Pahalgam, Kashmir: How Did A Terrorist Attack Happen Amid Heavy Military Presence And Surveillance?
Pahalgam, Kashmir: How Did A Terrorist Attack Happen Amid Heavy Military Presence And Surveillance?
By Our Special Correspondent
The World Kashmir Awareness Forum Calls for Peace, Transparency, and Justice After Pahalgam Attack
Washington, DC – The World Kashmir Awareness Forum strongly condemns the horrific attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam in the Indian-occupied Kashmir. Violence targeting innocent civilians is indefensible under all circumstances.
For Kashmiris living under heavy military occupation, this tragic situation raises disturbing questions: How could such an incident occur in a region suffocated by intense military presence and surveillance?
Pahalgam, like the rest of Kashmir, is under constant surveillance, with checkpoints, military patrols, and intelligence operations at every corner. The reality of intense military control in every corner of Occupied Kashmir raises uncomfortable doubts about the true nature of this event.
Indian media, as usual, has rushed to assign blame, pointing fingers at the hitherto little-known group— The Resistance Front (TRF). Yet, the supposed claim of responsibility lacks the usual markers—the name, logo, or operational details typically seen in previous TRF statements. Even the BBC has cast doubt on the authenticity of this claim, and yet the Modi regime’s narrative continues to be driven without questioning these inconsistencies.
Meanwhile, the repression of innocent Kashmiri civilians has intensified across Kashmir and even in India:
But perhaps the most dangerous development, one that could threaten the peace and stability of South Asia, is India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. This treaty has been one of the few elements of cooperation between India and Pakistan since 1960 under the auspices of the World Bank, ensuring that the lifeline of water continues to flow between the two countries despite ongoing political tension. Suspension of this treaty is a deeply reckless move by the right-wing Modi regime—it jeopardizes the lives of millions in both India and Pakistan, and risks igniting full-scale conflict, including a nuclear conflagration region between the two nuclear powers.
Once again, it is the Kashmiri people who will bear the brunt of this escalation. Whether through water shortages or increased militarization, Kashmiris will continue to suffer the consequences of decisions made by two warring nations.
23 million Kashmiris must not be considered expendable. Kashmiris demand a full, independent and impartial investigation into this horrific attack with loss of innocent lives. Kashmiris want an independent credible third party international investigation, not by the warring parties with long held personal and national motives.
The international community must address the underlying causes that make such violence possible in an already heavily militarized zone. We call for the restoration of the Indus Waters Treaty and a commitment to peace, not war, in South Asia. Kashmir cannot remain a pawn in the geopolitical games of neighbouring nations and their selfish leaders. Until Kashmiris are free, peace will remain out of reach.
#India #IndianOccupiedKashmir #Kashmir #Kashmiris #Pakistan #Terrorism
A reminder that #capitalism could have preferred #democracy in #India to die, with no consideration for the lives of those - #Kashmiris, #Muslims, activists, #journalists, #indigenous communities, and others - who would suffer under #BJP #Hindu majoritarian rule, especially if they got a 400+ seat mandate.
I meet, in Japan, many people who care about #Ukraine but not #palestine.
Among too many Asian so-called "leftists," those are care about #Gaza but not Ukraine.
And, sadly, people everyone who care about either of those situations, but don't care about #Papuans #Uyghurs #Tibetans #Kashmiris or others facing oppression in Asia.
Sedition case: No lawyer for J&K students, Allahabad HC shifts case to another town
Nearly 15 months after three Kashmiri students of an engineering college in Agra were arrested for allegedly celebrating the Pakistan cricket team’s victory over India in a T20 World Cup cricket match, their case file has reached Saharanpur on the orders of the Allahabad high court as lawyers in Agra have refused to fight for them.
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I accompanied the first team. We visited all the jails in Jammu and came out with a list of detainees. The list helped people trace their relatives, and I had the opportunity to understand the problems faced by #Kashmiris in the freedom movement. These experiences cannot be explained here; a whole, fat book is needed for it. However, a few encounters that shook me do merit a mention.
—Zahir u din.
We demand that the international community, including @[email protected] and the @[email protected] urge India to immediately end aggression and to stop violating the ceasefire, targeting #Kashmiri civilians and using #Kashmiris as human shields.
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#Kashmiris have been painted as anti-nationals, as people who need to be taught a lesson. None of the other countrymen has any empathy for them and that's what scares me the most, says #IltijaMufti, daughter of former J&K CM #MehboobaMufti @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/interview/govt-treating-kashmiris-as-if-its-a-master-slave-relationship
Kashmiris have been painted as anti-nationals, as people who need to be taught a lesson. None of the other countrymen have any empathy for them and that is what scares me the most, says Iltija Mufti, the daughter of the former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti
#IltijaMufti said that there are many people who do not empathise or sympathise with #Kashmiris, but if #intolerance has afflicted this country like a virus, then no one is safe. #J&K @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/my-loyalties-lie-with-the-countrys-soil-they-are-not-mortgaged-to-bjp-iltija-mufti
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