Malala stands with Kashmir, urges India and Pak to stop 'inhumanity'

September 7, 2016

New Delhi, Sep 7: Teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged India, Pakistan and the United Nations to come together and put an end to the "inhumanity and heartbreak" in Kashmir.

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Pakistan's news daily Dawn quoted Malala saying, "The Kashmiri people, like people everywhere, deserve their fundamental human rights. They should live free of fear and repression."

"Dozens of unarmed protesters have been killed and thousands wounded," she said, "...including hundreds of people blinded by pellet guns used to put down demonstrations, many schools have been closed...keeping children away from their classrooms."

Malala called on the United Nations, the international community, India and Pakistan "to work together with utmost urgency to right these wrongs, providing the people of Kashmir with the dignity, respect and freedom they deserve."

"I stand with the people of Kashmir," she added. "My 14 million Kashmiri sisters and brothers have always been close to my heart."

Comments

Raja
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

The actual FACT is during Independence and Partition of India & Pakistan, British as usual left a piece of land so that there will be no peace between India & Pakistan (in-case if they join Hands they will become Super Power of the World). The only solution for Peace to Prevail is leave Kashmir to their people. Let them decide which part of Kashmir they want to stay, make partition, I know this won't be done as for political GAINS, Let the families of Politician start living in Kashmir and feel how it is to lose a loved ones. Just by blaming Pundits and Muslims wont work. Killing innocent people by either side is just to brainwash the Public and to keep the rivalry alive on the basis of religion and country.

Umanath Poonja
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Malala , you have yourself experienced how inhuman and ruthlessly atrocious Pakistan Government is. As they manipulated you and your family’s circumstances to harass, they are exploiting and manipulating India’s freeness and all-inclusiveness to keep Kashmir and its denizens in constant turmoil to get pleasure from other’s pain. They are doing same to Baluchistanis since partition and the Kashmiries of Pakistan held area are extremely unhappy and are in totters due to this policy of Pakistan.

Rikaz
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Its Pakistan's fault not Indians....Pakistan should stop sending terrorists to India ...which is not happening at all....that is why Kashmiris suffering around there...

Malala should advise Pakistan government first not to involve with our domestic problems....

It is good for Kashmiris if they stay with India as far as their security and economic developments are concerned...

Sharan Dabolkar
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

True that Malala has suffered beyond our imagination and came out of it bravely. But that doesn't make her an expert in everything.

Faziya Baloch
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Dear Malala, Can you please talk about the inhumanity and heartbreak in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan?

Mumthaz
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Malala Request you to please stay peaceful and stay happy and not say things that don't fit into ur vocab pls.

Hussain
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

I didn't really used to like her but now my respect for her has gone up a lot.

Hussain
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Do you live in delusional world..what should paramilitary forces do if someone is breaking law and order of any country

Devendra P
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Lets hope this time her voice will be heard as she has won Noble Prize for PEACE. Lets wish that India will keep Human Life above her EGO and will look Kashmir with HUMAN eye before there is no solution left

Mahesh
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Dear Malala, Surely New Delhi government and Kashmiri people need to work together. Your concern is respected.

Husaain
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

India in committing a genocide in Kashmir by killing innocent people SC must take notice of this.

Mohammed Shahabdul
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

As much as I admire Malala, I hate to see her get into Politics and Indo-Pak disputes. There are enough noises being made, or have been made, to no end.

Indian
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

please advise the kids to stop pelting stones and focus on studies to snatch the opportunities from rapidly growing Indian economy.

Mayank
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Thank you Malala for raising your voice in our support.

Since you are an influential opinion maker, I hope the world listen to you and stop the perpetrator from committing these atrocities against us.

Yadav
 - 
Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Malalaji, Welcome to politics.

Caring for india
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Dear Malala we respect you. But it is not government of India or Pakistan decide the future of Kashmir. There are some third parties who really want disturbance or conflict in the valley.

indian
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Trolls across the border always loved everything Malala spoke about. I hope they do the same now and accept stark reality!

Zuhair
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

Thank You Malala, for your kind words and care about Kashmiris

Dinesh kannan
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Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016

She is a teenage girl with little understanding of the dynamics of terrorism inspite of being a victim of it herself. The valley has been infected by the terror virus with religion which drove away the natural inhabitants of Pandits from Kashmir being hounded from mosque sermons. Many got murdered and not so lucky to escape. No one thought of their rights, now a generation has spent the life as refugee. Neither India nor local Kashmir government or the world body cares to it. However Pakistan terror export looks working well, but it is always the civilian who pays the price.

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Melkar, Dec 17: The 17th Annual Day and Graduation Ceremony of Melkar Women’s PU and Degree College, themed “Fusion-2K25,” was celebrated with dignity and enthusiasm, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s academic journey. The programme reflected the college’s steadfast commitment to academic excellence, character building, and the holistic development of students.

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