The Pulwama Attack in the Valley of Kashmir yesterday dominated discussion on AJK social media. Divergent views are emerging and they are difficult to debate so close to the event.
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In the larger picture, this is peace versus war and war is winning at the moment.
Whenever India, Pakistan or both - up the ante - in this conflict, it infuriates me inside for a number of reasons. Not least because months, nay years of peaceful efforts on either side of this divided land are disrupted. I can't condone any violent act, whoever the perpetrator may be.
India and Pakistan must both take a step back.
Neither have a peaceful solution acceptable to the citizens of the territory of Jammu & Kashmir, by way of consensus. Both countries need to abdicate from the responsibility of devising such a solution. The international community should also rephrase their suggestion from encouraging India-Pakistan talks to encouraging an internal solution. This would be the biggest leap in democracy for mankind.
Locally, we've tried to phrase this internal solution as ownership-building measures OBMs, conducted by the inheritors of the princely State of Jammu & Kashmir. That responsibility should exclusively be ours because our survival depends on it. We have a vested interest in peace.
India and Pakistan should lay out their reservations respectively for a neutral Jammu & Kashmir
Meanwhile, I'm still worried about my friend Baba Jaan. Here's a petition for his release:
Locally, we've tried to phrase this internal solution as ownership-building measures OBMs, conducted by the inheritors of the princely State of Jammu & Kashmir. That responsibility should exclusively be ours because our survival depends on it. We have a vested interest in peace.
India and Pakistan should lay out their reservations respectively for a neutral Jammu & Kashmir
Meanwhile, I'm still worried about my friend Baba Jaan. Here's a petition for his release:
Government of Pakistan: Free Baba Jan - The longest serving political prisoner in Gilgit Baltistan. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/ixdxo9O1mK via @Change— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) February 15, 2019
For those of you interested, this is what I wrote as my reason for signing the petition:
"He's a prisoner of conscience who proves Pakistan's diplomacy and advocacy of freedom for the Indian-controlled Valley of Kashmir is a liability."
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