4 NGOs assisting Rohingyas identified, 162 girls tied nuptial knot with locals
Authorities have identified four Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who helped Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir while investigations revealed that
158 Myanmarese have succeeded in obtaining Aadhaar cards and
eight in getting ration cards in the Jammu for permanently settling in the region.
As many as
38 Rohingya girls have married local youths in the Jammu region and 124 girls have tied the knot with local boys of the Kashmir valley to mix up with the local population.
“Issue of Rohingyas whose settlement in Jammu and Kashmir has become a major security threat can by exploited by some nations like Pakistan to further their destructive extremist agenda. Pakistan could use Rohingya sympathizers as couriers to further terrorist and separatist agenda in Jammu and Kashmir,” officials told the Excelsior.
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said it is responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide basic amenities like water and electricity to Rohingya refugees residing in the region.
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An old Al Jizzera report on Rouhingyass in Jammu . 2014
Hundreds of persecuted Rohingya families have found refuge in Kashmir after fleeing Buddhist attacks in Myanmar.
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Rohingya refugees find safe haven in Kashmir
Hundreds of persecuted Rohingya families have found refuge in Kashmir after fleeing Buddhist attacks in Myanmar.