"Smoke, onlysmoke smokeeverywhere" "Smoke, onlysmoke smokeeverywhere" "In these winds ofconspiracies" "In thesestorms ofintrigue" "This hallowedearth ofthegods" "Has been bloodied" "We hearnomore thesacredcalloftheconch" "Andnomore thecallto thefaithful" "Alas, mylandiscursed" "Whyarethesepeoplefleeing?" "Whyarethesehomesburning?" "Smoke, onlysmoke" "Smokeeverywhere" "Whospiltfire" "Onthesetenderfieldsofgrass?" "A desperatelongingforlife" "Is writtenoneverycorpse" "Thisisabattleforpower" "A warbetweenpoliticians" "Thebloodofinnocents" "Is thecolorused" "Todrawborders" "Betweenourhearts" "Stop, Gurdeep." "Don't move, don't breathe." "Why, Sir-ji?" "Look, lookahead." "Doyouseeanything?" "." "Deadbodies,anything?" "." "No,Sir-ji." "Somebodyblewupanemptyshikara." "Idiot!" "Whatareyoustandingon?" "." "Aplank,Sir-ji." "Andunderit?" "." "Somewires,Sir-ji." "Wanttoknowwhatitis,Sir-ji?" "You'restandingonanlED, abomb." "Knowwhat'llhappenifyoumove?" "." "Youwillbeinbits." "Headthere,legshere." "I'msorry,sir-ji." "Fool!" "Yourunaheadofyourwits." "Avinash,everyoneout.Out!" "Comeon,out!" "Avinash,out!" "Yes,sir." "Scared,Gurdeep?" "." "I'mrememberingmyGod,Sir-ji." "Sir-ji?" "Yes." "Ineedtopee." "So,pee." "Withoutmoving." "Done?" "." "Yes,Sir-ji." "Feellighter?" "." "Yes,Sir-ji." "Good.Nowjumpsofastthat beforethebombbursts... youhitthewater." "Ican'tswim,Sir-ji." "Thenyou'redonefor,Sir-ji." "Really,Sir-ji?" "Ican'tsaveyou." "Youaresayingthis,Sir-ji?" "Nowayout?" "." "None." "Avinash." "Yes,sir." "Tellallthesementostepback." "Ifsomethinghappens,sir" "Takecareofthis." "It'snotpoliceproperty, it'smyown.Move!" "Come,Gurdeep." "You'regreat,sir." "NotalkofmygreatnesstoNilu,okay?" "." "Yes,sir." "Go." "Whymustyoubetheheroalways?" "." "Ifsomethinghadhappened" "Whatcouldldo?" "." "Letmymandie?" "." "Ifnotofyourself, thinkofNeelimaandlrfan." "IfNeelimafindsout, she'llhangyou." "Notme.You!" "Me?" ".Why?" "." "Whyweren'tyouatlrfan'sbirthday?" "." "Youknowwhatadoctor'slifeis." "Withthisnewspateoffirecrackers inKashmir... adozenorsolikeyoushowup dailytobetreated." "PresentthisdefensetoNeelima." "YouaretocometoSundaylunch." "That'sherfatwa." "Yetanotherfatwatobeobserved." "Thisistheseasonoffatwas." "There'soneissuedbyMalik-ul-Khan:" "Anydoctorwhotreatsapoliceman willbetransferredtoGod." "I'llkill Malik-ul-Khanahundredtimes beforehedarestotouchyou." "Fornow,protectyourlife bybeingontimeforSunday'slunch." "Come,Avinash." "Allah!" "Yourheartisgoingboomboom." "Pardonmyinsolence,MadamDoctor, myheartisn'tthere.Itishere." "Where'sthissoundcomingfrom?" "." "Mystomachgrowlingwithhunger." "AsifI'mkeepingyouhungry." "Dinner'sready." "Eatfirst.I'lltellthepatientsthat Doctor-saabwillbewiththemshortly." "No,itcouldbeanemergency." "Greetings,Dr.Akhtar." "Pleasecomein." "Thepatientshouldsithere." "What'stheproblem?" "." "Whatcanlsay,Doctor-saab?" "Astrangepassionhasovercomeme." "Iknowneitherhungernorthirst." "Onlyonewordringsinmyears:" "freedom,freedom,freedom." "Look,I'madoctor.Inthismatter howamltohelpyou?" "." "Youcouldhave,butyoudidn't." "Iamsaddenedthateducated peoplelikeyou... treatKashmir'sindependence withsuchindifference." "Sorry,havewemetbefore?" "." "Youdon'trecognizeme?" "." "No." "Youdon'trecognizeme?" "Look." "He'sMalik-ul-Khan,youtraitor." "It'shishome." "Letitbe." "Soyoudidn'trecognizeme butyouknewofmyfatwa." "ThenwhydidyoutreatSSPKhan?" "." "I'madoctor." "Totreattheillismyduty." "Duty." "SeewhatDr.Akhtarmademedo?" "." "Iwalked40milestomeethim." "Ifltooknoaction... thenpeoplewouldsay..." "Malik-ul-Khanjusttalks... thewaypoliticiansdo." "Hedoesn'tact." "Whatcouldldo?" "." "Kashmir's independencedemandssacrifices." "Irfan!" "Yes,Mrs.Khan." "Whatareyoudoingupthere?" "." "Comedown." "Okay,Iwill." "Irfan,whatareyoudoing?" "." "I'mcomingdown." "Notthatway--goinside." "Youtoldmetocomedown sothat'swhatI'mdoing." "Frominside!" "Irfan,please." "Don'tworry,Ammi." "I'mstrong." "You'llfall,son." "Iwon't,Ammi." "No,son,goin." "Irfan!" "Ammi!" "Irfan,openyoureyes." "I'mallright." "Talktome,son." "I'mfine,Ammi." "Areyouokay,son?" "." "Khan-saab." "Khan-saab." "He'sfine.It'sjustabruise-- thedoctorwilltendtoit." "Thedoctorrefusestoeventouchhim." "Doctor,mysonlrfan." "I'msorry..." "Malik-ul-Khan'sfatwa..." "You'resafe.I'llseethat thewholepoliceforceprotectsyou." "Pleasetreatmyson." "YouknowDr.Akhtar'sfate." "Ican'ttaketherisk.Malik-ul-Khan" "BeforeMalik-ul-Khangetstoyou, I'llkillyoumyself!" "." "Youmaykillme,sir." "Atleastmyfamilywillbesaved." "Theydon'tevenspare