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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Thanks for support. I am a responsible journalist, will not compromise with basic premise of journalism: speaking truth to power, sticking to facts. Holding a mirror is more than ever needed to reflect ground realities from Kashmir. Stand by Gowhar, Masrat #Journalismisnotacrime #
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Either ban the broadcast of world cup matches in Kashmir, else the police should come up with dos and don'ts for the Kashmiri audience on when to laugh, cheer, clap or sit silent.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
A very apt depiction of Press in Kashmir.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
No one demolished Babri Masjid. It crumbled under its own weight.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
TV screens turned black. Cell phones stopped talking. Telephones left dead. Relations divided, disconnected. Friends separated. Lanes woven with razor wires. A bated breath. A fat man announced fate of 13 million people. August 5, 2019. As if, yesterday. No 365 days inbetween.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Father-son duo beaten and arrested to contain spread of COVID19 in the world. No they are not those who had bat soup, they are Kashmiris.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
J&K police is only 'political party' active here. Highly political tweets from police officers outnumber statements of politicians. SPs, DSPs write articles, define political future of J&K and even how and where India should pin down China. Is this politicization a healthy trend?
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
This Turkish home is a carbon copy of a Kashmiri living home: the ceiling, the windows, the wall clock, the mirror, the pillows, the wall colour!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Have decided to return my @airtel mobile number after 12 years. For 3 months, company stopped calling facility, I paid; No SMS was allowed, I paid; No internet was restored, I paid; 2G allowed access to 301 websites only, I paid and now VPNs are firewalled, I protest.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
The writer tried to book me in a false case, is vehemently opposed to freedom of expression, and then he writes, others shouldn't. He, despite the DIG, assuring me not to visit police station, forced me to drive 60 km. Irony will die a thousand deaths in Kashmir. @ShekharGupta
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Imtiyaz Hussain
4 years
Stop using ‘militant’ for ‘terrorists’ who kill cops. Police officers have families too
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
I stand by every word I have written in The Hindu report. We have all proof to prove what is published in news story. The Hindu would do a follow up soon to bring more facts to fore of same episode. I request this tweet is withdrawn till the story is not fully covered. Please!
@DrSyedSehrish
Syed Sehrish Asgar
4 years
FACT CHECK:Kashmir halts sample collection after test kits mysteriously diverted to Jammu
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
The restoration of 4G service means that my kids right to listen rhymes online stand restored, without buffering and begging. My daughter, born post August 5, is finally a 4G-era baby.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Oh Sopore! Blood-soaked cookies, he held on. Grandfathers love kids to squat on chest, playway. As if, kid was granting last wish. But then cold body of grandfather turned the kid's face steel-cold. If bullets, biscuits go together, it should torn souls. All awaiting 'rescue'.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Kashmiri Daab hanging from the fourth floor.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
If you are on a honeymoon in Kashmir, you can choose both shikara-walla for a ride and a chief minister for Kashmir.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
How Juvenile Justice Board is dumped, and law trampled with impunity. 74. (1) No one shall disclose identity of a minor victim or witness of a crime, under any other law for the time being in force, nor shall the picture of any such child be published. Our cyber police does this.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
13 months after ending J&K's special status, Delhi's fresh promise to grant the same special status to Ladakh is going to raise questions that demands immediate answers.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Boisterous bloom.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
The idea of justice in Kashmir has been reduced to the return of bodies. Body returned is justice delivered. From unnamed graves to unknown graveyards: Kashmir's trajectory is a moral question and should give sleepless nights to thinkers.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Please don't file complaints with your police friends and get me arrested. I have kids. Please do me no harm. Will be grateful.
@Traluk
Javaid Trali
4 years
Good point! Also journalists be journalists, not activists.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
This officer does it again. Beats up three journalists on duty, threatens to book them in false cases, seizes Press equipments. More he will soon write in @ThePrintIndia and @IndianExpress about how to shepherd people in Kashmir. ETV seeks action, will FIR be lodged?
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Anxiety in Kashmir as govt. orders stocking up of LPG for two months, seeks school buildings for security forces
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
A slice of Srinagar!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Bang on!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
In Jammu, Divisional Commissioner presided over a Domicile Certificates mela, where Gorkhas, Valmikis were garnered with certificates. Demography demons were dancing.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
My younger brother: Pakistan was good at ball tampering but chaand tampering aaj dekha ;). Eid mubarak!
