'Two Dozen Terrorists Keeping Srinagar Shut'
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The Times Of India - Ahmedabad, 9/16/2019 Cropped page Page: 10 CCI NG 3.7 Product: TOIAhmedabadBS PubDate: 16-09-2019 Zone: AhmedabadCity Edition: 1 Page: TOIACP10 User: prasantakumar.sahoo Time: 09-15-2019 23:51 Color: CMYK THE TIMES OF INDIA, AHMEDABAD 10 TIMES NATION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 SC to hear on ‘Two dozen terrorists Monday pleas Malala faces flak for remark on J&K kids London: Nobel Peace Prize public transport has gone off on J&K curbs winner and Pakistani educa- the roads in the Valley. tion rights activist Malala Malala Yousafzai said she was The efforts of the state gov- keeping Srinagar shut’ New Delhi: The Supreme Yousafzai has urged the UN to deeply concerned about reports ernment to reopen schools Court is scheduled to hear on work towards peace in Kash- that Kashmiri students “have have not borne any fruit as Monday pleas challenging mir and help children in the not been able to attend schools parents continue to keep the Valley to go back to school. kids at home due to apprehen- abrogation of provisions of for more than 40 days”, and But J&K DGP Denies Report Of Ultras Roaming Freely Article 370 — which gave spe- Taking to Twitter, Malala, sions about their safety. Post- PTI cial status to J&K, validity of 22, said she was deeply con- about girls who are afraid to ers have appeared in Srina- Srinagar: Nearly two dozen imposition of President’s rule cerned about reports that leave their homes gar warning people to keep terrorists are present in the city and the related restrictions Kashmiri students “have not their children away from and its periphery and even imposed in the state. been able to attend schools for longing to the minority com- norities of Pakistan. To schools after the Centre openly threatening shopkeep- A bench of Chief Justice more than 40 days”, and munity in Pakistan. speak against the forceful abrogated J&K’s special sta- ers in some areas, raising seri- Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A “about girls who are afraid to “Pakistan doesn’t react to conversation & persecution tus last month. ous concern in the security es- Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer will leave their homes”. how it’s perceived in the world, taking place on the minority “The terrorists want the tablishment, according to offi- be also hearing a bunch fresh “I am asking leaders, at carries forward their agenda girls in her own country!De- public to remain illiterate so cials. petitions, including the one fil- UNGA and beyond, to work to- and how Malala is helping run velopmental agendas got ex- that they can control their However, security forces are ed by former J&K chief minis- wards peace in Kashmir, listen that agenda on Kashmir in the tended to Kashmir, nothing mind,” said Farooq Khan, taking all precautions to ensure ter Ghulam Nabi Azad seeking to Kashmiri voices and help garb of her ‘concern’ for Kash- suppressed!” tweed BJP the advisor to Governor Sa- that the terrorists do not use the permission to visit his family children go safely back to sc- miri girls but am loving the leader Shobha Karandlaje. tya Pal Malik. PTI situation to cause any flare-up as members and relatives. hool,” the youngest-ever Nobel meltdown Indians are having Normal life has remained Malala, the famed human in the past incidents of stone pelt- Sajjad Lone’s J&K People’s Laureate tweeted on Saturday. on behalf of Malala. So touch- affected in Kashmir since rights activist, was shot by ing by youths have occurred dur- Conference party has also Malala’s remarks drew ing,” said Shiv Sena leader Pri- August 5 when India abro- the Taliban gunman in De- ing anti-militancy operations, sharp criticism from Indian yanka Chaturvedi in a tweet. gated Article 370 of the Con- cember 2012 for her cam- SHUTDOWN DIKTAT: At many places in downtown Srinagar, challenged the abrogation of they said. members of the Twitterati “Sincere request to the stitution, ending the special paign on girls’ education in terrorists have reportedly been seen warning shopkeepers to keep provisions of Article 370 and There have been only stray the validity of the state Re-or- who questioned her silence Nobel winner, to spend some status of J&K. Most shops the Swat Valley in northeast- protests since the government their shops shut and adhere to their diktats, say officials ganisation Bill. PTI on the plight of the girls be- time speaking with the mi- and schools remain shut and ern Pakistan. PTI imposed severe restrictions on communication channels and tion”. From interactions with ministration has ensured that movement of people after it an- several officials of the state as there is no civilian death till now nounced its decisions to abro- well as the Centre, it is estimated