed Staff, General Qamar Javed end. He said, “We are prepared
as Day of Solidarity with brave Bajwa, at the General and shall go to any extent to
Kashmiris while the 15th Headquarters in Rawalpindi fulfill our obligations in this
August, India’s Independence discussed single point agenda regard.”
Day, will be observed as Black of situation in occupied Punjab Cabinet condemned the
Indian decision and expressed
complete solidarity with the
oppressed people of occupied
Kashmir.
Chairing the meeting, Chief
M i n i s t e r, S a r d a r U s m a n
Buzdar, said India will never
succeed to suppress the basic
rights of the people of occupied
Kashmir through the use of
brute force.
Sindh Assembly in a
unanimously passed resolution
condemned the Indian
government’s decision to
Day. Kashmir. revoke Article 370.
The meeting was attended by The Forum fully supported Sindh Chief Minister, Syed
Foreign Minister, Defence Government’s rejection of Murad Ali Shah, in a statement
Minister, Interior Minister, Indian actions regarding in Karachi condemned the
Minister for Education, Kashmir. abolition of special status of
Minister for Human Rights, It said Pakistan never occupied Kashmir by India.
Minister for KA&GB, Law recognised the sham Indian Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief
Minister, Adviser Finance, efforts to legalise its occupation Minister, Mahmood Khan, in a
CJCSC, COAS, CAS, V-CNS, of Jammu and Kashmir through statement in Peshawar
SAPM on Information, DG-ISI, Articles 370 or 35-A decades vehemently denounced the
DG-ISPR, Secretary Foreign ago; which have now been repeal of special status of
Affairs and other senior revoked by India itself. occupied Kashmir by New
officers. The Army Chief in his address Delhi.

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Balochistan Chief Minister, Mir

Jam Kamal Khan, in a statement
in Quetta strongly condemned
the move made by the Indian
Government in connection with
the special status of Jammu and
Kashmir.
The President of Azad Jammu
and Kashmir, Sardar Masood
Khan, in his statement in
Muzaffarabad said that the
repeal of Articles 370 and 35-A
from the Indian Constitution
exposed India's sinister designs
and ugly face before the
Kashmiris and the global
under the auspices of different all major cities and towns of
community.
Kashmiri organisations. The Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
The AJK Prime Minister, Raja
speakers on the occasion urged Sindh, Balochistan, AJK and
Farooq Haider, addressing a
the UN to take immediate Gilgit-Baltistan to condemn
press conference in Islamabad
notice of India’s move, which and reject the Indian move of
said all units of Pakistan are
was tantamount to attack on the scraping the special status of
united over the issue of
resolutions of the World Body. o c c u p i e d K a s h m i r. T h e
protesters also expressed
complete solidarity with the
oppressed people of occupied
Kashmir.
The students of various schools,
colleges and universities across
Pakistan also held
demonstrations and rallies to
register their protest against
India’s nefarious action of
abrogating the Article 370 to
undermine the special status of
Jammu and Kashmir. The
protesters appealed to the world
community to impress upon
India to resolve the Kashmir
Kashmir and India will be given A large number of journalists, dispute by granting the people
befitting response in case of any women and students of Jammu and Kashmir their
misadventure. participated in the right to self-determination.
Meanwhile, rallies and demonstration. On the other hand, non-resident
gatherings were held across the A walk was organised in Lahore Kashmiris staged forceful
country in protest against to express solidarity with the demonstrations in different
revoking of the Article 370 of innocent people of occupied cities of the world including
the Indian Constitution by K a s h m i r. P u n j a b H e a l t h Washington, London and
Narendra Modi-led government Minister, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Brussels to denounce India’s
in New Delhi. also participated in the walk. illegal action of revoking the
A protest demonstration was Protest rallies and special status of Jammu and
held outside the Indian High demonstrations were held and Kashmir.
Commission in Islamabad human chains were formed in (KI Report)
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A Pakistani delegation led by strengthening cooperation Minister, Chief of Army Staff,

Prime Minister, Imran Khan, between the two countries to DG ISI (Inter-Services
during its visit to the US from bring peace, stability and Intelligence), Advisors on
July 21 to July 23, 2019 economic prosperity in South Finance and Commerce,
emphasised that Pakistan wants Asia. Special Assistant on Overseas
stability and peace in the region The two leaders also addressed Pakistanis, Foreign Secretary,
and that requires good relations a joint press conference. Donald A m b a s s a d o r- a t - L a rg e o n
with all its neighbours Trump appreciated Imran Investment and Pakistan’s
including India and Khan’s vision for peace in Ambassador to the US. Imran
Afghanistan. South Asia. The Prime Minister Khan extended a cordial
Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said that Pakistan was invitation to President Trump
and his delegation during their convinced that normalisation of for a visit to Pakistan. The US
meetings with the US officials its relations with India would be President accepted the
in Washington D.C. stressed the mutually beneficial for invitation.
need that permanent peace Islamabad and New Delhi. He Later on, Imran Khan expressed
could not be established in underscored that Pakistan surprise over India’s reaction to
South Asia without settling the
Kashmir dispute in accordance
with the resolutions of the UN
Security Council and
aspirations of the Kashmiri
people.
On July 22, Prime Minister,
Imran Khan, met the US
President, Donald Trump, at the
White House. This was the first
summit-level engagement
between Pakistan and the US
since 2015.
President Trump welcomed the
Prime Minister at the entrance
of the White House. The two would continue to pursue President Trump’s offer of
leaders had a one-on-one dialogue and diplomacy to mediation to bring Pakistan and
meeting, which was followed resolve all outstanding issues India to dialogue table for
by delegation level talks including the core dispute of resolving the Kashmir dispute
between the two sides. Jammu and Kashmir with India. which has held South Asia
President Trump hosted a President Trump expressed his hostage for the last over 70
luncheon in the honour of Imran readiness to play a facilitating years.
Khan and his delegation. On role in the resolution of the “Generations of Kashmiris
arrival, the Prime Minister Kashmir dispute. have suffered and are suffering
signed the White House Following the conclusion of daily and need conflict
Visitors’ Book. The two leaders official talks, President, Donald resolution,” he added.
held comprehensive Trump, took Prime Minister, President Trump’s suggestions
discussions with a focus on Imran Khan, and members of were quickly rebutted by Delhi
building a broad-based and the delegation on a tour of the and, following heated
enduring partnership between White House. Pakistan’s exchanges in the Parliament,
Pakistan and the US and delegation included the Foreign Indian Foreign Minister,

