Kashmir attack widow appeals for justice
THE wife of of a man who was killed during the April 22 attack in the resort town of Pahalgam in Kashmir, has appealed for peace, Makkal Osai reported.
Himanshi Narwal's husband, Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, was shot in front of her during the deadly attack which killed 26 people.
Several days ago, Himanshi, a PhD scholar from India, spoke out during a blood donation drive organised in honour of Vinay.
She called for justice on behalf of all the victims of the attack as well as their families.
Saying that she wished for peace for everybody, she stressed that there should be no hate campaign carried out against the people of Kashmir or towards Muslims.
The attack should not result in these people being victimised, she added.
Her statement was hailed as courageous and rational by many observers.
However, her public stance has also led to vicious personal attacks against her.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
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