Kashmir Brutality Exposed, But No End To The Impunity
Instead of punishing the men in uniform who tortured two young men, the J&K Police is targeting those who exposed the act. Baba Umar reports WHAT WAS hidden in police lock-ups so far is slowly coming out in grainy videos from the Kashmir Valley. A video clip uploaded on YouTube recently shows personnel of the Jammu and […]
Justice Verma’s Suggestions On AFSPA Welcomed in Kashmir
While members of the civil society welcomed Justice Verma’s suggestions on the controversial AFSPA the government remains non committal. Baba Umar reports Those fighting for the complete removal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA-1958) in India’s troubled Jammu and Kashmir and North East, may find a moral backing in the Justice Verma […]
Kashmir Militant Group Warns Of Attacks After Afzal Guru’s Hanging
LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah Gaznavi told BBC that the group will “any time soon take revenge for this act”. Baba Umar reports Pakistan-based Lashkar Toiba (LeT) has vowed to avenge Afzal Guru’s hanging. It’s spokesperson Dr Abdullah Gaznavi told British Broadcasting Channel that the group will “any time soon take revenge for this act.” Quoting […]
Kashmir’s new militants
Kashmir may have failed to hog media headlines in recent times, but stories of personal tragedy have continued to unfold in the picturesque valley, without respite. These are stories of young men who the government and the army believe to be ‘terrorists’ who got what they deserved. But the relatives of these ‘terrorists’ insist it […]
[Exclusive] Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar – The Man India Released At Kandahar
Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar, 46, Commander-In-Chief, Al-Umar Mujahideen, is the chief of pro-Pakistan Al-Umar Mujahideen, which had 700 militants when the Kashmiri insurgency was at its peak in the 1990s. Zargar, who comes from a copper polishing family, crossed the LoC in 1988, and rose to lead Al-Umar after breaking away from pro-azaadi JKLF in 1990. Al-Umar’s key […]
‘Nehru Didn’t Want To Publicise Poonch Rebellion Because It Would Have Strengthened Pakistan’s Case’ –– Christopher Snedden
Christopher Snedden is an Australian politico-strategic analyst, author and academic specialising in South Asian studies. His consultancy, Asia Calling, works with governments, businesses and universities. Kashmir: The Unwritten History, he dismisses India’s claim that Pakhtoon tribesmen stoked the Kashmir conflict in October 1947. On the contrary, an uprising by the subjects of princely Jammu &Kashmir in Poonch, who were disenchanted […]
Parvez Rasool: I should be in Indian cricket because of performance, not where I come from
The faded red cherry left the young bowler’s right hand. Matthew Wade, the aggressive Australian cricketer, charged. The delivery was a flighted off-breaker. A perfect deceiver. The stand-in Aussie skipper misjudged the length, sending the ball high into the air to be caught at long-off. For Parvez Rasool Zargar, the 24-year-old Kashmiri all-rounder, it was […]
Kashmir Militant Had Returned Under Omar’s Rehabilitation Policy
Police sources say Liaquat was wanted but had recently gotten in touch with the police through relatives and was willing to return back. Baba Umar reports The special cell of Delhi Police on 22 March claimed to have foiled a plot to strike terror in the national capital after apprehending a Hizbul Mujahideen militant from Gorakhpur. […]
Has Liaquat’s Arrest Jeopardised Kashmir Surrender Policy?
On 20 March, Delhi Police claimed to have arrested Hizbul Mujahideen’s top militant sent to launch attacks before Holi in Delhi. But as new information emerges, doubts have been raised about these allegations. Baba Umar reports The special cell of the Delhi Police has earned so much bad repute—particularly in the last 10 years during […]
The Curious Case Of Kashmir’s Liaquat Shah
Will this man’s arrest dissuade former militants from returning in search of a new life, asks Baba Umar LIAQUAT SHAH, 45, never intended to be a trigger. But his disputed arrest by the Delhi Police could end up having tremendous long term impact. Ever since a high-octane debate broke out between the J&K Police and the Delhi […]