wivesandchildren." "Irfan,openyoureyes." "Irfan!" "Whatareyoudoing?" "." "Where'sthelCU?" "." "Straightahead,firstright." "He'snotopeninghiseyes!" "Nobodyhere!" "Wherearethedoctors?" "." "Nurse!" "Nurse!" "Wherearethedoctors?" "." "Nobody'sonduty,sir." "Pleasedosomething." "Nothingwillhappen,nothing." "Doctor,myson'sbadlyhurt." "Hefellfromaheightandinjuredhishead." "Pleasecheckhim." "Sir,thefatwa?" "Everythingwillbefine." "I'msorry,Mr.Khan." "Whathappened?" "." "Nothing." "What'shappenedtomyson?" "." "Whydidyouturnoffthelight?" "." "Nurse,putonthelight!" "Putthelightson!" "Pleasewakehim.Please." "Sleep,mylovelymoonchild Sleep,myprince" "Cometotheworldofdreams" "Thesleepfairiesarehere wearingankletsontheirfeet" "Ontheirsoftwings" "They'llwaftyouaway" "Forastrollinacountryofgold" "Ourinformersays Malik-ul-Khan'smen wereseennearHazratballastevening." "Today,notlongago, theymovednorthinshikaras." "There'saweddinginthisvillage." "Ifhestopstheretonight,wecan coverhimfromhere,cordonhimoff... approachoverthewaterandgethim." "I'mcertainthatMalik-ul-Khan willspendthenightinthisvillage." "Bumblebee,dark-huedbumblebee" "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "WhereisAltaaf?" "." "Overthere." "Bumblebee,dark-huedbumblebee" "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "Altaaf,youherealone?" "." "I'mdancing thereandyouarepaintinghere?" "." "Thesongwillbeoversoon." "Come,Altaaf." "Orlwon'ttalktoyou." "Comeon, youcanpaintatanytime." "Comeon." "Whatareyoulookingat,son?" "." "Theguns?" "." "Whoisthisdrenchedprince?" "." "Myson,Altaaf." "Altaaf." "I'mSufi,SufiyaParvez." "What'syourname?" "." "Youdon'tknowme?" "." "Malik-ul-Khanismyname-- soldierforKashmir'sindependence." "You'veheardofme,yes?" "." "Sufi,gohome.It'slate." "ButAltaafandl" "Listentoyourelders.Go." "Child,comehere." "Cometome." "Come.Sit." "Whatareyoulookingat?" "." "It'scalledaKalashnikov,child." "Thesearealltoys." "There'sgreatfuninthisgame." "Wanttoplay?" "." "No?" "." "Come,play." "No." "No?" "." "Comehere,kids." "Whatisit?" "." "Comequickly." "Here,firecrackers." "Givemesome." "Metoo." "Sure,here." "I'llsetoffthefirstone." "No,Iwill." "Let'salldoittogether." "Thefoodisreallytasty." "Youcookedsowelloutofloveforus orinfearofourguns?" "." "It'sthewedding." "They'resettingoffcrackers." "Wewereinvited,too." "Instead,weareguests atNazirHassan'swithoutbeingasked." "Ammi, canwegoouttoplay?" "." "Absolutelynot." "Letthem,madam.Inthejoyofchildren wehearnature'slaughter." "Go,children,play." "Brother,Iforgotmydoll." "Iblindlykilled whoevercameinmyway." "Whowasamilitant,whowasnot, Icouldn'tseeanything." "Youdidn'tdoitknowingly." "Inyourplace, maybel'dhavedonethesame." "Isometimesthink... whydidlpullatthatvine?" "." "Iflhadlethimplay... todaylrfanwouldbehere,withus." "Itookhislifewithmyownhands." "Ikilledhim." "Notknowingly,Nilu." "I'msorry." "I'msorry." "Whereisthatboy?" "." "Can'twebringhimhome?" "." "Hedidn'tseeyou." "Hewasstaringatme." "Yourfacewascoveredbyamask." "Anyonecouldbebehindthatmask." "Anybody.Notyou." "Listen.Godhasgivenusanopportunity. He'llfindahomeandwe... we'llfindourson." "We'llfindourson,buthow?" "." "Throughalie?" ".Throughdeceit?" "." "Byhidingfromhimthatlkilled hismotherandfather?" "." "Thatlrobbedhimofeverything?" "." "Whatareyousaying?" "." "We'llonlyhavetolieifheasks." "Atleastbringhimhome." "Whathe'slost,I'llrestoretohim." "I'lllovehimmore... thanllovedlrfan." "Morethanhisownparentsdid." "Hewon'tlackanything." "Andwewon'tdeceivehim." "Whenhe'solder,abletounderstand, we'lltellhimthetruth--everything." "Please.Bringhimhere." "Thechild'straumatized,hasn'tspoken fortwodays.Oreateneither." "Noonesurvived.He'sindeepshock-- can'thearanything,either." "Where'stheboy?" "." "Lockedinthecell." "Youholdachildinacell,youfool?" "." "Sorry,Sir-ji." "Altaaf." "Let'sgo,son." "What'syourname?" "." "Ifyoudon'ttellus, youthinkwewon'tfindout?" "." "Altaafisyourname,right?" "." "Come,I'llshowyouyourroom." "Altaaf,eatsomecoconutbiscuits." "Khan-saabbroughtthem." "Heusedtobringcoconutbiscuits everyday.Mysonlovedthem." "He'druntothedoortograbthem." "Morningtoevening, he'dplaycricketinthegarden." "Notstoppingevenwhen Icalledhiminfordinner." "He'dsay,"I'lleatlater."" "He'dsay,"Ammi, letmeplayorI'llrunaway."" "Nowhe'srunsofaraway thathe'llnevercomeback." "I'mhungry.Let'seat." "Here,letme." "Whatwashisname?" "." "Irfan." "Isthishisshirt?" "." "Didhesithere?" "." "No." "Here." "Nearme." "Sleep,mylovelymoonchild Sleep,myprince" "Cometotheworldofdreams" "Thesleepfairiesarehere wearingankletsontheirfeet" "Ontheirsoftwings" "They'llwaftyouaway" "Forastrollinacountryofgold" "Thesebeautieswhodazzleheaven" "Intheirlandyou'llbeaguest" "Andthey'lltellyounewstories anddanceandsingwithyou" "Sleep,mylovelymoonchild Sleep, myprince" "Cometotheworldofdreams" "Thesleepfairiesarehere wearingankletsontheirfeet" "Ontheirsoftwings" "They'llwaftyouaway" "Forastrollinacountryofgold" "Then?" "." "Ijustslippedintosleep." "Wearen'tabletoforgetlrfan." "Altaafisachild." "Howcanheforgetwhathappened?" "." "Hewon't-- untilweputasideourgrief." "It'snotthateasy,Nilu." "Maybe,but... it'snotforgotten." "It'sjusthidden." "Sweet,isn'the?" "." "Hewasjustfivemonthsold." "Howevermuchlcombedhishair, itneverstayedinplace.Madcap!" "Farfromthisearth