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Three Kashmiri students from a private university in India's Greater Noida city of Uttar Pradesh were allegedly beaten up and forced to shout pro-Indian and anti-Pakistani statements at the common hostel they were staying at, according to a report on The Hindustan Times website.
At least six students, who were allegedly intoxicated, forced their way into the room of the Kashmiri students attacking them and made them shout anti-Pakistan slogans.
Around 150 students staged protests on Monday, claiming that their university administration and local police had turned a deaf ear to their grievances and had failed to respond on time to their complaints when the incident took place.
Even though the targeted students all belonged to Kashmir, the university administrations tried to play down the tone of the incident alleging there was no ethnic or regional context.
The incident is reminiscent of a similar incident in March when 67 students from Kashmir were expelled and charged with sedition following a clash over alleged support for Pakistan during the Indo-Pak Asia Cup cricket clash.
The sedition charges were later dropped.
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May 05, 2014 12:59pm
Shameful .. they are so insecured as a nation.
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May 05, 2014 01:18pm
This news will never come on Aman ki Asha Channel and they will still say they don't have any foreign agenda. But the more sad part is our government also has Aman ki Asha agenda.
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May 05, 2014 01:23pm
India can only use force against the Kashmiris as they have never accepted Hindustan as their mother country. Pakistan was made for Muslim Majority provinces, an event of such a magnitude in human history, that Hindustan can never peacefully hold the Kashmiris. No wonder Indians are afraid of a a plebiscite as according to UN security resolutions to which India is a binding part of. They know the Kashmiri will vote against them in huge numbers.
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May 05, 2014 01:33pm
@Kahut If Pakistani men/group celebrate Indian victory over Pakistan in a cricket match or any other event what will be the reaction from fellow Pakistanis.
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May 05, 2014 01:43pm
Shamefull for kasmiri students as they had to be forced to shout anti pakistani slogans which is their birth right being an indian.
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May 05, 2014 01:44pm
Shame Shame:-
Aman ki Asha,
Let see what happans after election!
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May 05, 2014 01:46pm
Only Indians can stoop down to this level, this is unprecedented elsewhere. You can not win the hearts and minds of people by killing and torturing innocent Kashmiris.
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May 05, 2014 01:50pm
Kashmiris want India to quit their country
Just as India wanted the British to quit
It's as simple as that
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May 05, 2014 01:52pm
World's largest democracy......Shining India.
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May 05, 2014 01:58pm
Why these Kashmir students studying in Indian Universities if they don't like India. They are receiving grants, scholarships, reservations etc.etc. They enjoy all these benefits but don't like India. Let them come to Pakistan and study here if they really love Pakistan. Be Roman in Rome.
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May 05, 2014 02:06pm
"At least six students, who were allegedly intoxicated, forced their way into the room of the Kashmiris students attacking them and made them shout anti-Pakistan slogans"
India pose so big yet they are so small. Third degree method converts a lion into monkey, if India is so confident about Kashmiri's support then this is the right time to conduct plebiscite in Kashmir.
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May 05, 2014 02:06pm
Hope to hear from the Indian visitors of Dawn to enlighten us about the so called biggest and inclusive democracy of the world!
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May 05, 2014 02:10pm
A fools way to show patriotism. shameful for our nation.
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May 05, 2014 02:13pm
Kashmiri students studying in India and raising anti-Indian slogan is unacceptable.
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May 05, 2014 02:13pm
It's a disturbing truth for the country who claims to be world's largest secular democracy. When the rights of minorities are being trampled left and right, it cannot be called a democracy and certainly cannot be a true secular state.
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May 05, 2014 02:15pm
The sedition charges may have been dropped, but the students have been expelled from the University.
Pakistan FO should take all cases of Kashmiri students up vigorously. India should be denied MFN status if they mistreat Kashmiris in such a way.
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May 05, 2014 02:28pm
chalo dilli walo ne kuch to sahi kaam kiya.
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May 05, 2014 02:34pm
Dawn : It is only fair if you publish other version.
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May 05, 2014 02:56pm
If some students in Pakistan, raises pro-Indian slogan in Pakistan, I hope they would have been killed by this time.
In India they are safe and will be safe.
After partition Hindu population in Pakistan reduced, Muslim population in India increased.
Which country is better for minorities, India or Pakistan.
Think Think Think
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May 05, 2014 02:56pm
@subhagan thankappan, it can't happen, because in Pakistan we are not Holding a peace of land against the will of its people.
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May 05, 2014 02:59pm
The great shining India!!
