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Page6.Qxd (Page 1) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Established 1965 Shujaat's killing: Pushing Kashmir to 90s? Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra K B Jandial who are betraying Kashmir serious political implication, the happens on ground." He was sive processes and understands and foreign well known journal- struggle" and "India's infiltration stunning news of Shujaat's cold always critical of Delhi for creat- that it takes time in order to ists and media bodies on his t times, realities become through media houses to pro- blooded killing was received ing "trust deficit" between Delhi achieve this". assassination on his killing incredibly strange. mote Indian version of Kashmir with shock and disgust. He was and Kashmir. He was very cau- It evoked rage from militant unfolded insight of Shujaat's State Disaster Response Force Recently, one such A struggle". These are part of it's one of the few self-respecting tious about criticizing separatists groups especially Hizbul professionalism and helpful strange reality was agonizingly hrough these columns, many a time we have their venomous propaganda and proud Kashmiri journalists, and Pakistan. Even though Mujahedeen which criticised it qualities. seen in Kashmir. A powerful made it clear that disasters do not visit only unleashed against Kashmiri who had defended the 'objectivi- enthused by announcement of as motivated and aimed at Back home, political leaders, voice of versatile senior journal- scribes, some of whom they ty' of Kashmir press at every unilateral Ramzan ceasefire he "undermining the Kashmiri sep- friends, colleagues, fans, civil Tafter warning us well in advance and that our ist, Shujaat Bukhari, in support dubbed as the ones who "betray forum, be it at State, national or impressed upon the separatists aratist movement". In an inter- servants and acquaintances response should be professional, specialized, imme- of unilateral ceasefire in the very blood that runs in their international level. He was the and militants through his news- view to the Pakistani Urdu daily besides known faces among sep- Kashmir as part of a peace initia- diate and effective. Does our State have the requisite veins by selling the sacrifices". only multi-lingual and highly paper the need for their positive State Views, Salahuddin repri- aratists gave him a befitting bur- tive, was silenced by the mili- infrastructure for meeting the challenges of the natu- This is enough to unnerve the articulate Kashmiri journalist response to it in pursuit for last- manded the participants for ial at his native Kereeri which it tants and his brutal killing media whose growing voices who had endeared himself to ing peace. Has his yearning for being on the "payrolls" (of an had never seen earlier. The var- ral fury? Have we developed a culture of prevention became one of the grounds to against mindless spilling of every group or individual that peace in Kashmir cost him his unspecified institution) and "for ied composition of mourners and preparedness to evolve a prompt and effective revoke it by the Govt of India. blood, pointing fingers also came into contact with him as a life? If ushering peace in backstabbing and conspiring speaks volume about his popu- So colossal is the impact of response when the minute of reckoning comes? towards militants, separatists journalist or peace activist, and larity in the society across the Shujaat's gruesome killing that Kashmir is a sin then Shujaat against the separatist movement Preparedness is the hallmark of the entire gamut of and their mentor, Pakistan. India perhaps, that gave him a confi- board which the militants could even the PDP-BJP alliance in was a big sinner! in the Valley". The Lashkar-e- bashing in the media is an old dence, which alas proved mis- scare by their despicable act. disaster response. J&K collapsed with BJP with- Knowledgeable people Taiba, too, had endorsed story. A serious challenge has placed, that no harm would It was satisfying to see the As per a survey, as many as thirteen districts of the drawing support on the ground including his contemporaries in Salahuddin's take on the Dubai been thrown to media fraternity come to him. Be it the State, commitment of Shujaat's griev- of deteriorating militancy situa- the media have been talking conference. State of Jammu and Kashmir are prone to multitudi- of Kashmir. The next few weeks National, Pakistan or ing colleagues in RK They wrote tion of which this killing is a about his candid outpourings at Highly cultured and decent nous hazards but the available response at the dis- would be crucial to see how the International level, he made cer- in the newspaper, "We won't be glaring example. Track II Dubai meeting from human being, Shujaat had a huge conspirators would make the tain points steadfastly with con- cowed down by the cowards posal of the State is