somewhereacrossthesevenseas" "Amidstdistantskies istheworldofdreams" "Thatisthelandoflove wherethereislove, onlylove" "Mydarlingmoon,gothere Thefairiesarewaitingforyou" "I keptthisforyoutosee." "Sweet, isn'tit?" "." "Asnow-coveredfield, awoodenbridge,apinkhouse." "WhyisyournameNeelima?" "." "Whynot?" "." "Mymothergaveittome." "Butit'saHinduname." "Yes." "SheisaHindu." "Thenhowdidyougetmarried?" "." "Likeeveryoneelse." "Comehere." "Ifhernamewasn'tNeelimabutSalma, wouldshebedifferent?" "." "Ilovedherandlmarriedher, nothernameorherreligion." "Waslwrong?" "." "Didldosomethingwrong?" "." "No." "You'reout." "Goandbowl,kid." "Abba'scheating,Ammi." "You'reout.Givemethebat." "You'reout." "Whatdidyousay?" "." "You'recheating." "Beforethat." "You'reout.Letgo!" "WhatdidyoutellAmmi?" "ToAmmi?" "Thatyou'recheating." "Beforethat,Altaaf." "Whydoyoukeepasking?" "." "Letgo." "Abba, bowl!" "Abba, whosefaceareyougawkingat?" "." "Abba, bowl!" "No,I'mnotout!" "Doyouknowanythingaboutcricket?" "." "I'mnotout,ItellAmmi." "You'reout,son." "Iwon'ttalktoyouanymore." "Ammi, tellAbbatobowl." "Whereareyoulost?" "." "Altaaf'sbeenaskingyoutobowl." "Abba, bowl--goon!" "TodayhecalledmeAbba." "SixmonthsaftercallingmeAmmi." "Sowhat?" ".AtleasthesaidAbba." "Youknow,whenhesaidthat, Irememberedlrfan." "Andthen?" "." "Youarrived." "Then?" "." "Then?" "." "Then..." "It'sthefirsttimewe'vegoneout leavingAltaafbyhimself." "Iwonderifhe'seatenornot." "Hemusthave.Don'tworry." "We'reverylate." "Maybehe'ssleeping." "Nexttime,we'lltakehimwithus." "Nilu,myrevolver?" "." "Whatareyoudoing?" "." "Hilal.HilalKohistani." "AndheisHamid." "Rampuria." "No,sir.I'mfromMuradabad." "Bothareinlndia,anyway." "TheysaythatinAfghanistan... whentheSovietsheardyourname, theyfledtheirtanks?" "." "Forgetnames.Talkofwork." "MissionKashmir." "Thistask" "Willbedone." "Price?" "." "Don'tworryaboutmoney." "Youexecuteourmissionand we'llpayanypriceyoudemand." "Since1947,alltheattacksonlndia havebeengovernment-organized." "Weoweallegiancetonogovernment." "We'reanindependentgroup." "Wearesoldiersforfreedom." "MoreMuslimsliveinlndia thaninPakistan." "Onceourmissionsucceeds, theytoowilljoinusinourjihad." "Andourunknowngroupwillbecome themostillustrious... ofmujahideenmilitia theworldover." "In1971,IndiachangedthemapofAsia." "Now,we'llchangetheshapeoflndia." "Agreatvictoryentails agreatsacrifice." "Therewardisgreattoo, Godwilling." "Tenmillion... dollars." "Twentymillion." "Togivemoneyforjihad isasvirtuousasgivingalms." "But... eventhenameofthismission can'tgobeyondthesewalls,Hilal." "SecretsburiedinaPathan'sheart don'temergeevenonJudgmentDay." "Youtakecareofyourpeople." "We'veorganizedarmsandammunition." "TVcamera,tapesandtechnicalsupport willbeprovidedasneeded." "Ifyouneedanythingelse" "Ineedaman whoisn'tafraidofdeath." "Whosodespiseshisownexistence... thatlcanfirehimlikeamissile... todestroythetargetandhimself." "Amanlikethat...?" "." "Ihavesuchaman." "Mychild..." "Altaaf." "AndwhereisyourAltaafnow?" "." "Crossingtheborderintolndia." "Don'ttakemylife." "Idon'twantyourlife-- onlyyourJeepandwireless." "And..." "Thankyou." "I'mfromtheBSFcheckpost tomeetSSPKhan." "YoumeanlG,saab?" "Upstairs,totheright." "Thankyou." "TheSTF-Armycoordinationmeeting ispostponed." "GotoKothibagstation andmeettheofficerthere." "I'mheretomeetlGKhan." "Yes,sir." "Whowashe?" "." "ABSFguy,sir." "They'retenyearsbehindthetimes." "CallslGKhan--SSPKhan!" "SSPKhan?" "." "Stopit!" "Stopit!" "Youokay?" "." "Double-okay.Justagraze,Sir-ji." "Whyareyousittinginthedark?" "." "Whathappened?" "." "Altaafisback." "Altaaf?" "." "Whereishe?" "." "Howishe?" "." "Hemusthavegrownup." "Howdoeshelook?" "." "Ididn'tseehim." "Why?" "." "Hewaswearingamask." "Mask?" "." "Hewastheman... whoshotatmetoday." "HowdoyouknowitwasAltaaf?" "." "Hiseyes,thesameeyes." "He'sachild-- blindedbyanger." "Hisheartisbroken." "Iknow,Nilu." "I'mtheonewhobrokeit." "Standstraight,allofyou." "Youalllooklikeyou'rereallndian soldiers.Kabus,youlookgood." "Cutthejokes." "Can'tyouseeI'mworking?" "." "Later." "Hey,Number-man." "Yes?" "." "Changevehicles,notjustnumber-plates, oryou'llgetcaughtoneday." "Kahvah?" "(Kashmiritea)" "No,thankyou." "Bilal,Kahvah?" "Sadiq,Kahvah?" "Don'twantany." "Altaaf-bhai, Kahvahforyou?" "." "It'snotimitationMuzafarbadstuff." "It'sfromGhafoor'sownhands." "Drinkitandberenewed." "Muhammed,Kahvah?" "Later." "Mushtaq,gotaletter?" "." "First,theyshamedmymother." "Ipickedupagunandcamehere." "Nowacrosstheborder theyhavedonethesamewithmysister." "Courage,Mushtaq." "Bashir,Kahvah?" "No." "Hashim,Kahvah?" "Idon'twantyourKahvah!" "Youlikenothing,man." "Sadiq,whydoyoukeepweeping?" "." "Insteadofboringathletics, watchsomesonganddance." "KhanonTV." "Altaaf-bhai, KhanonTV." "Iwanttotellthosemisguided