\u2018Those are Pakistani Fuji standing at the hill top, and they\nwould soon come down to liberate us\u2019, Said Ibrahim, recalling his vivid\nchildhood memories, that how his\ngrandmother, would tell him, pointng towards towering pine trees stationed at\nthe hills at night. \u201cAnd indeed that they would come, we had a faith\u201d, continued\nIbrahim. \u2018But it never happened,\u2019 he sighed, with gleam diminishing in his\neyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibrahim is a congenial man from Srinagar in his early\nsixties. His knowledge and analytical abilities are matched by an acute sense\nof humor. Though much of his bodily strength receded, shine in his eyes has not\ndiminished altogether. \u201cWe have sacrificed for six decades, and our generations\nare ready to sacrifice until we get the\nfreedom,\u201d resolved Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kashmir, the unfortunate land is under the shadows of\nbarrels since 1947.Much has been written on this issue, and so much has changed\nsince the last centuray.But the fate of kashmiris,despite unprecedented\nsacrifices and struggle remains largely unchanged-the plight unabated ;the\nagonies aggravated further, and mass graves still swelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
February holds a specific significance for Kashmir. On 5th<\/sup>\nFebruary Kashmir solidarity day is celebrated across the length and breadth of\nPakistan and AJk, thanks to the efforts of late Qazi Husain Ahmed (who would be\nremembered long) .The day is marked by the protest marches, rallies and\nspeeches to pay homage to the martyrs of kashmir.Through the observance this\nday the attention of the world community is drawn to the brutalities unleashed\nby the Indian Army, in the occupied territory. How do the Kashmiris in the IHK take\nthis Observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day, I asked Ibrahim. \u201cWith reverence, as\nwe feel we are not alone in our struggle, responded Ibrahim .But, the\nobservance of the Kashmir solidarity day and grant of MSN to India mar our\naspirations, he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the month of February the martyrdom of Maqbool Bhatt(11th<\/sup>\nFebruary 1984), and Afzal Guru(9th<\/sup> February 2013) is also\ncelebrated. These were the men who marched to the gallows with their heads\nlifted, (jis dhaj se koi maqtal ko gya\u2026), for the cause of freedom. Can we\nforget these men of actions on this day? Certainly not, for the image of martyrs\nburns more brightly with the passage of time. These were the flamboyant young\nmen who marched on a path of glory, literally putting their lives on razor edge\nto slit the shackles of slavery. These liberation lovers chose the less trodden\npath, when they saw the gross apathy of the world and the UN on Kashmir. Has their deaths diminished the\nfervor of Kashmiris or ignited it further.The history stands witnessed that the\nstruggle for freedom is on the march forward to its final destination-the glorious independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the ignominious 9\/11, the world politics underwent a\nhuge change. New tactics and approaches came into play. The freedom struggle n\nKashmir could not stay aloof from the realities of the world. The struggle took\na new shape, the peaceful resistance with a hope to stir the world to their cause,\nto remind the world of the UN resolutions. In the year 2010 onwards massive\npeaceful rallies in Srinagar were held, chanting for the rights for freedom.\nBut the world again exhibited the same\nindifference and apathy. Islamabad dismayed us, complained Ibrahim. That\nopportunity could have been seized and the cause of Kashmir could have been\npresented to the world community, he pointed out. Pakistan was itself trapped\nin a terrible snare, and was not in a position to focus on Kashmir, I tried to justify.\nNo, It was a huge diplomatic failure of Islamabad, reiterated Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Veritably, the observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day sends\nvery strong signals across the LOC to our brothers. It also stirs our nation (especially\nyouth whose fervor for the cause of Kashmir seem to have frozen) to support the\nKashmir get their inherent right of self determination. Aside from that it\nreminds the comity of the nation of the pledges made to the Kashmir and the\nmoth eaten UN resolutions. But would it suffice? Would the sufferings of the\nKashmiri people recede? Would the half widows be solaced? The answers seem\nresoundingly no.\n\nWith these questions hovering in my mind, I\nlooked at Ibrahim.\u201dWe have lived under the shadows of barrels for sixty seven\nyears and our march to liberation has not halted, it would keep on moving, to\nglory, the cherished freedom, \u201cvowed Ibrahim.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2018Those are Pakistani Fuji standing at the hill top, and they would soon come down to liberate us\u2019, Said Ibrahim, recalling his vivid childhood memories, that how his grandmother, would tell him, pointng towards towering pine trees stationed at the hills at night. \u201cAnd indeed that they would come, we had a faith\u201d, continued Ibrahim. 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