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| Thousands rally in Pakistani Kashmir against India |
| 2013-10-28 |
| [Dawn] Thousands of Kashmiri people observed a "black day" in Pak Kashmire on Sunday, rallying at an event organised by forces of Evil against Indian "brutalities" and occupation of the Himalayan region. The rally was set up by the United Jihad Council (UJC), which consists of 16 groups, bad boy outfits and political parties, and was attended by jihadi groups including Hizb-ul-Mujahidin and Lashkar-e-Taiba ...the Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... (LeT). Both Washington and New Delhi blame LeT for the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, which left 166 people dead and derailed a grinding of the peace processor between India and Pakistain. A crowd of around 3,000 people shouted "Al-Jihad", "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) and "We want Freedom" as they gathered in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pak Kashmire, said an AFP news hound at the scene. "Diplomacy, talks and negotiations spanned over several decades have not worked," said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the UJC. "The only way to liberate Kashmire is jihad and armed struggle because India does not understand the language of dialogue," said Salahuddin, who also leads Hizbul Mujahedin, a bad boy group fighting Indian rule in Kashmire. The protestors waved black flags and shouted: "Our struggle will continue till Kashmire is freed", and condemned Indian "brutalities", as Salahuddin appealed to the government and people of Pakistain to fully support Kashmiri independence. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 From what I understand the population of Kashmir has been historically Muslim and the elites have been historically Hindu. So if put up to a vote they would probably jump to Pakistan. India should have arranged for the place to become indepednent long ago, setting an example that would have caused the Punjab to leave (or at least agitate to leave) Pakistan and creating a nice wall of neutrals between India and Pakistan. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-10-28 14:47 |
| #1 How many of these protestors were Pakistani? Do Kasmir people want to belong to Pakistan? |
| Posted by: Ulusoth Shereter7931 2013-10-28 10:11 |