youngmenjustthis." "Throwawayyourguns... andreturntoyourhomes." "Becausewedon'twant anyKashmirimother... tosufferthelossofasonagain." "Buttheuniformsofthepoliceare stainedwithbloodtoo, Khan-saab." "Ifourpoliceforcepicksupguns, itisonlytosaveKashmir." "June23, 1989, Dalgate." "Yourtaskforcekilledawholefamily tonabonemilitant." "Asix-yearoldgirlwasalsokilled." "Doyourecallthat,sir?" "Whenbulletsareflyingatyou, youareforcedtofireback." "That'salllhavetosay." "Thankyou, Mr. Khan." "WeweretalkingtoKashmir's IGofPolice, InayatKhan... whowasrecentlythetarget ofaterroristattack." "From "KashmirToday," IamSufiyaParvez." "Sufi." "This istheSrinagarCenterof All India Radio,andl amSufiyaParvez." "Altaaf!" ".Whatareyoudoingthere?" "." "Theprogram'sstartingandyou" "Ifweareallintheprogram, who'llwatch?" "." "Allright,don'tcome!" "Forgetit!" "Today,onourmusicalprogram... you'llheartheKashmirifolksong "Bumblebee."" "Bumblebee,dark-huedbumblebee" "I'vecometomeetSufiyaParvez." "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "Takeoffthejacket." "Bumblebee, dark-huedbumblebee" "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "Bumblebee, blackbumblebee" "Youbringhappiness withyou" "On this weddingnight youcomebearinggifts" "Youbringthecolorofkohl to wardofftheevileye" "Fromgardensyoubringflowers toadornourlanes" "Yes,youbringthecolorofkohl towardofftheevileye" "Fromgardensyoubringflowers toadornourlanes" "Come, let'ssing intheshadowofthehennatree" "Bumblebee!" "Let'sswayanddance, playmusic, celebrate." "Bumblebee!" "Thehennahasbloomedred likeflowersonthesefairpalms" "Yes, thehennahasbloomedred likeflowersonthesefairpalms" "Thisisthecolorofsunlight thecolorofshadows" "Thisisnotthecolorofhenna It'sthecolorofamother'sblessing" "Thecolorofthishennaistrue Allothersarefalse" "Maythiscolorneverfade fromyourhands" "Bumblebee, dark-huedbumblebee" "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "Bearingthe wishesoftheheart inthepalanquinofthemoon" "Thisnightofhennahascome litbyaheavenlylight" "Bearingthewishesoftheheart inthepalanquinofthemoon" "Thisnightofhennahascome litbyaheavenlylight" "Onthefacesofthebride'sfriends istheglowofdreams" "Theyallaskedforblessings whichtheLordgladlygave" "Isthishennaonourhands ortheredglowofevening?" "Bearingthewishesoftheheart inthepalanquinofthemoon" "Thisnightofheavenhascome litbyaheavenlylight" "Onthefacesofthebride'sfriends istheglowofdreams" "Theyallaskedforblessings whichtheLordgladlygave" "Isthishennaonourhands ortheredglowofevening?" "Bringingthemoonandthestars thismiraculousnightcomes" "Who'reyou?" "." "Whyareyou here?" "." "Youcalledme." "Me?" "." "Whendidl callyou?" "." "Somenineortenyearsago." "Howquicklyyouforget." "Nineortenyearsago?" "." "Isaid,"Ifweareallintheprogram, who'llwatch?"" "Forgiveme,Sufi, I'malittlelateincoming." "Altaaf?" "." "ThisisSufiyaParvez'soffice." "Likeit?" "." "Lovely,yes?" "." "SrinagarTV'sdirectorwaschiefguest atmycollege'sannualfunction." "Likeeveryone, helovedmydancing." "Onstage,hehandedme thefirstprize... andbeganchattingwithme." "Hesaid..." ""Sufi,youhaveasmuchzipinyourtalk aszapinyourdance."" "Isaid,"That'strue."" "Hesaid,"Whynotworkatour TVstation?"Isaidyes,soherelam." "Fromthatdayon, SrinagarTVisSufiyaParvez!" "Stopstaringatyourself andlookatthis." "AbbaandAmmi." "Theylookedalloverforyou." "Whentheycouldn'tfindyou... theytoldmethat" "Butlneverbelievedthem." "Becauselknewthataslongas..." "Shankracharyatempleand Hazratbalmosquewereintact... nothingcouldhappentomyAltaaf." "Stillstanding?" ".Whydon'tyousit?" "." "Sir,thisisSufiyaParvez'schair." "Tellme,wheredidyougooffto?" "." "Ididn'tgoanywhere." "Thepolicetookme." "Tojail?" "." "Anorphanage.Thenapoliceofficer tookmehomeashisadoptedson." "Whydidn'tyouvisitme?" "." "Iwasgoingto,butthatveryweek hewastransferredtoAssam." "Whydidn'tyouwritetome?" "." "Iwrotemanyletters... someonpaper,someinmyheart." "Butlcouldn'tpostthem." "Why?" "." "NopostofficeinyourAssam?" "." "Iwasafraid." "Whatiftherewasnoreply?" "." "Then?" "." "I'dhavethoughtthatyou" "ThatSufihaddied andgonetoheaven?" "." "Evenifl'dgonetoheaven, I'dhaveleftyoumyaddress." "There'sanotherplacepeoplegoto besidesheaven" "Tohell?" "." "I'dnevergothere." "Youworryaboutyourself." "Showmeyourhand." "Myhand?" "." "Iwon'tbiteit,I'lljustreadit." "Don'treadit." "Doyoufearyourcomingtomorrows?" "." "No,mydesolateyesterdays--myhell." "Whytalklikethat?" "." "Nowthat you'rehere,I'lltakeyouback... toourchildhood,inashikara." "Andheavenwillreturn." "Youalsousedtorun,Sadiq?" "." "Cross-country.Noonewasfaster thanmeintheentirevalley... perhapsinalloflndia." "Butlcouldn'trunforKashmir." "Why?" "." "Because..." "Icouldn'trunfaster