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Black Day
05th August is the darkest day in the history of India-occupied Kashmir. On this day India flouted the resolutions passed by UN and annexed the disputed territory with naked aggression in broad daylight. The Muslims of heavenly valley are living a miserable life in horror and terror caused by hundreds of thousands of Indian military. Thousands of them have lost their life in the past one year which has no parallels in history. Pakistan has always raised voice for the liberation of Kashmir since 1948. The unresolved agenda of UN to hold plebiscite in IoK is like a tumour in international human conscience which if not treated with wisdom and sagacity will be an ultimate threat for the peace and stability of South Asia.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has also slammed India for crimes she has committed in occupied territory of Kashmir. The shadows of war are lengthening around border and nearly 25% of world population may face a situation that would be unpleasant for all inhabitants of the region if India is left unbridled. I beseech world community especially Muslim countries to take cognizance of the situation and denounce the policies of Indian RSS and Hindutva and stand united against India for a better life of Muslims who have been marginalized to the last extent.
Lynching and killing Muslims daily on one pretext or another is the norm of the day in India with nobody to stand up for their solace. Not an iota of justice is being done to Muslims in Modi’s India. From Babri Masjid verdict to NRC and from CAA to Covid-19 crises, Muslims have been heavily deprived of their legitimate rights. A Muslim Bloc is direly needed to overcome this situation and safeguarding the interest of most deprived minority of India. Insha’Allah Kashmir will soon be liberated.
IFTIKHAR MIRZA
Islamabad
We stand with Kashmir
It is crystal clear that every individual in Pakistan stands with Kashmiri brethren. Moreover, a practical step has been taken by the government of Pakistan to officially claim IOJK as part of Pakistan in its officially declared map. Declaring this map officially will remind us that Kashmir is our part and we have to keep raising voice for its independence. Finally we have done more than merely delivering speeches.
This map aims at two major issues: first is the Kashmir and second is Siachen, the largest battlefield in the world. It is also under siege of India and also needs international attention. Releasing the map is the first step to herald that we will support Kashmir at every forum, and as far as India is concerned it is an answer to their “Akhand Bharat” map. Now we have to see that what else Pakistan can do for Kashmir and against fascist govt of Narendra Modi.
AWAIS GOPANG
Sukkur
Change fate,
not map
For many decades Kashmir has been under India’s barbarism. Many Kashmiris have been killed, tortured. Last year on 5th August 2019 India revoked Kashmir’s sovereign status and annexed the territory illegally. Since then Pakistan has been seeking world’s attention towards illegal occupation of Kashmir by India. Many countries have condemned such unilateral action.
A complete year has passed; no any progress has been made yet. Yesterday Pakistan changed its territorial map in which Kashmir has been shown as integral part of Pakistan which may lead us to diplomatic loss and because UNSC passed an resolution to give the Kashmiris their self-determination right through a fair plebiscite, so if we included the Kashmir in the map, thereby declared it part of us, how would we demand for free and fair plebiscite? Therefore fight a war for Kashmir through diplomatic platform and change the fate of Kashmiris not map.
SANAULLAH KALWAR
Kashmore, Sindh
Support mass demonstrations
I am bitter that President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised Zimbabweans and the world that he was going to revive the fortunes of Zimbabwe but in reality, he increased Zimbabwe’s problems. Zimbabwe is still facing endemic corruption, weak rule of law, poor protection for workers and land rights. There are rampant cases of abduction and arrest of opposition figures and civil society activists.
Journalists continue to face brief detentions and assaults by police. Due process protections stipulated in the constitution are not enforced. Police and other security personnel frequently ignore basic rights regarding detention, searches and seizures and accused persons are often held and interrogated for hours without legal counsel or explanation of the reason for their arrest. Perceived opponents of regime faced arbitrary arrests and detentions throughout time. Prison conditions are harsh and at times life-threatening. Overcrowding, poor sanitation and food shortage have contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other illnesses among inmates. Unemployment is still high and inflation is high too. Let’s support demonstrations and pile pressure on President Mnangagwa to improve things in Zimbabwe or resign immediately
KUDZAI CHIKOWORE
London
World War-III on water
The 20th Century saw two ferocious World Wars amongst the superpowers and the allied forces of those days. The First World War started in 1914 and lasted till 1918; whereas the Second World War began in 1939 which continued till 1945. In those wars, the main agenda of the contending superpowers was to have territorial control over one another’s land to satisfy their expansionist designs for economic purposes.
But, now the trends and agendas of today’s mighty powers have changed. Water has become the most immediate and unavoidable need of both big and small powers on the globe. The time is not far away when big powers of the world will wage a Third World War against all those weak powers of the world which have abundant resources of water. Likewise, small powers will give tough times to all those nations which will try to snatch or otherwise stop their water for any reason.
Such tough scenes have already been witnessed by the world between Pakistan and India where the latter has tried its level best many a time to stop the flow of water to the former from its head-works. But, with the intervention of the World Bank and other powers, India has retreated to its nefarious designs of crippling Pakistan economy.
ABDUL SAMAD SAMO
Karachi
Humiliation of mother
Mother is a word which fills everyone with emotions. A Mother is certainly the most important human being in everyone’s life. But now in this society theses words have no meaning because in this society mother is being humiliated. All Pakistanis were completely repulsed to see how a man was beating his mother for the sake of money.
That is not the first case, such incidents are common in rural areas. If the heavens and the earth had never exploded before, why would they explode today on that incident? Maybe that’s why people have high hopes that he is an educated person and he is right. Here is difference lies in fact that what you consider education, is just the art of making dollars. No its not education teaches us identity and respect of parents. We should give our children secular as well as Islamic teachings so that such incidents don’t happen in society.
KANWAL ALI
Karachi
