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More Kashmiri girls join schools | More girls are going to schools in Reyasi district of Jammu and Kashmir
after an ebb in the two decades-long insurgency in the state. Along with decline
in rebel violence, militant diktats like imposing ban on cinema and threatening
girls wearing skirts or not seen in burqas or headscarves, have also faded away.
"Many girls had left their education due to the fear of militancy but as the security
forces have been deployed in the region and the number of pickets have increased
the girls can go to the schools without any fear and many have resumed their education,"
said Shazia, a girl student. Officials say violence between Indian troops and
separatist militants started a steady decline in 2004 after India and Pakistan
started a slow-moving peace process. "It was obvious that since the security situation
deteriorated, the people working in the schools couldn't work freely due to fear
of militants. Due to this we have suffered and the enrolment of girls in schools
also went down drastically but fortunately the security situation has improved
in Reyasi district and once again the girls are enrolling in schools," said Abdul
Ghani Malik, state Minister for Higher Education. |
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