Author: Fida Iqbal

…… and the outcome is just before us! My heart goes out for victims of Laden—a small hamlet in Badgam district where sixteen innocent people got buried alive under the landslide. Several other cases of caving in of hills, slopes and karewas in many parts of the valley triggered by incessant rains are a matter…

Hope he does what he is expected to do! The task ahead of Mufti Muhammad Saeed as head of the coalition will never be so smooth as in his own words he said that ‘he will be heading an alliance of north and south pole of Kashmir politics’. Hopefully, brushing all political speculations aside, in…

It’s a menace encouraged through adhocracy Since long we carry a tarnished image of unreliable society and at times we were graded as second most corrupt system in the country. There are many reasons that influence our deviousness as a nation and the levels of dishonesty in our administrative system. Materialism, manifesting in dangerous levels…

Real testing times ahead for Mufti! In my more than ten years of writing experience except for few incidents of veiled pressures the period was not only smooth but many people from all walks of life encouraged and appreciated me. And I am highly thankful to all my readers. But for the last more than…

All that bothers our politicians is power, let people go to hell! Under the influence of lust for power most of the politicians in Jammu and Kashmir created a vicious situation for enabling imposition of elections even when people were grappling with floods. They bothered least about sufferings of people, their cries for help and…

If it happens, it will be a compulsive marriage! The recent assembly election was different in many ways. Timing and circumstance the elections were conducted in can never be defined as normal. Who imposed the elections and which party tried to get maximum political mileage out of ill-timed elections is a long story and will…

What more can he do except banging his head against a wall??? Common Kashmiri standing on the crossroads of elections and aftershock of devastating floods is completely confused. People can’t decide, how to prioritize. They don’t know whether to partake in much hyped political ‘Mission— 44’ or  brace for reconstruction and battle against fast approaching…

Democracy yes, but is this the time to hold elections! Democracy in its real sense and true shape has to go through due process of conduct and definitely time bound elections are must for running a proper democracy. Election Commission of India has fulfilled its constitutional duty (read obligation) by announcing election schedule for Jammu…

Past is past, let’s make a new beginning In my last write-up titled “And we got a new life” (October 1st) maybe I had related my tryst with recent devastating floods rather in a more emotional manner. Possibly the apprehension of overreaction being at the back of my mind had made me mention at the…