June 22, 2020 - News Kashmir Magazine

Kashmir’s exemplary Corona Warrior DSP Sheikh Aadil
Farzana Mumtaz
Coronavirus is now a widespread pandemic which has killed lacs and infected millions . We are well aware that harsh lockdowns have crushed economies across world and as we are coming out of lock down the crisis still remains as cases continues to increase and with it deaths.
Kashmir has been witness to many shining examples of Corona Warriors helping humanity. Police officer Sheikh Aadil Mushtaq is paragon of this veracity. During the tougher phase of Covid-19 lockdown, a top cop Sheikh Aadil Mushtaq posted in traffic department has come out to the rescue of needy people by providing essentials and medicines at their door steps.He has set a wonderful example for one and all. It is pertinent to mention here that, Sheikh Aadil Mushtaq, a 2015 batch Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) officer from Baramulla district, who is posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) traffic police in Srinagar has started a chain on volunteer contribution across the Kashmir valley by delivery the lifesaving drugs and essential food items at the door steps of needy people.
Talking to The News Kashmir , Sheikh Aadil shared his experience : “We started this idea of helping needy as we got hundreds of distressed calls on life saving drugs since initially lock down was quite tough we used volunteers from traffic department , and DC srinagar also helped and provided curfew passes for all volunteer. This was initiative by like minded groups. We formed four whatsApp groups ranging from catering to food to medicine to other Covid related help. We used social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp mediums to get people’s request and mobilise help for same.

Sheikh Aadil adds that now the requests have come down much as the lockdown has been eased the number of requests have come down.
He is stressing people to come forward and don’t be shy of asking any needed help.
Sheikh Aadil observed :” This Coronavirus crisis is of gigantic proportions been seen first time by our generation. With rising cases and deaths the only option with the people remains to adhere to social distancing and follow utmost Precautions. People should regularly wash their hands and maintain perfect hygiene. People should take care of personnel fitness as it holds key to build required immunity to fight Coronavirus. “
He hopes that humanity will soon triumph Coronavirus.
Sheikh Aadil believe as police has been at forefront battling Coronavirus the pandemic has come as wonderful opportunity of improving police public relations and people are recognizing great efforts of police .

India China Faceoff

News Kashmir Exclusive

India China after more than 40 years have witnessed deadliest border clash at Easter Ladakh in Galwan Valley.
On 15 June, 2020 night fierce border clash in Galwan Valley that left at least 20 Indian Army soldiers dead.
Sources from India claimed 35 Chinese soldiers were dead or injured.

The clash in Galwan Valley is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries after their 1967 clashes in Nathu La when India lost around 80 soldiers while the death toll on the Chinese side was over 300.The Indian Army, however, said on Thursday that all Indian soldiers involved in the deadly clashes with the Chinese army at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night had been “accounted for”. “It is clarified that there are no Indian troops missing in action,” the Army said in a brief statement without elaborating.
Military sources on Thursday added that a total of 76 Army personnel were brutally assaulted by the Chinese army on Monday out of which 18 were seriously injured while 58 of them sustained minor injuries. They said 18 personnel are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Leh while 58 are admitted to various other hospital. The problematic point is that China is claiming Sovereignty over whole Galwan valley.

Mushtaq ul Haq Ahmad Sikander, a renowned political analyst, while talking to the News Kashmir stated :
“China-India border violence points out the fact of deteriorating relations. More than twenty soldiers are dead and violence can flare up again. Violence is a manifestation of breakdown of diplomacy, dialogue and negotiations. Kashmir dispute that BJP and other regimes are trying to brush aside as resolved or internal matter has the potential to drag India to the brink of war. Pakistan has been using its diplomatic and economic negotiation skills to create trouble for India through China and Nepal, as Pakistan claims stakes in Kashmir being a party in the dispute. So once again India & Pakistan have to dialogue with each other to de escalate the violence in which China now has become a party too.
Kashmiris have been bearing the brunt of state and non state violence and with the illegal abrogation of its special status and detention of pro Indian Kashmiri leaders, the alienation has been complete between Kashmiris and Indian state. If Kashmir dispute is not resolved according to the wishes of people, particularly the United Nations designated stakeholders India and Pakistan, it will continue to bleed the parties involved, earlier just Kashmiri muslims were the victims. Now the soldiers and civilians will be cannon fodder too with the involvement of China.”
The nutshell analysis is that with every moment India China relations are worsening.