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We back Musharraf’s ideas, Hurriyat tells EU
Security forces send militants running for life
Pakistani among 3 LeT militants killed
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We back Musharraf’s ideas, Hurriyat tells EU
Jammu, September 19 According to a senior APHC leader, Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, “We told the delegation in Srinagar on Monday that we support General Musharraf’s ideas, which include joint control and management, demilitarisation and self-governance, as we believe that these ideas, if implemented, can settle the Kashmir issue.” Professor Bhat told The Tribune today that the European diplomats wanted to know “our” reaction on the outcome of the Manmohan-Musharraf meeting in Havana and “we informed them that the result of the meeting has been positive in the sense that the two sides have agreed to resume the process of dialogue”. He said the diplomats “appreciated our stand on the need for resolving all bilateral issues, including Kashmir, through peaceful negotiations”. To a question, Professor Bhat said: “Yes, the diplomats had referred to the issue of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted to know why such violations took place.” He said: “We told them that we should concentrate on the root cause of human rights violations and if we address that cause, there may not be any violations of human rights.” Professor Bhat explained that the root cause of all friction, human rights violations and bloodshed was the Kashmir issue. He said: “If we are able to resolve the dispute, peace is bound to return to the subcontinent, leaving no room for human rights violations.” He said: “APHC leaders were never pessimistic even when India suspended the dialogue process because we are of the firm opinion that neither India nor Pakistan can afford to skip the process of dialogue.” The Hurriyat leader said: “We appreciate Dr Manmohan Singh for the initiative he took to keep the ball of dialogue rolling and General Musharraf for responding positively to the Indian Prime Minister’s bold decision.” |
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Security forces send militants running for life
Jammu, September 19 A number of terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) have been eliminated by the Army and the police in different parts of the state during the past few days. Most top commanders of the terrorist outfits have been killed in Doda and Udhampur districts of Jammu division. The first success came last week with the killing of Biloo Gujjar, one of the longest surviving terrorists, in the Ramban area. He was involved in the killing of more than 70 persons. Thereafter, it was the turn of LeT commander Aizaz Ahmad, who was the mastermind behind the massacre of 13 Hindus in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district earlier this year. Aizaz was killed in an encounter in Punatra village on September 14. He was earlier involved in a series of incidents of looting of arms and ammunition from members of village defence committees (VDCs). Mr Manohar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, has launched a hot pursuit against terrorists ever since he was made the police chief of the district, considered as the hotbed of terrorism in the state. He said two most-wanted terrorists, Mohammad Yaseen (code:Kalu) and Tariq Hussain Mattoo were arrested on September 16. Kalu was involved in the killing of nine persons, including two Army personnel. The two terrorists kidnapped some students from schools in Kilotran and Gandoh. It is suspected that they were engaged in forcibly carrying the students to Pakistan for terrorist training. Three dreaded LeT terrorists were killed in a joint operation of the Army and the police in the Tanta area of Gandoh today. They have been identified as Mohammad Sadiq, Mohammad Imran and Unar Pathan, a resident of Pakistan. Mohammad Shaffi of the HM, who was wanted in several cases of terrorism, was arrested at Chatroo and arms and ammunition were seized from him. In a bid to break the backbone of the terrorists, the security forces have adopted the strategy of arresting a number of over-ground workers (OGWs), functioning as informants of militants. The OGWs have proved to be the most dangerous elements operating in villages from where they pass on information regarding movement of the security forces and villagers to the militants. Abdul Rashid, an OGW of HM and LeT terrorists, has been arrested at Bhaderwah. Four informants of terrorists were arrested in Rajouri district today. They have been identified as Mirbaaz, Jangbaaz, Mohammad Babu and Liyakat Ali. They were operating in the border areas of Thanamandi and Dharamsal in the district.
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Pakistani among 3 LeT militants killed
Jammu, September 19 “Acting on a tip-off, a police party launched the operation against the Pakistani militant commander of the LeT, Omar Pathan, at Tanta Draman village under Gandho police station and shot him dead,’’ Senior
Superintendent of Police, Doda, Manohar Singh said. Two other local LeT militants, identified as Mohd Sadiq and Mohd Imran, were also killed in the operation, he said. |
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Special Story Chandigarh, September 19 In its Twelfth Report laid in the Lok Sabha recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has also stressed that in order to provide better medicare facilities to armed forces personnel and also to people residing in border areas, the government should take an early decision on establishing proposed hospitals in border areas, including Doda and Jaisalmer. The committee also observed that some military hospitals are functioning from old and dilapidated buildings. It advised the government for provision of better accommodation and construction of new buildings where warranted, for which funds be made available. On the issue of training of personnel below officer rank (PBOR) in the armed forces medical services, the committee has recommended that the training pattern be revamped and joint training under a single body be conducted for all three services. At present, PBOR of the three services are trained separately. The committee also noted that AFMS does not have any hospitals and education system which are based on the traditional Indian system of medicine and homoeopathy, which is being used worldwide. The Indian systems like Ayurveda, Unani and Sidha, the committee noted, have proven themselves since the ancient times and though they may not cater for wartime requirements, these are very effective in some areas and service personnel have faith in them. The committee recommended that the government should examine the feasibility of introducing the Indian system of medicine as well as homoeopathy in various hospitals along with allopathic system for service personnel. It may be pertinent to mention here that the Army Medical Corps as well as the Defence Research and Development Organisation have been trying out experiments on alternate medical treatment for certain high-altitude ailments and frost-bite. In an earlier report, the committee had recommended the introduction of yoga for troops to counter stress. In fact, the Air Force, too, had mooted the idea of introducing yoga among fighter pilots to act as a stress buster. Former IAF Chief, Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy, who had put forth this idea, had quoted several western air force manuals which included yoga as a stress buster to combat cockpit fatigue and counter effects of gravitational forces.
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