Gowhar Geelani
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Kashmir is so 'normal' that markets, schools, colleges and universities haven't opened since Aug 5. Major communication lines including mobile phones, Internet continue to remain shut and suspended since. Hundreds held in jails in and outside Kashmir. Media gagged. All is well.
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Barkha Dutt is ‘an eyewitness’ to every incident that happens in Kashmir. She doesn’t care what the family of the deceased has to say. She doesn’t bother what the wailing daughter and mourning son of the slain civilian in Sopore have to say. She has made up her mind. She’s a star
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You too have children. You too buy chocolates for them. Kiss them on their forehead and cheek, saying good morning, Shab ba Khair (Good night) greetings. You too encourage them to dream big. You wish no harm comes their way. But then, how do you render other children orphaned? 😢
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There will be a day when Kashmir shall observe a real Eid without fear.
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Kashmir is apparently so happy with August 5 decision of last year that curfew has to be imposed in the city to welcome the happiness!
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Why are many bunkers in
#Kashmir
being removed temporarily? Is something happening tomorrow or day after? Is it to make Srinagar look presentable to delegates? Is it artificial beautification like manufacturing of false narratives? Will bunkers appear again after two days?
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I am not a Shia. But I love Iran for courage and self-esteem!
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I find it super cute when many in India—star television anchors, political analysts & commentators— voice concern about freedom of expression, press freedom, civil rights & rule of law about Afghanistan. To Kashmiris, they are content with denying even the basic right to exist.
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God be kind to Kashmir. Be kind. Every day has become Karbala for the natives.
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There are no restrictions in Kashmir. Omar Abdullah has been released. Mehbooba Mufti and Shah Faesal too. No one is under house arrest No one is in jail. The internet speed is 6G. Section 144 is in place nowhere. Why would one need Republic TV if you have such clarity & facts!
And on a matter of fact - there are no restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir impacting the handling of the virus
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Kashmir is the soul, identity and language. The Chenab Valley is the heart. Pir Panchal the body. Kargil the vital organ. No power on earth can rule the hearts and minds, no matter how divisive their politics is, how much hatred they spew, and how violent their narratives are.
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This isn’t Eid. It is Karbala. Muharram. Another civilian injured in Nawakadal Srinagar succumbs.
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In 95 ODIs,
@babarazam258
has amassed 4813 runs at 60, laced with 17 centuries, strike rate 89. A feat that neither Viv nor
@imVkohli
had achieved when they played 95 ODIs. Neither Sachin nor Ponting. Neither Hashim nor anyone else. Yet, Harbhajan makes a fool of himself! Hatred
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A 14-year-old boy, a Kashmiri boy, has been brutally killed in north Kashmir’s Handwara. There will be no television debates on the hapless. No obituaries written either. A Kashmiris is a cannon fodder. A necessary collateral damage. A life sans dignity and value.
Rest in peace!
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Journalists and writers are storytellers. They tell people’s stories and explain the events in a proper context with an analytical sweep. As a journalist, It is my job to write, to tell stories, and to analyse and interpret different situations and events on the ground.
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Dear brothers & sisters in Punjab!
The game of cricket was played between two international sides. Far away from Punjab & Kashmir. It was inevitable that one team would win, another would lose. Why are few among you inflicting wounds on the hapless Kashmiri students?Hatred? Why?
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One foot on the corpse.
One finger on the click button of the mobile camera.
The old man was driving a car. Lying on the road in a pool of blood?
Any bullet marks on the car if there was ‘crossfire’?
Who got him out of the car? Who placed the kid on the corpse? Who filmed ?
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Dear Ajay Devgan, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Bhaji, Suresh Raina and other bollywood and cricketing stars. Focus on sports and films. Value Hosh. Not Josh. Don't become war mongers and stop misusing your huge following. Your words matter.
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Muharram procession is a law-and-order problem. So is the Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-ul-Azha. The Friday congregation too.