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid has decided to stop mass prayers due to fast spreading COVID-19. Only azaan (call for prayers) will be allowed: Jamia caretakers
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Kashir hend moh'taaj, miskeen, lachaar walukh pani rehmat seet, parvar'digarah. Ameen
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Like drones, bikes too should be banned in Kashmir on 'insecurity grounds' This will save agony to Kashmiri riders out to buy medicine, reach college, get grocery, meet girlfriend, join coaching, attend funeral, visit shrines, comfort hospitalised patients.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Srinagar is as silent as a cat, as envoys whirlwind the city streets.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
While every Kashmiri is firewalled from tweeting, Afghanistan's ambassador tweets over 20 times on the Dal lake, businesswomen and normalcy!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
'Janta Curfew' sounds 'shoot at sight' orders in Kashmir. DC to arrest people hiding travel history. DGP tells officers do not leave anything undone. IGP asks mediamen to get passes. Heading to a police state where men are empowered to humiliate people on pretext of saving them.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
An old city ghat home to exquisite shawls.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Pegasus snoop gate: In Kashmir, when you talk to your wife on phone, she will say 'they are listening, let's talk at home what bakery to buy on Eid'. Even Eid bakery list is not discussed out of fear. If data from J&K leaks, it will 60 lakh out of 70 lakh people :)
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
'Zojila' is not just a mountain pass but an endurance test. Nerves fray for sure.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
Those times when a cancer patient talking to a doctor, a mother sharing news of dead cousin and students discussing incompete syllabus is pegged as 'return of normality'. Dystopia has a home: Kashmir.
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
It was gruelling to plan delivery for my expecting wife in these trying times. As father it's testing times. I am father of an angel, whom my wife named 'Azaadi' --- a daughter indeed is a door to freedom for a father too. Thanks all who wrote to me, offered help all this while.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
China is not Chanapora of Srinagar that sanctions would be as easy as pellet spraying. Such tweets only decrease eligibility from any post-retirement rehabilitation by any government. Please read UN rules to understand no permanent member exits. It's power acquired, not granted.
@spvaid
Shesh Paul Vaid
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The world is suffering economically, psychologically and physically due to severe negligence of China in dealing with #COVID19 . Severe sanctions should be imposed and China should be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
To my brother Gazanfer, we are all alive. I feel sorry you are not able to join us for dinner chats on Skype all these weeks. I am hopeful to talk to you one day. Mom said love to you. Stay happy. From Kashmir.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
A civilian, who allegedly jumped checkpoints set up by the CRPF and the police, was killed in security forces firing incident on Wednesday in central Kashmir's Budgam, forcing the authorities to snap Internet in the district "as a precautionary measure".
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
A slice of Turkey!
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Stopping oxygen supply to NGOs: This is a detrimental order and will have a grave impact on at-home treatment of COVID-19 patients. This order will only spiral deaths in Kashmir and the administration will be directly responsible.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Eid nimaz in isolation, with wazu followed by sanitizer. Pehli Eid mubarak!
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
As per Census 2011, J&K has population of 1.25 crores, with 68.8 lakhs in Kashmir division and 53.5 lakhs in Jammu division. Population is the main parameter to delimit seats, but Jammu gets six seats and Kashmir just one.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Wise words from Ex-DGP J&K
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Shesh Paul Vaid
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Oppression ultimately leads to revolt one day & disintegration.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Azaan has never been heart-sinking and never such tear jerking!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Thinking is being criminalised in Kashmir. Kafka would die 1000 deaths a day. You are fit for jail if you have ability to think.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Mass gatherings in mosques, considered by faithfuls as 'shifakhanas' (hospices), should not be allowed to become tragedy multipliers. Time to have congregational prayers at home for next 14 days with family members only. Let's raise our hands in unison, and dua for safety of all.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Calling service on mobile phones restored in Srinagar. Those who were in quarantine but could not stay in touch with families can talk. Also those Kashmiris abroad and outside J&K who got disconnected, you can talk to your moms, dads. Happy calling!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Those not wearing masks during Eid shopping are making a serious choice, picking bakery and chicken over own life and lives of old relatives back home. In the process of Qurbani, let's avoid Qurbani of vulnerable population. Mask up.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Skies in Srinagar roaring. Noise of choppers and jets is audible even in closed rooms. Hope, all is well!
