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- Unending Game Of Terror (Pioneer, Wilson John, Feb 10, 2007)
There is no change of heart in the Kashmiri separatist camp, only tactics to harass India
- J-K To Probe Rights Violations (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2007)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today announced that all incidents of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir since 1990, when terrorism started, would be probed.
- Bill Conferring Ownership Rights On Farmers Passed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2007)
Amid acrimonious scenes, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed a Bill seeking to confer ownership rights on farmers on government land spread over an area of nearly 17 lakh kanal that has been encroached by them in the state.
- Pak Backs Kashmir Struggle (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2007)
Pakistan’s National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution vowing unequivocal moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris fighting against the Indian rule. The resolution maintains that peace can’t be guaranteed in . . .
- 'Fake Encounters Won't Derail War On Terror' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's offer to Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to return his personal security cover has kicked up a political storm in the state.
- Pakistan Lower House Condemns `Excesses' In J&k (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Feb 08, 2007)
Pakistan's lower house of Parliament, the National Assembly, on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning alleged excesses by Indian forces in Kashmir and renewing its pledge for continued moral, diplomatic and political support to the . . .
- Pak Backs Kashmir Struggle (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
Pakistan’s National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution vowing unequivocal moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris fighting against the Indian rule.
- Terror Law Takes Centre Stage In Indian State Poll (Daily Times, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 08, 2007)
An anti-terror law enacted to give sweeping powers to the law enforcing agencies in insurgency-wrecked regions of India is seen as being tantamount to a license to kill
- Demonstrations Against Fake Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
People in the down town area again took to streets demanding the whereabouts of two youths missing since 1991 after their arrest allegedly by the security forces.
- Yasin Questions Credibility Of Peace Process (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
During the strike called by Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Tuesday, senior Hurriyat leader and National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmed Khan tried to take out a procession from Raj Bagh the moderate alliance's headquarters.
- Kashmir Mystery (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Amid a grove of poplar trees in a village just north of here, a grave was unearthed last week. Out came the body of a man, shot and killed nearly two months ago, whom the Indian police described at the time as an anti-Indian militant from Pakistan.
- Out Of A Hidden Grave In Kashmir, A Mystery (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Amid a grove of poplar trees in a village just north of here, a grave was unearthed last week. Out came the body of a man, shot and killed nearly two months ago, whom the Indian police described at the time as an anti-Indian militant from Pakistan.
- Fake Encounters: Malik Begins Fast (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 07, 2007)
Warns of mass movement if there is no change in situation within a month and a half.
- Indian Army And Police Tied To Kashmir Killings (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Amid a grove of poplar trees in a village just north of here, a grave was unearthed Thursday afternoon. Out came the body of a man, shot dead nearly two months ago, whom the Indian police described at the time as an anti-Indian militant from Pakistan.
- Withdraw Security: Mufti, Mehbooba (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Feb 07, 2007)
Taking up the challenge of CM Ghulam Nabi Azad, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday asked the state government to withdraw their personal security if such a move provides relief to the people of J&K.
- Civilians Die As Police Fake Gun Battles (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Indian-controlled Kashmir was brought to a standstill yesterday by protests over the deaths of at least three civilians in gun battles staged by police to claim rewards for killing militants.
- Pakistan For Early Meeting On Siachen (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Feb 07, 2007)
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that the India-Pakistan joint anti-terror mechanism will hold its first meeting on March 6 and 7 here, and hoped that as agreed by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, officials would soon . . .
- Strike Affects Life In J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
While shops and other business establishments remained closed, government and semi-government offices either downed shutters or registered a thin employee attendance.
- Kashmir Shuts Down Against Custody Killings (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
A strike against human rights violations crippled life in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik began a three-day hunger strike against "fake encounters".
- Pakistan: Living On Borrowed Time? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 07, 2007)
Islamabad seems to be groping in the dark to find solutions to a host of domestic and international problems, says Jasbir Sarai.
- Pakistan Urges India To Let Geelani Visit For Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Pakistan said on Tuesday that it hoped India would allow a hard-line separatist leader in Kashmir to visit Islamabad for talks on the future of the divided territory.