But the parks and a pilgrimage of a certain kind is virus-proof. If you do not understand these basics, even God won't help your IQ or improvement in understanding!
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“Please don’t lie and don’t twist facts. Don’t issue fake statements. It is wrong to claim that my son tried to escape and didn’t stop. He was not such type. He was stopped, dragged out from the vehicle and shot dead,” Ghulam Nabi Shah, the father of the deceased youth told KTN.
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The Jammu Massacre—2,37,000 Muslims killed
“I told Mitter that if writing about a well-known massacre that turned Jammu from a Muslim-majority to a Hindu-majority city is something the owners of the daily objected to, I would rather not write for them.”
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Can’t apply mehandi on hands. Can’t sell bangles. Can’t be a vendor. Can’t sell meat/beef. Can’t offer prayers. Can’t be a stand-up comedian. Can’t be a meritorious academic. Can’t write, think, speak, feel. Aisi toofani jamhooriyat main iss ko karna kya hai? Kam se kam ticket do
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Dear bigots, 2,37,000 Muslims killed in the Jammu Massacre are accurate stats. Ref: London Spectator, Times London, Ved Bhasin’s work. Do read Christopher Snedden’s The Unwritten History of Kashmir. Being The Other by Saeed Naqvi. Numbers from historical facts,Revisionist history
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Ya Rabb! Saanis haalas peath kar raham. Zaalim karun naist-o-nabood! Mazloom Kaesher ratukh pannis sayas tal. Panun raham kar. Aes tschei kamzoar te laachar, bekas te badhaal, panun madad. Ameen!
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Inhabitants of an unlivable place where killings are a sport. Funerals too are a threat to law and order. Mourning is criminalised. Accountability has been deleted from dictionary. Versions are to be treated as objective facts. No, this is not the paradise you so fetishise.
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Friends in India who care to listen and possess a human heart: Do Kashmiris give you 'gyan' and 'insights' on Bombay, Delhi, Patna, Chennai and Cochin? Why have some of you lost the capacity to listen to Kashmiris who receive body bags, bury their young, carry coffins and mourn?
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Wariah rush oas az lal chowkas. Kaaw. Kotur. Tchari. Byari. Hoeen. Toofan heaz. Toofan.
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My mom brought me up by burning midnight oil, by spinning Pashmina yarn on a spinning wheel until late evenings to ensure that I read and write letters. I received education because my parents worked hard; earned Rizq-e-Halal. Don’t call us ‘elite’ if you don’t know our struggle!
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This is Kabir Mudasir, son of Dr. Mudasir Gul. His father, a civilian, was killed in Hyderpora on the evening of November 15, 2021. Holding a placard, Kabir has one demand.
Dr. Gul was killed along with house owner, Mohammad Altaf Bhat. And a tea maker Mohammad Amir.
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One question that is disturbing and will perhaps haunt many of us forever: Why was the old man Bashir Ahmad not removed to the hospital for treatment? Why was he filmed instead? Why was the toddler made to sit atop his chest? Why was the photography shoot happening there? Why????
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You can call Kashmir by any other name, the ground reality won’t change to your liking.
Our birds sing songs of Azad. The waters in our rivers flow like resistance poetry. The maple leaves preserve our identity. Wazwan telegraphs who we are. Our literature is our civilisation!
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While Kashmir's politicians across the ideological divide are busy saying "Sir G, Sir G, 4G 4G", the domicile rights test 'Covid positive'. One of Kashmir's misfortunes is its politicians.
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An articulate individual who led his country to world cup win in 1992, has a degree from a foreign university, respected for his philanthropy, built a cancer hospital, is an extremist for sections of Indian media. Either they are jealous of his achievements or looks, or both! :-
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Dear Fascists,
It is not “Bakra Eid”. Nor “Sewian Eid.”
It is Eid-ul-Azha or Adha. The one when the sacrificial animal is sacrificed.