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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,
issued a strenuous denial. “It
has been India’s consistent
position that all outstanding
issues with Pakistan are
discussed only bilaterally,” he
said, amid jeering from MPs.
Opposition members walked
out in protest, demanding a
response from Modi.
Prime Minister, Imran Khan,
later in an interview with the
Fox News said, Pakistan and
India were poles apart:
“Bilaterally, there will never be But whenever relationship with countries would be enormous
[an end to the Kashmir conflict] India starts moving towards with peaceful resolution of all
... I really feel that India should
normalcy, a sporadic incident outstanding disputes and would
come ... [to] the table. The US
again derails it, he said. usher in an era of peace,
could play a big part; President The US Secretary of State, progress and prosperity in
Trump certainly can play a big Mike Pompeo, also called on South Asia.
part.”
Prime Minister, Imran Khan, at F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r, S h a h
F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r, S h a h
the Pakistan House in Mahmood Qureshi; Foreign
Mahmood Qureshi, while
Secretary, Sohail Mahmood;
Pakistan Ambassador to the
US, Asad M. Khan and
Additional Secretary
(America), Aftab A. Khokher
also attended the meeting. Mike
Pompeo was accompanied by
Under-Secretary for Political
Affairs, David Hale; Acting
Assistant Secretary Bureau of
South and Central Asian
Affairs, Alice Wells; and the US
Chargé d’Affaires in
Islamabad, Paul W. Jones.
Earlier on July 21, the Prime
briefing the media after more Washington on the same Minister addressed a huge
than three hours of talks and evening. gathering of the Pakistani-
meetings between Prime As part of his policy of peaceful Americans at Capital One
Minister, Imran Khan and neighbourhood, the Prime Arena in Washington D.C. He
President, Donald Trump, Minister highlighed Pakistan’s thanked the Pakistani-
described the US President’s desire for peaceful and American community for
clear-cut stance on the Kashmir cooperative relations with all
turning up in such large
dispute as unprecedented. neighbours. He recalled
On July 23, in his keynote numbers to show their support
various initiatives taken to
address at the US Institute of to him and welcome him on
advance this objective with
Peace in Washington, Imran regard to India. The Prime first visit to the US as Prime
Khan said that he reached out to Minister underlined that the Minister of Pakistan.
India after coming into power. peace dividend for both (KI Report)

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In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat Kashmir Muslim Conference, spectators, to the continued

leaders and organisations Shabbir Ahmed Dar, and other bloodshed and suffering of the
welcomed the mediation Hurriyat leaders including people in occupied Kashmir. He
offered by the US President, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, said this is a moral as well as
Donald Trump, during his Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Imtiyaz constitutional responsibility of
meeting with Pakistan Prime Ahmed Reshi, Ghulam Nabi the US and other big powers to
Minister, Imran Khan, at the Wasim and Ghulam Nabi War in promote peace and
White House in Washington their statements termed the joint development in South Asia
D.C. on July 22, 2019 between press briefing of Prime which is not possible without
India and Pakistan to resolve the Minister, Imran Khan, and settlement of the Kashmir
decades old Kashmir dispute. President, Donald Trump, as dispute as per the aspirations of
The All Parties Hurriyat historic. They said the offer of the people of the territory.
Conference Chairman, Syed Ali mediation by President Trump The Jammu and Kashmir
Gilani, in a tweet expressed his assumes significance as the Liberation Front in a statement
gratitude to Pakistan
for raising the
Kashmir dispute
during the meeting
between Prime
M i n i s t e r, I m r a n
Khan, and President
Trump. He said the
US has to play its role
for the freedom of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Syed Ali Gilani said
Kashmir is a long-
pending dispute,
which is live on the
UN agenda. It has
consumed three
generations of
occupied Kashmir
and still continues to pose a request has been made by in Srinagar said that the US
threat to the existence of yet I n d i a n P r i m e M i n i s t e r, President, Donald Trump’s call
another generation, he added. Narendra Modi. for resolution of the Kashmir
The Chairman of Hurriyat The Chairman of People’s dispute and his willingness to
forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Political Party (PPP), Engineer mediate between the
while welcoming the US Hilal Ahmed War, appreciated stakeholders was a heartening
President’s statement said that the US President’s offer and breakthrough. It said the
being the most affected party, said it is a good omen for India, Kashmiris living across the
the people of Kashmir wanted Pakistan and the people of globe not only welcome the
an early resolution of the Kashmir. He said Kashmir issue statement of President Trump
lingering Kashmir conflict. He is a potential nuclear war threat but also thank him for this bold
said he has been asking for which can engulf the entire initiative.
dialogue at all levels and that world at any point of time. Jammu and Kashmir
every effort that pushes India The Chairman of Jammu and Democratic Freedom Party also
and Pakistan in that direction is Kashmir People’s Movement welcomed the US President’s
welcome by the people of (JKPM), Mir Shahid Saleem, in offer for mediation on Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir. a statement said the world and urged the Indian leadership
The Chairman of Jammu and powers cannot remain silent to respond positively to the

