Tag: KashmirUnrest
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CLOUDS OF WAR
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I sustained a minor injury from which I am recovering well, but under doctor’s advice I had to avoid focusing on computer screen for a few days. Hence the delay in this post. Many countries in the west are post religious societies. Living here, it is sometime difficult to visualize the…
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A BUMPY YEAR IN REVIEW
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Kashmir is front and centre in Pakistan. A 72 years old dispute has flared up. It had an underpinning. Article 370 and 35A ensured autonomous status. It kept the dispute below boiling point. There was hope that the will of people would prevail. This was recognized through UN Security Council…
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MEDIA CIRCUS
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistan is facing its greatest existential challenge. PM Modi’s unilateral demolition of Article 370 of Indian Constitution has moved Kashmir from “disputed territory” to “occupied Territory”. The delicate framework laid by PM Pandit Nehru with Maharajah of Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits, and elite of Kashmiri Muslim families leading to treaty of…