- Security Of Pdp Leaders Makes J&k Govt. Insecure (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Feb 07, 2007)
A major crisis is brewing within the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir after former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and his daughter, Ms Mehbooba Mufti, who heads the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), asked that the security cover . . .
- Kalam Administers Oath To Jawans On U.N. Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2007)
The oath stresses on the traditions of the Army and the role of each individual in the missions
- Missing Facts On Kashmir Disappearances (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 06, 2007)
Tallies of the numbers of those missing vary widely. But this should not be used to stonewall action against the perpetrators of human rights violations.
- Mirwaiz’S Sane Advice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 06, 2007)
THE appeal by the chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference to the militants to declare a temporary ceasefire in Kashmir deserves a positive response from those who have opted for an armed struggle in the disputed valley.
- Breakfast At Belvedere (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Feb 06, 2007)
Had things changed in this time between our two countries? Have hostilities come down? Or are we still wandering aimlessly between talks and 'confidence-building measures' that have led us no closer to peace in fifty years?
- Rogue Cops Knew: Not Many Questions Asked If ‘Foreign’ Militant Shot (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Feb 05, 2007)
Fake encounters: Army, CRPF probe their own, Mirwaiz for withdrawal of special powers
- Criminals In Combat Fatigues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2007)
Last week, this newspaper broke the news that officers of three diferent Rashtriya Rifles battalions in central Kashmir collaborated with a group of rogue police officers to cold-bloodedly murder at least five innocent civilians, who were then . . .
- A Horror Story (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Feb 05, 2007)
From time to time, reports originate from Jammu and Kashmir pointing to human rights violations and atrocities on civilians by armed forces responsible for the sensitive border state’s internal and external security.
- Judicial Probe Sought Into Death Of Officers, Civilians (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
Welcoming the judicial inquiry ordered into the death of civilians, allegedly in a fake encounter in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), locally based Saviours of Human Rights of the Armed Forces (SHRAF) has sought a similar probe into the deaths of two Army . . .
- Mirwaiz Seeks Militant Leaders’ Initiative On Ceasefire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, here today sought militant leaders’ initiative for ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir that should be reciprocated by the Government of India for strengthening dialogue process for a solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Pakistan Must Take Steps To Curb Infiltration: Eu Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
Echoing India's views, the European Union (EU) has asked Pakistan to take "more effective measures" to curb cross-LoC movement of militants and disfavoured demilitarisation in Jammu and Kashmir till there is "genuine action" to neutralise threat of . . .
- Fake Encounters For Personal Gain (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 05, 2007)
Elements of the Indian army and paramilitary cooperated with rogue police officers to perpetrate several cold-blooded murders of innocent civilians in Kashmir and faking them as counter-insurgency encounters for personal recognition and awards.
- New Tremors In Pak-Us Ties? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Feb 03, 2007)
ONE of the first pieces of legislation being considered by the Democrat-dominated Congress is a comprehensive bill whose focus is Pakistan – both in the context of its internal and external policies.
- Breakfast At Belvedere (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2007)
Had things changed in this time between our two countries? Have hostilities come down? Or are we still wandering aimlessly between talks and 'confidence-building measures' that have led us no closer to peace in fifty years?
- Joining Forces (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Feb 02, 2007)
A garbage-strewn, pig-infested bylane leads to Imrana's house at Kokrajhar village in Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh. She was the victim of a fatwa last year proclaiming her "haraam" (prohibited) for her husband after she complained that her . . .
- European Parliament To Discuss Draft Report On Kashmir In February (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 01, 2007)
The European Parliament will start discussions next month on its damning draft report on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and voting on adoption of a hard-hitting resolution will come up in March-end.
- Indian Anti-Terrorism Troops Accused Of Executing Civilians (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
The government in Indian-controlled Kashmir last night ordered a judicial inquiry after its security forces were accused of being behind a series of executions of civilians under the guise of fighting terrorism.
- ‘India And Pakistan Should Follow Gandhian (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
MQM leader says Jinnah and Gandhi had similar ideologies, wrongly portrayed as enemies
- Fake Killings Echo In Assembly (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Feb 01, 2007)
Speaker Tara Chand today adjourned the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly till afternoon after Opposition, National Conference (NC), members walked into the well of the House amid sloganeering against “fake encounters” by the police in the valley.
