Punishment is a necessary evil

If God loves us, and wants us to be happy, then why doesn’t he just make us happy?  Or, why, specifically, does he have to punish us for doing wrong? Why there has to be a punishment for things done wrong. Being a political science student I would love to quote Jeremy Bentham’s notion that ‘’ More

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Worsening situation

And the eleven killed last month were very fresh in our minds and hearts that they have started a series of fresh killings this time initiating from Batamaloo. Though it seemed that situation was pushing towards normalcy and the disaster happened again. Police and CRPF are making the situation go from More

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NRKs worry

We Non Resident Kashmiris not only feel sad at the events over the past few months, particularly, from the past week but at the same time are worried about our loved ones back home. The only means of contact is either a mobile phone or a land line. And when that media also is disallowed, we have no More

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Healthy Hajj

This refers to Prof. M S Khuroo's article Wish you a healthy Hajj. Really excellent,full of information and helpful for aspirants. Since majority of our Haj pilgrims is either illiterate or semi-literate and had the  article been in Urdu it could serve its purpose in a much better way.  More

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Leadership crisis

This refers to the article As Kashmir Burns by Seema Mustafa (GK 5.07.10). The author has beautifully summarized  the recent crisis  in Kashmir. Nice work indeed .Omar Abdullah’s government is not floundering but simply showing its loyalty to New Delhi. That is tragic! We have always suffered More

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Act responsibly

This refers to the article nine years of  innocence by Qazi Sajad. I  agree with this but I feel that there was one point missing there that we are behaving irresponsibly. We can save our precious lives if we don't allow our children to move out in a situation like this. When we know bullets More

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Good analysis

This refers to the article titled "As Kashmir Burns Who Cares!!" by National Affairs Editor, NewX, Seema Mustafa. The author's interpretation of complex issue of Kashmir is very right. She has rightly put forth some of the major concerns in Kashmir. Seema Mustafa has dared to stand by the reality of More

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Kashmiris suffer

This refers to the recent statement by India Home Secretary, GK Pillai, that Naxals need no military action despite the fact that they ambush Indian forces. On the other hand, Indian forces have been deployed in Kashmir in lakhs. God knows how long shall Kashmiris continue to suffer? Umar More

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Using force

 This refers to the current situation in Kashmir. The Valley is on boil as there have been four more killings in the Batamaloo area, talking the toll of total killings in the past two weeks to 15. Youth in Kashmir are being brutally killed by the so-called security forces. The government imposes More

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Solve Kashmir

This refers to discussion on CNN-IBN in which Prof Amitabh Matoo participated. I was expecting that the discussion would be sincere and candid. Unfortunately it was not so. Prof Matoo was trying to persuade and convey the slogan of India that Kashmir deserves a so-called political solution within the More

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Breaking silence

This refers to the write-up by Khurram Saba titled “Eve’s Daughter Breaks her Silence”. The writer has aptly answered the questions raised by S.Sarwar. There is no denying the fact the woman has been underestimated since times immemorial in male chauvinistic societies. But Islam has uplifted her from More

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