Magray added, “Darkness has pervaded our world. He was innocent. I want justice”.

Kulgam (South Kashmir)

Sitting in the corner of a dimly-lit room, Nazir Ahmad Magray struggles to make sense of the sudden demise of his youngest son Imtiyaz Ahmad, the family’s lone breadwinner whose body was fished out from Vishaw river in Kulgam on May 4.

Ahmad, 27, a Class 10 dropout who supported his poor parents by working as a daily wage labourer, was whisked away from his home by a joint team of police and army personnel who descended on this sleepy south Kashmir village in the early hours of Saturday (3 May), Magray said.

“I offered them tea, but they refused saying they had to check Imtiyaz’s mobile phone and then he would be released. They would have taken him away only over my dead body if I had known what was going to happen,” Magray told The Wire at his dilapidated single-storey house.

The distraught father of five daughters and three sons, seven of whom are married and live separately with their own families, refuses to believe the allegations that Ahmad was involved in illegal activities.

“He was working as a daily wage labourer in Punjab from where he returned recently. He has never been to a police station as there’s no case against him. If he was a militant, why wasn’t he thrown into jail after his arrest?” 

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Who was the loser in the latest Phalgam attack ?

The Kashmiris. After the abrogation of Article-370, the Kashmiris went through a system of oppression. Curfew and austerity had destroyed their economy. Now, when some possibilities of tourism were created somewhere, the incident of attack took place in Pahalgam.

This question demands attention, is this an attack on India's interests or is it an attack on the economy of the Kashmiris?

Pahalgam is a Muslim-majority area. The economy of the Muslims, Sikhs and out sider Indian hindus here is linked to tourism. Why would any Kashmiri  militant groups destroy the economy of its own people?

Now, in practice, it has happened that the economy of the Kashmiris  was destroyed, the blame fell on Pakistan. This has had all-round effects. On one side, there is the international community in front of which Pakistan is being indicted. On the other side, there are the Kashmiris who are being convinced that look, Pakistan is the one who is attacking your economy.

Not only this, but with this, the path of further austerity in Kashmir will also be paved in the name of security. The process of grabbing Kashmiri lands in the name of security will also accelerate and there will be justification for it.

The issue of land is very important. This aspect is also a fundamental motivation for changing the Muslim Waqf law in India because the Muslim Waqf has 5,045 square kilometers of land. This area is more than many countries in the world. Six times more than Singapore and Bahrain. India has a special 'benevolent eye' on it.

This process of colonization and land grabbing is also going on in Kashmir under different titles, and it is likely to intensify further in the name of security.

The economy of Kashmiri Muslims is being destroyed, a storm will rise against Pakistan and Kashmiris at the diplomatic level. Indian journalists are also talking about surgical strikes. All this is happening at a time when Pakistan seems to be recovering from the economic crisis to some extent. This question becomes very important that who is the beneficiary of this whole situation?

No matter how the interest is calculated, India appears to be the beneficiary. Therefore, it is natural for the question to arise whether this incident was terrorism or some internal or external  game.

Who benefits from the Pahalgam attack?

Chattisinghpora, Pathribal, and Barakpora massacres

Every form of terrorism is detestable, but the way the blame is being placed on Pakistan once again, without any investigation or investigation, as usual, and the Indian media has taken the stand against Pakistan, this irresponsible behavior raises the question of whether this was not an external game?

On the one hand, the US Vice President is in India, on the other hand, the Indian Prime Minister is on a visit to Saudi Arabia. After cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia, Narendra Modi returns to India. This is a scenario like a Hollywood blockbuster movie where the elements of taking the intensity of the reaction to an incident to the extreme have been painstakingly fulfilled.

Now, a slightly harsher reaction from the US than usual is also natural and returning from a visit to Saudi Arabia like this is not an uncommon thing. It is as if the plot is complete here, like a Hollywood movie or a Shakespearean tragedy, and the climax is also magnificent. The question is, is it coincidence or ‘well-planned’?

In the past, when Clinton visited India, about 35 Sikhs were killed and now, when the US Vice President is visiting India, the growing tourism potential of Kashmir has been destroyed. The similarities between the two incidents are also noteworthy.

India’s general relations with both Sikhs and Kashmiris have been tense and the reasons for this are well known. What a coincidence that in an incident that makes India ‘oppressed’ in the international community, the real losers are those who are the unwelcome classes of India.

Pakistan ready for impartial investigation into Pahalgam attack : Shahbaz Sharif

Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that ‘Pakistan is ready to participate in any impartial, transparent and credible investigation.’

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that he is ready for an ‘impartial’ investigation into the deaths of 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir, which New Delhi blames on Islamabad.

Speaking at the passing out parade of cadets at the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul in Abbottabad city on Saturday, Shahbaz Sharif said that ‘Pakistan is ready to participate in any impartial, transparent and credible investigation.’

He said that there will be no compromise on Pakistan’s security and survival. If Pakistan’s water is stopped, it will respond with full force.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that water is Pakistan’s vital national interest and the lifeline of 240 million people. There should be absolutely no doubt that water availability will be protected at all costs and in all circumstances.

He said that therefore, any attempt to stop, reduce or divert water, which is the property of Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, will be responded to with full force. Let there be no misunderstanding or dilemma.

He said that ‘Pakistan is a frontline state against terrorism. India made baseless and unsubstantiated allegations after the Pahalgam incident, however, we, being a responsible state, are ready for an impartial international investigation.’

The Prime Minister further said that Pakistan’s brave armed forces are capable of defending the country’s sovereignty and territorial security and are fully prepared to do so.

He said that Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan. It is a disputed territory at the international level. The Kashmiri people will have to be given the right to self-determination.

Shahbaz Sharif has said that ‘Pakistan has always rejected and condemned terrorism in all its forms. Pakistan is the country most affected by terrorism in the world. 90,000 of our citizens have lost their lives in terrorism. Pakistan’s economy has suffered billions of dollars in losses.’

He has said that Pakistan, as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, wants peace and security around the world and will continue its efforts for this.

Talking about the alleged ‘false flag operation’ of Pahalgam and the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan and an internationally recognized disputed territory. The Kashmiri people will have to be given the right to self-determination.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that ‘Pakistan has always condemned all forms of terrorism. Pakistan has suffered heavy losses in terms of life and property in the war against terrorism. No one has sacrificed more than Pakistan to eradicate the scourge of terrorism.’

He said that ‘our neighboring country has leveled accusations against Pakistan without any evidence. A series of baseless allegations have been made on the Pahalgam attack. Pakistan is ready to cooperate in an impartial investigation into the Pahalgam incident.’

On India’s ‘water aggression’, he said that water is our lifeline and there can be no compromise on it. Pakistan will protect its security and sovereignty at all costs. If any aggression is committed, it will give a befitting reply like in February 2019. It will respond with national strength to every attempt to stop Pakistan’s water.