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Tension mounted in Kashmir on Saturday as the government launched a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pulwama-attack-fallout-government-withdraws-security-of-18-more-separatists-in-kashmir-198656">massive crackdown on separatists</a> and detained over 150 people, mainly from the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, ahead of a hearing in the Supreme Court on Article 35-A of the Constitution.

The development, coupled with other administrative measures, triggered a "war hysteria", prompting people in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir to stock up on groceries and essentials and buy petrol for their vehicles.

Though police termed the action as routine saying that leaders and potential stone pelters have been picked up in the past, officials privy to the development said this was the first major crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami, coming days after the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

The hearing on Article 35A, which provides special rights and privileges to natives of Jammu and Kashmir, is likely to take place in the apex court on Monday.

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an umbrella coalition of separatist groups, has called for a shutdown in the valley on Sunday.

"To protest these arbitrary mass arrests, nocturnal raids, insecurity among people due to state repression, killings and censorship and any tampering with Article 35-A, a strike will be observed on 24 Feb 2019 (Sunday)," the JRL said in a statement.

The authorities imposed restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC, which prohibits assembly of people, in old parts of Srinagar on Sunday, as a precautionary measure.

The Jamaat-e-Islami had in the past been touted to be the parent political party of the Hizbul Mujahdeen, but the organisation maintained that it is a socio-religious group.

Orders issued by some government departments added to the fears of the people. The Government Medical College in Srinagar cancelled winter vacation of its faculty members and directed them to positively report to work on Monday.

The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, which provides ration to people through its outlets, has directed its staff members in Srinagar to ensure completing sale of food grains in their respective areas by Saturday evening.&nbsp;

They were also directed to keep ration depots and sale outlets open on Sunday as well.

As many as 100 additional companies of the paramilitary (nearly 10,000 personnel) have been sent to Kashmir Valley in the apprehension of a law and order situation. Officially, no reason was cited for the movement.

According to Union Home Ministry sources, the movement of troops was pre-election induction.

Markets in Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of the valley, and adjoining areas opened more than an hour late as business owners were not sure of the situation in the wake of detention of over 150 separatist and Jamaat cadres during the night on Friday.

The sound of frequent flying of fighter jets till 1.30 am on Saturday added to the worries of the residents due to simmering Indo-Pak tension.&nbsp;

However, IAF officials described it as a routine exercise.

Long queues were seen outside petrol stations and people were thronging provision shops and buying essential supplies.

The Jamaat issued a statement condemning the detentions and said "...The move is a well-designed conspiracy to pave way for further uncertainty in the region."

The party claimed that during the intervening night of February 22 and 23, police and other agencies launched a mass arrest drive and raided many houses in the valley, wherein dozens of its central and district-level leaders were arrested, including its ameer (chief) Abdul Hamid Fayaz and spokesperson, advocate Zahid Ali.

Besides this, police also detained JKLF chief Yaseen Malik on Friday night, and lodged him in central jail.

Reacting to the crackdown, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti questioned the legality of the action.

"In the past 24 hours, Hurriyat leaders and workers of Jamaat organisation have been arrested.&nbsp;

Fail to understand such an arbitrary move which will only precipitate matters in JK," she tweeted.

"Under what legal grounds are their arrests justified? You can imprison a person but not his ideas," she said.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the state administration needs to reduce the sense of panic among the people.&nbsp;

"People in the valley, especially the cities &amp; towns, are taking everything said or done as a sign that some big trouble is just around the corner. People are hoarding food &amp; fuel. Some government orders are adding to the sense of panic," he added.

Leader of People's Conference, an ally of the BJP, Sajad Lone also said such crackdowns in the past have yielded no results.&nbsp;

"Gov (sic) seems to be on an arrest spree. Just a word of caution. Large scale arrests took place in 1990. Leaders were ferried to Jodhpur and many jails across the country. Things worsened. This is a tried tested and failed model. Please desist from it. It won't work.Things will worsen," he tweeted.

CPI(M) MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami said the crackdown on and arrests of separatist leaders without any solid legal grounds do not augur well for the state.&nbsp;

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also condemned Malik's detention and the crackdown.

"Strongly condemn the nocturnal crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami leadership and cadres and the arrest of Yasin Malik. Such illegal and coercive measures against Kashmiris are futile and will not change realities on ground. Force and intimidation will only worsen the situation," the Mirwaiz tweeted.&nbsp;

Tension mounted in Kashmir on Saturday as the government launched a massive crackdown on separatists and detained over 150 people, mainly from the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, ahead of a hearing in the Supreme Court on Article 35-A of the Constitution.

