
This incident, which led to another shutdown and clashes in Kashmir, is the latest in a string of India’s aggressive actions in the occupied territory which defines the policy of the government in New Delhi. From the use of pellet guns against unarmed civilians to a blockade of social media networks to deny access to information, the Indian government has hiked the atrocities against Kashmiris.
Despite that, the Indian occupation forces, and more so New Delhi, have failed to deter Kashmiris from their quest for self-determination. The vigour with which Kashmiris braved the freezing cold to confront the Indian forces has now come to mark the Kashmiri spirit in the wake of the brutal murder of Kashmiri youth Burhan Wani nearly four years ago.
As part of its efforts to highlight the cause of Kashmir, Islamabad organised a seminar at the British Parliament on February 4. But it must do more — a lot more — to convince other countries and international organisations to put pressure on India to end atrocities against innocent Kashmiris.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 12th, 2019.
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