It being a backward area, lack of technology and resources hinder development in Kashmir. Primitive communities of underdeveloped countries are regarded to be living in those parts of the country that lack almost all kinds of services and basic needs or even worse. Information society should be maintained because information has a significant impact in ensuring development of … [Read more...] about Kashmir, COVID-19 and internet blackout: Another dimension of occupation
Indian Occupied Kashmir
The day Riyaz Naikoo was Martyred
“Yeh humare zinda rehne se bhi darte hain aur humare marne se bhi”(They [Indian state] are scared of us [Kashmiris] while we are alive as well as when we die).– Shaheed Commander Riyaz Naikoo 6th May, 2020What a sad, sad day! The search operation at Beighpora, Awantipora that had been going on for the last two days and had entered into the third day today finally ended in an … [Read more...] about The day Riyaz Naikoo was Martyred
Maqbool Bhat’s execution – Revelations by Ghulam Muhammad Mir
Ghulam Muhammad Mir, former President of Plebiscite Front and National Liberation Front (NLF) was a close associate of Maqbool Bhat who was, at times, jailed along with him during his political activism in Pakistan including the famous Ganga Trial. On 25th April, 1986, G.M. Mir published a five-year report about the political activities of JK Plebiscite Front. In this report, … [Read more...] about Maqbool Bhat’s execution – Revelations by Ghulam Muhammad Mir
Kashmir: Where Dead Bodies are a threat to Indian National Security
Kashmir is no stranger to tragedy. But the insult and injury upon the people of Kashmir seem to have reached a tragic, demonic, level, even by Kashmiri standards. The practice of handing over dead bodies of militants to the immediate family members of militants in Kashmir was established to counter allegations of 'forced disappearances,' by the Security Forces. Around 10,000 … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Where Dead Bodies are a threat to Indian National Security
The victimization of intellectuals in Kashmir – How they killed Dr. Abdul Ahad Guru
The morning of 1st April 1993 brought another mourning in Kashmir when a bullet-ridden human corpse was found in the Bachpora area of Srinagar. It had been lying face down. The children of the area had turned it over. The body was lying in a pool of blood. An entry bullet wound could be seen on the right and another wound on the left of the neck from where the bullet had left. … [Read more...] about The victimization of intellectuals in Kashmir – How they killed Dr. Abdul Ahad Guru