Tension mounted in Kashmir on Saturday as the government launched a massive crackdown on separatists and detained over 150 people, mainly from the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, ahead of a hearing in the Supreme Court on Article 35-A of the Constitution. The development, coupled with other administrative measures, triggered a "war hysteria", prompting people in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir to stock up on groceries and essentials and buy petrol for their vehicles. Though police termed the action as routine saying that leaders and potential stone pelters have been picked up in the past, officials privy to the development said this was the first major crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami, coming days after the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. The hearing on Article 35A, which provides special rights and privileges to natives of Jammu and Kashmir, is likely to take place in the apex court on Monday. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an umbrella coalition of separatist groups, has called for a shutdown in the valley on Sunday. "To protest these arbitrary mass arrests, nocturnal raids, insecurity among people due to state repression, killings and censorship and any tampering with Article 35-A, a strike will be observed on 24 Feb 2019 (Sunday)," the JRL said in a statement. The authorities imposed restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC, which prohibits assembly of people, in old parts of Srinagar on Sunday, as a precautionary measure. The Jamaat-e-Islami had in the past been touted to be the parent political party of the Hizbul Mujahdeen, but the organisation maintained that it is a socio-religious group. Orders issued by some government departments added to the fears of the people. The Government Medical College in Srinagar cancelled winter vacation of its faculty members and directed them to positively report to work on Monday. The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, which provides ration to people through its outlets, has directed its staff members in Srinagar to ensure completing sale of food grains in their respective areas by Saturday evening. They were also directed to keep ration depots and sale outlets open on Sunday as well. As many as 100 additional companies of the paramilitary (nearly 10,000 personnel) have been sent to Kashmir Valley in the apprehension of a law and order situation. Officially, no reason was cited for the movement. According to Union Home Ministry sources, the movement of troops was pre-election induction. Markets in Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of the valley, and adjoining areas opened more than an hour late as business owners were not sure of the situation in the wake of detention of over 150 separatist and Jamaat cadres during the night on Friday. The sound of frequent flying of fighter jets till 1.30 am on Saturday added to the worries of the residents due to simmering Indo-Pak tension. However, IAF officials described it as a routine exercise. Long queues were seen outside petrol stations and people were thronging provision shops and buying essential supplies. The Jamaat issued a statement condemning the detentions and said "...The move is a well-designed conspiracy to pave way for further uncertainty in the region." The party claimed that during the intervening night of February 22 and 23, police and other agencies launched a mass arrest drive and raided many houses in the valley, wherein dozens of its central and district-level leaders were arrested, including its ameer (chief) Abdul Hamid Fayaz and spokesperson, advocate Zahid Ali. Besides this, police also detained JKLF chief Yaseen Malik on Friday night, and lodged him in central jail. Reacting to the crackdown, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti questioned the legality of the action. "In the past 24 hours, Hurriyat leaders and workers of Jamaat organisation have been arrested. Fail to understand such an arbitrary move which will only precipitate matters in JK," she tweeted. "Under what legal grounds are their arrests justified? You can imprison a person but not his ideas," she said. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the state administration needs to reduce the sense of panic among the people. "People in the valley, especially the cities & towns, are taking everything said or done as a sign that some big trouble is just around the corner. People are hoarding food & fuel. Some government orders are adding to the sense of panic," he added. Leader of People's Conference, an ally of the BJP, Sajad Lone also said such crackdowns in the past have yielded no results. "Gov (sic) seems to be on an arrest spree. Just a word of caution. Large scale arrests took place in 1990. Leaders were ferried to Jodhpur and many jails across the country. Things worsened. This is a tried tested and failed model. Please desist from it. It won't work.Things will worsen," he tweeted. CPI(M) MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami said the crackdown on and arrests of separatist leaders without any solid legal grounds do not augur well for the state. Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also condemned Malik's detention and the crackdown. "Strongly condemn the nocturnal crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami leadership and cadres and the arrest of Yasin Malik. Such illegal and coercive measures against Kashmiris are futile and will not change realities on ground. Force and intimidation will only worsen the situation," the Mirwaiz tweeted.

