INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: With recent misadventure of Indian Government of revoking the constitutional provisions that give Indian-occupied Kashmir special
rights, social media users especially twitteratis came up with a number of hashtags in solidarity with the people of the valley.Face of
conflicts has changed in this age of technology as Kashmir conflict was gaining immense support on social media not only from Pakistan but
across the globe including the other side of border.Various hashtags such as #RedForKashmir, #BleedForKashmir, #StandWithKashmir and
#ModiKillingKashmiris #KashmirUnderThreat, were top trends on social media especially on Twitter as people from around the world expressing
their unflinching support despite complete communication clampdown in the occupied region.People who were standing behind the just struggle
of Kashmiris against Indian atrocities in the valley were not only from Pakistan but many sane Indians were also raising their voice against
their own government.Pro-Indian Kashmiri politician and President of the Jammu and Kashmir People Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti, also
took it to twitter saying, ''today the people of Jammu - Kashmir who reposed their faith in institutions of India like parliament - Supreme
Court feel defeated - betrayed.By dismembering the state - fraudulently taking away what is rightfully - legally ours, they have further
complicated the Kashmir dispute&.A Sweden based Indian professor and researcher Ashok Swain wrote on his twitter account, &Those claiming
that the scrapping of Article 370 will integrate Kashmir with India should know that the Article 370 is the one which was integrating
Without it accession has become an occupation&.Many Pakistani celebrities also called India out for repealing Article 370 from Kashmir
asking the global community to pay heed to the matter on international forums such as the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation.Famous actor and activist Hamza Ali Abbasi on his Twitter account said,&Heartbreaking to see most of the stuff some Indians are
posting about Kashmiris! The hateful mocking, the humiliating jokes! The more you oppress, the more closer Kashmir is getting to freedom
Insha Allah&.Many Pakistanis on Facebook and Twitter had changed their display picture to a bright red colour after a call to action under
the hashtag #RedForKashmir started making rounds.By repealing Article 370 of the constitution, people from the rest of India will now have
the right to acquire property in occupied Kashmir and settle there permanently.Kashmiris as well as critics of India government deemed the
move as an attempt to weaken the demographics of Muslim-majority Kashmir with Hindu settlers.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the
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