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May 05, 2014 03:03pm
Another sideshow to distract our nation from coming together for a revolution. People are aware. They are ready.
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May 05, 2014 03:04pm
@Sanjeev Mishra whatever you wrote in your comment has exposed the real face of so called biggest democracy where you have no freedom of expression. have Pakistanis ever forced Hindus to chant anti-India slogans?
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May 05, 2014 03:05pm
LOL and Indians come here and teach us about human rights!
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May 05, 2014 03:15pm
Another day.. Another social ill.
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May 05, 2014 03:22pm
@subhagan thankappan : read the news about Baluchistan ....... they had celebrated very nicely when india had defeated Pakistan in Mohali in world cup 2011. Ask them to talk about it.
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May 05, 2014 03:29pm
@Sanjeev Mishra I accept that they should not raise anti-India slogan while studying in India. But I understand that all they were doing was supporting Pakistan in cricket. I live in UK and very openly support Pakistan at matches. No Brit has ever objected to that or threatened to harass me because of that. Maybe it's because UK is true democracy not a sham one. That is also why UK is arranging plebiscite for the Scotland's freedom in September.
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May 05, 2014 03:31pm
Come forward govt. of Pakistan. Show some guts, speak about people who are surrounded by enemy and still they don't raise voice against this land. They are our brothers.
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May 05, 2014 03:31pm
this is incredible india for you ......
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May 05, 2014 03:52pm
so what? i dont care if any indian kashmiri gets beaten up and is forced to do whatever... dear media is this even news for us? dont we have enough issues already? get over kashmir guys!
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May 05, 2014 03:58pm
@Sanjeev Mishra : Unacceptable?? what would you expect them to do? praise for what you have to them?
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May 05, 2014 04:28pm
Dear Pakistanis, the actions of six misguided, drunken youth can't be applied to 1.2 billion Indians. Can the action of one security guard who murdered the governor be applied to whole department or the actions of one Kasab to whole nation ? One or two incidents don't break the whole system. Also, this is an allegation, yet to be proved,so don't jump to conclusions. India has been secular, democratic and transparent. That's why incidents such as these see limelight.
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May 05, 2014 04:37pm
Real Ugly face of Indian secularity and pluralism. Worlds biggest democracy is a scam after all.
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May 05, 2014 04:48pm
@Sanjeev Mishra I think your consitution allows them freedom of speech.Besides, the true spirit of secularism is to allow the other to be able to say or express his or her opinions.
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May 05, 2014 04:51pm
@Ravi Dallas TX you are such a cry baby. If the article favors India you are always thumbs up but if the article does not favor India you come up with excuses. Learn to take criticism with patience and an open mind.
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May 05, 2014 04:59pm
@Imran Yes. We are the largest democracy of the World. It does not need a certificate from you and your country.
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May 05, 2014 04:59pm
Such incidents tell the world that Kashmir and Kashmiris are not part of India and confirm occupational nature of India forces in Kashmir. All it needs is a free and an independent plebiscite.
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May 05, 2014 05:48pm
The biggest democracy in the world does not believe in freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
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May 05, 2014 06:21pm
@subhagan thankappan Pakistanis are not like Indians in this way - they treat sports as sports and applaud visiting teams rather than abusing them. Indian visitors to Lahore have reported seeing the Indian team applauded there just as much as the Pakistani team the last time there was a match there a few years ago, e.g. Its a game. Not war.
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May 05, 2014 06:46pm
@Imran they are all studants. And immature. Thing happens. We should be mature and we should not forget our direction.
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May 05, 2014 06:57pm
Good work Dawn! It's disturbing and pathetic how many Indian minions here are defending the Indian students disgusting behavior. If Indians keep claiming that their country is "democratic, educated,etc."
then what is all this when Muslim student are abused, targeted and their property thrown out of their dorms??
These Indian students should be expelled! Why were the Kashmiri Muslim students punished by the university admins by moving them out? What kind of justice is this? And yes those Indians here expressing bigotry and hate against the Muslims students are right, Pakistan should give all these Kashmiri students full scholarships to study and practice their faith FREELY, not like in fascist India where they're hounded and abused for their faith and beliefs!
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May 05, 2014 07:14pm
@Indian, Delhi very well said.
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May 05, 2014 07:16pm
@Safad Khan India gains nothing from bankrupt pakistan by getting MFN status.
