What's wrong if Asiya sends her child to study abroad?

This refers to the story "Govt has hatched conspiracy against me: Asiya " (GK August 19th 2010). Everybody has a right to education whether he or she is son or daughter of a militant, army personnel or a policeman. Even if Asiya Andrabi wants to send her son for higher studies out of state what is More

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Release them

The Kashmiri youth arrested in Jammu recently must be released forthwith. It is the responsibility of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, to get the youth released from the clutches of police. One fails to understand what kind of freedom is this when youth are booked for even raising slogans. Similar More

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Sad statement

The chief minister should not have made the statement that the AFSPA would stay in Jammu and Kashmir. At this juncture, such statements add fuel to fire. What for is the AFSPA? It is just license to troops to kill Kashmiris and then get away with it. Kashmir is facing a crisis of sorts. This is the time More

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Kashmir dispute

Kashmir is a disputed territory. Everybody understands the necessity of resolving the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. But nobody is ready to resolve it. Unfortunately, Pakistan is busy in resolving its internal issues and is not able to pay much attention toward More

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Revoke it

This refers to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act won’t be revoked. That is completely unjustified. In Kashmir, people are openly demanding revocation of the AFSPA. When politicians like Omar say that it won’t be revoked, it speaks of the government More

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Paper scheme

Students are important stakeholders in any education system. And whenever any decision is taken pertaining to students’ future, they ought to be consulted. One fails to understand why the Department of Education, Minister for Education, Board of School Education didn’t consult the stakeholders when it More

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Young souls

Young children are falling to police bullets day in and day out. Cops and paramilitary forces have unleashed a reign of terror in Kashmir. Everywhere troops barge in residential areas and beat up civilians. They ransack houses, break the window panes of houses and vehicles. Isn’t anyone looking into More

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Not done

This refers to Syed Ali Geelani’s statement that the agitation would continue till plebiscite. Geelani must rethink. it is not fair to keep this agitation on especially when youth are being killed every passing day. Whatever this crisis had to do, it did. It exposed the National Conference, Congress More

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