Kashmir Diaspora Alliance: February 2015

Thursday, 26 February 2015

A WHOLE VILLAGE GANGRAPED, THE CRY STILL LINGERS ON AS JUSTICE IS YET TO BE SERVED REPORTED BY SAJAD MIR FROM MAQBOOZA KASHMIR: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!

The India’s 4-Rajputana Rifles of the 68th army brigade raped over 40 women in Kunan and Poshpora villages in Maqbooza Kashmir during the night of February 23-24, 1991. Following a massive public outcry, the police lodged an FIR vide no 10/1991 against the army under various criminal sections at a police station in Trehgam.

Originally, the mission was supposedly an attempt to cordon off the village and find any grenades; instead the soldiers gathered all the men of the village after which they were barbarically interrogated them and severely tortured them physically and emotionally. The women of the village didn’t fare any better; they were raped irrespective of their age, at gun point. One of them had even delivered a child a few days ago but with the absence of any humanity, all of them were raped in front of their small children who looked on crying in horror while their mothers, sisters, daughters were raped in front of them. Among them was the story of a woman who was assaulted by six soldiers. One by one, they raped her while her five years old son was forced to watch, weeping beside the bed. Almost all the women of the village were raped.

The next morning when the men were released, they were shocked to see that all of the women in the village, the women that were so close to them, their daughters, mothers, wives, sisters were raped by the men in uniform. The whole village froze on that morning of 24th February, not because it was cold but due to the nature of the heinous crimes which infected the villagers with dead silence. It was clear that justice had to be served, yet, everyone felt so powerless. But the question is, how are people supposed to react when they are stripped off their dignity?

The Pakistan Government must lodge a complaint with United Nations that India is violating human rights in the occupied territory. As the Delhi rap culprits are being awarded death sentences, in the occupied territory criminals which are committing heinous crimes are walking away without facing any consequences what so ever. Meantime, International Criminal Court of Justice (Hague) is solicited to take sue motto actions to punish these beasts as India has been failed to provide justice for over 23 years. At the same times Pakistan has unequivocal right to demand from India to handover these culprits as Maqbooza Kashmir and its people are legally a territory and citizen of Pakistan respectively. The culprits of over 40 women raped in Kunan and Poshpora villages in Maqbooza Kashmir under Indian illegal occupation since October 27, 1947 by Indian armed personnel must be punished.

Sunday, 22 February 2015

ASIYA ANDRABI URGES SEPARATISTS TO SHOW STEADFASTNESS AND ASSERTS THAT PAKISTAN WAS INEVITABLE (PAKISTAN NAGUZEER THA) IN THE EJECTION OF INDIAN ARMY FROM MAQBOOZA KASHMIR REPORTED BY ARIF SHAFI WANI: POSTED BY HABIB YOUSAFZA, CHAIRMAN KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

ASIYA ANDRABI URGES SEPARATISTS TO SHOW STEADFASTNESS AND ASSERTS THAT PAKISTAN WAS INEVITABLE (PAKISTAN NAGUZEER THA) IN THE EJECTION OF INDIAN ARMY FROM MAQBOOZA KASHMIR REPORTED BY ARIF SHAFI WANI: POSTED BY HABIB YOUSAFZA,

CHAIRMAN KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!

Abridged version of Pakistan Naguzeer Tha released

Srinagar, Feb 21: Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat Syeda Asiya Andrabi on Saturday urged the separatist leaders to show steadfastness and resolve Kashmir issue according to aspirations of Kashmiris.

“An impression is being created that the ongoing Kashmir movement for which lakhs of people offered unflinching sacrifices has died down. The movement has been transferred to younger generation and it is high time for the pro-freedom leaders to show steadfastness and take the movement to its logical conclusion in accordance with aspirations of Kashmiris,” Asiya said addressing a function to release a book ‘Pakistan Naguzeer Tha’ (Pakistan was inevitable).

