IHK assembly witnesses ugly scenes over Abdullah’s remarks

Pandemonium broke out in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Thursday. Trouble started when opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) began to protest over state chief Omar Abdullah’s statement that the state government was not a puppet in the hands of the federal government.
Deputies of the Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) were physically evicted when they tried to storm the well of the House.
The BJP legislature party has decided to boycott the remaining Assembly session, which will end on October 9.
Add Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan and then see the condition of the state. We just wanted a clarification (of the remarks made by state chief) when have been taken out of the assembly. Our Durga DasJi has got head injury. MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) were marshaled and the way all the MLAs have been treated in the assembly, I believe nothing like this happened before in the democracy of the world. So, we are completely condemning it and we are continuously saying that we have decided that the workers and MLAs of Bharatiya Janata party (main opposition party of India) will boycott the assembly for coming three days. By any means, we are not ready to go inside the assembly, said Chaman Lal Gupta, a member of the BJP Legislative Party.
Authorities in Srinagar began removing some security bunkers on October 5 as part of New Delhi’s efforts to defuse tensions in the troubled region. Kashmir has been in a siege-like state of strikes, protests and curfew for months, threatening to undermine rule from New Delhi, which has been fighting an armed separatist rebellion in the region since 1989.
More than 100 people have been killed and scores arrested in protests since June — among the biggest since an armed separatist rebellion broke out in Kashmir in 1989.

IHK assembly witnesses ugly scenes over Abdullah’s remarks

Pandemonium broke out in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Thursday. Trouble started when opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) began to protest over state chief Omar Abdullah’s statement that the state government was not a puppet in the hands of the federal government.
Deputies of the Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) were physically evicted when they tried to storm the well of the House.
The BJP legislature party has decided to boycott the remaining Assembly session, which will end on October 9.
Add Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan and then see the condition of the state. We just wanted a clarification (of the remarks made by state chief) when have been taken out of the assembly. Our Durga DasJi has got head injury. MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) were marshaled and the way all the MLAs have been treated in the assembly, I believe nothing like this happened before in the democracy of the world. So, we are completely condemning it and we are continuously saying that we have decided that the workers and MLAs of Bharatiya Janata party (main opposition party of India) will boycott the assembly for coming three days. By any means, we are not ready to go inside the assembly, said Chaman Lal Gupta, a member of the BJP Legislative Party.
Authorities in Srinagar began removing some security bunkers on October 5 as part of New Delhi’s efforts to defuse tensions in the troubled region. Kashmir has been in a siege-like state of strikes, protests and curfew for months, threatening to undermine rule from New Delhi, which has been fighting an armed separatist rebellion in the region since 1989.
More than 100 people have been killed and scores arrested in protests since June — among the biggest since an armed separatist rebellion broke out in Kashmir in 1989.

Police firing kills 13 protesters in Indian Occupied Kashmir

At least 13 protesters have been killed in clashes with police troops in Indian Occupied Kashmir that have been partly fueled by a report of a Quran being desecrated in the United States.
The death toll Monday was the highest since separatist protests broke out in June against Indian rule in the disputed region.
Tens of thousands of violent anti-Indian demonstrators ignored a curfew and flooded the streets, burning government buildings and throwing rocks at police stations.
A police officer said security forces shot at some of the crowds, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with media.

25 bus passengers killed in Afghan blast

HEART: At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and over a dozen wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the provincial governor said.

The bus was on its way from Delaram district, about 700 kms(430 miles) from the capital, Kabul, when the bomb exploded. Nearly 20 people were wounded in the blast, some of them in serious condition.

US envoy likely to attend Hiroshima ceremony

TOKYO: US President Barack Obama will likely send an envoy to a ceremony next week marking the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first US government official to attend the event, media said Wednesday.

US ambassador John Roos is expected to lay a floral wreath at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on August 6, the 65th anniversary of the World War II bombing that helped force Japan”s surrender on August 15, reports said. The US embassy in Tokyo did not confirm the reports. Japan is the only nation to have been attacked with atomic bombs.

More than 140,000 people were killed instantly in Hiroshima or died in the days and weeks after the US attack. Three days later a US plane dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing more than 70,000 people.

India orders probe into protest deaths in Held Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The state government in Indian Occupied Kashmir said Wednesday it had ordered a judicial probe into the recent deaths of 17 people in clashes between anti-India protesters and security forces.