- J&k Governor Sees Decline In Killings (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2007)
There has been steady decline in the number of killings in Jammu and Kashmir every year in the past few years, which has come down from 10 a day in 2001 to the lowest of three a day in 2006.
- Plea Against Rehab Package For Surrendered Militants (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jan 27, 2007)
The Supreme Court today admitted a petition seeking to strike down the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s policy of giving Rs 1.5 lakh grant and monthly stipend of Rs 2,000 to militants who surrendered to the security forces.
- Coffins From Kashmir: 5006 (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Jan 27, 2007)
If Kargil cost the troops 500-odd lives, the Kashmir insurgency has killed over 5,000 security force personnel — the size of an army brigade.
- 2 British Mps Seek Mercy For Afzal (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 27, 2007)
Protest held outside High Commission
``Ensure that injustice is not done to a citizen''
``Only hope of living is the mercy petition''
- Authentic Dissent (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jan 22, 2007)
The book describes its author's travels in India, Afghanistan, Nepal and Tibet.
- Now Is The Right Time To Talk Kashmir (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Jan 22, 2007)
The recently released draft report, entitled ‘Kashmir: Present Situation and Future Prospects’, prepared by Baroness Emma Nicholson, rapporteur of the European Parliament (EP), has succeeded in exposing for the first time Pakistan’s flagrant . . .
- Hurriyet Leader’S Stand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 21, 2007)
Speking at a dinner meeting in Islamabad on Friday, the visiting All Parties Hurriyet Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, said that it was time the armed struggle in Kashmir gave way before negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the dispute.
- Refugees In Their Own Country (Pioneer, KN Pandita, Jan 17, 2007)
The issue of return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits should be taken seriously by the Centre and State Government, says KN Pandita.
- Eu Draft Report On Kashmir Critical Of Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
Pakistan has sought about 400 amendments in European Union (EU) draft report on Kashmir that severely criticises Islamabad for failing to bring democratic structures to Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the absence of basic rights of people there, . ..
- 440 Changes Proposed In Report On Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2007)
A record number of 440 amendments have been moved in the Baroness Emma Nicholson’s report on Kashmir which she had prepared on behalf of the European Union Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Us Urged To Get Pakistan And India To Come Closer (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 13, 2007)
The US has been urged to use its close relations with New Delhi and Islamabad to encourage continued forward movement in the two countries’ relations and to take advantage of this historic opportunity to hammer out the details of an agreement and . . .
- Ulfa And The Liberal Dilemma (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 12, 2007)
The latest dose of terror administered by the United Liberation Front of Asom is based on realpolitik calculations. The Centre should be in no hurry to dignify violence and death by indulging the outfit in any kind of dialogue.
- Army To Issue Anti-Terrorism Doctrine (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jan 11, 2007)
Gen JJ Singh to release first-of-its-kind document prepared by ARTRAC on Army Day
- Rcom, Essar Match Vodafone's Pace For Hutch (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jan 11, 2007)
Gen JJ Singh to release first-of-its-kind document prepared by ARTRAC on Army Day
- Soldiers' Lives Are Precious (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 10, 2007)
Here is a typical report of a fight last month between the Army and terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir: "Srinagar December 23 - A senior Army officer and top commander of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) were killed and three soldiers wounded in a fierce . . .
- National Conference May Rejoin Kashmir Working Groups (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir's opposition National Conference (NC) might rejoin the working groups on the state formed last year, party leaders indicated on Sunday.
- Kashmir Leaders To Visit Pakistan To Push Peace (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2007)
Kashmir's main political separatists will visit Pakistan this month to try set up a permanent peace dialogue process to help end a 17-year revolt in the disputed Himalayan region, a top leader said on Thursday.
- Time To Restructure Afghan Policy (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 05, 2007)
Pakistan's latest response to President Hamid Karzai’s allegations of militant Taliban activities being carried out from “sanctuaries” in Pakistan has been to announce the fencing of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the laying of . . .
- ‘Guerrillas Will Fight India Until Kashmir Is Free’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2007)
The leader of a top militant group said in interview aired on Thursday that Kashmiri guerrillas will keep fighting India until it ends its rule over the disputed Himalayan territory.