The voluminous book has been authored by late Syed Hassan Riyaz and abridged by incarcerated separatist leader and chairman of Muslim Deeni Mahaz, Dr Qasim Faktoo who has been serving life imprisonment for past over 22 years.

The book was released in presence of Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik, president of High Court Bar Association Advocate Mian Qayoom, Jamaat-e-Islami spokesman Advocate Zahid Ali, Zamrooda Habib Chairperson Muslim Khawateen Markaz besides representatives of various separatist parties. “All pro-India leaders including Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Farooq Abdullah should bear in mind that Kashmir movement is still alive and will never die as it has been nourished with sacrifices of Kashmiris,” she said.

Hailing Pakistan for extending diplomatic and moral support to Kashmir movement, Asiya said “Kashmir will one day become part of Pakistan,Inshallah.”

“The book is originally based on various chapters and dwelts on all aspects responsible for creation of Pakistan in 1947. On the request of my incarcerated husband, I got it from Pakistan. For people of Kashmir, he compiled it in one volume,” she said.

“My husband has spent over 22 years in jail and did not even waste a minute. He has dedicated his life for the freedom of Kashmir from forcible control of India. His unflinching sacrifice symbolizes resilience and resolve of Kashmiris to achieve their goal,” she said.

On the occasion, Tehreek e Hurriyat general secretary Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai who presided over the function said formation of Pakistan in 1947 was imperative for Muslims. “The condition of Muslims in India was such that formation of Pakistan was inevitable. Jinnah realized the idea of Pakistan as conceptualized by Alama Iqbal. After 68 years, we can see miserable plight of Muslims in India,” he said.

Sehrai said despite challenges Pakistan has been extending diplomatic and moral support to Kashmir movement.

“India has been using all means to break the resolve of Kashmir and even change Muslim majority status of the state to suppress ongoing freedom movement. Since 1947, some Kashmiris have been helping India to suppress aspirations of Kashmiris. Sheikh Abdullah (NC founder and also known as Mir Abdullah of Kashmir synonymous as traitor) strengthened ties with India by inking accord with Indira Gandhi.

“Time is ripe for Kashmiris and separatists to shun any differences and work together for the just cause,” Sehrai said. Published in Greater Kashmir on February 22, 2015.

Sunday, 8 February 2015

RE: POST: THE PEOPLE OF AZAD KASHMIR SHOULD OPENLY DEMAND PROVINCIAL STATUS AS WELL: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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Azad Kashmir, a territory consisting of only 4200 square miles, was created as a separate entity for the purpose of convincing India and the world that it will eventually liberate the occupied portion of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from the Indian government (also known as Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Kashmir IDA: JK by the United Nations). There are several United Nations resolutions still pending which grant the right of self-determination to the citizens of IDA: JK; but it seems as if the world nations are following the code of ‘might is right’, and no sanctions are laid upon India for the numerous human rights violations committed against innocence.

The Azad Kashmir government being a small separate entity could not convince United Nations or anybody else. Unfortunately, that scenario did not prove beneficial. Instead, it is creating confusion in the minds of children born in Azad Kashmir and the children born abroad as if their attachment with Pakistan is transitory; and that once the fate of Kashmir is decided they will form an independent state parallel to India and Pakistan. There is no need to incur extra expenditure by running the Azad Kashmir government and same elected member can run the province and the money saved can also be utilized for the betterment of the people. It is time that instead of living in an illusion the people of Azad Kashmir should also demand provincial status in the same way as it has been adopted by the people of Gilgit Baltistan.

For instance, India captured 53000 square miles area of the state of Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947 and from this, 11000 square miles was snatched by China in the 1962 war (also known as Aksai Chin). The Indian Parliament already endorsed the resolution passed by Sheikh Abdullah’s government in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (IDA: JK) making it an integral part of India. Consequently, India received a passport to force her own will in the occupied territories; and it has deployed more than 700,000 Indian forces who commit all kinds of atrocities against the Kashmiri people. The IDA: JK is virtually devoid of human rights. To this day, the Indian regime and its armed forces have murdered more than 202,802 citizens, made 215,994 arrests, 110,117 have disappeared, 115,782 homes have been demolished, leaving 122,792 widows and 207,335 orphans to say the very least.

