 | Why have bus service, if not for Jaish to threaten it? |
The banned militant organisation Jaish e-Muhammad on Thursday threatened to disrupt a historic new bus service across the military line that divides Kashmir if it led to more "atrocities" by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region.
| "Them Heathen Hindoos is prone to committing atrocities with buses, y'know!" |
"This will weaken the idea of Kashmir uniting with Pakistan. This is a conspiracy by India to weaken jihad," Mufti Abdur Rauf, a spokesman for the outlawed militant group said. "We will see what benefits India wants to get. If it infiltrates spies into Azad Kashmir and there is an increase in atrocities by Indian security forces in the held Kashmir, we will certainly try to stop it," he said. "It is tantamount to betraying the blood of the mujahideen of Kashmir." The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced the start of the service from April 7 — the most concrete outcome yet from a year of peace talks, raising hopes for a permanent rapprochement between the two countries. |