thanabullet." "Stopit,guys,it'smidnight." "Sorry,Zubair-bhai, Iwaswatchingtherace." "Patience.I'llshootyourface, putitonthewinner'sbody." "Youcanwatchthatendlessly andbehappy.Nowbequiet." "Zubair-bhai,yousleep withyourcamerabesideyou?" "." "Whynot?" "." "Don'tyousleep withyourmissile?" "." "You'reanexpertatmissiles." "I'mexpertwithfilms." "Warsaren'twononlybymissiles." "They'rewonbycamerastoo." "How?" "." "You'llseemymiracles whenwewinourgreatvictory." "Nowsleep,pal." "Goodnight,Altaaf-bhai." "Goodnight,Sadiq." "Altaaf!" ".What'swrong?" "." "Nothing." "You'rehidingsomething." "Hiding?" "." "No." "Sir,mynameisSufiyaParvezand nobodycanhideanythingfromme." "Sufi,believeme, I'mnothidinganything." "Oh,goon,tellme." "Giveyourtragedytome,sir." "Sufi,today,aftertenyearsyouare sittinginfrontofme,nearme... butlcan'tfeelyourpresence." "Aftertenyears,Iaminashikara... butldon'tfeelanything." "Thereissuchbeautyallaround... butlcan'tseeit." "Whatdoyousee?" "." "Iseesmokeeveywhere." "Inthesmoke,bulletsfiredblindly." "Peopledying.Theirscreams." "Corpses,shardsoffleshandbone." "Lookwithmyeyes,Altaaf." "Listenwithmyears." "Listentothesoundoftheoars." "Listenquietly tothebeatofthismoment" "Inthismomentislife Allofit" "Theworldofdreamsisrighthere Lookwithmyeyes" "Listenquietly tothebeatofthismoment" "Inthismomentislife Allofit" "Theworldofdreamsisrighthere" "Lookwithmyeyes" "Thedensesmoke" "Isparting" "Thefogislifting" "Look,nowthelightofheaven" "Fallseverywhere" "Theglowingearth, thebluesky" "Ashikarafloatingonthewaters" "Theworldofdreamsisrighthere" "Isawitwithyoureyes" "Listenquietly tothebeatofthismoment" "Lovehasworked itsstrangemagiconme" "Mygazedoesn'tmovefromyourface" "Nobodyisherebutus Nobodyisclose" "Onlythisknowledgeoflove" "Asuddengustoffragrance perfumesus" "Andweknownothing, nothingbutus" "Farawaytheweddingmusicsounds andmemorybecomesabride" "Andonyourchestlrestmyhead Irestmyhead" "Theworldofdreamsisrighthere" "Ilookedwithyoureyes" "Thedensesmoke" "Isparting" "Thefogislifting" "Look,nowthelightofheaven" "Fallseverywhere" "Time,jihadanddeath waitfornoman." "Dayaftertomorrow." "Notdayafter,buttomorrow." "TomorrowislGKhan'sbirthday." "Yes.Andthisishispresent?" "." "Yes.Sadiq,holdthis." "Nowwehavetogetthismap tolGKhan... sothathemustersallhisforces hereatChinarBaug... andourworkupherewillbeeasy." "Agoodplan,child." "Buthowwillyougetthere?" "." "I'vetakencareofthat." "Ievenwenttheretoday." "How?" "." "Withthehelpofafriend." "Duringjihad,awarrioronlyhas friendshipswithmen,child." "Womenaresoft-hearted." "Theycan'tkeepsecrets." "Thatgirl" "She'signorantofourplans." "Fivemenwillaccompanyme." "ApartfromAliandGhafoor, you,youandyou,Zubair." "Thatgirllovesyou." "Youuseherlikethis?" "." "Hewhowalksthepathofjihad leavesallrelationshipsbehind." "Godisgreat." "Heisourruler." "Ifthoseinfidelsfindthismap onthebodyofadeadmilitant... whatwilltheythink?" "." "They'llatoncebelievethemap." "Wherewillwefindsuchabody?" "." "We'llarrangesuchabody." "Anyway,withthismissingleg, howfarcanyouwalkwithus?" "." "WithwarriorslikeSadiq... wecannotlosethiswar." "Sadiqsaid,"Ifthismapisfound onadeadmilitant'sbody... thesoldierswon'tsuspectus."" "Hepickedupthegun andsacrificedhimselfforourjihad." "Wewon'tlethisofferinggotowaste." "Yourfriendgavehislifeforjihad." "Youmustwinthiswar." "Beforehisbodybecomescold... takeit,withthemap,toAnantnag." "Withcare!" "You'relate!" "Theconcert'sabouttostart." "Sorry,Sufi,Iwasdelayed." "Thelasttimelcalledyoutoaprogram, youweretenyearslate." "Gladitwasn't20thistime!" "Wherewereyou?" "." "Myfriendsheardlwascoming" "Youshould'vebroughtthemalong." "Idid.Securitywon'tadmitthem." "Good!" "Letthemstayoutthere." "You'lllookafool." "Butyousaid" "Bringyourfriends?" "." "We'veaproblem,Altaaf." "Newrules.Nowyouhavetopay feestoadmityourfriends." "Fees?" "." "Yes,fees." "Howmuch?" "." "Howmanyfriends?" "." "Five." "Five?" ".Whynotten?" "." "Forfivethefeeswillbe..." "Andyou.Six." "Thisisforbeingtenyearslate." "Iloveyou,Sufi." "Comewhatmay,I'llalwaysloveyou." "Forever." "Forever?" "." "Comewhatmay?" "." "Sufi,timecanchange" "Altaaf,wecan'ttalkabouttimenow." "Theconcert'sabouttostart." "Letgoofme andI'llbringyourfriendsin." "Hello." "Hello?" "." "TVtower?" "." "I'mattheCenter,extension22." "Theliveconcertisabouttoair butthere'sawiringproblem." "We'vesentanengineeringteam." "Buttime'srunningout-- pleasehurryuptherepairs." "Thankyou." "GivethephonetolG-saab, please." "Tellhimit'surgent." "He'sofferinghisprayers." "I'llholdon." "Openyourmouth." "Why?" "." "Youdon'tremember?" "." "Rememberwhat?" "." "Yes,it'syourbirthday!" "Wonderful,yourecalleverything." "Howcanlforget?" "." "Howcouldlthinkyouwould?" "." "You!" "Forget?" "." "Impossible." "23rdSeptember,mybirthday?" "." "Howwouldyouforget?" "." "What'sthedatetoday?" "." "June5th." "Whosebirthday?" "." "Whose?" "." "Mine?" "." "Goodwishes!" "Yourmemory'simprovingdaybyday." "Wouldmedicineshelp?" "." "WecouldgotoLucknow