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
All 10 Personal Security Officers (PSOs), guarding the BJP leader, arrested after the attack: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar
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Peerzada Ashiq
6 years
Blood required in the Pulwama District Hospital for injured civilians.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Awarding those involved in extrajudicial custodial killings, muzzling of Press, persecution of a particular community will only normalize tendency of policemen to work outside and above law.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Officials have identified 417 persons who escaped screening and are in hiding after concealing travel history. We request you to come forward. Save your family, people in your neighbourhood. One test and two weeks. And you're ready to mingle. This is your time to become heroes.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
As the world' forces join hands to combat COVID-19, this cop misuses years of granted impunity to abuse locals and warn of beating them to blue. We need to de-criminalise J&K police. If in epidemic they behave like this, it is anybody's guess how would they behave otheriwise.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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People of J&K have right to know how many top bureaucrats have tested positive and how many are quarantined. The attempt to be discreet about prevalence of COVID19 among officers in J&K administration is unjustifiable. Pray for their fast recovery. @kansalrohit69
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
Strikes in Balakote have Yeti running in Himalayas. Vikas tou nahi ayaa, Yeti agaya.
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
A civilian granted permission to drive from home to office on the Kashmir highway. The highway magistrate stamp is only valid till next hand wash! It reminds me of a movie from Hitler's era.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
This night one year ago was my life's longest night, darkness was ghostly, leaving my expecting wife at a safe location was the toughest decision, not able to talk to my younger brother for weeks together was torturous. The night of August 4, it was.
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
Stop calling me a youth leader. I am going to celebrate my 50th birthday next year. My hair is grey now. I already use reading glasses. May have to use hearing aid in some years says. But this grey hair is indication of learning @OmarAbdullah
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Kashmiri homes at -6 degrees amid electricty blackout: Huddled in one room, single lamp light till inverter lasts, all gadgets downed, Kangri tighten to belly, water bags for feet and unending cold night ahead. I wish FMs can play songs all night to kill the chill.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Former J&K DGP and his prayers for an armed rebellion. That is the tweet.
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Shesh Paul Vaid
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My friend @AmrullahSaleh2 you are a powerful leader. Every free man today in the world is looking up to your decisive leadership. Wishes & prayers of millions of people around the world for your success are with you. 🇦🇫🇮🇳 #PanjshirResistance
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Post iftaar taraaweh hoti hai, jenab :)
@Tahir_A
Tahir Ashraf
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Post Iftaar workout 🏋️‍♂️ 💪 #fitnessmotivation
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
What scares you more in Kashmir: on-the-run electricity, back-breaking roads, body-aching Covid, soul- stomping UAPA or unending winters?
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
If you're upset with wife, beat up Kashmiri; if India loses to Pakistan in cricket, beat up Kashmiri; if Modi is not doing well, beat up Kashmiri; if boss is nagging, beat up Kashmiri. Normalisation of thrashing of Kashmiris as panacea will only push them to extreme positions.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Even our jokes are militarised now and language non local.
@bhatray
Rayees Mohammad Bhat
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Excellent humour. Profound message. Jai jawan, jai kisan! (WA)
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
This Sunday, please allow people of Kashmir unhindered access to Internet and websites.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
5 ways to stay warm without heating gadgets in Kashmir: 1) Put hands exactly at centre of crossed legs. 2) Use vapours from mouth to warm hands first, and use warm hands on body parts later. 3) Sleep in six layers of clothes with only mouth hole open to stay alive.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
This is a big lie. Please check with medical superintendents of Valley hospitals before cooking radicalisation theory. Hatred blinds people.
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Shivani
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I have heard people in Kashmir are not getting vaccinated because of fasts in Ramzan. What can we even....
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
A policy of disengaging first, then re-engaging is no employment policy but a number game. Systematic process to disengage all local employees working in different depts for many years and forcing them to re-apply would be a unique way of creating Class-IV employment in J&K.
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Information & PR, J&K
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J&K' s New Recruitment Policy- A Step towards Accelerated & Transparent Recruitment
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Peerzada Ashiq
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SOS: Hundreds of kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis in Kashmir face grave situation after their GOLDEN CARDS were deactivated. For a few fraudulent cases, all patients are made to suffer. @PMOIndia @drharshvardhan . Please intervene.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
This deewan-khana is on the fourth floor of this old crumbling heritage house owned by the Kachroos in Baramulla.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
A golden patch of autumn in Ladakh.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
August 5, 2019 is not mere a date, but an act which is being implemented and normalised in Kashmir on a daily basis. Ending Kashmir Press Club for merely being a space of safety and collective thinking for scribes is unfortunate and saddening, threatening too.