It is Eid-ul-Fitr. The one after a month of fasting.
You won’t be allowed to decide our faith, identity, culture, history, choice of food etc
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Imagine a 77-year old man, suffering from multiple ailments, was kept at Udhampur Jail for his political views. And now he has passed away during incarceration.
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So,
@ImranKhanPTI
invites Kris SriKanth to bat again after being adjudged out. What a player! A captain is always a captain. A leader is always a leader. A riot engineer will remain a riot engineer. Simple.
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“Delhi is dying,” says the
@IPL
commentator
@GautamGambhir
while demanding resignation of Delhi CM
@ArvindKejriwal
. Fair enough.
With about three lakh cases of Coronavirus &2020 deaths in a single day, “India is dying too.”
Whose resignation should
@GautamGambhir
be demanding?
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Palestine is far far away. It would have been great if
@asadowaisi
sahab would see another Palestine which is nearer! Mr. Owaisi unambiguously talks about the rights of the Palestinians & aggression of the Israeli state, & rightly so, but gaslights about another Palestine!
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All that a hapless and helpless father in Kashmir is asking for is the body of his teenage son. He is pleading. For a decent and dignified burial. Only in Kashmir the bodies of the young, corpses, are snatched as a policy. No place on earth has experienced pain of such magnitude!
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They plan and Almighty plans. Indeed, Almighty is the best planner!
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Hello everyone: Can you help me convince
@TwitterSupport
to support my
#VerifiedRequest
for a
#BlueCheck
! Please retweet or reply and tag
@TwitterSupport
@Twitter
. (And 🙏 😊 thank you!)
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Today is July 13. Yes, July 13. No one, no power on earth can change this fact or erase this memory!
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Justice will flow like water in the stream. Rivers remember!
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A professor of global relations once remarked: “Like water, resistance finds its path.”
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If any doctor can answer the following questions:
1. Coronavirus infections in India are touching the 900,000-mark with 23,000+deaths. India is in Unlock Phase. Why lockdown in Kashmir for 4,000 active cases?
2. If spike is the reason, does Virus not affect tourists & pilgrims?
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For native Kashmiris, there are restrictions, barricades & lockdowns. Ban on social & religious gatherings. Fair enough if virus is the reason.
For tourists & pilgrims, Kashmir is safe. Implies two things: The virus doesn’t affect pilgrims. Insulting intelligence of Kashmiris!
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Hopelessness is a sin. It is a hopeless situation. Losing all faith in humanity, ideas of justice, rights and human equality is easy in this depressing situation. One can easily say that there there is no justice. But justice will flow like a mighty stream, one day. Hope will win
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Eight million rumour mongers and liars, including the victim family and the toddler. Only those who filmed the traumatised three-year-old and took excellent pictures and videos of him from various angles are speaking truth. The rest are sharpasand anasir, agents and mercenaries.
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Statesman, legendary
@ImranKhanPTI
's tight slap on the cheeks of war mongers. That's why education is important. Bigotry is not. Well done. Huge huge gesture from Pakistan. Another moral victory!!
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If Ashraf Ghani is an elected leader, and not a US puppet and installed president, then Jadeja is the world’s best fast bowler and Pujara the most aggressive T20 player in the world. :)
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For Mr.
@ShekharGupta
Bofors remains a scam because the
@INCIndia
is now a weak opposition, but Rafale is “clean deal” because the ruling dispensation is powerful. That is the crux. Whoever is powerful, wields influence and at the helm of affairs is “clean” for the 50-word edit.
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Why can’t Kashmiris be allowed to move, buy essentials, med, fruits & vegetables? When flights & trains are operational & liquor shops open in places with 50,000
#Covid
cases & 1,000 deaths, why is
#Coronavirus
a ‘law & order’ issue in
#Kashmir
with 800 active cases & 22 deaths?
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Coronavirus has a religious identity.
And Plasma donation is faith neutral.