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move.
Hurriyat leader, Mushtaq-ul-
Islam, in a statement in Srinagar
while commenting on President
Trump’s offer said it is a
welcome initiative and India
should wholeheartedly accept
the international intervention
and settle the Kashmir dispute.
Right to self-determination is
the only road through which
peace can be achieved in
Kashmir, he added.
The Chairman of Jammu and
Kashmir Freedom Movement,
Muhammad Sharif Sartaj, in a Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir American community and the
statement issued in Jammu Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Ali people of Kashmir were happy
welcomed the US President, Amin Gandapur, in a statement over the principled stand taken
Donald Trump’s mediation termed the offer of facilitation by President Donald Trump on
offer on the Kashmir dispute. role on the Kashmir dispute by the Kashmir dispute.
He said it is a fact that Kashmir the US President, Donald The sentiments expressed by
is a long pending dispute and Trump, as victory for Pakistan. President Trump, he added,
needs political and peaceful He said that this achievement were both humane and
resolution. He said that peaceful was a result of sincere pragmatic and should gather
settlement of the lingering leadership of Imran Khan and full support within the US and
dispute was essential for social successful diplomacy of beyond. “We believe that there
and economic development of Pakistan. cannot be a better person than
South Asia. The Secretary General of President Trump himself to
The President of Jammu and Washington-based World mediate between the parties
concerned. Mediation by
President Trump would be free
from the jealousies and
ambitions that characterise
individual initiative. President
Trump will have to remain
under no obligation to please
any particular power or
particular set of powers or
groups,” Dr Fai maintained.
The Kashmiri diaspora leaders
and Executive Members of
Organisation of Kashmir
Coalition (OKC), Professor
Nazir Ahmed Shawl and
Barrister Abdul Majeed
Tramboo, also hailed the US
Kashmir Youth Forum for Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr President, Donald Trump’s
Justice, Irshad Ahmed Malik, in Ghulam Nabi Fai, while offer to mediate on the long-
a statement in Jammu said that commenting on President pending Kashmir dispute.
President Trump's mediation Trump’s offer for mediation to Prof Shawl and Barrister
offer had proved that America settle the 72 years old Kashmir Tramboo in a joint statement
was aware of the sensitivity of dispute between India and issued in London said that at a
the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan said that the Kashmiri press briefing in the White
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Prime Minister, Imran Khan,
President Trump was very
categorical that the Indian
Prime Minister, Narendra
Modi, raised the Kashmir
mediation issue with him just
two weeks back when he met
him and that he was happy to
“mediate or arbitrate”.
They said that President Trump
described Kashmir “a beautiful
place but with bombs
everywhere”. Indeed, this
demonstrates that the US
President has been properly The Chairman of Kashmir welcomed the US President,
briefed about the current Council Europe, Ali Raza Syed, Donald Trump’s willingness to
situation of occupied Kashmir in a statement in Brussels said, a play role in the resolution of the
and it is safe to assume, in peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
particular, about the atrocities Kashmir dispute is essential for The KGC President, Farooq
being perpetrated by Indian social and economic Siddiqi, in a statement issued in
troops on the people of occupied development in South Asia. He New York said, the US
Kashmir and the pending issue demanded that the US and other P r e s i d e n t ’s r e m a r k s f o r
of their right to self- global powers should play their mediation on the Kashmir
determination, they said. role for resolution of the dispute defy all the tall claims of
The two leaders believe that Kashmir conflict in order to end India that Kashmir is its internal
the security issue.
turmoil in “Despite the influence,
the region.
resources and propaganda that
“There
should be India exhausts to prevent the
necessary Kashmir dispute from getting
steps for internationalised, it has always
implementa failed,” he said.
tion of UN It is to mention here that
Security President Trump’s remarks had
C o u n c i l ’s provoked uproar in the Indian
resolutions Parliament with opposition
o n t h e members demanding a response
Kashmir from Narendra Modi.
President Trump is sincere in his dispute,” he said. Indian foreign minister firmly
offer of mediation as he prefers Explaining the situation in denied Donald Trump’s claim
to see safe and secure South occupied Kashmir, Ali Raza that he was invited by the Indian
Asia (bearing in mind that the Syed said, instead of government to mediate in the
region is a nuclear flashpoint) implementing the UN Kashmir dispute. “It has been
and that this is in line with his resolutions, it is India which
current policy to establish peace India’s consistent position that
deployed over seven lacs troops all outstanding issues with
in Korea and Afghanistan. in the occupied territory to
President Trump’s optimism Pakistan are discussed only
suppress the Kashmiris’
that the Kashmir conflict can be bilaterally,” Indian Foreign
freedom struggle.
resolved was found by Barrister The New York-based Kashmir Minister, Subrahmanyam
Tramboo and Prof Shawl very Global Council (KGC) also Jaishankar, said, amid jeering
encouraging. from MPs. (KI Report)
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Narendra Modi-led communal
government in New Delhi has turned Indian atrocities on IOK people
occupied Kashmir into a military
garrison and a big concentration
during July 2019
camp after announcing the repeal of Compiled by Raies Ahmed Mir
Article 370 of the Indian man, Abdul Ghani, was
Constitution that granted special July 02: Indian police recovered from the fields in
status to Jammu and Kashmir. India subjected protesters to lathi- Arnas area of Reasi district.
had imposed strict curfew and charge and detained a Srinagar- The occupation authorities
communication blockade in the based journalist and social suspended internet services in
territory even ahead of the activist, Sabir Ayub, during a Pulwama, Islamabad, Kulgam
announcement made by the Indian
Home Minister, Amit Shah, in the
peaceful sit-in protest at and Shopian districts on the eve
Parliament regarding the repeal of Beehama Chowk in Ganderbal. of the martyrdom anniversary
the constitutional provision on India’s notorious National of prominent youth leader,
August 05. At the same time, the Investigation Agency (NIA) Burhan Wani.
Modi government had also revoked interrogated the editor-in-chief July 08: The authorities
through a presidential order the of a prominent English daily, imposed curfew and other
Article 35-A, which guaranteed
special rights of the permanent
residents of Jammu and Kashmir and
prohibited non-Kashmiris from
buying land and acquiring
government job in the territory.
The BJP-led Indian government that
is follower of Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
ideology never ever obscured its evil
designs of complete integration of
Jammu and Kashmir, a UN
mandated disputed territory, with
India since it came into power way
back in 2014 for the first time under
Narendra Modi. The repeal of the
Kashmir-specific constitutional
provisions has endangered the
demographic composition of the Greater Kashmir, Fayaz Kaloo, restrictions in the Kashmir
occupied territory where now Indian in New Delhi. valley to stop people from
citizens would easily get settled, thus July 03: The occupation visiting Tral town and
converting Muslim majority into authorities booked the chief expressing solidarity with the
minority. This in turn could have
spokesman of All Parties family of Burhan Wani on his
serious impacts in case the promised
UN-supervised plebiscite takes Hurriyat Conference, Ghulam third martyrdom anniversary.
place in the territory in future. Ahmed Gulzar, under black Thousands of Indian troops and
This is high time for the world law, Public Safety Act (PSA), police personnel were
community particularly the UN and in Srinagar and shifted him to deployed across the occupied
other champions of global peace to Udhampur Jail in Jammu. territory. All roads leading to
take cognisance of New Delhi’s
illegal actions that could lead to a
July 05: Indian troops killed a Tral town were completely
major catastrophe in the region. youth, Sameer Ahmed Shah, blocked with concertina wires.
They should force New Delhi to during a cordon and search The authorities sealed the
settle the Kashmir dispute as per UN operation in Narwani area of house of Burhan Wani in the
resolutions and aspirations of the Shopian. Eighteen youth were town.
people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Following is an account of day-to-
injured when the troops fired July 10: India’s NIA seized the
day Indian atrocities on the people of pellets and teargas shells on house of illegally detained
occupied Kashmir during the month protesters in the area. Dukhtaran-e-Millat,
of July 2019. July 07: Body of a 42-year-old Chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi,