toyourfather'sforsome.Remember?" "." "Whatabeatingyougot frommydadbecauseofthisru-ba-ru." "Ofcourseldid." "Afterall,I'masimpleKashmiri." "Withoutthinking Ijumpedoutofyourwindow." "Gotbadlyhurt,didn'tyou?" "." "Andyougavemethemedicine." "See,itstillhurts." "Really?" ".Twohardslaps" "andit'llclearrightup." "SomeLucknowitreatment?" "." "Medicine?" "." "Sorry,sir,Altaafontheline." "Whereareyouspeakingfrom,Altaaf?" "IGKhan-saab." "It'syourbirthdaytoday andwearecelebrating." "Whereareyou,Altaaf?" "." "BeatShankracharyaat 10:00sharp." "We'vearrangedfireworksforyou... akindyou'veneverseenbefore." "Good-bye." "Altaaf, quick." "Theconcert'sstarting." "Wherearemyfriends?" "." "Inthecanteen,eatingsamosas." "Whoareyou?" "." "Howdidyougetin?" "." "Whatareyoudoing?" "." "LastnighttheBSFkilledamilitant." "Theyfoundthisinhispocket." "Flowerswillsweetlyscenttheair oncemore" "Theseasonsoffragrancewillcome oncemore" "Onthebranchesofthechinartree oncemore" "Birdswillbuildnests" "Andthosewhohavefled from thesepaths... willreturn" "Andagain inthesebylanesofheaven" "Everyone willsingthishappysong" "Rindposhmalgindnedrailolo (Arefraintowelcomespring)" "Letthesweetnotesofharmonymingle" "I'vecometosingasongoflove" "Toembracethewholeworld withonemelody" "Towipeouthatred ineveryheart" "Come, friends,singwithme" "I'vecometosingasongoflove" "Toembracethewholeworld withonemelody" "Towipeouthatred ineveryheart" "Come, friends,singwithme" "Towinoverpeople" "Towinoverhearts" "Singabeautifulsong" "Playthemusicoffriendship" "Letgoofhatred" "Towinoverpeople" "Towinoverhearts" "Singabeautifulsong" "Playthemusicoffriendship" "Letgoofhatred" "Come, friends,singwithme" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Movequickly." "Musicisasweetrain" "Thatturnsdyingautumn intospring" "Nowallcanholdbackmusic" "Musicleapsacrossborders" "Musicisasweetrain" "Thatturnsdyingautumn intospring" "Nowallcanholdbackmusic" "Musicleapsacrossborders" "Musicknowsnocasteandcreed" "Musiccontainsthewholeuniverse" "Musichasnolanguage" "Musichaswithinit thetruthoftheGitaandtheKoran" "MusichasinitAllahandRam" "Musichasinitallofcreation" "Musicknowsnocasteandcreed" "Musiccontainsthewholeuniverse" "Musichasnolanguage" "Musichaswithinit thetruthoftheGitaandtheKoran" "MusichasinitAllahandRam" "Musichasinitallofcreation" "Musicturnsawaystorms" "Musicmendsbrokenhearts" "Khan-saab, comein, Khan-saab." "Altaaf?" "Howdidyoulikemypainting?" "Altaaf,whereareyou?" "I'm notlikeyou, Khan-saab." "I don'tkillchildren." "Whereareyou,Altaaf?" "LooktowardsShankrachaya." "Yourbirthdayfirecrackers areabouttogooff." "Happybirthday." "Abba!" "PahalgamcallingGulmarg, over." "Yes." "PahalgamcallingGulmarg, over." "I'm gettingyou." "MissionKashmir'sfrstphaseisover." "Canyouhearme?" "Caryon,caryon." "MissionKashmir'sfrstphaseisover." "Areyoulistening?" "Yes, I am." "TheTVtowerisblowntobits." "Iwanttoseelndiashattered intopiecesthesameway." "Godwilling." "Fragmentsofthetowerfell asfarasNishatbagandChar-chinar." "Ifyouneedanything,tell us." "Themissionwillendinvictory, Godwilling." "AthousandthankstoGod." "Keepdepositing themoneyinthebank." "LeavetheresttoGod." "Overandout." "Overandout." "Congratulations... on Mission Kashmir'sfirstvictoy." "Nothingcanstopusnow." "What'syournexttarget aftertheTVtower?" "Isthiswhyyouworked attheTVCenter?" "No,Khan-saab." "Youthinkyou'llgetaway?" "Weknowwhere youtwousedtomeet." "Wealsoknowyouwentout inashikarawithhim." "AndyousmuggledhimintotheTVCenter knowinghewouldkilltheguards... andblowupthetowerandescape." "Tellme,whogivesyouorders?" "Nobody.Pleasebelieveme." "Whowillbelieveyou?" "Willthewidowsofthedead believeyou?" "You'reoneofthem,Sufi!" "You'reoneofthem!" "Youbreachedsecurity andbroughthimtoyouroffice... andlethimuseyourintercom." "Whatishetoyou?" "Nobody." "Ilovehim." "Hereturnedaftertenyearsand" "Hehadchanged.Iknow." "Afterhisparentswerekilled, hecamewithmetomyhome." "Mywifealsoloveshim asmuchasyoudo." "Ihavenolinkwithhim." "Butwhatcanldo?" "Ilovehim." "Takeherhome." "Didsherevealanything,sir?" "Shedoesn'tknowanything." "But,sir" "Leaveheralone,Avinash." "Ishemutefromchildhood?" "No.Najibullah'smentorturedhim." "TheywantedHilal." "Hestuckouthistongueand" "Ourinformationiscorrect,child." "Dayaftertomorrow..." "India'sPrimeMinister willcometothevalleyatnoon." "I'mreadytowelcomehim,sir." "Pleaselookcarefully." "Thisisapictureofadeadlyterrorist namedAltaafKhan." "21yearsold,fair-complexioned, greeneyes,sixfeettall." "Ifyouseehim,please inform thepoliceimmediately." "That's notgood." "Nowall ofSrinagarwill recognizeyou." "Goatonce... toKrishna Raina'soldhouse