not congruent to the demanding Besides being against the July 31 -Aug 02, 2017 and some bank of his fans in the State, next move. viction. Defending 'objectivity' who snatched you from us. We tenets of Islam, the violent tend to link it with Shujaat's Delhi, Pakistan and abroad. His situations as anticipated or immediately during or Similar fear was injected into will uphold your principle of killing of Editor of Rising professional contacts ranged post occurrence of a natural disaster. The Union the media in early phase of mili- telling the truth howsoever Kashmir, litterateur and devout STRAIGHT TALK from the political leadership tancy in Kashmir when a frus- unpleasant it may be…" Ministry of Home Affairs has declared Jammu, Muslim, just before Iftar outside across the board, separatist lead- trated senior Editor of an Urdu of Kashmir reportage of conflict Hopefully, the RK would over- Srinagar, Kupwara, Baramulla, Budgam, Pulwama, his office on 14th June, 2018, on killing. It was organised by the ers, bureaucracy, army generals Daily, Gh. Mohd Sofi had to situation was a matter of convic- come this catastrophe and carry eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, is a turn- London based a NGO- and police officers, intellectuals, Anantnag, Leh, Kargil, Doda, Udhampur, Poonch and insert an "apology" on the front tion which he never diluted even forward Shujaat's mission for ing point in three-decade old ter- Conciliation Resources, in asso- thinkers, academicians on both Rajouri as areas prone to multi hazards .The man- page of his newspaper seeking while discussing it on one-to-one peace despite all odds. rorism which its perpetrators call ciation with the Kashmir sides of border. Many of these pardon from the "muhajideen basis. Knowing well that there is It is obvious that Pakistan's power of the State Disaster Response Force is nei- jihad. The message to media is Initiative Group. Members of professional contacts have trans- leaders" for his inability to no readymade solution to ISI and militant leadership espe- ther sufficient nor competent to deal with the situation loud and clear: fall in line or face civil society from India and formed into personal and family accommodate all of their press Kashmir situation, he pursued Pakistan including J&K on both relations. He was perhaps the cially across the border were whenever one is feared to occur. We have to address bullets. The terrorists and their notes on the front page as per the idea of dialogue which was mentors in Pakistan are trying to sides of the LoC participated. only Kashmiri journalist who unhappy with Shujaat Bukhari's two types of disasters, manmade disasters as well as their diktat. It only demonstrated his mission as he believed that it From J&K, those who participat- commanded so much respect in pro- peace activities which he take Kashmir back to early that the Editors had no power is only during frequent interac- natural calamities which need reasonably sufficient nineties by silencing the voice of ed in the meeting included Jammu. He has mastered the art was fully conscious. Similarly, trained and committed personnel. even to choose the place where tions some way forward could be Shujaat Bukhari and three other of making friends which too he was aware of the slanderous objectivity, rationality, sanity, press notes would be accommo- found. Agreed para- military forces, the BSF, the CRPF, dialogue and peace. By choosing Kashmiri journalists, representa- appeared to have become his campaign unleashed against him dated as per their professional Every killing in Kashmir, tives of NC, BJP, Congress & misdoings, creating unnecessary on the social media. it can't be CISF, ITBP, individually and as a combined National the Press Enclave in the heart of understanding. But then, it was more of locals, always left him Srinagar city for executing their Panther's Party and a civil socie- suspicions among militants and presumed that Shujaat was Disaster Response Force do come to the help of the Editors themselves who had sad. For many media persons ty activist. It had people from their handlers in Pakistan. unaware of the conspiracy being target killing, the militants have joined hands to break the shack- and analysts, these deaths are affected States but reaching the affected places and injected fear in the minds of Pakistan and PoK including Lt. Wherever he went - be it hatched against him especially les of suppression and started nothing more than mere cold sta- journalists against any 'adven- Gen. (Retd) Asad Durrani, ex- Kashmir, Jammu, Delhi, when Pak portal's articles were the people takes time which can be prevented by exercising their authority as tistics and they moved on. But ture' of free and independent ISI chief, Gen. (Retd) Ehsan-ul Pakistan or any other world city, circulated to many on what's raising adequate indigenous force at the State level.
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