located in Soura area of

Srinagar. Aasiya Andrabi and
her two associates, Naheeda
Nasreen and Fehmeeda Sofi,
were arrested from Srinagar in
July 2018 and are presently
lodged in New Delhi’s
infamous Tihar Jail.
July 11: Indian police arrested
three youth from Islamabad
town and another from Sopore.
July 12: An 8-year-old student,
Fridous Ahmed Sheikh, was at the historic Jamia Masjid in from Srinagar’s historic Jamia
critically injured after he was Srinagar. Masjid to the Martyrs’
deliberately hit by an Indian July 13: The occupation Graveyard at Naqashband
Army vehicle in Kunan Gund authorities imposed restrictions Sahib. The authorities also
area of Ganderbal district. in Srinagar by deploying Indian suspended train service in the
Indian police arrested six troops and police personnel in occupied territory.
youth, Aadil Ahmed War, strength to prevent a march On 13th July 1931, the troops
Shahnawaz Ahmed War, towards Naqashband Sahib in of Dogra Maharaja had killed
Zahoor Ahmed War, Tariq Srinagar where the martyrs of 22 Kashmiris, one after the
Ahmed War, Irfan Ahmed 13th July 1931 are buried. Call other, outside the Central Jail in
Malik and Irshad Ahmed for the march was given by the Srinagar. They had gathered in
Malik, during a nocturnal raid Joint Resistance Leadership to the jail premises to attend the
in Warpora area of Sopore. pay tributes to the Kashmiri court proceedings against one,
The authorities placed the All
Abdul Qadeer, who had asked
the Kashmiri people to defy the
Dogra rule.
Indian police arrested over a
dozen youth including Zubair
Mohiuddin, Junaid Ahmed
Butt, Aaqib Ahmed and Amir
Amin Bukhari during house
raids in Kulgam, Shopian,
Pulwama and Ganderbal
districts.
July 15: Four youth were
injured when Indian troops
fired pellets and teargas shells
on protesters during a cordon
Parties Hurriyat Conference martyrs. While the All Parties and search operation in Qaimoh
Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, and Hurriyat Chairman, Syed Ali area of Kulgam district.
Hurriyat forum Chairman, Gilani, had been under house July 16: Indian police arrested
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under detention since 2010, the three youth, Bashir Ahmed
house arrest on the eve of the authorities also placed the Molvi, Aaqib Bashir and Aaqib
Kashmir Martyrs’ Day. Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Shalla, from Srinagar and
The authorities also barred Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under Baramulla areas.
people from offering house arrest. The Mirwaiz was July 17: Indian troops killed a
congregational Friday prayers scheduled to lead a procession youth, Adnan Ahmed Channa,
during a cordon and search raids arrested twenty-two Khatana, from Bandipora.
operation at Mir-Mohallah people from Kulgam, July 26: India’s Anti-Terrorism
Gund-Brath in Sopore.
A fast moving Indian Army
vehicle hit and killed a 35-year-
old woman, Kaneez Begum,
and her seven-year-old niece,
Rabia Kousar, in Lam area of
Rajouri district.
Over a dozen youth were
injured after Indian police used
brute force on protesters in
Baramulla town.
The authorities slapped black
law, Public Safety Act, (PSA)
on Ghulam Qadir Lone, (77)
and Hanif Ahmed Butt and
arrested Ghulam Hassan Shah,
Irfan Ahmed and Abdul Majeed Islamabad and Srinagar Squad arrested a 50-year-old
Logri in Handwara. districts. civilian, Muhammad Yaseen
July 18: The owner-cum-editor July 23: Indian police arrested Butt, from Batpora in
of a local English newspaper three youth, Asif Iqbal Dar, Khannabal area of Islamabad
Kashmir Reader, Muhammad Shahid Hassan Dar and district.
Hayat Butt, was questioned by Rasheed Lateef Mir, from July 27: Indian troops killed
NIA in New Delhi. Srinagar. two youth during a violent
July 20: Indian troops July 25: Indian forces’ cordon and search operation at
ruthlessly beat up a youth in personnel barged into the boys’ Bonbazaar in Shopian district.
Badamibagh area of Srinagar. hostel of the Central University Eight youth were injured after
July 22: The occupation of Kashmir in Ganderbal and Indian forces’ personnel fired
authorities invoked black law, thrashed the students and pellets on protesters in the area.
Public Safety Act (PSA), for the research scholars without any July 29: The troops beat up and
injured an engineering student,
Junaid Bin Ashraf, in Banihal
area of Jammu region.
India’s National Investigation
Agency arrested a youth,
Muzaffar Butt, from
Monghama area of Pulwama
district.
July 30: Indian troops during
violent cordon and search
operations killed three youth at
Baktur in Gurez and two others
in Katoo area of Islamabad
district.
second consecutive time on reason. July 31: Indian police arrested
Jamaat-e-Islami spokesman, Indian police arrested two a youth, Showkat Ahmed
Advocate Zahid Ali. youth, Muhammad Saleem Tantary, from Qazipora area of
Indian police during house Gujjar and Muhammad Iqbal Budgam district.
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The Organisation of Islamic peace and security," a statement Pakistani delegation, said that
Cooperation Contact Group on issued after the meeting said. the Indian steps were a grave
Jammu and Kashmir on August It said the Contact Group destabilising threat to the
06, 2019, strongly condemned reaffirmed that Jammu and already volatile situation in
India’s decision to revoke Kashmir is an internationally- South Asia and would have
Article 370, which granted recognised dispute, pending on serious implications. He
special status to occupied the agenda of the United reiterated that no unilateral
Jammu and Kashmir, and to Nations Security Council. actions by India could change
divide the territory into two The meeting emphasised that
the disputed nature of Jammu
Union Territories. durable peace in South Asia
An emergency meeting of the and Kashmir.
rests with a just and final
OIC Contact Group on Jammu The Foreign Minister reiterated
settlement of the Kashmir
and Kashmir was held in that Pakistan will continue to
dispute in line with the UN
Jeddah in the wake of illegal extend moral, political and
Security Council resolutions.
actions by India to alter the Ambassador Diab read the diplomatic support to the
internationally-
recognised disputed status
of occupied Kashmir.
The Indian government on
August 05 revoked Article
370 which gave special
status to Jammu and
Kashmir and proposed
that the territory be
bifurcated into two Union
Territories, Jammu and
Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The meeting was chaired
by Ambassador Samir
Bakr Diab, Assistant
Secretary General, who
represented the OIC Secretary statement of the OIC Secretary indigenous struggle of the
General, and attended by General expressing deep Kashmiri people for realisation
delegations from Pakistan, concern over the recent of their right to self-
Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, developments in Kashmir, determination.
Turkey and other member including the measures taken The Contact Group urged India
countries of the Contact Group. by the Indian authorities that to allow access to the OIC
"The Contact Group might affect the status of the Independent Permanent Human
condemned India's recent territory and the rights of the Rights Commission (IPHRC)
illegal and unilateral steps, Kashmiri people. He reaffirmed and other international rights
aimed at undermining the the OIC's full support to the bodies in Jammu and Kashmir
demographics and the disputed people of Jammu and Kashmir to independently verify the
nature of Jammu and Kashmir in their just struggle to achieve
human rights violations being
in contravention of the relevant their legitimate rights.
perpetrated by Indian troops in
UN resolutions, which F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r, S h a h
seriously imperil regional occupied Kashmir. (KI Report)
Mahmood Qureshi, who led the
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Kashmiris on both sides of the Resistance Leadership to pay just struggle, hundreds of
Line of Control and the world tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs. thousands of Kashmiris had
over observed Kashmir While the All Parties Hurriyat sacrificed their lives and
Martyrs’ Day on July 13, 2019 Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, had properties worth billions while
to reiterate the pledge to been under continued house thousands were languishing in
continue the mission of their detention since 2010, the jails and interrogation centres.
martyrs till the achievement of authorities had also placed the He maintained that despite all
the inalienable right to self- Chairman of Hurriyat forum, odds and atrocities, the
determination. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under Kashmiris will never succumb
July 13, 1931 is a watershed house arrest. The Mirwaiz was to brute force or pressure tactics
moment in the history of Jammu scheduled to lead a procession being used by India against
and Kashmir that marks the from Srinagar’s historic Jamia them.
beginning of a struggle against
t y r a n n y, o p p r e s s i o n a n d
despotism. It was on this day in
1931 when the troops of Dogra
Maharaja killed 22 Kashmiris,
one after the other, outside the
Central Jail in Srinagar. They
had gathered in the jail premises
to attend the court proceedings
against one, Abdul Qadeer, who
had asked the Kashmiri people
to defy the Dogra rule. As the
time for obligatory Zuhr prayers
approached, one of the youth
stood up and started reciting
‘Azan’. He was shot dead by the
Dogra soldiers and next youth
started the ‘Azan’ where it was Masjid to the Martyrs’ The Hurriyat forum and Awami
left by the martyred youth. He Graveyard at Naqshband Sahib. Action Committee (AAC)
was also killed and in the The occupation authorities also headed by Mirwaiz Umar
process of completing the suspended train service in the Farooq in their statements in
‘Azan’ a total of 22 Kashmiris occupied territory. Srinagar recalled the great and
were martyred, one after the Meanwhile, Hurriyat leaders supreme sacrifices of the
other. and organisations paid rich martyrs of July 13, 1931 and
The day was marked by tributes to the martyrs of 13th paid homage to them. They said
complete shutdown in occupied July 1931 on their martyrdom that these martyrs were the first
Kashmir. The occupation anniversary. to raise their voice in Jammu
authorities imposed restrictions The APHC Chairman, Syed Ali and Kashmir against the
in Srinagar and other areas by Gilani, in a statement in oppressive autocratic rule and
deploying Indian troops and Srinagar said that the Kashmiris sacrificed their life fighting it.
police personnel in strength to were pursuing a movement to Other Hurriyat leaders and
prevent a march towards achieve their right to self- organisations including
Naqshband Sahib in Srinagar determination to decide the Maulana Muhammad Abbas
where the martyrs of 13th July political destiny of Jammu and Ansari, Agha Syed Hassan Al-
are buried. Kashmir as guaranteed by the Moosvi Al-Safvi, Muhammad
Call for the shutdown and the UN through its several Farooq Rehmani, Ghulam
march was given by the Joint resolutions. He said that in this Muhammad Khan Sopori,

