Taliban campaign: more can-do than cant?

Dr Rudra Chaudhuri is co-author of a paper released by a London think tank, which argues that the Taliban are prepared to back a general ceasefire and renounce al-Qaeda. In an interview with asianaffairs’ Shyam Bhatia, Dr Chaudhuri explains how he and his fellow academics interviewed four key Taliban sympathisers to determine how far the movement has changed.

Asian Affairs: Is the Taliban engaging in a hearts and minds campaign to win local and international support in advance of the NATO withdrawal in 2014?

One dead, 13 injured in stampede at Kanpur temple

One person was killed and 13 others were injured when a stampede broke out in the Hanuman Temple in Panki on the outskirts of Kanpur on Tuesday.

The devotees in large numbers had gathered at the temple on the occasion of ‘Budhwa Mangal’ festival when the incident took place.

Govt employees threaten fresh stir, indefinite strike from Oct 1

As the deadline for the implementation of government-Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) agreement is nearing completion, employees’ leaders today threatened to go on an indefinite strike from next month if the authorities failed to address their demands.

“In case our demands are not fulfilled, we will go on an indefinite strike from October 1 and will not hold any talks with the government,” said Farooq Trali, leader of the JCC, an amalgam of various employees’ bodies.

Trali said this after a JCC meeting held here to review steps taken by the government with regard to their agreement. After a series of protests and strikes by the employees earlier this year, the government had made an agreement with the JCC wherein the employees were assured that a decision on their demands would be announced by September 30.

The Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC-Q), one of the main components of the JCC, convened a meeting recently where it expressed concern over the ‘slow pace of implementation’ of the promises made to them.

The JCC leader said the association would convene a seminar on September 27 where the civil society and traders’ groups are expected to take part. “We will raise awareness regarding our demands that have not been met for years now,” he said.

The employees are demanding release of arrears recommended by the sixth pay commission, enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years, removal of pay anomalies and regularisation of daily wagers and casual workers working in various government departments.

The JCC meeting was chaired by Khurshid Alam and Abdul Qayoom Wani

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Mirwaiz undecided about attending Kashmir varsity function’

Chairman of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has not yet made up his mind about receiving his PhD degree from President Pranab Mukherjee.

The President is likely to be the chief guest at the annual convocation of the University of Kashmir on September 27.

Keeping in view the political fallout of accepting an award from the President, there is every likelihood that the Mirwaiz may not attend the function at all.

The Mirwaiz was conferred a doctorate in 2010 by the University of Kashmir for doing research on political thought in Islam under the guidance of Prof Naseem Ahmad Shah of the Department of Islamic Studies.

The Mirwaiz, who has registered himself for the university convocation, figures among the list of PhD scholars nominated by the university for receiving the awards (preferably a gold medal and a citation) from the chief guest.

“Yes, he has registered for the convocation. There are chances that he might participate in the event,” said a Hurriyat source. “He has not yet made up his mind yet,” the source said.

Despite repeated attempts, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was not available for comment. Officials of the university said the Mirwaiz has registered himself for the convocation.

 

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Army should go back to the barracks: Mustafa

Senior National Conference (NC) leader Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said the role of the Army has come to an end in the Valley and it should go back to the barracks.

He said the NC-led coalition government would continue to make efforts for the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state.

“Peace has returned to Kashmir and the Army should go back to the barracks. The Army had played its role and there is no need for them to stay in Kashmir,” said Mustafa Kamal.

He was addressing a public gathering at Sogam in Lolab Kupwara on the occasion of 10th death anniversary of former home minister Mushtaq Ahmad Lone.

Kamal said if the Union government did not revoke the AFSPA, the NC was confident that the next government at the Centre would revoke the Act from the state.

Senior NC leader said action under law should be taken against the erring policemen escorting the Cabinet Minister for taking law into their own hands.

The NC leader said when the Chief Minister’s fleet adheres to traffic signals, ministers should have no qualms about going by traffic rules.