We the Kashmiris have only two options;( i) to keep protesting peacefully for the ejection of the Indian armed and civil personnel from the IDA: JK, (ii) to pursue the United Nations to take necessary action against the severe crimes occurring against innocent human beings in IDA: JK. The UN has a mandate to give priority to the humanity security/rights and it must solve the issue of Kashmir just as it has solved the dispute of East Timor and South Sudan.

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Saturday, 7 February 2015

THE TRAITORS OF THE PAST AND THE EFFECTS THAT REMAIN UNTIL TODAY: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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The trio Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, V. B. Patel, and C. L. Tervedi bribed Sheikh Abdullah also known as Mir Abdullah of Kashmir and was the cause of Kashmir not being able to accede to Pakistan. As a direct result of his actions, the Indian Parliament has illegally made the claim which is endorsed by the resolution passed by Sheikh Abdullah’s government in the State of Jammu and Kashmir also known as Maqbooza Kashmir that it is an integral part of India. However, as per the partition plan, and because of the fact that the Indian state claims to be a democracy, the actions of one individual whose leadership holds no veracity does not give the Indian state any legal legitimacy to occupy a territory for decades.

Nevertheless, due to Mir Abdullah’s actions, India received a passport to force her own will in the occupied territories and until today it has deployed more than 700,000 Indian forces who commit genocide against the Kashmiri people. The Maqbooza Kashmir today remains virtually devoid of human rights. To this day, the Indian regime and its armed forces have murdered more than 203002 citizens, made 216,194 arrests, 110,317 have disappeared, 115,982 homes have been demolished, leaving 122,992 widows and 207,535 orphans.

But Mir Abdullah is not unique in his abuse of power and treachery. Mir Jafar betrayed Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah at “Battle of Plassey” in 1757. He plotted against Nawab of Bengal by making a secret deal with Robert Cilve (the British commander) and surrendered to slaughter the army of Bengal in Plassey withholding his division from fighting. His betrayal is widely considered the start of British rule in India and was the key step in the eventual British domination of the subcontinent and clearly attests to the long lasting effects of those that betray the ones which they hold power over.

Another scenario worth considering is that of Mir Sadiq who held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore and was a General on the Mysorean Army. In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, he, in accomplice with Purnhia (Chief Accountant and Finance Minister of State of Mysore), pulled the Mysorean army from the battlefield to collect their salaries, during the Siege of Seringapatam. This allowed the British forces to storm the Fort boundary wall with little defense, paving the way for a British victory. Mir Sadiq was killed by Ahmad Khan, one of the dismayed Mysorean troops, immediately following the defeat as he attempted to go over to his palace to the welcome the British.

It is clear that the Indian subcontinent has no shortage of individuals who for personal greed and quest for power have betrayed the masses while being in positions of power. This was the case with Mir Jafar, the case of Mir Abdullah which we can see the side effects of until today with India’s continued occupation of Maqbooza Kashmir, and remains intact as an issue today with many leaders of political power turning their backs on the oppressed. For their acts in the past, these individuals will forever be known and their names will be synonymous with the identity of traitors. But as mentioned earlier, the residue of their actions remain today and we must all learn from their actions. We must unite and liberate Maqbooza Kashmir from Indian occupation in order to protect the masses from further atrocities and will use every means necessary until we achieve our ends.

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

PAKISTAN MUST TAKE SWIFT POLITICAL ACTION IN SECURING ITS LIBERATED TERRITORY AND LIBERATING THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

PAKISTAN MUST TAKE SWIFT POLITICAL ACTION IN SECURING ITS LIBERATED TERRITORY AND LIBERATING THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED: HABIB YOUSAFZAI,

CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

http://kashmirdiasporaa.blogspot.com/2015/02/pakistan-must-take-swift-political.html

ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!