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Shabbir Ahmed Dar, Abdul

Hameed Butt, Yasmeen Raja,
Farida Bahenji, Zamruda
Habib, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza,
Javaid Ahmed Mir, Zafar Akbar
Butt, Mir Muhammad Iqbal,
Imtiaz Ahmed Reshi, Firdous
Ahmed Shah, Abdul Samad
Inqilabi, Democratic Freedom
Party and High Court Bar
Association in their statements
said, July 13, 1931 is an
important day in Kashmiris’
resistance history. They said
that it was on this day when the
Kashmiri people with unity and
steadfastness started their Kashmir. They said that the Naseem, Abdul Majeed Mir,
struggle for freedom from sacrifices being rendered by the Saleem Haroon, Abdul Majeed
o c c u p a t i o n , m o n a r c h y, Kashmiri people were the Malik, Mir Tahir Masood, Nisar
dictatorship, autocracy and all continuation of the mission of Mirza, Raja Khadim Hussain,
kinds of suppressions. the martyrs of July 13, 1931. Sheikh Abdul Mateen, Nazeer
The Jammu and Kashmir The participants of the Ahmed Karnai, Muhammad
Peoples Movement organised a conference reaffirmed the Sultan Butt, Adeel Mushtaq
function in Rajouri area of Kashmiris’ resolve to render all Wani, Javaid Iqbal, Zahid
Jammu region to eulogise the kinds of sacrifices for the Andrabi, Zahid Safi, Showkat
sacrifices of the martyrs. Kashmir cause and take the Hussain Butt, Manzoor-ul-Haq
The APHC-AJK chapter held a ongoing freedom movement to Butt, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt,
conference in Islamabad to pay its logical conclusion. Abdul Hameed Lone, Daud
tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs The conference was attended by Khan Yousufzai and Imtiaz
of July 13, 1931 on their former President of Azad Wani. At the end of the
conference, special prayers
were offered for the Kashmiri
martyrs.
The APHC-AJK chapter also
held a roundtable conference in
Lahore to pay homage to the
martyrs of July 13, 1931. The
APHC-AJK Convener, Syed
Abdullah Gilani, on the
occasion presented a detailed
report regarding the Kashmir
Martyrs’ Day and human rights
violations by Indian troops in
occupied Kashmir.
The Chairman of National
A s s e m b l y ’s K a s h m i r
Committee, Syed Fakhar Imam,
martyrdom anniversary. Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar addressing the conference said
Addressing the conference, the Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, that Pakistan had taken practical
speakers termed the 13th July Ghulam Nabi Nowsheri, Syed steps for highlighting the
1931 as an important milestone Faiz Naqshbandi, Mehmood Kashmir dispute at the
in the history of Jammu and Ahmed Saghar, Syed Yousuf international level and would
leave no stone unturned to
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project it at all global fora. He for the cause of freedom. The Coalition (OKC) including
said that Pakistan would protesters condemned the Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl
continue its moral, political and Indian state terrorism in and Barrister Abdul Majeed
diplomatic support to the people occupied Kashmir and Tramboo also paid homage to
of Kashmir in their struggle for expressed solidarity with the the Kashmiri martyrs of 13th
securing their birthright to self- people of the territory. July 1931. The OKC members
determination. In Muzaffarabad, a function was in a statement issued in London
The conference was also held under the auspices of stated that the martyrs of 13th
addressed among others by Kashmir Liberation Cell at July had set a direction for the
Shah Ghulam Qadir, Central Press Club. The AJK salvation of the oppressed
Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, minister, Noreen Arif, and other Kashmiris.
Engineer Mushtaq Mehmood, speakers paid rich tributes to the A gathering was also held by
Muhammad Hussain Khateeb, Kashmiri martyrs and vowed to Kashmir Council Europe
Liaquat Baloch, Mujeeb-ur- accomplish their mission at all (KCEU) in Brussels in
Rehman Shami and Brig (Retd) costs. They appealed to the connection with the Kashmir
Asif Mehmood. Media international organisations to Martyrs’ Day. Speakers on the
representatives, political, social take serious note of the occasion urged the
and human rights activists and prevailing situation in occupied international community
the retired especially the
personnel of U n i t e d
Pakistan Army Nations and
participated in European
the roundtable Union to help
conference. stop human
I n A z a d rights abuses
Jammu and in occupied
Kashmir the Kashmir and
day dawned take necessary
with special steps for
prayers for the peaceful
Kashmiri resolution of
martyrs, peace
the Kashmir
and prosperity
dispute in
of Pakistan and
accordance
early liberation
of Kashmir from Indian Kashmir where youth are being with the
occupation. killed by Indian troops with Kashmiris’ aspirations.
The AJK President, Sardar impunity. A huge rally was held in
Masood Khan, and Prime Leaders of various political Barcelona, Spain, to mark the
Minister, Raja Farooq Haider, in parties and representatives of Kashmir Martyrs’ Day. The
their separate messages said the APHC-AJK, religious, social Prime Minister of Azad Jammu
Kashmir liberation struggle has and cultural organisations and and Kashmir, Raja Farooq
entered into a crucial phase and people belonging to all walks of Haider, the Chairman of
time is not far away when life attended the function. Kashmir Council Europe, Ali
Kashmiris will see the dawn of Special public meetings in Raza Syed, and a large number
freedom from the Indian connection with the Kashmir of people from different walks
bondage. Martyrs’ Day were also held in of life attended the rally
Protest rallies, demonstrations all major cities and towns organised by Nida-e-Kashmir
and seminars were held including Mirpur, Kotli, Bagh, (Voice of Kashmir) led by Raja
throughout AJK to pay homage Rawalakot, Sudhanoti and Mukhtar Soni and expressed
to those hundreds of thousands Bhimber. solidarity with the oppressed
of Kashmiri martyrs who have The executive members of people of occupied Kashmir.
laid down their precious lives Organisation of Kashmir (KI Report)
Report
Kashmiris living on both sides 19th July in 1947 at the platform reiterated the resolve to
of the Line of Control and rest of of All Jammu and Kashmir continue the struggle till
the world observed Kashmir’s Muslim Conference in Srinagar occupied Kashmir also becomes
Accession to Pakistan Day on determined that Jammu and part of Pakistan just like the
July 19, 2019 with a renewed Kashmir is, ideologically, other part of the territory namely
pledge to continue the struggle culturally and geographically, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It
for freedom from Indian part and parcel of Pakistan. The should be noted, the statement
occupation and complete statement added the Kashmiri said, that the ardent desire to
merger of Jammu and Kashmir people have been offering accede to Pakistan is the real
with Pakistan. matchless sacrifices for the past spirit behind the Kashmiris’
It was on this day in 1947 when more than seven decades to freedom movement and if this
genuine representatives of achieve the goal that was set on desire is taken out, the
majority of Kashmiris 19th July in 1947. movement will cease to exist.
unanimously passed the The TWI underscored that it The Chairman of Jammu and
r e s o l u t i o n o f K a s h m i r ’s must remain clear that the only Kashmir Muslim Conference,
Accession to Pakistan during a aim of the ongoing freedom Shabbir Ahmed Dar, in a
meeting of the All Jammu and movement is to free the territory statement in Srinagar said 19th
Kashmir Muslim Conference at from the illegal Indian July is a historic and an eventful
the residence of Sardar
Muhammad Ibrahim Khan in
Aabi Guzar area of Srinagar.
The historic resolution called
for the Accession of the State of
Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan
in view of its existing religious,
geographical, cultural and
economic proximity to Pakistan
and aspirations of millions of
Kashmiri Muslims. Sardar
Ibrahim later became the first
President of the liberated part of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Tehreek-e-Wahdat-e-Islami
(TWI), a constituent of All
Parties Hurriyat Conference, at occupation and make it part of day in the history of Jammu and
an extraordinary meeting of its Pakistan. It maintained that the Kashmir as on this day in 1947
General Council held in Kashmiri people’s love and the genuine and true
Srinagar in connection with the commitment to Pakistan is representatives of Kashmir met
Accession to Pakistan Day, said being expressed on various in Aabi Guzar, Srinagar, and
the final destination of the occasions in the territory, passed a resolution which called
Kashmiris’ ongoing freedom whether be it shouting slogans for the accession of Jammu and
movement is the merger of in favour of Pakistan in Kashmir with Pakistan.
Jammu and Kashmir with mammoth gatherings and Shabbir Ahmed Dar said that the
Pakistan. meetings or celebrating with Kashmiris’ resistance to the
The TWI said 19th July is a day fervour and zest the important Indian occupation would
of renewal of pledge to continue days related to Pakistan, despite continue till the resolution
struggle till Jammu and facing Indian bullets and adopted by their genuine leaders
Kashmir becomes part of bayonets. was implemented in letter and
Pakistan. It said that the As per the statement, the spirit.
historical resolution adopted on participants of the meeting A roundtable conference in