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J&K: Kandahar hijack suspect Mehraj-ud-din Dand arrested

Mehraj-ud-din Dand, a terrorist wanted for his involvement in the hijacking of flight IC-814 flight to Kandahar and other terror attacks, has been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police, a senior police official said on Thursday. The terrorist, suspected to be involved in many militancy.

On Dec 24, 1999, IC-814, with 176 passengers on board, was hijacked by five Pakistani militants and forced to land in three different airports — Amritsar, Lahore, and Dubai – before being taken to Kandahar, the bastion of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

In Dubai, Rupin Katyal, one of the passengers, was fatally stabbed by the hijackers.

The aircraft had to spend a week on the tarmac in Kandahar before terrorists were swapped for the hostages.

According to another report, Dand is said to have links with Dawood Ibrahim also.

Dand was reportedly living in Nepal with a Hindu name to conceal his identity.

 

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Man injured, wife killed in Landikotal

LANDIKOTAL: A woman was killed and her husband seriously injured in a firing incident in Karmna area of Landikotal.

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According to details, unidentified armed men raided a house and opened indiscriminate fire. Resultantly, the owner of the house, identified as Yarehman, sustained serious wounds while his wife was killed on the spot. Administration sources said that Yarehman was rushed to a hospital in Landikotal but because of serious injuries, he was shifted to a hospital in Peshawar.

Officials said, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. However, locals have connected the incident with terrorism. Yarehman had a very positive and active role in the Karmna area of Landikotal, locals added. Meanwhile, an official of Khasadar Force said, “Yarehman had some enmity with another family but they have not claimed responsibility for the incident yet.” sudhir ahmad afridi

 

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US Afghan withdrawal will not impact Kashmir: Farooq

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan would not affect the situation in Kashmir.

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Abdullah’s comments are in stark contrast to the assessment made by top Army generals in Kashmir who have been warning that the US withdrawal will create a “ripple effect” across the region, which will also impact Jammu and Kashmir where the two-decade-long militancy is rapidly fading.

“No impact. Kashmir is alright,” Abdullah, who has thrice been the Chief Minister of the state, told reporters in reply to a question on the possibility of an impact on the state once the US withdrew its military from Afghanistan.

Abdullah, who was the Chief Minister in 1989 when the Soviet Union withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, said the US would not “just walk out” of the war-ravaged country. “Their presence will still be there,” he said.

The victory of Afghan “mujahideen” over the Soviet Union in 1989 is widely considered to have given an impetus to the then fledgling militancy in Kashmir.

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SPO shot dead, jawan injured in militant attack

A special police official (SPO) was killed and a Territorial Army (TA) personnel critically injured in a suspected militant attack on the outskirts of Sopore town today.

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The SPO Reyaz Ahmed Tantary and TA jawan Tariq Ahmed Mir are residents of Gundbrat Kalan in Sopore.

Reports said gunmen fired on the duo from point blank range around 7 pm. Two bullets hit Reyaz near his left ear and he died on the spot.

Critically injured Tariq was rushed to sub-district hospital in Sopore, from where he was shifted to SKIMS, Srinagar.

 

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India ready to write a new chapter in relations: Krishna

Indian FM says no precondition for Singh’s forthcoming visit to Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday said they are committed to moving forward in order to write a new chapter of peace and cooperation in their relationship. He was addressing a joint press conference after his meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Krishna said they were reasonably satisfied at the progress achieved in the last round of resumed dialogue. He said they had agreed that terrorism posed threat to peace and security and reaffirmed strong commitment of the two countries to fighting terrorism in an effective manner.

He said Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to bring all perpetrators of Mumbai attack to justice. The Indian minister thanked President Asif Zardari for ordering release of all Indian fishermen and hoped that all the boats and other equipments of these fishermen would also be released. Krishna said the two countries had decided to convene separate meetings of the expert groups on nuclear and conventional confidence building measures in New Delhi in the second half of December this year.

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