Sonam, Pakcik Bill & other forumites;
It is an irony ~ Gurkhas are helping Ethnic Albanian (mostly Moslem) in Europe but another Gurkhas are attacking Ethnic Kashmiri (also mostly Moslem) in Indian sub-continent !
Somehow if UN decide to interfere ~ who knows that London might send his 1st Gurkha Rifles to help Ethnic Kashmiri ~ then 1st Gurkha Rifles has to face 11th Gurkha Rifles !!!
I reserve my comments ! Anyhow I would like to bring all the forumites to some news (dated from 1/7 to 7/7 in descending order) which I received daily via email directly from Kashmir.
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 07, 1999)
GURKHA BATTLION COLLAPSED IN KHALUBAR CLASH
(Srinagar, KPI.KMS) A battalion consisting of eleven Gurkha soldiers was critically injured during a clash with Mujahideen in Khalubar. The battalion's commanding officer, Colonel Lalit Rai was severely injured and the whole battalion has to retreat.
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 06, 1999)
MUJAHIDEEN FALSIFY INDIAN CLAIMS
(Srinagar, KMS/KPI) A spokesman of Mujahideen has strongly contradicted the Indian claim that its troops had captured Tiger Hills. He categorically declined that the hill was still with Mujahideen who are well-entrenched and have successfully repulsed all Indian attacks on the hill. He said, "Indian government is trying to boost the sagging moral of its forces on the false claims." The spokesman also contradicted the Indian forces' claims. He said 700 Indian soldiers were killed and over 1,000 injured as against Indian claim of 250killed and 400 injured. Challenging Indian claim of capturing Tiger Hill, let India take correspondents to Kargil so that they themselves find out the truth.
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 05, 1999)
BRUTAL BEHEADING OF YOUTH AND THEN PARADING HIS HEAD
(Srinagar, KMS/KPI) In Kashtwar, forceful ant-India demonstrations were held against brutal beheading of a youth by Indian troops, whose head was paraded in the town. This enraged the people, who took out a protest procession raising roaring slogans against Indian subjugation. The All Party Hurriyet Conference (All Party Hurriyet Conference) strongly reacted against this butchery.
KILLINGS, KILLINGS AND MORE KILLING BY INDIAN TROOPS
(Srinagar, KMS/KPI) A women, Zeba was shot dead mercilessly and his two young girls were critically injured by Indian troops at Gorgiyal in Poonch area. An auto-rickshaw driver, Fayyaz Ahmed was gunned down in Srinagar. Another person was killed in Kupwara district. Six young men ranging from 16 to 23years of age are mysteriously missing from different places of Baramula district.
UN MILITARY OBSERVERS NARROWLY ESCAPED INDIAN SHELLING
(Lipa Valley, KMS/KPI) Indian army shelled the Lipa Valley last night using heavy artillery. Two members of United Nations Observer Group were on a visit to the area. At 9.45p.m. all of a sudden Indian forces started shelling with heavy artillery. Approximate 15 shells fell around the area where observers of UNGOIP were staying, however, they remained safe. Pakistan army efficiently retaliated India shelling. United Nations observers visited injured people in the hospitals
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 04, 1999)
FIERCE RESISTANCE BY MUJAHIDEEN
(Kargil, PTV) Sixteen Indian troops, including a major were killed in fierce clash with Mujahideen in Drass sector. The clash took place in difficult terrains of Parlong where Indian Forces suffered heavy loses of men and material.
INDIA HAMPERS UN OBSERVERS GROUP IN KASHMIR
(Srinagar, PTV) Frustrated by the internationalization of the Kashmir dispute, the Indian government started hampering the activities of the U.N military observer group in Pakistan and India stationed on both sides of the line of control. A plane, belonging to the observer group was refused permission to land at Srinagar Airport. The military observer group was deputed on both sides of the line of control in the disputed Kashmir Region in 1951 to monitor the cease-fire line.
KASHMIR - ANOTHER KOSOVO? ANOTHER BOSNIA?