Report
connection with the Accession

to Pakistan Day was held at the
office of the All Parties Hurriyat
Conference Azad Jammu and
Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter
in Islamabad. The speakers of
the conference termed July 19 as
an important day in the history
of Kashmir when on this day in
1947 the Kashmiri people had
associated their future with
Pakistan.
The speakers said that the
people of Kashmir had been
sacrificing their precious lives expressed serious concern over Syed Ejaz Rehmani, Mir Tahir
for last seventy-two years not the continued massive human Masood, Shamim Shawl, Abdul
only for liberation of Kashmir rights violations by the Indian Majeed Mir, Advocate Pervez
from Indian occupation but also forces’ personnel in the Ahmed, Sheikh Abdul Mateen,
for protection and safety of occupied territory. Khawaja Nazir Ahmed Karnai,
Pakistan. They said that India The speakers paid glowing Manzoor-ul-Haq Butt, Syed
tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs Manzoor Shah, Muhammad
had illegally occupied the
as well as the Hurriyat leaders, Shafee Dar, Nisar Mirza, Zahid
territory of Jammu and Kashmir
activists and youth languishing Ashraf, Raja Khadim Hussain,
against the will of the Kashmiri
i n d i ff e r e n t j a i l s . T h e y Mushtaq Ahmed Butt and
people in 1947 but despite
Imtiaz Wani participated in the
conference. At the end of the
conference, the participants
offered special prayers for the
Kashmiri martyrs and
prosperity and integrity of
Pakistan.
Meanwhile, on a public holiday
in AJK, special meetings
including seminars,
symposiums and rallies were
held in all ten district and tehsil
headquarters including
Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli,
Bhimber, Bagh, Rawalakot,
Sudhanoti and Neelam Valley to
exhausting all its resources reaffirmed the Kashmiris’ renew the Kashmiris’ pledge to
during all this period it had resolve to continue the continue the struggle to attain
failed to suppress the freedom liberation movement till it their birth right to self-
sentiment of the Kashmiris. reached its logical conclusion determination and to
The speakers said India cannot for which hundreds of accomplish the dream of the
end Kashmiris’ love and thousands of Kashmiri people accession of entire Jammu and
association with Pakistan. They have rendered their lives. Kashmir to Pakistan.
termed the killing of innocent Syed Abdullah Gilani, Syed Speakers of these events said
people and the use of brute force Faiz Naqshbandi, Muhammad that the international
on peaceful demonstrators by Farooq Rehmani, Syed Yousuf community should take notice
Indian forces in occupied Naseem, Muhammad Hussain of Indian atrocities in occupied
Kashmir as the worst kind of Khateeb, Mehmood Ahmed Kashmir.
state terrorism. They also Saghar, Abdul Majeed Malik, (KI Report)

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Report
freedom slogans. Indian police

A chronological account of and troops resort to brute force
to disperse the protesters.
developments on Kashmir (156) Indian police personnel beat up
KMS Research Desk a photojournalist, Shabnam
Fayaz, and snatch his camera
2014 the territory. while he is performing his
professional duties and
April 25: The Chairman of All Indian police arrest APHC
covering anti-India
Parties Hurriyat Conference, l e a d e r, H a k e e m A b d u r
demonstrations in Pulwama
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Rasheed, from Lal Bazaar area
town. Local journalists stage a
other Hurriyat leaders of Srinagar.
protest against the police
including Syed Ali Gilani and April 26: Two Indian Army atrocities.
Muhammad Yasin Malik say men including a Major are
that overwhelming boycott of The Jammu and Kashmir Mass
killed while three youth are
the so-called elections in Movement Chairperson, Farida
martyred in a clash between
occupied Kashmir should serve Bahenji, leads an anti-election
Indian troops and mujahideen
as an eye-opener for India and rally in Ganderbal. Later,
in Karewa Manloo area of
the international community. Indian police arrest her along
Shopian district. Another
They hail the people of with another party leader,
Islamabad, Shopian, Pulwama
and Kulgam districts for
staying away from the polling.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
addressing a gathering at Jamia
Masjid in Srinagar says that the
Kashmiri people have always
rejected the farcical polls
conducted by India under heavy
military presence in the
territory. He says that sham
polls in occupied Kashmir
cannot be a substitute to the
Kashmiris’ right to self-
determination.
The occupation authorities Indian soldier receives injuries Molvi Bashir Ahmed.
continue to put Hurriyat leaders during the clash. The troops April 27: Complete strike is
including Syed Ali Gilani, also destroy a residential house observed in several areas of
Shabbir Ahmed Shah, with mortar shelling. Shopian and Pulwama against
Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai and Complete shutdown is the killing of three youth by
Nayeem Ahmed Khan under observed in Pulwama and Indian troops. The killings
house arrest. Muhammad Yasin Shopian towns against the trigger clashes in these areas.
Malik, Mushtaq-ul-Islam and killing of three youth and arrest The veteran Hurriyat leader,
hundreds of other Hurriyat of several others by the Indian Syed Ali Gilani, addressing
leaders and activists remain forces’ personnel during over phone from Srinagar the
lodged in different police nocturnal raids. People stage thousands of people attending
stations and jails. The action is demonstrations at several the funeral of the three martyred
aimed at preventing these places in Shopian and Pulwama in Shopian, says that the
leaders from conducting districts. They raise high- Kashmiris will continue their
election boycott campaign in pitched anti-India and pro- liberation struggle till last
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Indian soldier leaves the