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Kashmiri parents, is it time to think and reflect on a question whether it Is worth sending your daughters and sons to educational institutions, especially the ones where bigotry, hatred, venom, vengeance, pettiness and violence is the only flavour? Is it worth it?Kindly consider
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Dates when they and their homeland was sold:
||March 16, 1846||
||24 February 1975||
||24 June 2021||
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hamari jheel mehmaan nawaz to hai magar beghairat nahin!
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#ReturnTheBodies
is collective demand from the bruised Kashmir Valley. Imagine that people are not saying “do not kill us”, they are demanding “please return the bodies.” Imagine. If this doesn’t move you and make you think, weep and reflect, nothing else wills
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Shame on the star anchors & celebrity journos of large sections of Indian media who don’t even feel the symbolic need to deplore civilian killings in Kashmir. That’s why they remain unloved & aren’t respected in Kashmir! Their silence telegraphs that they’re partners in crime!
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From Bombay it is only a two-and-a-half hour flight to do the same. A very picturesque prison, I must tell you. You will find more men in the uniform than in civvies. Barbed wires and concertina coils are the region’s fastest growing vegetation. Will you come? To show solidarity?
Buffer zone. Gaza Strip. January 2011.
Showing much deserved middle finger to the Israeli ‘wall’.
Israel has blockaded Gaza (land, air and sea) since 2007. The economic & human cost of this has been horrible & huge. Gaza Strip is basically one big open air jail.
#FreePalestine
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‘FIRs likely to be filed under UAPA & PSA against the United Nations, UNCIRF, CPJ, RSF, IFJ, Amnesty, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Independent, Guardian, The Wire and other credible global & regional rights bodies & media houses. For being ‘anti-national’
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Boy, it is below my dignity to respond to the filth and falsehood that you peddle. Your antics remind me of the Kapos, who worked for the Nazi German SS troops and Hitler’s Ministry of Propaganda headed by Joseph Goebbels. They worked for Einsatzgruppen to inflict pain on humans!
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Under
@babarazam258
’s captaincy:
#ODI
series win (2-1) v South Africa in SA (Babar made 122, 31 & 94 (Centurion & Johannesburg).
#ODI
series win (2-1) v Australia
Babar 105*, 114 & 57
Player of the Series: Babar
#ODI
series win v New Zealand
Babar 49, 65 and 54
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We do not sight crescent 🌙. Let us face a fact: We wait for that announcement. Earlier, on radio and television. Now on Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media platforms! Some things will never change. Like the flow of a river. The colour of evergreen 🌲 plants.
Eid Mubarak!
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Arrogance never pays. It makes you pay. Whether in Dubai or in Srinagar, the Shah duo have not been a good omen. Kashmiri humour is simply brilliant.
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A Pakistani prisoner was killed in cold blood in an Indian jail, a Kashmiri civilian tied to the bonnet of an army jeep in Budgam, 18-month-old baby Hiba Jan and Insha hit/blinded by pellets, scores of Kashmiri teenagers killed, no Indian 📺 anchor invoked Geneva Convention. Sad!
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When I say I love Iran, Persian language and Iranian civilisation why does it hurt the right wing extremists? I am referring to a rich civilisation, rhythmic and elegant language, poetry, scholarship and courage. Well, courage may not be a virtue, but with it you can do a lot!
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Not saying that Kashmir is perfect, but you will not find the kind of selfless Kashmiri hospitality, generosity and empathy anywhere in the world. During the earthquake (2005), floods (2014) and prolonged lockdowns (2008-10-16-19-20), K-Muslims first ensured help to non-Muslims.
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“Ashraf Sehrai’s son Raashid told
@thewire_in
that his father called home 10 days ago and said, “I am ill, have grown weak, feel dizzy and cannot move. The jail authorities are not providing me any treatment.” “My father has been murdered,” Raashid said.
