Pakistan and India, The best of Friends

The rivalry between Pakistan and india dates back to the Pre-Independence era. History is a testament to the fact that everytime Pakistan is at the brink of a crisis or is engaged in some kind of celebration, India tends to remind the Pakistanis of its ominous presence either by opening fire at the line of control or by some other theatrical stunt. 

The same happened on 14th August when while people in all provinces of Pakistan were celebrating the independence day, India revealed its nefarious mindset once again by starting an unprovoked firing session at the Line of Control. The Pakistan army obviously responded with full might and silenced the Indian armed forces. On recording protest towards this uncalled for firing and demanding a reason for it from the Indian DG, no proper response was obtained as is the norm of Indian forces and its government. 

This is nothing new as Indian forces have a proven record of behaving unjustly and irrationally towards Pakistan but since Pakistan as a part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has come into focus, the dislike and contempt of Indian officials towards Pakistan has been at its peak. 

Another obvious and never ending bone of contention between the two countries is the issue of kashmir, which unless is resolved, peace between the two will be impossible to achieve. India once again, instead of repenting on and apologising for its inhumane treatment of the Kashmiris fighting for their rights, has levelled allegations against Pakistan for engaging in extremist activities in and against India. These recent allegations were no doubt an attempt made by the Indian government to divert the attention of the world away from the atrocities committed by them against the Muslims in occupied Kashmir.

Funnily Narendra Modi in his statement ascribed responsibility of the incidents against the Kashmiris to ''some deviant and corrupt" people and not the government of India. What he needs to understand however is that a few perverted people without the support of an entire army cannot impose stringent rules on people and impose permanent curfews in the entire Kashmire valley. A few corrupt people can't cause more than 60 deaths in a single month coupled with causing injuries and permanent damage to hundreds of innocent Kashmiris by using the so called harmless Metal pellets.

Injuries caused to a Kashmiri boy by Metal pellets
Source: http://www.thequint.com/kashmir-after-burhan-wani/2016/07/13/wani-burhan-kashmir-violence-srinagar-metal-pellets-crowd-control-crpf-indian-army-stone-pelters-eye-surgery

Instead of abusing its power in Kashmir, if India fulfills the plebicite obligation imposed by the United Nation as a permanent solution to the plight of Kashmiris, Kashmir can become a gateway of friendship between the two countries. But neither of the two is willing to backdown and the ultimate sufferers remain the people of Kashmir whose resilient spirit is the only thing keeping them alive amidst such aggression.

We need to act as humans and if the Indians are not willing to back down, maybe the other side of the dispute should. Maybe that would  bring an end to the long enmity between the nations and most importantly put a stop to the miseries of the Kashmiris who have suffered enough already.