territory.
Clashes erupt in Srinagar after
Indian police use brute force
against participants of an anti-
election rally organised by the
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation
Front.
Indian Police detain several
youth in nocturnal raids in
Hajin area of Baramulla
district. The detainees include a
pellet gun victim who lost
eyesight in his right eye after
being hit by pellets. Complete Yousuf Naqash, Fridous complete strike on the polling
shutdown is observed in the Ahmed Shah, Farida Bahenji, day.
area against the arrest of the Molvi Bashir Ahmed, Indian police intensifies
youth. Muhammad Yousuf Mir and crackdown on Hurriyat leaders
hundreds of other Hurriyat and activists to prevent them
Indian police formally confine
leaders and activists behind the from running election-boycott
the veteran Hurriyat leader,
Syed Ali Gilani, to his home by bars. The authorities also keep campaign. Syed Ali Gilani,
Shabbir Ahmed Shah and
Nayeem Ahmed Khan continue
to remain under house arrest
while Muhammad Yasin Malik
and Firdous Ahmed Shah are
detained at Kothi Bagh Police
Station in Srinagar.
The police raid several places
and arrest many JKLF leaders
and activists and more than 150
youth in central and north
Kashmir. The police arrest
APHC leaders, Mukhtar
Ahmed Waza and Zafar Akbar
Butt, and an Imam, Bilal
Ahmed Butt, during its latest
declaring his residence a sub- Hurriyat leaders including arrest spree.
jail. The whole office staff Shabbir Ahmed Shah,
members including Peer Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai and The residents of Kunzar town in
Saifullah, Raja Meraaj-ud-Din Nayeem Ahmed Khan under Baramulla district stage a
Kalwal, Ayaz Muhammad house arrest. protest against the arrest of the
Akbar and Muhammad Yousuf Imam on fake charges. The
April 28: The veteran Hurriyat residents block the Srinagar-
Mujahid are held hostage in the leader, Syed Ali Gilani, in a
Hyderpora office of Syed Ali Gulmarg Highway over the
statement in Srinagar appeals to illegal arrest of Bilal Ahmed
Gilani. the people of the so-called Butt, who leads the Friday
The puppet authorities continue Srinagar parliamentary congregational prayers in
to put Muhammad Yasin Malik, constituency to totally boycott Batpur village.
Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Muhammad the farcical polls and observe Compiled by: Showkat Ali
To be continued...
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Beauty thy name is
The Hazratbal Shrine, is a near Indian

Muslim shrine in Srinagar, the Hyderabad in
summer capital of occupied 1635. When
Kashmir. It contains a relic Syed Abdullah
believed by many Muslims of died, his son,
Kashmir to be a hair of the Holy Syed Hamid,
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad inherited the
(peace be upon him). The name relic. Following
of the shrine comes from the the Mughal
Arabic word Hazrat, meaning conquest of the
holy or majestic, and the region, Syed
Kashmiri word bal, (bal is a Hamid was
corrupted form of Sanskrit Vala stripped of his
which means an enclosure) decided to restore the relic to
family estates. Finding himself Khwaja Nur-ud-Din Eshai and
meaning place. unable to care for the relic, he
The shrine is situated on the left allowed him to take it to
sold it to a wealthy Kashmiri Kashmir. However, by that
bank of the Dal Lake. The ‘Mo- businessman, Khwaja Nur-ud-
e-Muqqadas’ (the sacred point, Khwaja Nur-ud-
hair) of Hazrat Din Eshai had already
Muhammad (peace be died in imprisonment.
In the year 1700, the
upon him) is believed to
relic finally reached
be preserved here. The
Kashmir, along with
shrine is known by many
the body of Khwaja
names including
Nur-ud-Din Eshai.
Hazratbal, Assar-e-
There, Inayat Begum,
Sharief, Madinat-us-
daughter of Khwaja
Sani, or simply Dargah
Nur-ud-Din Eshai,
Sharif.
became a custodian of
History of the relic
the relic and estab-
According to legend, the lished the shrine.
relic was first brought to
Hazratbal Shrine
India by Syed Abdullah, Din Eshai. However, when the Inayat Begum was married into
a descendant of the Holy Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, the prominent Banday family in
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad came to know of what had Kashmir, and since then, her
(peace be upon him) who left transpired, he had the relic descendants from the Banday
Medina and settled in Bijapur, seized and sent to the shrine of family have been the keepers of
K h w a j a the relic, known as
Moinuddin Nishaandehs.
Chishti at The relic was reported disap-
Ajmer, and had peared on December 26, 1963.
Khwaja Nur- There were mass protests all
ud-Din Eshai
over occupied Kashmir on the
imprisoned in
disappearance of the Mo-e-
Lahore for
possessing the Muqaddas (the hair of the
r e l i c . L a t e r, P r o p h e t ) . Aw a m i A c t i o n
realising his Committee was formed to
m i s t a k e , recover the relic. The relic was
Aurangzeb recovered on January 04, 1964.

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The Patwari and the inexperienced villager

A Kashmiri folklore
The rural areas in the east have and did not compen-
now come to attract an attention sate him even for the
unprecedented in our history and land tax. It was on the
numerous officials work for the basis of such facts
welfare of the villagers. Not that the saying went
many years ago, the patwari was round of the admon-
the sole representative of the ishment held out by a
administration in the country- revenue minister to
side. Being conscious of his one of his relatives in
importance, he exacted homage a land suit that even
from high and low alike, and he, the revenue
they willingly offered it; in fact minister himself,
they did not feel satisfied till the could not help him if
patwari had accepted their the patwari willed
presents. Experience had taught otherwise.
them that it may be possible to Such being the power
change what is written in one's and prestige of a
destiny, but nobody could rectify patwari, it was
the record of a patwari. foolish of any
There was incontrovertible villager not to
evidence to support this conten- propitiate him and,
tion. There was the tehsildar who indeed, idiotic to
openly declared himself in ignore his presence. grouse of his own. Apart from
favour of a party in a land suit. There is an ancient saying the fact that the young man never
The patwari had so far adopted a (mudan hanza maji nai prasan offered any present to him, his
neutral attitude. But when he truken handi gara ketha khasan), whole bearing was almost
found the balance tilted against "unless the mothers of block- insulting. He never wished the
one party without the tehsildar heads bear children how can the patwari and to use his own
so much as asking his opinion, households of the clever thrive," words, “he walked with his gaze
he made up his mind to help the and there was accordingly a vain fixed on the sky.” This,
other party. No doubt he was young man in a village who according to the patwari, was
able to make some money as a entirely lacked experience in calculated to undermine his
result of his policy, but he was worldly affairs. He was strong prestige.
able to produce recorded and devoted his time to his farm
evidence in favour of his party and his cattle, which rewarded The patwari had cautioned his
that even the tehsildar himself him well. Somebody had told friends to wait till the time was
felt amazed at his own inability him that he must be self- ripe and he started his offensive
to help his own protégé. respecting and his notion of self- when it was so. He did not,
respect was to mind his own however, take them into his
Then there was the case of a
business, earn an honest rupee confidence, for that did not suit
collector of land revenue to
and let the patwari or other his strategy.
whom the ruler had made a grant
of land for his meritorious officials stew in their own juices. Once the young man crossed his
services to the state. Since the The young man was slightly vain way, the patwari greeted him in a
patwari was not in any way and certainly impolitic, and he tone of warmth and affection.
obliged to him, he submitted a had created jealousy in the minds “You do not know me well, but
report on the land available in his of many fellow-villagers. They your father was a dear friend of
jurisdiction to the ruler. On the approached the patwari to pull mine,” he told him. “I cherish the
basis of the report the land that the young man's ears. But the memory of that friendship,” he
the collector got was almost patwari was shrewd and advised continued, “and as a friend of
wholly barren and unproductive them to be patient. He had a your late father I have something