J&K: Tension mounts after government crackdown, separatists call for bandh today

Remember 2nd&nbsp;May, 2011? It was the day the elite US navy seal team finally killed the world&#39;s most dangerous terrorist Osama bin Laden at Abbottabad in Pakistan.

The US has led the war on terror on several fronts through diplomacy and dialogue sometimes, but mostly as a &quot;last resort&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;to obliterate terrorists across the world whether in Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia&nbsp;or Pakistan.

According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an NGO which tracks US air strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, the US military conducted five drone strikes in&nbsp;Pakistan last year, killing at least 22 people. In contrast, the US drone strikes in Afghanistan was in the region of 2,607 to 2,609 in which at least 1,445 people were killed.

The US Air Force conducted 1,104 sorties in Afghanistan last year, the report said.&nbsp;

Despite its display of military might in the war on terror, the US has strangely kept mum on Hafiz Saeed although he is on their&nbsp;designated list of &quot;global terrorists&quot;.

In 2012, the Obama administration had announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India accuses the Jamaat leader of masterminding the 26/11 attacks but neither Obama nor Trump ever took serious steps either to kill or capture Saeed.

The term &quot;global terrorist&quot; is nothing more than a rubber stamp in the larger scheme of things as it no way means the US places the killing or capture of a terrorist as &quot;high priority&quot;.

The US mainly blocks the assets of the individual in its soil and bars its citizens from carrying out financial transactions with the person - in both these cases Hafiz Saeed is clear as he does not need a US bank account nor does he need any American or related group to enter into deals with him.

The fact is, it would need only a single drone strike for the US to take down Saeed but the Jamaat chief moves around freely in Pakistan, holding rallies filled with anti-American remarks. He is also reportedly keen to float a political party but under sustained US pressure on the Pak government, he hasn&#39;t been successful so far.&nbsp;

The US must&nbsp;move away from its &quot;good terrorist&quot; and &quot;bad terrorist&quot; mindset. There was a time in the 80s when the US government considered Osama bin Laden as a &quot;Gucci terrorist&quot; till he became a &quot;global threat&quot; in the aftermath of the 2001 trade tower attack in New York.

The Trump administration must devise a consistent strategy on Hafiz Saeed to either kill or capture him, inability or complacency might come back to haunt them one day, just like Osama.

&nbsp;

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Despite its display of military might, the US has strangely kept mum on Hafiz Saeed although he is on their designated list of "global terrorists".

Remember 2nd May, 2011? It was the day the elite US navy seal team finally killed the world's most dangerous terrorist Osama bin Laden at Abbottabad in Pakistan. The US has led the war on terror on several fronts through diplomacy and dialogue sometimes, but mostly as a "last resort" to obliterate terrorists across the world whether in Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia or Pakistan. According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an NGO which tracks US air strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, the US military conducted five drone strikes in Pakistan last year, killing at least 22 people. In contrast, the US drone strikes in Afghanistan was in the region of 2,607 to 2,609 in which at least 1,445 people were killed. The US Air Force conducted 1,104 sorties in Afghanistan last year, the report said. Despite its display of military might in the war on terror, the US has strangely kept mum on Hafiz Saeed although he is on their designated list of "global terrorists". In 2012, the Obama administration had announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India accuses the Jamaat leader of masterminding the 26/11 attacks but neither Obama nor Trump ever took serious steps either to kill or capture Saeed. The term "global terrorist" is nothing more than a rubber stamp in the larger scheme of things as it no way means the US places the killing or capture of a terrorist as "high priority". The US mainly blocks the assets of the individual in its soil and bars its citizens from carrying out financial transactions with the person - in both these cases Hafiz Saeed is clear as he does not need a US bank account nor does he need any American or related group to enter into deals with him. The fact is, it would need only a single drone strike for the US to take down Saeed but the Jamaat chief moves around freely in Pakistan, holding rallies filled with anti-American remarks. He is also reportedly keen to float a political party but under sustained US pressure on the Pak government, he hasn't been successful so far. The US must move away from its "good terrorist" and "bad terrorist" mindset. There was a time in the 80s when the US government considered Osama bin Laden as a "Gucci terrorist" till he became a "global threat" in the aftermath of the 2001 trade tower attack in New York. The Trump administration must devise a consistent strategy on Hafiz Saeed to either kill or capture him, inability or complacency might come back to haunt them one day, just like Osama. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Kill, capture or ignore? The strange case of Hafiz Saeed and the US

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