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Volume 1, No. 12 - May 2002 |
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Terrorism Update The month of April brought further signs of an impending storm in Kashmir this summer. Persistent reports of thousands of Al Qaida and Taliban gathering in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in preparation for infiltration to the Indian side of the LOC. These reports were borne out by the increased number of encounters near the LOC with Indian security personnel. Apart from targeting of politicians and minorities, there have also been hundreds of cases of killings of civilians who are suspected of helping security personnel. A sense of fear pervades the entire state, with people afraid to speak out against the atrocities of Pakistani terrorists. Massacres, especially of Hindus, continue in the state at the hands of the terrorists. The leadership of the Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest Pakistani terrorist group operating in J&K, reiterated that ‘jihad’ was the only way to achieve its ends of establishing an Islamic regime in the state. Gen. Musharraf’s point man in POK, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, also proclaimed jihad as a valid tool in resolving the Kashmir issue. The highlights of terrorism events for the month of April are reported below: April 30: Two Hindus, who had been kidnapped earlier in Rajouri district by Pakistani terrorists, were found beheaded. In the valley, terrorists invaded a house and killed one woman and injured another. Several encounters were reported between terrorists and security forces across the state. April 29: Two Pakistani terrorists opened fire in a busy marketplace in Surankote, killing two civilians, and injuring dozens before being shot dead by security personnel. April 28: Twelve Pakistani terrorists were shot dead in extended encounters after they infiltrated into the Poonch and Rajouri sectors. A total of nearly two dozen terrorists have been shot dead as waves of infiltrators have been exported by Pakistan within the last few days. April 25: Pakistani terrorists exploded a bomb under a civilian bus in Udhampur. The bus driver was killed, and over 20 people injured in the blast. April 24: In Thana Mandi area of Rajouri, terrorists engaged security personnel in a gunfight, killing three civilians living in the area. In Kishtwar, Pakistani terrorists invaded the house of a police officer and killed him and his elderly mother. April 23: In Srinagar, terrorists killed a student, hanged a woman after kidnapping her, and elsewhere in the valley, beheaded another civilian. April 22: Terrorists burned down several houses in an attempt to drive away pro-India civilians from the Jammu region. April 21: Terrorists killed two civilians after being kidnapped by Pakistani terrorists in Poonch. April 18: Pakistani terrorists targeted a reporter of the Tribune newspaper. The reporter escaped miraculously in the bomb blast at his house in Srinagar. A young man was kidnapped and killed in Udhampur. April 17: Three civilians were killed by marauding terrorists in Awantipore. April 16: Two civilians were killed by a land mine planted by terrorists in Awantipore. April 15: In a major encounter in Pulwama, 37 security personnel were injured, while five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed. In Doda, terrorists killed the wife of a man they suspected of cooperating with the police. April 12: Two civilians were killed when a landmine planted by terrorists exploded in Banihal. April 10: Pakistani terrorists massacred five members of a family, including two women and three children in Doda. Terrorists also killed a civilian in Banihal. April 9: Two civilians were killed in a grenade attack in Anantnag, while a National Conference activist was killed and several houses were burnt down by terrorists in Kupwara. April 8: Seven Hindus were massacred in Mahore district, and 21 houses belonging to Hindus were burnt down by Pakistani terrorists. April 5: One civilian was killed by terrorists in Nawhatta, while seven terrorists were killed in encounters across the state. April 2: A top ranking commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in a fierce encounter in Pattan. April 1: A local National Conference leader was shot dead in his house by Pakistani terrorists in Baramulla. A school teacher was killed in Kupwara by terrorists, who also set fire to houses and a government school across the valley. |
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