Occupied Kashmir, the beautiful valley, where for long time India is playing a game of fire and blood is now presenting a picture of collective ethnic cleansing of Kashmiris at the hands of oppressive Indian Occupation forces. Kashmir has been a victim of continuous suppression by the Occupied Indian army for the last 52 years. This year, till February its army strength has risen to 700,000 which is the largest military concentration in the world. In Indian Occupied Kashmir, during the last six weeks, India increased this strength further by sending five more infantry divisions, five independent mountain brigades and 40 battalions of para-military forces. The presence of more than 700,000 troops to maintain control over a population of 13million Kashmiris, points to the fact that India wants to keep its occupation of Kashmir solely by military forces. India, after failing to terrorize innocent Kashmiri people is opting for ethnic cleansing. India till now has martyred 70,000 innocent Kashmir and has made more than 40,000youth amputated as a result of torture tactics. Several thousands women have been dishonored. At certain places many people are made to stand and shot point blank. Similarly, a village after a village has been burned down. Only recently, a village Bandipura near Srinagar was reduced to ashes by the Indian army. After this inhuman act, there is not a single building left worth living. The killing of 18 relatives of Mujahideen few days ago in the village of Sirankot is a clear sign of Indian forces' confusion, utter desperation and failure. Despite the presence of more than 700,000 Indian troops in Indian Occupied Kashmir, Indian forces are still demanding more power under the Armed Forces Special Act. Its aim is none other than cleansing of Kashmiri people. The Kashmir problem has been on the United Nations agenda over 50 years. These moments in Occupied Kashmir are like that of Bosnia and Kosovo. International community should increase pressure on India to bring about a just and durable solution so that the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir could decide about their future in a free and peaceful manner. Only in this way, the beautiful valley of Indian Occupied Kashmir can be saved from becoming a Bosnia and Kosovo.
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 03, 1999)
MORE KILLINGS IN KASHMIR
(Srinagar, PTV) In Indian Occupied Kashmir, Indian forces have killed three innocent Kashmiris in Rajori, two in Jammu. One youth was murdered after intense torture by the enemy troops in Doda.
INDIAN ARMY STOPS MUSLIMS TO PRAY IN MOSQUES
(Hindwara, PTV) In Hindwara, the Indian army has stopped Muslims to go to mosques and ordered that if they wanted to, then they must pray at their homes.
MUJAHIDEEN'S SUCCESS
(Srinagar, PTV) Mujahideen had intense clashes with oppressing army. In these clashes, five Indian army soldiers were killed in Kapwara while in Baramula, a number of armed police officers were killed during clashes.
INDIAN ARMY KILLED ITS OWN 28 OFFICERES
(Islamabad, KMS.KPI) Because of lost moral, frustration and mental problems, Indian soldiers have killed their own 28 officers. Many officers were killed when the Indian soldiers were denied their annual vacation.
KASHMIRIS BLAME INDIAN TROOPS FOR MASSACRE
MORHA BACHAI, (AFP) Villagers in the southern Kashmiri village of Morha Bachai, where 18 Muslims were massacred by unidentified gunmen, on Thursday accused Indian soldiers of carrying out the attack. Zubeda, a Muslim villager who was wounded in the Monday night massacre, said six soldiers, two dressed in army commando uniforms, barged into her house.
LATEST UPDATES DIRECT FROM KASHMIR (JULY 01, 1999)
APHC CHAIRMAN DENOUNCES MASSACRES OF MUSLIMS
(Srinagar, KMS/KPI) The All Party Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Gilani has strongly denounced collective massacre of 18 relatives of Mujahideen in Poonch District yesterday. Syed Ali Shah Gilani has recalled collective massacres of 19 Muslims in the same Poonch District last year. The victims were related to Mujahideen Commander, Imtiaz. He said, "In the past ten years, Indian troops have been indulged in similar gruesome cruelties.
ANOTHER MASSACRE - WHERE ARE DEFENDERS OF HUMANITY?
(Srinagar, KMS/KPI) Twelve Kashmir Muslim laborers were massacred at Sandoo Achabal village by Indian troops. The Kashmiris were sleeping in a brick kiln. The Rajputana Regiment of Indian army unit woke up them and killed them in cold-blood.
[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 09 July 1999).]