Muslims of Pakistan along with the Muslims of Kashmir liberated what is now known as Azad Kashmir, the only part of Kashmir which is not occupied by the Indian government. The remaining portion of Maqbooza Kashmir will also be liberated by Pakistan with the full support of all its inhabitants and all those that are willing to stand for justice and human rights in case the United Nations fails to take action.

It is not the case where Maqbooza Kashmir will be liberated by the Muslims of Azad Kashmir and if there is any problem with the Muslims of Gujarat, India, only Urdu speaking people in Karachi will go ahead and solve their problems. Or if there was any problems with the Muslims of Afghanistan, than it would only be the Muslims of Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa that would go to their aid, or for that matter that any problems in Iran would be sorted out by those in Baluchistan. Similarly, Muslims of Punjab would go for the help of the people of Punjab (Khalistan) also under illegal occupation since August 15,1947 by India.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir is a Muslim majority state and its people are the legal part of the Pakistani state and citizens respectively. Azad Kashmir has already been liberated, and there is no dispute with regards to this territory. The real issue is that despite having Maqbooza Kashmir’s fate already being decided on July 19, 1947 and them having already given their verdict to accede to Pakistan, the Indian government still remains as an occupier. As such, although not truly legitimate as per originally decided by the partition plan, a referendum should only take place in Maqbooza Kashmir which has been illegally occupied.

Pakistan must take swift action in order to adopt a resolution to the problem at hand. The areas which have been liberated such as Azad Kashmir must be secured through military and political means by making it the sixth province. Those that are occupied must be liberated through political means after which it should also become a part of the newly created province.

Sunday, 1 February 2015

SUCCESSFUL PROTEST AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION DAY OF INDIA AT THE PEARSON CONVENTION CENTRE BRAMPTON CANADA: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE

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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!

In the Indian state, the Indian armed forces are killing minorities and under the banner and support from various different parties, the extremists from the Congress Party, Shiv Sena Party, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sang (RSS) and Bhartia Janta Party (BJP) are luring Christians, Sikhs, and Muslims to convert to Hinduism under a “Ghar Wapsi Program”. This program optimizes a clear form of denial of one’s human rights. Rather than providing basic services and social programs, along with protection to minorities from both physical harm and societal discrimination; the Indian government is taking advantage of the most oppressed by coercing them to change their religion, or so call “revert back to Hinduism” in exchange for the “right to life”. In other words, if minorities, who have been systematically discriminated against, have not been given equal opportunities within a society that claims to be secular convert to a foreign religion, Hinduism, the government is willing to provide certain incentives and essentially is willing to dub these human beings as humans once again, worthy of human rights.

In response to this program, and the Indian governments and armies long standing and illegal occupation of foreign territories, a protest was arranged by Habib Yousafzai and Balkar Singh outside the Pearson Convention Centre to raise and take a stand against the consulate General of Toronto India as he was celebrating and propagating January 26, 1950 as the Constitution Day of India. Allegedly, this is the day in which India became the largest democracy in the world. But behind the banner of democracy, the true actions of the Indian state are clearly exposed when analyzing its actions in occupied territories of Maqbooza Kashmir, Punjab, Khalistan and even within its domestic sphere against minorities. Some 67 years ago Indian forces landed in Kashmir on October 27, 1947 under the guise of maintaining law and order and stayed there after making one excuse or the other. According to the Indian subcontinent partition plan, the Muslims of Kashmir gave their verdict on July 19, 1947 to accede to Pakistan. This was the major logic behind the protest which successfully got its message across that India is an illegal occupier, and has no right or claim on its occupied territories as a legitimate party. It is only under the banner of the United Nations that swift and prompt action must take place as at the moment, it is as though the occupier, the one committing the atrocities, the Indian state, is being rewarded due to its occupation.

With more atrocities committed daily, more lives lost every day, and a swift plan of demographic changing underway, the international community must move swiftly. This is that we must understand. That there is a definite sense of urgency and we must take action now.