Saturday, April 14, 2007

FEAR IN THE VALLEY - A non-fiction account of the conflict in Kashmir



One of the most volitle areas of the Afghanistan region is Kashmir. How is the NATO and British forces suppose to stop 'the base' of Osama bin Laden with areas of chronic war serving as a destabilizing forces where terrorists can find 'safe habor?'

Kashmir serves as 'the sore spot' between two nuclear nations, Pakistan and India.

Mufti optimistic about 3rd Kashmir routable conference

Srinagar, April 14 (NAK): Hoping that the third Kashmir roundtable conference, to be held in by the end of this month, would be result oriented, chief patron of Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today urged New Delhi to strengthen general masses instead of relying on security forces in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing a public rally at Lolab in border district of Kupwara, the former chief minister said that the central government should take measures to empower the people politically and economically as they are the biggest custodians of the state's interests.

Sayeed was of the opinion that fast-changing ground realities in the sub-continent necessitate initiation of concrete measures for peaceful and ultimate settlement of the Kashmir issue as the cost of not doing so would be colossal for the region.

An active State Department and Peacekeeper force is vital to these people. They have to feel a sense of well being under the governments they exist before terrorist networks are viewed as destructive to their best interests.

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