Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday said she was concerned about "reports of 4,000 people, including children, arbitrarily arrested and jailed" in Kashmir following the decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution as she called on leaders to work towards peace in Kashmir.
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday said she was concerned about "reports of 4,000 people, including children, arbitrarily arrested and jailed" in Kashmir following the decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution as she called on leaders to work towards peace in Kashmir.
In a series of tweets, Malala said she spoke to people living and working in Kashmir - journalists, human rights lawyers and students - last week as she directly from girls living there.
Last month, she had called for peace in the region, saying she cared about Kashmir because South Asia is her home.
Read: Katie Hopkins slams Malala for staying silent on murder of Hindu girl in Pak
She said she wanted to be PM of Pakistan.
— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) September 15, 2019
Now she is sounding serious about that.#JaneBhiDoYaron https://t.co/gHudGSJyfC
This fraud keeps her lips sealed when Hindu and Sikh girls are abducted, raped, forcibly converted and married off in the name of Islam. @malala is a disgrace. https://t.co/Frcpwc8DL1
— Sanjay Dixit ಸಂಜಯ್ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ संजय दीक्षित (@Sanjay_Dixit) September 15, 2019
— Ravi Kant - रवि कांत (@LegalKant) September 14, 2019
Not a word ever came from @Malala when thousands of Hindu girls raped and forced to convert in Islamic Pakistan that use fighter jets to drop bombs in occupied #Balochistan
Did you know that Islamist Malala's father was part of attack on Indian high commission in London? https://t.co/97ra2L1Gsa
Spend some time in Pakistan where the minority girls are getting picked up converted n raped. BTW the hole in your head is thanks to your pakis. https://t.co/pIcDsPepi4
— Gita S. Kapoor (@GitaSKapoor) September 14, 2019
Biggest hypocrite ever. Can you dare to speak about plight of Pakhtuns, Balochis and Sindhis? You're nothing but a stooge of the West looking for a political career. https://t.co/jsclIdISo8
— Devika (@Dayweekaa) September 14, 2019
Malala uses her Nobel winner status to talk only about Kashmir. What about Hindu/Sikh girls getting forcibly converted in Pakistan? What about Baloch? Malala’s statements are simply to please Pak Army so that she can return home.@NobelPrize You have honoured a female Khomeini. https://t.co/Lhz8bTkbWY
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) September 15, 2019
1. Malala questions India
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In her first tweet, Malala said, "In the last week, I’ve spent time speaking with people living and working in #Kashmir - journalists, human rights lawyers and students."
"I wanted to hear directly from girls living in Kashmir right now. It took a lot of work from a lot of people to get their stories because of the communications blackout. Kashmiris are cut off from the world and unable to make their voices heard. #LetKashmirSpeak," she said in another tweet.
Malala then shared what she claimed three girls told her: “The best way to describe the situation in Kashmir right now is absolute silence. We have no way of finding out what’s happening to us. All we could hear is the steps of troops outside our windows. It was really scary. I feel purposeless and depressed because I can’t go to school. I missed my exams on August 12 and I feel my future is insecure now. I want to be a writer and grow to be an independent, successful Kashmiri woman. But it seems to be getting more difficult as this continues. People speaking out for us adds to our hope. I am longing for the day when Kashmir will be free of the misery we’ve been going through for decades.”
"I am deeply concerned about reports of 4,000 people, including children, arbitrarily arrested & jailed, about students who haven’t been able to attend school for more than 40 days, about girls who are afraid to leave their homes," she said.
"I am asking leaders, at #UNGA and beyond, to work towards peace in Kashmir, listen to Kashmiri voices and help children go safely back to school," she added.
2. Rajnath says Pak will break
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday gave a stern warning to Pakistan stating that it will break into several parts if it does not stop supporting terrorism.
"In 1971, Pakistan which was formed on the basis of religion was divided into two parts. If politics based on religion goes on in Pakistan, no one can prevent it from getting divided into several parts...If Pakistan does not stop supporting terrorism then it cannot be denied that it will break into several parts in future", he said here.
The Defence Minister made these remarks while addressing an event of Bharatiya Veer Jawan Trust in Surat where families of soldiers who lost their lives in line of duty were felicitated.
Reiterating India's firm stand on Jammu and Kashmir, Singh also affirmed that talk between India and Pakistan can happen only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
"I have clearly stated that if talks take place between India and Pakistan, then it will be on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)," he said.
The Defence Minister also outlined India's firm belief in humanity and justice and said, "I want to say to Pakistan that India was divided on the basis of religion during the partition and it was made possible by those who made Pakistan and have the ideology to do politics of religion. India does not believe in the politics of caste and religion. It believes in humanity and justice."
3. Human rights violations in Pakistan
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Asserting that Pakistan did not like the development and progress of India, he said, "Article 370 was abrogated but Pakistan did not digest it well. It went to the United Nations and started lying to deceive the international organisation. Pakistan is talking about human Rights Commission when it could not protect minorities in its own land." Singh continued, "Human Rights violations are taking place in Pakistan. It is taking place against Baloch people, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists. Pakistan is trying to defame India by talking about human rights at the international organisation. But nobody agrees with Pakistan."
On Friday, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale had also said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should hand over the portion of Kashmir (PoK) to India, which it has occupied illegally if it wanted to hold talks with India. Earlier this week, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Indresh Kumar had also said that Pakistan is getting weaker "day-by-day" and is headed towards another partition - this time into five-six parts.
