Ibn-e-Khaldoon’s asabiya (spirit of national cohesion) also suggests that a nation’s spirit is likely to be smothered by a challenge which is too heavy. Historical lessons do not apply to the Kashmiris struggle. To stifle the Kashmiris’ fighting spirit, the regime punished even Kashmiri children who played with slingshots (ghulail) and stones. Historical lessons do not apply to the Kashmiris struggle. The lesson from Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom is that repression or palliatives like elections in occupied Kashmir are no good.

Source: Pakistan Today March 26, 2021 15:56 UTC