The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley has been wracked by angry demonstrations since June 11, when a 17-year-old boy died after being hit by a police tear gas shell.

Since then another 16 people, many of them teenagers, have been killed.

Two retired judges will “inquire into all the 17 incidents… in which fatalities had occurred on account of action by the security forces,” a government statement said.

The inquiry will submit its report within three months.

The government also said it would review the cases of all people detained recently for taking part in the protests.

A 20-year freedom fighting against Indian occupation in Kashmir has left thousands dead in a region where anti-India sentiment runs deep.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie settle privacy claim

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AI asks India to repeal Kashmir detention law

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: An international rights group has urged India to immediately release two jailed lawyers in the troubled Indian-occupied part of Kashmir and repeal a harsh law that allows detention for up to two years without trial.

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Pakistanis in Indian Jails await help

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News – Almost 30 Pakistani imprisoned in Central Jail Kot Bhulwal, Indian Occupied Kashmir, are waiting for government assistance for their release, it has been learnt reliably.

All of these Pakistanis have already completed their sentence, however escalating tension between the two neighbours remains to be a major hurdle in the way of their release.

Some of the Pakistani nationals have been languishing in Central Jail Kot Bhulwal for the past 15 years despite completing their sentence and blame the two rival governments of Pakistan and India for not doing anything to seek their repatriation.
18-year-old Abdul Ghafoor is one of the 30 Pakistanis who have completed their sentences in August 2008 but could not secure release due to unknown reasons.

According to details in a letter that Ghafoor wrote to his parents on 16 June 2007 from Central jail Kot Bhulwal, he unconsciously crossed the Line of Control near Muzaffarabad in July 2007 and was nabbed by Indian security personals deputed there.
Indian authorities put Ghafoor in jail for one year following his arrest. He completed his sentence on August 2008, however the Indians have not released him yet. According to Ghafoor, there still are 30 Pakistanis suffering in the same jail despite having completed their sentence.

Since the arrest of his teenager son , Ghafoor’s aged father Muhammad Manzoor has been visiting Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking concerned authorities for early release of his son. “No progress has been made yet”, Manzoor told this correspondent.
According to sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as many as 700 Pakistanis are languishing in Indian jails, including 400 fishermen, at present. Concerned authorities are said to be engaged in serious efforts to secure their release. However, escalating tension between the neighbours is said to be the major hurdle in this regard.

When contacted, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Basit said concerned authorities are in contact with the Indians for the release of Pakistani prisoners. However he admitted the fact that the process was slow.

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Pakistanis in Indian Jails await help was first posted on December 5, 2009 at 8:12 am.

Pakistanis in Indian Jails await help

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News – Almost 30 Pakistani imprisoned in Central Jail Kot Bhulwal, Indian Occupied Kashmir, are waiting for government assistance for their release, it has been learnt reliably.

All of these Pakistanis have already completed their sentence, however escalating tension between the two neighbours remains to be a major hurdle in the way of their release.

Some of the Pakistani nationals have been languishing in Central Jail Kot Bhulwal for the past 15 years despite completing their sentence and blame the two rival governments of Pakistan and India for not doing anything to seek their repatriation.
18-year-old Abdul Ghafoor is one of the 30 Pakistanis who have completed their sentences in August 2008 but could not secure release due to unknown reasons.

According to details in a letter that Ghafoor wrote to his parents on 16 June 2007 from Central jail Kot Bhulwal, he unconsciously crossed the Line of Control near Muzaffarabad in July 2007 and was nabbed by Indian security personals deputed there.
Indian authorities put Ghafoor in jail for one year following his arrest. He completed his sentence on August 2008, however the Indians have not released him yet. According to Ghafoor, there still are 30 Pakistanis suffering in the same jail despite having completed their sentence.

Since the arrest of his teenager son , Ghafoor’s aged father Muhammad Manzoor has been visiting Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking concerned authorities for early release of his son. “No progress has been made yet”, Manzoor told this correspondent.
According to sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as many as 700 Pakistanis are languishing in Indian jails, including 400 fishermen, at present. Concerned authorities are said to be engaged in serious efforts to secure their release. However, escalating tension between the neighbours is said to be the major hurdle in this regard.

When contacted, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Basit said concerned authorities are in contact with the Indians for the release of Pakistani prisoners. However he admitted the fact that the process was slow.

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Pakistanis in Indian Jails await help was first posted on December 5, 2009 at 8:12 am.

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