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May 05, 2014 07:18pm
@subhagan thankappan: But kashmiris are not indians
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May 05, 2014 07:25pm
@chan Firstly, I don't believe any Balochi would celebrate India's win over Pakistan. Even if they did, have you heard any news of any Balochi being harassed for that? Some nationalist Balochis are no doubt against Pakistan but don't assume that they love India. Why on earth should they celebrate India's victory? They are ethnically and culturally more in tune with Iranian Balochistan. Nothing remotely to do with India. So stop dreaming.
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May 05, 2014 07:38pm
What a shameful democracy? Shame on you Indians......
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May 05, 2014 07:45pm
@Muhammad Bilal
madrasa education will be regulated and religious education will be restricted to a certain percentage. we believe that muslims also should be part of mainstream india. only modern education can do that.
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May 05, 2014 08:18pm
All Kashmiri students are welcome to study in universities in Pakistan.
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May 05, 2014 08:24pm
@subhagan thankappan But the fact is Kashmir is occupied by India the same way India was occupied by British.
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May 05, 2014 09:02pm
I am an Indian Musilm living in different parts of India for the past 28 years.The tolerance level,the acceptance and respect for other religions and sentiments are so high in every part of India.Actually to understand India you need to live in India.After every 400 km language,culture,food changes in India and yet we all are proud to be Indians.There has been few acts of Muslims in the past and present due to which sometimes the whole community may have to bear the load. 99% of Indians are true secular and there is nothing wrong of being proud of your country.
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May 05, 2014 09:17pm
@Naziruddin Its a shame you don't see what being free means!
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May 05, 2014 09:38pm
@S.Boyd
Don't know what your point is. THe British just left a big mess behind. Ask the Kashmiris, the Pakistanis, and the Indians
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May 05, 2014 09:44pm
In-credible India!
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May 05, 2014 09:45pm
Those Indians are using their freedom of expression to force their freedom of speech :D
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May 05, 2014 09:50pm
It will flare up fire in already disturbed Kashmir. Bad news for India.
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May 05, 2014 10:04pm
@subhagan thankappan : Let me give you a straight answer, Cricket and Politics are two different things - only in India they get confused. If memory serves me right, the social media videos are littered with indias tour of Pakistan in 2006. Not so long ago.. but there were more people in stadium cheering in Pakistan for Tendulkar, then the Indian visitors themselves.
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May 05, 2014 10:12pm
How can one stray incident like this colour the democracy of a nation. It is obvious that pent up sentiments are being vented here. Do we honestly have the perfection to point fingers at each other as nations?
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May 05, 2014 10:29pm
@javed Then good luck living in a country whose inhabitants support the Butcher of Gujrat and where Muslims are killed in huge numbers in Assam and Muzaffarnagar.
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May 05, 2014 11:50pm
Wait few more months. It is the beginning.When Modi takes over ,Hindutva will be in full swing. This so called "Aman ki Asha' drama will come to an end.
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May 06, 2014 12:18am
@Sanjeev Mishra why? Indians living in England with British passports, cheer for India against the British. Should, the British go thrash them and make them shout anti India slogans.
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May 06, 2014 01:42am
@Sanjeev Mishra so you admit that Kashmir and India are separate
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May 06, 2014 01:57am
All the signs of Hindu Fascism taking hold in India. Indian secularism has always been a sham, a show case for the world, finally India is at its core value and that is to install Hindu Fascist as the leaders. RSS would come into power with BJP getting the majority. RSS is an upper caste Hindu men only organization. It is astonishing that how majority of Hindus are voting for Hindu causes and for almost 7 decades they have been projecting secularism. In my view which was total farce.
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May 06, 2014 02:13am
@Saad Zafar
India was divided on the basis of religion. India does have no compulsion to be secular.
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May 06, 2014 02:19am
@Adeel
Taliban is holding the whole pakistani nation. Ask Hassan Nisar.
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May 06, 2014 02:20am
@Khan
You have thousand and one things to learn from the Indians. And start with tolerance and human right. A small beginning.
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May 06, 2014 02:20am
@Zak
True, but Indians do not terrorise the british.
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May 06, 2014 03:18am
@subhagan thankappan - None, as a matter of fact it does happen and the rest of the nation doesnt go out to prosecute them. ITs just a game and for Kashmiris their hearts belong with Pakistan. So accept it this hate will only consume you.
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May 06, 2014 03:19am
@Sanjeev Mishra
REALLY - Over a game.
Get to the heart of the matter, they dont want to live under occupation....
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May 06, 2014 03:22am
@chan
Incorrect - Cant take about the entire provence, maybe few people.
