I have been quite disturbed since the terror attack in Pahalgam yesterday.
In July 2023, I was in Pahalgam with my family and parents (our first outing together in India after my return from UK). Had fate intervened then (which I now believe was quite possible), the script could have been totally different. The very thought of such a tragedy befalling on us or someone else is an unimaginable nightmare, so I can relate to the ordeal the survivors are experiencing as they have lost their loved ones in an act of brutality and inhumanness.
Looking at the media coverage, the videos and the photos of that place, took me 2 years back when we came back with fond memories of the very place that is now scattered with blood and dead bodies. Trust me, it doesn’t give me a good feeling and has been very upsetting to hear about the chaos, horror and death that engulfs Kashmir, as we speak.
We know what will happen next. Retaliation, widespread and desperate hunt for the terrorists and vows by the government to avenge these cold blooded killings. But will justice be served? Can we redeem the lives lost? Will the survivors ever forget what they witnessed in Pahalgam?
This whole situation is the result of shameful travesty inflicted by the Government to restore peace in J&K. Is this peace?
The survivors who have lost their own will have to endure the pain and live with these questions for the rest of their lives.
My prayers are with the families 🙏🏻😢.
@Lifeoholic 