Notorious ISI

The spate of killings Sopore witnessed last week  of former militants one cannot  rule  out these incidents as just killings but  there appears a set pattern to the incidents. All these killings were blamed as the handiwork of Indian agencies and Valley saw shut-down  and protest. The reality could be that the killings are the result of an intensified  domination war within the militant outfits and the former or surrendered militants. If intelligence agencies have to carry out these killings of formers militants of banned Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, they could have done much earlier. But what we are forgetting is that  there are elements  who are bent upon creating unrest to keep Kashmir boiling and defame Indian agencies  and one such element could be the notorious ISI  for creating such a situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The normalising of  atmosphere in J and K could be disturbing for ISI which would not hesitate to vitiate the atmosphere by targeting some of the separatists even to keep  public disorder alive . Earlier at the behest of ISI, militants  killed Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone on 21st May, 2002 in downtown Srinagar. ISI’s hand  has also been seen in the past incidents of stone throwing , vadalisation. The sick mentality of separatists and their patrons is reflection of what is happening  in Kashmir Valley and  the motto is ‘keep  the fire going  on’. If one goes by the fact it is the Hizbul Mujahideen faction  led by Qayyum Nazzar , also known as  ‘Qayum Nazarwala’, allegedly behind  these  killings and had prepared  a list of people  to be eliminated. The  list has  been rejected  by Salahuddin as it  contained the names of prominent  Hurriyat  and Jamaat members  whose killings  could have  discredited the group and  possibly invite a backlash.  The killing pattern ascertained the fact that the internal war among the militant outfits and ranks is on to get command of the situation in the Valley. Of late Valley saw tourist season picking up which is what Kashmiris look forward to during summers and any disturbance on this front would affect their life.

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