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Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Kashmir, during the last 20 years, has been hitting newspaper headlines simply because of the militancy related violence and turmoil. Well on Thursday a Kashmiri hit the newspaper headlines not for indulging in grenade or gun attacks but for topping the civil services examination. He is none other than Shah Faisal from the valley who even after becoming a doctor wanted to join the civil services. His brilliant success in the civil services examination has forced many in the rest of the country to change their perception of common Kashmiri people. Hitherto these very Kashmiris symbolised violence. Of late they had joined the bands of those revelling in stone pelting.
Kashmiris had become a symbol of death and destruction. People who used to fight with "Kangris" (an earthen pot that keeps one warm in the winter) had picked up guns, that too assault rifles to fight for Kashmir's liberation. What were they fighting for was not really known to them? They had been so much indoctrinated that they had no time and energy to think whether their religious, political and economic rights were jeopardised or not. For them gun became a symbol of status and they crossed the border for receiving arms training.
These very people have been responsible for tarnishing the image of kashmiris. They are no longer trusted not only in the Indian states but in foreign countries too. Known for their intelligence and erudition the gun culture had maligned Kashmiris beyond repair. Shah Faisal has revived hopes in the genius of Kashmiris. Normally boys of his age would have continued to weep and wail over the killing of their parents by the militants. Faisal lamented over the loss when he found his father Ghulam Rasool Shah, a capable school teacher, having been gunned down by unidentified gunmen in 2002. Faisal's is a tale of hardwork and inherent intelligence. This is evident that he completed his MBBS in 2008 and qualified in the central services examination in 2010 and that too in one attempt. Had Faisal fallen victim of unfounded campaign against India, having been launched by the pro-Pak forces, he would have not been able to complete the MBBS course, not to speak of the civil services.
Faisal has joined a handful of Kashmiris who have qualified central services and they include Iqbal Khandey and Khursheed Ahmed Ganai besides three IPS officers. It is not so important. What is important is the way Faisal topped the civil services examination when the boys of his age were busy in stone pelting and in carrying out IED and grenade blasts. Besides this Faisal has shown that there are no restrictions imposed on Kashmiris wishing to join civil services or those willing to go in for higher studies in professional colleges in rest of the country.
Faisal's success story may force many a Kashmiris to introspect. If they do it they will have no other alternative but to convey to Pakistan and its agencies to keep off Kashmir so that those inhabiting the valley lived in peace. If Kashmiris ponder over their fate they will realise that whatever misfortunes they have suffered and were suffering were the result of the machinations of Pakistan and its agencies.
If Pakistan keeps its hands off Kashmir there will be many Faisals, Khandeys and Ganais. If there is end to the current violence one may find a large number of Kashmiri doctors and engineers doing very well not only in India but in various foreign countries. Prior to the rise of militancy scores of Kashmiri doctors and technocrats earned their name and fame in several foreign lands. And if Pakistan continued to aid and assist militants time is not far off when the valley will turn into a land of illiterates. What is remarkable is the way Kashmiris have emerged as brilliant doctors, engineers, journalists and jurists despite militancy related turbulence. Let Pakistan take pity on poor and innocent Kashmiris or let Kashmiris pity Islamabad for aiding violence.
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