and apprehends that any strong gate the special status accorded that around two dozen terrorists action may provide a trigger for 21 Indians killed in over 2k Pakistanis treat all to J&K and split the state into are well-entrenched within the violent protests. They believe the two Union territories on August city limits, while their move- terrorists ha-ve “a deeper game 5. ment and visibility in rural areas plan” as the violence level has violations by Pak this year Indians as kin: Pawar Restrictions have subse- have become a routine. come down despite their “heavy ANI quently been eased, but the sit- The officials, speaking on presence”. New Delhi: The Pakistani Mumbai: In potentially are being made by the rul- uation in Kashmir Valley condition of anonymity, said At many places in the city, in- Army has violated cease- Pak summons Af, controversial statements, ing dispensation to divide seems “far from normal”, par- counter-militancy oper- cluding the highly secured Civil fire more than 2,050 times Nationalist Congress Par- people in the name of Pa- ticularly with a high presence of ations have taken a severe hit Lines areas of Raj Bagh, Jawhar this year without provoca- Indian envoys after ty supremo Sharad Pawar kistan and Islam, minori- terrorists, they said. ever since August 5 when the Nagar and Lal Chowk, shopkeep- tion in which 21 Indians border incidents has lavished praises on ties are being attacked, but At many places in Down- government announced its ers were threatened at gunpoint have been killed, the min- the people of Pakistan and no action is taken against town Srinagar, the terrorists decisions on J&K. to keep their shops shut and en- istry of external affairs akistan has summoned alleged that the ruling the accused. have been seen roaming freely Only two operations have sure a complete hartal. The shop- said on Sunday. Pdiplomats from BJP is spreading Pawar called upon and even warning shopkeepers taken place since August 5 — one keepers and some media outlets “We have highlighted Afghanistan and India after “misinforma- the Muslim commu- to keep their shops shut and ad- in Baramulla on August 20 and have also been asked to keep our concerns at unpro- Army personnel destroying several shooting incidents tion”. nity in India to come here to their diktats, the offi- another chance encounter in their peripheral CCTV cameras voked ceasefire violations unexploded mortar shells at along two different borders “People here forward and counter cials said. Sopore on September 9. off, the officials said. by Pakistan forces, includ- village Balakote in Poonch killed four Pakistani say Pakistanis are these goings-on in the J&K Police chief Dilbag The terrorists have erected In the militancy-hit areas of ing in support of cross-bor- soldiers and a civilian facing injustice country since pro- Singh did not rule out the possi- blockades in certain parts of the Shopian, terrorists burnt down der terrorist infiltration, heightened tensions be- woman. and are unhappy gress cannot be bility of presence of terrorists city, including in areas adjo-ining an automobile workshop as it and targeting of Indian ci- tween India and Pakistan Pakistan’s foreign office but that is far from achieved without am- but said to claim that they are Anchar Lake and Soura. was repairing vehicles on Satur- vilians and border posts by following the abrogation summoned an Afghan the truth. Such ity and brotherhood roaming freely “is an exaggera- The officials said that the ad- day, they said. PTI them,” ministry of exter- of provisions of Article diplomat on Saturday to comments are be- Sharad Pawar among all communi- nal affairs spokesperson 370 in Jammu & Kashmir account for what it said was ing made only for ties. Raveesh Kumar said. and the bifurcation of the firing into Pakistan by political gains, The comments “This year they have re- state into union territo- militants in Afghanistan, a without realising the ac- came even as political and ‘J&K part of sovereign India’ sorted to more than 2,050 ries. spokesman for Pakistan’s tual situation in Pakis- diplomatic relations be- unprovoked ceasefire vio- On Saturday, Pakistani foreign ministry said. The tan,” Pawar said at a meet- tween the two nations are at London: One of Britain’s “The entirety of the state of (AIKS), the event involved a lations in which 21 Indians troops engaged in heavy militants shot and killed a ing of minority communi- a new low after the abroga- most outspoken MPs on the J&K is part of sovereign India, theatre production titled 'We died,” he said. firing and mortar shelling Pakistani soldier on patrol ty members at the party of- tion of the Constitution’s Kashmir issue Bob Blackman and people that ask for UN res- Remember: The Journey of India has repeatedly on forward posts and vil- in one incident late on fice on Saturday evening.