inKunjarvillage.It'sfarbutsecure." "Hello,Number-man.Kahvah." "Altaaf-bhai, KahvahfromGhafoor." "Isthereaphonecloseby?" "There'sonenearRainawari." "It'sfar.HaveKahvahfirst." "No,Abba, I'mfine." "I'mnotupset." "Abba, pleaseunderstand." "Don'tcomenow." "Thenthrowawaythosetickets!" "Whatdoesitcostanyway, JammutoSrinagar?" "Whydon'tyouunderstand?" "Altaafhasgoneback." "PleasegivethephonetoAmmi." "Ammi." "Youwereright." "MyAltaafisdead." "Hello,Ammi, I" "Suf,thisisAltaaf." "Altaaf?" "Iwanttoseeyou." "Don'tcallmeagain,ever." "Whydidyouhanguponme,Sufi?" "Answerme." "Idon'teverwanttotalktoyou." "AndsoyouputapictureofmeonTV-- togetmekilled." "Whatofthepeopleyou'vekilled?" "Sufi,whydon'tyouunderstand?" "I'mdoingallthisformyreligion." "I'maMuslim,too.Islamdoesn't permitthemurderofinnocents." "You'retakingrevengeforthedeath ofyourparents.That'sall." "Stop,Sufi." "Sufi,Isaidstop." "Madam,foryou." "Youusedtolovethisdish." "Istilldo." "Youshould'vecomehomeonce toeatfoodfrommyhands--justonce." "Howcouldl,Ammi?" "I'dthinkofit.Thenthatface" "YourAbba'sface?" "No." "Thefaceofthatmurderer hidingbehindthatmask." "Thefaceofthatbutcherrising frombehindarainofbullets." "Andsmokeandshowersofhotblood" "Youmustn'ttalklikethat,son." "I'mherenow!" "Don'tbeafraid." "I'mnotafraid,Ammi." "I'mnotafraid." "Fortenyearsthatface hasn'tletmesleep." "Wheneverltytosleep, thoseeyesstartstaringatme." "Alltheburningvillagesthat I'veseeninthesetenyears... starttoblazeinmyhead." "AllthescreamsI'veheard begintoshriekinmyears." "AllthecorpsesI'veseenappear behindthatfaceandtauntme." "Untillwipeoutthatface, Iwon'tbeabletosleep." "Whatshallldo,Ammi?" "Whatshallldo?" "Whoeverfiresthatfatalbullet, it'smyheartthatitwillpierce." "Butthiswarisnotbetween youandKhan-saab." "Ononesideislove, ontheother,hatred." "Ononesideiscompassion, ontheother,terror." "Youhavetochoose." "Goodorevil, brutalityorhumanity..." "Kashmirorholocaust-- whatwillstayalive... youhavetodecide,Altaaf." "Onlyyou." "Sothinkhardbeforeyoufire thatbullet,son." "Thinkveyhard." "Tomorrow,Iwillsurvey thewholeareabyhelicopter." "ThisareanearthePariMahal, wherethePM'shelicopterwillland... isasensitiveone." "I'vearrangedforathousandchildren towelcomethePM." "Excuseme." "Hello?" "Okay,okay." "Sir,forhiswelcome" "Mr.Khan,hereyoudiscuss thePM'ssecurity." "There,yourwifehasevaded herownsecurityanddisappeared." "Canyoutellmewhereshe'sgone?" "I'llaskNeelima,sir." "Whatyoudoisapersonalmatter." "Ourintelligencebureautellsus... thatyoudeliberatelyletgo oftheterroristwhoattackedyou... becauseofyouroldassociation withhim." "Look,InayatKhan-saab, onelndianPMwaskilled... byherownsecuritypeople inthenameofreligion." "Underthecircumstances, Idon'tconsideritappropriate... toentrustthePrimeMinister's securitytoyou." "Mr.Deshpande,itisnot themisfortuneofMuslimsonly... butoftheentirecountythat asoldierwhohasbravedbullets... for21yearsmustprove hisloyaltyrepeatedly... becausehisnameisnotDeshpande butlnayatKhan." "Look,Mr.Khan" "Youlook,Mr.Deshpande." "MybloodisinthisKashmirisoil." "Mynine-yearoldsonisburiedinit." "Myloveforthiscountyneeds nocertificatesfromabureaucrat." "Listen,Mr.Khan" "Youlistentome,Mr.Deshpande!" "Iamthestate'slG." "ThePM'ssecurityismyresponsibility andwillremainso... tillyoudismissme." "Wherehadyougone?" "You'vereturnedearlytoday?" "Answerme.Wherewereyou?" "Iwasout." "Wearingaburkha?" "Nilu,answerme.Wherewereyou?" "Ifyouknow,whyask?" "Whydidyougotomeethim?" "Answerme." "Topleadwithhim?" "Tobeghimnottokillyourhusband?" "YouthinkI'mscaredofhim?" "Thatltrembleathisname?" "Nilu,I'mgettingangy." "Answerme.Whydidyougo?" "You'veneverquestionedmelikethis." "Iamnow!" "Whydidyougo?" "Doyouknowwhathehasendured thesepasttenyears?" "Thehorrorshe'sseen?" "Howmanydeathshe'switnessed?" "Notasmanyasthecorpses I'vecarriedonmyshoulders." "Answerme!" "Whydidyougo?" "Hecan'tsleep." "Solethimshoothimself." "Ididn'ttellhimtopickupagun." "Ididn'twanttobringhimhome." "Youdid." ""Onedayhe'llunderstand." "We'lltellhimthetruth."" "Heunderstandsnow.Youtoldhim thetruth!" "Answerme,whydidyougo?" "Iwenttoseehim becauselamhismother." "Andwhatamltoyou?" "Answerme." "Youaremyhusband." "Husband.Doyouknow whatahusband'shonoris?" "Doyouknowwhathappened tomyhonorbecauseofyouraction?" "Whatlhadtolistento?" "There'sbloodonyourhand." "Tohellwithmyhand,Nilu." "Bloodwillbespiltnow, mineorAltaaf's." "Whoseblooddoyouwantittobe?" "Yourhusband'soryourson's?" "TomorrowlleaveKashmirforgood." "Butbeforelgo, Iwanttoaskyousomething." "Bywhatright?" "Asthefriendwhobetrayedme?" "Orastheterrorist whokilledinnocentpeople?" "Asthat11-year-oldAltaaf whose6-year-oldsisterNajjo... andmotherandfatherweremurdered infrontofa9-year-oldSufi?" "Don'ttalkofthatAltaaf." "Icradledhiminmymemories withsuchtenderlove." "Butyoukilledhim." "YouarethemurdererofthatAltaaf." "It'struethatlliedtoyou,Sufi." "Butit'salsotrue thatlhavelovedyou." "MyonlyregretisthatlhateKhan... asmuchaslloveyou." "Itismysorrowthatyourhatred