Padma controversy: equating academics with renegades

The news titled “Padma Shri to Kanna whips up controversy” (GK, Feb 3) has shocked and surprised many, God knows why! If somebody is being awarded for his “exemplary” service, why should Kashmiris feel stomach cramps? Why should we express a surprise over such moves? The “contribution” of Kanna, for More

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Killing innocents

Killing innocent children at point-blank range is emerging to be the New Year Resolution of the so-called security forces. In a span of just one month, six more Kashmiris have been gunned down in cold blood. One common theme visible in most of these innocent killings is that the murderers are targeting More

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Actual height

This refers to the news regarding the recent snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir (GK 06.02.2010). In the news item the height of Sadhna Pass on the Chowkibal -Tangdhar road is wrongly mentioned as 1200 Feet above sea level. The height is actually around 12000 feet above sea level.Muhammad Shafi More

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Fight oppression

This refers to the killing of Wamiq Farooq and Zaid by the so-called security forces. The state government has given a licence to the forces to kill Kashmiris whenever they like. Nothing is being done to end this daily bloodshed and mayhem. How long shall we suffer? Is anybody listening? It is high time More

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Doing violence

This refers to the unabated violence done to Kashmiri youth by the armed forces. The recent killing of Wamiq Farooq by troopers has once again exposed the real face of state-sponsored terrorism. It is simply genocide aimed to sabotage the genuine demands of people of Kashmir. Time and again the forces More

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Sheer rhetoric

This refers to the news story titled “Omar hits out at separatists” I felt angry and disgusted to read the rhetoric. It is the so-called security forces responsible for killing of innocent Kashmiris. It is they who resort to unprovoked and indiscriminate use of force on civilians. Omar Mukhtar
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Ceaseless reference

This refers to the article titled “Ceaseless reference to blood” by Mehmood-ur-Rashid. The author is right in saying that Kashmir is drenched in blood and all kinds of uniforms are painted red. Young innocent boys are becoming targets of  bullets and teargas canisters. Killing of youth has become More

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Why criticize?

This refers to the letter “Why criticize NRKs unnecessarily” (GK Jan 30) by Mushtaq Rasool I agree with his views. Being an outsider does not mean that NRKs have no sympathies for Kashmiri people, and that they do not feel the pain that Kashmiris are witnessing over the years. It does not mean they are More

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