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May 06, 2014 03:24am
@Swabhiman
I dont know what you are so proud about, over 55% of Indian population lives below poverty line. You got many hungry mouths to feed and are considered as under developed. Focus in your back yard and stop killing minorities.
Otherwise Khalistan, Nagaland and entire East India will be carved into new countries.
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May 06, 2014 03:25am
@Zak
Well said, England you have people with class.
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May 06, 2014 03:28am
@Alex
Gujratis and folks in Samjotha express people were not students which were murdered by Indian State.
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May 06, 2014 03:54am
@Imran You are confused my friend. Brits don't object because you were born in Pakistan and living in UK. That is not the case here. So, don't compare apples with oranges.
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May 06, 2014 03:56am
I am an Indian. This place in India where this happened is Greater Noida which is in UP State.
This is the most backward state and backward place in India.
Even poverty , crime people's mentality is very remote here. Hope ppl grow up.
Sad ...for humanity
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May 06, 2014 04:23am
@Swabhiman last year the balance of trade was in favor of India by five billion dollars. This is what India got from bankrupt Pakistan. We may be poor but we have the heart to give. If you are as big and generous as you proclaim to be why do not you allow our players to participate in IPL.
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May 06, 2014 06:08am
@subhagan thankappan read the news these kashmiris did not make any slogans for pakistan . That was an another story. and secondly they are NOT INDIANS so they can celebrate anything they want.
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May 06, 2014 07:15am
Why India is spreading hatred always?
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May 06, 2014 10:08am
@Haider
And, how exactly did you come up with the figure of 55% of BPL families in India. Dude, I realize that ppl in India and Pakistan have a lot of misconceptions about each other. But your figures suggest you have been totally misguided. Looks like all the people just read news to spew venom over each other. I would personally invite all the secular-minded Pakis to India. Please take a look. You will realize that we share common misconceptions about each other. Peace
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May 06, 2014 11:32am
This is a cheap political gimmick been played during elections....!!!
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May 06, 2014 01:43pm
The biggest democracy at its lowest ebb. This shows that the voice of Kashmiris is bearing fruit.
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May 06, 2014 02:31pm
@If you don So you will accept any Hindu from Pakistan if he shouts Pro India slogan isn`t it? Of course there should be first some Hindus left in Pakistan after their large scale conversion. Hypocrisy at its worst.
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May 06, 2014 02:43pm
@AZMAISH You are welcome to take all. But i should add that your sermon of democracy and equality definitely makes me laugh.
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May 06, 2014 02:46pm
@Umer You can speak till you are hoarse. First you take care of the daily killings in Balochistan and in Karachi and then you can talk about manhandling in a neighbouring country. You guys are really funny.
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May 06, 2014 02:49pm
@Kahut -
Those who lives in India should support India only....we don't need traitors....
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May 06, 2014 02:50pm
@Shah
Take those guys in ur country...we have enough....
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May 06, 2014 02:55pm
@mohsin Even that scam is a dream for you
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May 06, 2014 03:00pm
@Haider Happy dreaming. By the way i think milk and honey is flowing in the streets of Pakistan and people are living most joyfully there. But the daily killings tell otherwise.
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May 06, 2014 03:05pm
@Shah
why are still muslim brothers called Muhajirs - it was because of them Pakistan could be created and still they are alienated
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May 06, 2014 03:12pm
@Naveed
This discussions on Modi win or not is publicity - it has still not been decided if he is the winner and Indians are not fools to make him the leader.
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May 06, 2014 03:50pm
@Youth even we are waiting to resolve the issue as per UN resolution. But please understand....the first thing required is for the Pakistanis to call back army from Kashmir. did you ever call them back? If not...why asking for a plebiscite.
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May 06, 2014 03:55pm
@NORI They have all the rights to jump to conclusions as these kind of news make them happy that they were right asking for a separate country. We know the ground reality.
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May 06, 2014 03:56pm
@javed javed respect.
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May 06, 2014 03:59pm
@AZMAISH Don't know why have you made this issue as hindu muslim. Just for the information of a larger audience, I have been a student of Aligarh muslim university. I have seen kashmiris been abused , beaten by muslims on a cricket match. Its not that these guys are saints....talk to a rational indian Kashmiri muslim...you would learn how they behave when they go to any partn of india.
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May 06, 2014 04:06pm
@aatish Yes our constitution allows freedom of speech , but limits this freedom to not say something that hurts the sentiments of a community. Would you count the rant of some hindus in india asking to demolish babri masjid. Not at all. So understand everything counted as freedom comes with a duty.