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One of the biggest developments to have taken place in ‘Naya Kashmir’ in the last one year is that you can have vanilla ice cream 🍦 along the embankment of the Dal Lake when the native population is placed under strict curfew. This is huge.
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No. This is not in Kabul. This is in Uttar Pradesh.....!
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Eid Mubarak, everyone. May Kashmir’s sufferings end and its collective pain vanish! May the tormentor pay for its evil deeds!
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In his first 98 ODIs,
@imVkohli
amassed 4054 runs, laced with 13 hundreds, at a batting average of 49.43.
In his first 98 ODIs, 96 Innings,
@babarazam258
has amassed 4981 runs, laced with 17 centuries, at a batting average of 59.29.
Those talking nonsense about conversion rate
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They normalised the annexation by participating in the DDC polls. They normalised it again by attending the meeting without homework, without a strong political will and spine, and with apologetic tone & naivety. The other side was interested in delimitation, polls and posturing!
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All Kashmiri students can be accused of being in possession of “incriminating material” as most have Atlas and Globe with them for studying maps. The attempt to criminalise possession of map of any country is stupidity and intellectual bankruptcy of the highest order! Grow up!!!
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Thirty two Kashmiri journalists of repute and unquestionable integrity have been intimidated, harassed, summoned to stations, fake cases registered against several of them, offices of leading newspapers raided and some sealed, media forced into silence. And it is all changa se!
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The biggest mistake and misfortune of
@babarazam258
and
@iNaseemShah
is to be born in a country that has earned notoriety for crisis of acknowledgement when it comes to respecting talent and celebrating success. Driven by jealousy and insecurities, trolling of Babar is expected.
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Eid Namaz se itna kyoun darte hain aap? Aur yeh virus aap ki marzi ke mutabiq aata hai, jata hai, kabhi din main, kabhi shaam, kabhi aap park kholte hain, kabhi saans band karte hain. Aap ko sharm aati hai ki nahin? Ya aati hai, phir chali jaati hai, virus ki tarah?
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Terminology is important. They are in uniform.
Questions:
How do they sleep?
How do they face their children?
How do they sermonise?
Do they look into the mirror?
Do they believe in the divine justice?
Do they have a conscience?
اس رزق سے موت اچھی
جس رزق سے آتی ہو۔۔
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In Kashmir, there was uninterrupted and high-speed 6G internet speed till 3 pm today. It was another first. Now, it is normal speed again. :-)
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@SreenivasanJain
And someone leading another country was barred from entering the US for his role in a pogrom. Not that long ago.
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Labels. Labels. Labels.
Versions. Versions. Versions.
Facts can go to hell!
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We should congratulate the administration for imposing strict curfew on August 4 and 5. The over-joyous Kashmiris would have thronged streets to enthusiastically celebrate the first anniversary of August 5 decision of last year. That too during the COVID19 pandemic. It was a risk
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Logically, as many as 80-100 Muslim parliamentarians should have been in the Indian Parliament, and about 15 in the cabinet. But there is not even a semblance of symbolism in Muslim representation. But in Kashmir the discourse has to be all about the minority rights. Hypocrisy!
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The idea of ‘justice’ in a haunted place has been reduced to “at least return us the body.” No one says do not kill us. Return the body. Any living being can be lowered into the grave by branding him/her as “hybrid” or “associate” or “XYZ”. May God be kind to the dispossessed!
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This K-Twitter is a community of indigenous, intelligent, witty and conversationalist group in cyber space which shares a poem, a laughter, a joke, a piece of satire and prose. The group talks about Kashmir's vibrant culture. But the Stenographer-in-Chief found a 'foreign' hand
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Kashmir’s young and talented cartoonist
@mirsuhail
has now graduated to another level. 👏🏼👏🏼
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Even the celebrated spymasters said & knew: “Na jhukne wala, na bikne wala.”
One of the best ways to understand the importance of integrity is: when your most dreaded adversary respects you.
Agreements & disagreements, ideological differences—all fine.
But, integrity matters!
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