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to say in confidence.” to? I can do what

What he told him in confidence I like to my own
was that an unclaimed piece of land without
land lay in the village, which was asking for your
open for anyone to bring under orders.”
cultivation as a first step towards “But I ploughed
establishing his claim over it and it, sowed the
out of deference for the friend- seeds and put up
ship of his father the patwari was a fence around
making the offer to him. “I can it.”
assure you,” he said, “that I have
“You are raving,
not the least interest in it and as
that is what you
somebody will ultimately take it
are. The land
up, why not you do it?”
belonged to a
The young man saw the bright collateral of
prospect of getting a piece of mine and I have
land for nothing and was inherited it.... “
tempted. Taken in by the profes- By this time a
sion of friendship made by the few people
patwari he set about establishing gathered there
his claim over it. He brought it and they saw the two claimants scythes and shovels. There was
under the plough, watered it and coming to fists. Peace was great apprehension of breach of
put a flimsy fence around it. He restored with some difficulty and the peace and ultimately the
also sowed seeds. it was decided that both parties parties had to approach the court.
All this time the patwari was should approach the patwari. The court took a long time in
quiet. The young man's attitude They did so, but the latter had left recording evidence, examining
towards him had by now under- for some other village in his documents and sifting revenue
gone a change. He respected the jurisdiction. When he returned papers. All this while these
patwari and even threw to him an late at night the young man was parties had to woo the patwari
invitation to dinner as the only already waiting for him. The for their support. Not only was
means of strengthening the patwari heard his narrative and his palm greased and over
bonds of friendship and affection said: “Did you not plough the greased but also he was
between the two families. land?” frequently a guest of honour at
Everything seemed to be so “Yes.” the house of the one or the other
nicely arranged till the seeds “Did you not sow the seeds and claimant. The vain young man's
sprouted and tiny seedlings gave raise the fence?” behaviour had undergone a
a nice appearance to the piece of change. The villagers could not
“That I did.” help giggling when they saw the
land. Then one morning when
the young man went to the field “Did anybody object to your person who fixed his gaze on the
perhaps to do some weeding out doing so?” stars once contemptuously
he found another man doing it “None indeed.” ignoring the patwari, follow him
there for him. “Your claim is thus established like a lamb. And the patwari had
“What are you doing there?” he and no one can dispute it.” a peculiar wink in his eye
asked. There was no answer. indicating as much as: "Do you
The young man left his place
see how humbled the haughty
“Oh, I say, what the hell are you satisfied. The next morning the
weight is? Others beware be
doing there?” he repeated. other claimant also left the
presence of the patwari fully times."
“Why, do you not see, I am
satisfied. During the day, It was a long drawn out suit and
pulling out the weeds from the
however, the two claimants the patwari was transferred
field.”
fought with fists, shoes and during the time it was pending.
“But I never asked you to do so.” cudgels and were with great What happened to them he never
“Who the devil are you to ask me difficulty prevented from using bothered about.

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India’s intransigence people of Jammu and Kashmir to to time to divide the people of
India’s claim that Prime pay tributes to him depicts the occupied Kashmir on ethnic,
Minister, Narendra Modi, never fact that his martyrdom has religious, cultural, political,
asked the US President, Donald become a milestone in the sectarian and regional basis to
Trump, to mediate on the ongoing freedom struggle of malign their non-communal and
Kashmir conflict with Pakistan, Kashmir which has entered into peaceful freedom movement.
and emphasising that third-party a decisive phase now. The Indian The abrogation of Articles 370
involvement is unnecessary, government and media have and 35-A of the Indian
shows intransigence of New been calling Burhan Wani and Constitution is aimed at
Delhi on the decades-old dispute other martyred Kashmiri changing the disputed status of
of Jammu and Kashmir. freedom activists as terrorists but Jammu and Kashmir and the
President Trump in a meeting now it is proven that they are the demography of the territory.
with Prime Minister of Pakistan, real heroes of Kashmir and Samad Junaid
Imran Khan, in the White House Kashmir’s freedom struggle has Lahore
had said that he was ready to nothing to do with terrorism. The Raising Kashmir issue
mediate between India and fact of the matter is that what the Dear editor, the government of
Pakistan for the resolution of the Indian forces are doing in Pakistan is playing an effective
Kashmir dispute. India’s occupied Kashmir is the actual role in countering diplomatically
reaction was also a surprise for terrorism. New Delhi must a n d p o l i t i c a l l y I n d i a ’s
Prime Minister, Imran Khan, realise that a terrorist is the one hegemonic designs in the South
who in his tweet said, that he was who fights against the people; Asian region. It is also
surprised by India's reaction however, Burhan Wani and other successfully highlighting the
towards Trump's offer of martyred Kashmiri youth fought miseries and plight of the people
mediation to bring India and and sacrificed their lives for the of occupied Kashmir across the
Pakistan to the dialogue table in people and their better future. world through its diplomatic
order to resolve the Kashmir Salman Saif missions and effective lobbying
conflict, which has held the Rawalpindi and presenting the Kashmir
subcontinent hostage for the last Indian designs dispute in the regional and
70 years. Dear editor, India is making all - international fora. The people of
India should realise the fact that out efforts to impose its Jammu and Kashmir have been
generations of Kashmiris have imperialism in occupied offering unparalleled sacrifices
suffered and are suffering daily Kashmir. The basic objective of for the past over seven decades
and there is dire need to resolve New Delhi is to dilute the and are determined to offer more
this lingering dispute once and ongoing popular uprising of the in their just struggle for securing
for all and if someone is offering people of the occupied territory their inalienable right to self-
a helping hand then it should be against India’s illegal occupation determination. The day is not far
accepted. of their soil and their struggle for away when the efforts of
Ghulam Ali attaining their fundamental right Pakistan and sacrifices of
Srinagar to self-determination. Although, Kashmiri people would result in
Martyrs remembered occupied Kashmir has religious, the settlement of the Kashmir
Dear editor, the commemoration cultural and ethnic diversities dispute as per the Kashmiris’
of third martyrdom anniversary but the majority of the people are aspirations.
of popular youth leader, Burhan Muslims. New Delhi has been Jamshed Khan
Wani, with enthusiasm by the hatching conspiracies from time Karachi

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the current BJP government in

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