J&K youths defy terrorists; 67,000 apply for 700 cop jobs
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Source: The Times of India
M Saleem Pandit | TNN | Updated: May 14, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
SRINAGAR: Four days after Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz was abducted and shot by Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Shopian district to serve as a warning to Kashmiri youths aspiring to join the security forces, about 2,000 boys and girls from the Valley lined up at Bakshi Stadium here on Saturday.
All of them had come for the physical endurance test (PET) and physical standard test (PST) for the post of sub-inspectors in J&K police.
Various terrorist groups have repeatedly warned Kashmiri youths against joining the security forces by issuing threatening videos from time to time.
However, youths from the Valley not only ignored these threats by lining up for posts in J&K police but they far outnumbered their counterparts from the Jammu region. A total of 67,218 candidates have applied for 698 posts of sub-inspector.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-youths-defy-terrorists-67000-apply-for-700-cop-jobs/articleshow/58663929.cms
It's important to rebuke terrorists,
and all others who peddle nonsense. And now, I'm going to bed. Who knows, maybe I'll still be here tomorrow!
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