[My deepest condolences for those unfortunate ones who lost their lives. Sincerest sympathies for the bereaved families. Wish the injured ones speedy and complete recovery.
Hardly anyone's ambition in life is to become a CRPF jawan. The unfortunate ones had to be in order to keep their body and soul together. While the armed services suffer from acute shortage of applicants at the higher levels (ref.: < https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indian-military-suffers-acute-shortage-of-officers-here-are-the-reasons/1425393/>), the situation is completely reversed for the lower grades (ref.: < https://indianexpress.com/article/india/death-in-stampede-during-army-recruitment-lost-son-because-of-mismanagement-by-army-police-5021148/ >). That speaks for itself. The more important point here, however, is that it's about time to acknowledge that there's no substitute for sincere peace overtures. That doesn't, of course, mean letting one's guard down. The two are *not* mutually exclusive. Time to learn lessons from North Ireland. The security situation in Kashmir has only worsened under the 56". There're, of course, some fools who never learn and take great pride in the inability to learn. In May 1998 India went publicly nuclear, under Vajpayee. The then Home Minister Advani blustered that now Pakistan should take note of the "changed geostrategic" position. The Kashmir Chief Minister was the only chief minister, other than the one from the home state, to find a place in Vajpayee's small entourage visiting Pokhran post the two rounds of, total five, blasts, on May 11 and 13. The result was too quick to follow. In a fortnight, Pakistan responded with its two rounds of blasts, on May 28 and 30. Not only that, within a year Kargil happened, after a pause of more than 27 years, since '71. In fact, the last war, at the initiative of Pakistan, had happened back in '65. Still, There're too many fools to claim that "nuclearisation" under Vajpayee enhanced India's security. Never mind that the "terrorists" released as demanded by the hijackers of an Indian Airlines plane had to be personally escorted by the External Affairs Minister of the Vajpayee government to Kandahar. What a humiliation! Not too long after Kargil had been over, without any major disaster, thanks to the intervention by the US President Bill Clinton. Then, the attack on Indian Parliament to be followed up with a pointless "Operation Parakram (Valour). What a stupid joke! The list is, of course, endless. Still, fools would remain fools. <<In the deadliest terror attack in restive Jammu and Kashmir ever, at least 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and more than a dozen others injured on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist rammed an explosives-laden SUV into their bus in Pulwama district.>>] http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/150219/44-crpf-jawans-killed-in-worst-terror-attack-in-kashmir.html?fbclid=IwAR1TQtkGebgy7FhVKlLTd9aS3ZHjOWaqddb_bspB_1cf3THK7xt5DBgjMBE 44 CRPF jawans killed in worst terror attack in Kashmir THE ASIAN AGE. | YUSUF JAMEEL Published : Feb 15, 2019, 2:25 am IST Updated : Feb 15, 2019, 2:25 am IST JeM claims responsibility, India points finger at Pak; 78 buses were ferrying 2,500 jawans from Jammu to Valley. A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI) Srinagar: In the deadliest terror attack in restive Jammu and Kashmir ever, at least 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and more than a dozen others injured on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist rammed an explosives-laden SUV into their bus in Pulwama district. The police and witnesses said that a lone suicide attacker detonated a Mahindra Scorpio laden with around “350 kgs” of explosive near a bus at around 3.15 pm as a convoy of 78 CRPF vehicles was travelling down the heavily guarded stretch of the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lethapora in southern Pulwama district, about 30 kilometres from Srinagar. While the JeM claimed that it used 350 kgs of explosives, the police said that 100 kgs of explosive was used. The SUV was being driven on the wrong side of the road before it rammed into the CRPF bus coming towards it, police said Witnesses said that the CRPF bus was blasted open and reduced to ribbons of charred metal, with body parts of the victims were strewn on the highway. Several other vehicles in the convoy as well as nearby shops and buildings also suffered damage due to the massive blast. The CRPF bus which was directly attacked was carrying 39-44 personnel, reports said. The vehicle’s body bore bullet marks, indicating that more terrorists may have been hiding and may have fired at the convoy, officials said. There were about 2,500 CRPF personnel on board the 78 vehicles in the convoy that was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar, officials said. It was an unusually long convoy as many personnel were being transported at one go because the Srinagar-Jammu highway had been shut for the last two days due to bad weather. The convoy had left Jammu around 3.30 am and was expected to reach Srinagar before sunset. The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed responsibility for the powerful explosion that could be heard about 10-12 km away, including some parts of Srinagar adjoining the Pulwama district. The terror outfit also put out a video and photos of an armed man, Adil Ahmad Dar alias Waqas commando from Kakapora, and claimed that he was the suicide attacker. He had joined the group in 2018. Body parts of Adil, who was driving the explosive-laden vehicle, were also found at the spot, police said. The scene of the incident is not very far from the Commando Training Centre at Lethpora, which was stormed by JeM terrorists on December 31, 2017, killing five CRPF personnel. JeM spokesperson Muhammad Hassan, in a statement issued to a local news agency, said that “dozens of forces’ vehicles were destroyed in the attack”. Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik pointed the needle of suspicion towards Pakistan. “Visibly it seems to be guided from across the border as JeM has claimed responsibility,” he said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe the attack along with the Jammu and Kashmir police, officials said. This is the first suicide car bomb strike in Kashmir since the 2001 attack on the J&K Assembly that left 38 people dead. As soon as the explosion took place, people started running for safety. The shopkeepers at Lethpora market, which is less than 300 metres from the scene of the attack, downed their shutters and fled. The injured were rushed to the Army’s 92-Base hospital in Srinagar’s Badami Bagh Cantonment. Army sources said that the death toll could rise further as the condition of some of the injured CRPF personnel was “critical”. Condemning the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama is despicable. I strongly condemn this dastardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain.” In a message, US ambassador Kenneth Juster said, “Strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack. We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. The US stands alongside India in confronting terror and defeating it.” The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the jihadist group active mainly in Jammu and Kashmir, has carried out several attacks, including the 2001 attack on Parliament in New Delhi, and is also suspected of being responsible for the attack on the Pathankot airbase in 2016. It has been declared a “terrorist group” by the UN, US and India. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. 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