Ever since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, evidence on ground shows the extent of violence in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up significantly over the last month, consistent with a report by NDTV.
The reports says that Intelligence agencies are conscious of a minimum of six groups of terrorists that have infiltrated the Kashmir Valley with some high value targets on their agenda.
According to sources quoted after the takeover of Kabul by Taliban fortnight ago, social media is buzzing with congratulatory messages. Such video clips tend to motivate youngsters in Kashmir too as they see them as “Victorious warriors”.
Coupled with this, 60 young men have gone missing from their homes within the last few months.
Meanwhile, the military on Sunday said the safety situation within the Kashmir valley is in check and there’s nothing to stress about the fallout of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. the overall Officer Commanding of the Army’s 15 Corps, also referred to as the Chinar Corps, general officer D P Pandey, said this to reporters on the sidelines of an occasion in Srinagar.
This is a playground and that i don’t want to comment about the outsiders. But remember, the safety situation here is in our control and there’s nothing to stress about it,” he said, replying to an issue on the challenges for the safety establishment in Kashmir within the wake of Afghanistan’s takeover by the Taliban. The GOC was the chief guest at the ultimate match of the Kashmir Premier League cricket tournament, which was played at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium.
Lt Gen. Pandey appealed to the kids within the valley to specialise in sports and hoped that Kashmir will produce an Olympic gold medallist like Neeraj Chopra within the future. “Today, National Sports Day is being celebrated and there couldn’t are an excellent day for this final than today. I take this chance to appeal to the youth to specialise in every sport and not cricket in order that god willing, a Neeraj Chopra involves the fore from here,” he said.
The Army officer said sports teaches discipline and therefore the youngsters of Jammu and Kashmir, who have tons of talent, should use it to earn a reputation for themselves. He asked them to find out from the success story of former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan, who was also present on the occasion.
“Like you and me, he (Pathan) rose from alittle village and reached here together with his diligence . i’m sure all of you’ll learn from him and move forward to become good citizens, good sportsmen with full discipline and earn a reputation for the country,” he said. chatting with reporters, Pathan said there’s tons of talent in Jammu and Kashmir.
“I learnt that from Irfan (Pathan, Yusuf’s brother who was roped in by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association as a player-cum-mentor for the cricket team of the Union Territory). Two to 3 boys were selected and played within the IPL also . this is often an honest sign that there’s talent is here. The way the military has organised the tournament, which has been played by 200 teams, it’s worth appreciation and it’ll encourage the talent,” he said. Pathan said the military is functioning hard to encourage youngsters and its efforts will bear fruits.
People here are working to require cricket forward. Everyone wants IPL matches, national and international games to be played here. Obviously, it’ll happen once the infrastructure is there,” he sai