- Valley Of Hope (Indian Express, B.G. Verghese, Dec 29, 2006)
After years of sloganeering and myth-making on J&K, Musharraf may slowly be re-educating his own people to accept harsh facts and ground realities. It is in India’s interest to help him succeed
- Trampled By Rapists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2006)
Young, beautiful and educated. That is how the shell-shocked residents of Doda, a militancy-hit district of Jammu and Kashmir, describe Shama Begum who met with a tragic end on 2 December when a terrorist, trying to escape the security . . .
- So Many Futures For Kashmir (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 27, 2006)
General Musharraf’s latest proposals on Kashmir have raised two different kinds of concerns. The first is procedural. To simplify somewhat, there are three scenarios on the table.
- Army Plan For India City Peace (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
Authorities in India's north-eastern state of Assam say they are planning to deploy soldiers in the capital Guwahati after a series of blasts in the city.
- Violence Affecting Psychological Health Of Kashmiris, Says Ngo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
Leads to anxiety, fear, exhaustion, suicidal thoughts: Medecins Sans Frontieres
- Army Is State Responsibility (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 27, 2006)
Even 60 years after Independence, a macro view of the state of the Union and defence of the realm is rare. Only routine bureaucratic and sanitised annual reviews by Ministries of Defence, Home and External Affairs are available.
- Damning Report (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2006)
EU draft pillories Pakistan
- Slaves In 'Azad Kashmir' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2006)
Pakistan has consistently failed to fulfil its obligations to introduce meaningful and representative democracy in PoK
- Army Plan For India City Peace (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2006)
Authorities in India's north-eastern state of Assam say they are planning to deploy soldiers in the capital Guwahati after a series of blasts in the city.
- A Pr Stunt (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 24, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is now playing the friendly neighbour with a large section of the Indian media. Good for him, but the international community, which has come out with two damning indictments of his hypocrisy, is not likely to be bowled over.
- Honeymoon Is Over (Pioneer, DR Ahuja, Dec 24, 2006)
The international community is finally calling Pakistan's bluff on Jammu & Kashmir.
- Terrorism Is War (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 23, 2006)
The punishment for terrorism should be death. Along with the rape of children and murder for reasons of ethnic hatred it counts in my book as the most cowardly and despicable crimes in the world.
- A Pr Stunt (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 23, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is now playing the friendly neighbour with a large section of the Indian media. Good for him, but the international community, which has come out with two damning indictments of his hypocrisy, is not likely to be bowled over.
- Honeymoon Is Over (Pioneer, DR Ahuja, Dec 23, 2006)
The international community is finally calling Pakistan's bluff on Jammu & Kashmir.
- No Shortcuts In Kashmir (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf proposed a “four point solution” to resolve the Kashmir dispute that includes Indian troop withdrawal, self-governance for Kashmiris, joint supervision by the three sides, and maintaining current borders in . . .
- Defending The Indefensible (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2006)
This is with reference to Harwant Singh’s ‘In defence of Special Powers’ (IE, December 16). The extent to which soldiers should be empowered in insurgency situations has been a subject of much debate.
- Treading Through A Minefield (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 21, 2006)
As the peace process gathers momentum, new challenges become apparent.
- Kite-Flying General~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 20, 2006)
In respect of the Pakistani side of the Line of Control, no serious discussion on the pattern of self-governance is really called for.
- It’S More A War For Terror (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2006)
We have been told that America is fighting a “war on terror”. However, sometimes one gets the feeling that it is more of a “war for terror” — one that will increase terror in the world and terrorise more people than have ever been terrorised before.
- Eu Backs Musharraf’S Proposals On Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2006)
The European Union Parliament (EUP) welcomes the confidence building measures (CBMs) taken by India and Pakistan and supports the proposals made by President General Pervez Musharraf on withdrawal of troops from borders, said Neena Gill, who . . .
- In Defence Of Special Powers (Indian Express, Harwant Singh, Dec 18, 2006)
At a recent public rally at the Kangla Fort in Imphal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh explained that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will stay but would be made “humane” and that the home ministry is working on this matter.
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