History is rarely a battle between saints and villains. More often, it is a tragic struggle in which societies are forced to make impossible choices in extraordinary circumstances. The insurgency that engulfed Punjab between the late 1970s and mid-1990s was one such period—a dark chapter marked by terrorism, fear, communal polarization and immense human suffering..
Participants set out from the Gurdwara complex in a march that proceeded to Madhopur Chowk, where they blocked the railway track and disrupted rail traffic.
For decades, Punjab has borne the scars of terrorism. The state paid an enormous price in blood before peace finally returned. Today, there are worrying signs that old methods of destabilisation are returning in a new avatar. The name increasingly appearing in investigations across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi is Shahzad Bhatti, a Pakistan-based gangster whom.
The case pertains to urea used at the cattle feed plant of the Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (Verka) located in Bhattiyan (Khanna).
~Vicky Nanjappa During the last 18 months, the names of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) have been doing the rounds. All these terror groups who are working under the patronage of the ISI have been instructed to revive the Khalistan movement in Punjab. However, the Khalistan Liberation.