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
Our 'kandru' is not a gymnast like them but our 'lavasa' is no second.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Ya Robah! Soan mangun thav kabool, sean sajdi thav kabool, sean aaijzi thav kabool, sean oesh thaav kabool, sean parun thav kabool. Ameen
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
What should be a norm has become an exception. This is tragedy of policing. For 10,000 sins committed a day, one image is too small to paper over the indignity meted out to people at every spool of concertina wire.
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Dr Suneem Khan
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People’s Cop @bhatray whilst reasoning the importance of #lockdown with a motherly figure.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
1) 10 Kashmir districts get zero doses on Sunday, Jammu region saw 9144 doses administered. 2) Only 35% population vaccinated in Srinagar, compared to Jammu district's 99.34% till May 16. 3) Jammu administers 5,63,880 vaccine doses compared to Srinagar's 1,97,571 doses till May16
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
I am not allowed to speak in the Parliament on the issues of Pegasus, Rafael, J&K and corruption. There is a direct onslaught in Kashmir and indirect in the rest of the country: Rahul Gandhi
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
The way J&K govt. is playing video games at Saifuddin Soz's house, the reality TV show Big Boss has a real competition this time. ;)
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
What a fall! You travel US, Italy, Dubai and take nom de guerre at Srinagar airport to escape like Abu Kalikharaab. And piling up humiliation, @listenshahid traces you having Wazwan at home and packs you to double bed shame on Dal lake, and quarantines. Lets cooperate.
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Peerzada Ashiq
5 years
Enforcing a collective punishment, J&K govt. bars civilian traffic on 270-km highway in Kashmir twice a week, from 4 a.m. till 5 p.m. Dying patients, ambulances, students' examination, marriages, funerals, couple-long-drive should match the calendar.
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5 years
Shujaat sahb's son Tamheed's 95% in Class 10 has upheld father's value system, dream. No less than 100% given trying circumstances, difficult situation. Shujaat must be smiling for first time since he left. Tamheed reflects courage youth in Kashmir shows in the face of adversity.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Corona will die a lonely death in Kashmir today. My home is silent like a baby. I couldn't walk the streets fearing ghosts will follow me. Kashmir has lived unreal times. We together can make it. We will triumph again!
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Peerzada Ashiq
2 years
With just five hours to sehri, Pakistan opens Supreme Court along with sehri meal boxes. It is shaab-e-democracy tonight.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
It turns out 4G in J&K is Biden-G's gift?
@State_SCA
State_SCA
3 years
We welcome the resumption of 4G mobile internet in India's Jammu & Kashmir. This marks an important step for local residents and we look forward to continued political & economic progress to restore normalcy in J&K.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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At least 21 anti-Israel protesters were booked by the J&K police on Saturday, a day after Kashmir saw a spree of pro-Palestine protests and graffiti on the city walls.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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Stop press? Not at Rising Kashmir
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Houseboats, as if, reflect the mood of the place. Still and looking his own reflection.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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Locals in Srinagar claim the mobile Internet has been suspended. The move comes in the wake protests and upcoming verdict in Yasin Malik's case.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Congratulations!
@Masratzahra
Masrat Zahra
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I am incredibly honored to share that I have won the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award from @IWMF I'm happy that my work has finally been recognized. After thanking Almighty,I would like to say a big thank to my mentor, @ShowkatNanda for his guidance, love & care
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Peerzada Ashiq
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BJP, won 15 seats in LAHDC, is down by 2 seats compared to 2015 polls, despite 8 Union ministers campaigning among population 1.33 lakh, promising a fresh special status. Two, urban pockets of Leh with higher degree of access to education voted for Congress. Food for thought.
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Peerzada Ashiq
3 years
Houseboats are no less than Dal lake's own moons. They shine in grim times too!
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In Kashmir, downed WhatsApp increases heart beats, trigger panic calls and sets in ominous silence.
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Peerzada Ashiq
4 years
Congress did 1953 once and the BJP is repeating it on yearly basis in Kashmir.
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Peerzada Ashiq
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A child roams around the shrine of Amir-i-Kabir in Srinagar.
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