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May 06, 2014 04:10pm
@aatish What about wasim akram, waqaar and rammez raja who are part of the commentary team. And we guys too have a big heart.....we have allowed some thousands of pakistani hindus take shelter in india. What do you say about that.
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May 06, 2014 04:25pm
@zohaib Even Pakistanis are Indians, search for your root then you will know the fact but you should read unbiased history.
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May 06, 2014 04:33pm
@Haider please compare the quality of life between Pak part of Kashmir and Indian part of Kashmir. Indian part is better off by all means.
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May 06, 2014 06:10pm
The British left - but split India, Pakistan n Bangladesh but saw to it that we keep fighting amongst ourselves - which is what is happening.
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May 06, 2014 06:16pm
@Adeel - really ?? just have a look in quetta and you will have to eat your words mr.
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May 06, 2014 07:23pm
Why don't we invite these poor Kashmiri students to come and study here. They will be much happier here.
Why should they go and study in a state that treats them like a slave.
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May 06, 2014 07:56pm
@Imran Scotland has been in England's grasp for over 400 years and now they are arranging for a plebiscite...So don't give their example. Whatever these students did to Kashmiri students is wrong but that is only one side of the coin. Kashmiri students don't appreciate all the facilities they get (free) from Indian government. If Kashmiris love Pakistan or hate India so much then why don't they go and study in Pakistani colleges?
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May 06, 2014 10:34pm
We never celebrate pakistan's win instead always celebrate Indian's defeat.
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May 07, 2014 04:13am
@Saad Zafar Opps Pakistani understand meaning of secularism ? When pakistan got independence there were 20% hindus now its below 1%. . Its better for pakis to focus on their own people instead kashmiri.
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May 07, 2014 04:18am
@Mohd. Islam Yes pls invite them to pakistan which is already killing their own people .. They will get better jobs and better future there in such a peaceful country. Whole world adore pakistan and people are dying to get citizenship of pakistan.
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May 07, 2014 05:08am
@Saad Zafar: I would like to see what will be the pakistanis reaction, when Balochis, Hindus, Gilgit Shia's, Sikhs in Pakistan, shout India Zindabad!!!
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May 07, 2014 07:05am
@Kahut Look who is talking?
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May 07, 2014 07:09am
@Haider What happened to all the Kashmiri Hindu Pandits?
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May 07, 2014 12:39pm
It is time for the Indian leaders to take bold decision on Kashmir, further suppression of Kashmiris rights will do more damage for India.
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May 07, 2014 03:03pm
@Sam but who are you to speak for Kashmiris. After 140,000 dead, 65,000 missing, thousands maimed, raped, tortured. Bit hard for the world to forget about it and the UN resolutions either.
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May 07, 2014 03:13pm
@Pak soul only way the stayed glued, otherwise they would splinter. They are unified in hate.
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May 07, 2014 05:06pm
@omer khan shaheen Your colleges have electricity? I heard even PMO does not have electricity.
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May 07, 2014 05:10pm
You guys don't want the world to judge Muslims by what few like the AQ, Taliban, Boko Haram, etc etc. But you guys judge whole of India reading about 6 individuals. We will own this and action is taken. But what about you guys?
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May 07, 2014 06:01pm
@amiin If they are not Indians why they are studying in Indian universities.
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May 08, 2014 12:30am
@Adeel What about Baluchistan
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May 08, 2014 09:10am
@subhagan thankappan
They are not Indians. They are Kashmiris whose culture, religion, and emotions all are for Pakistan. If justice is done and they are allowed their right of self determinations they would join Pakistan. Yes you can keep them by force but you cannot win their hearts.
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May 08, 2014 11:09am
@subhagan thankappan If you have a problem then you have to sort it out. Here in Pakistan we all are Pakistani's and we never force anyone to prove to be a Pakistani and even if have some problems in northern part but we never questions about their nationality. So cleanup your own mass and respect everyone.
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May 08, 2014 11:17am
@Kamal Simple maths Mr. Kamal, Where Muslim lived their poputions grows above average then that country popution growth and it is your time to think and check and agree on my statement. For your easy reference check France and UK.
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May 08, 2014 04:51pm
@Haider and what about pakistani hindu???
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May 08, 2014 04:52pm
@javed very well said but they will never believe you.
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May 08, 2014 05:59pm
@Stealth so u r saying u can win hearts and minds by waging jehad like how pakistan supported taliban in afghanistan
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