ismuchstrongerthanyourlove." "Itrulyloveyou,Sufi." "Iknowyouranswer butwillstillask:" "Whenthisstormends... willyoucomewithmeagain inashikara?" "I'llneverbeabletoseeyou." "Butlwilldream,Sufi... ofthosemoments... wespenttogether." "Alsoofthosemoments... whichwecouldnotspendtogether." "Sharethatdream,ifyoucan." "Look,look" "Whatshallllookat?" "Dream,dream" "Whatshallldream?" "Dreamacityoflakes" "Andourhouseuponthewaves" "Dreamacityoflakes" "Andourhouseuponthewaves" "Dreamallthesweetdreams" "Thatwespinshouldcometrue" "Justthis,nothingmore" "Dreamacityoflakes" "Andourhouseuponthewaves" "Dreamallthesweetdreams" "Thatwespinshouldcometrue" "Justthis,nothingmore" "Letthefloorbemadeoflove Letfragrancessuffusethewalls" "Ofourhome asweliveourdaysinpeace" "Letthefloorbemadeoflove Letfragrancessuffusethewalls" "Ofourhome asweliveourdaysinpeace" "Myeyescloseandopen" "Butholdyouintheirgaze" "Dreamacityoflakes" "Andourhouseuponthewaves" "Bumblebee, dark-huedbumblebee" "Whatgardendoyoucomefrom?" "Letsnowcoverall inthewinterseason" "Aswewarmourhandsbythefre" "Letsnowcoverall inthewinterseason" "Aswewarmourhandsbythefre" "Andlsitinyourembrace" "Myheadonyourshoulder" "Oncetherewas asmallcityoflakes" "Andourhouseuponthewaves" "Onceitwasyouandl" "Withoutthesesorrows" "Onceitwasso" "Butnowthereis" "Onlydesolation" "Avinash, comein,Avinash." "Yes,sir.Goahead,sir." "There'sacleargapontheleft." "Avinash,totheleftandback." "Moveup,totheleft." "Avinash." "Sir." "Movethemback,covertherightflank." "Totheright,boys.Right!" "Movethoseriflementotheleft." "Moretotheleft." "Move,move,left,left!" "Coverthatflank." "IwanttwoLMGsonthatparapet." "Nogapsinthefeldsoffre." "Icanseeagap.Upthere. Yes,up,andtotheright." "I'mgoingbacktothebase.Okay?" "Okay,sir." "Khan-saab,comein,Khan-saab." "Goahead,Altaaf." "Rememberthisdaytenyearsago?" "23rdJune,atDalgate." "Youmurderedmywholefamily... andgavebirthtoanewAltaaf." "Todayisthetenthanniversay ofthatnewAltaaf." "Doyouknow whatmybirthdaygiftis?" "You!" "Hideanywhere,Khan-saab, buttodayyouwon'tescapeme." "Altaaf,stopthiscraziness." "Comehome... beforeabulletfromthepolice" "Good-bye." "Weheardhimonthewireless,Sir-ji." "Pleasetakethisthreatseriously." "Keepextrasecurityforyourself." "Gurdeep,I'mgoinghomeforlunch." "Yourextrasecuritywouldn'tletme" "Sir-ji, in15years you'veneverlunchedathome." "In15yearsI'venever brokenevenaglassathome." "Neverbrokenaglass?" "Whatdoesthatmean,Sir-ji?" "Maylgohome,Sir-ji?" "Okay,Sir-ji." "Thankyou,Sir-ji." "Sir,SP-saabphoned." "Sir,Madamhasn'teatenanything." "Sir,pleaseseetoher orshe'llfallill." "She'snothadasipofwatertoday." "Forgiveme,love" "Forgiveme,yourlordship" "Forgiveme,love" "Forgiveme,yourlordship" "You'vegotangersurging" "Andlfeelonlyloveflowing" "Pleaseforgiveme, love" "Forgiveme,yourlordship" "Comeon, forgiveme, love" "Forgiveme,yourlordship" "You'vegotangersurging" "Andlfeelonlyloveflowing" "Forgiveme, love" "Forgiveme,yourlordship" "Weshareddreamsofflowers butyourwords werelike thorns" "Howcan Ihealmyheart?" "Howcan Iforgive?" "Weshareddreamsofflowers butyourwords werelikethorns" "Howcanlhealmyheart?" "Howcanlforgive?" "Letitgo,letitgo Letgoofthisobstinacy" "Darling, don'tbreakmyheart" "No,no,no,Idon'tgivein You'llhavetobeg" "You'vegotangersurging andalllfeelisloveflowing" "Pleaseforgiveme,love Forgiveme,yourlordship" "Please" "Come, forgivemenow Come, letmewinyouover" "Don'tbesoangry Pleasedon'tgosofaraway" "Come, forgivemenow Come, letmewinyouover" "Don'tbesoangry Pleasedon'tgosofaraway" "Iforgiveyou, Iforgiveyou mylove" "Iforgiveyou, Iforgiveyou" "Sir-ji." "Wecaughtthemanwhoplaced thebombinthebriefcase." "He'snotalone,sir." "Therearetwoothers." "WhereisAltaaf?" "Sir,I'lltellyoueveything." "MaharajKrishnaRaina'shouse." "InKunjarvillage." "WhereisAltaaf?" "WhereisAltaaf?" "Avinash,whatareyoudoing?" "They'realldead." "Hewasrunningoffwiththiscamera." "Wefoundthesecassettesonhim." "They'reuptosomething,sir." "MissionKashmir?" "Tellme:" "WhatisMissionKashmir?" "Stop!" "Goback.There!" "Ikilledthisterrorist inKunjarvillage." "How'dhereachHazratbalmosque?" "Andinapoliceuniform?" "Khan-saab, Hazratbalissocrowded." "TheytooktheseshotsonaFriday." "MyGod,todayisFriday." "Howmuchtimewillyoutake?" "Therearealotoftapes,Khan-saab." "It'lltaketimetotransferthem." "Idon'thavetime.Figureoutwhat theseimagesmean.Thencontactme." "Wedon'thavetime." "Whydoyouactlikethis?" "Hadlbeenhitabovethebullet-proof Jacket,I'dbedead." "Thebullethityoutoday." "I'veknownyouforyears." "Yougomadwhenyouseemilitants." "Youwon'tunderstand." "Why?" "BecauseI'maSikh?" "No." "Becauseyou'renotaKashmiri." "You'reanoutsider." "Youneversawhow,insteadofprayers, loud-speakersrainedabusesonus." "Theysaid:"KashmiriPandits,Hindus... ifyouwanttostayalive, leaveKashmir."" "WhilealltheKashmiri Pandits werefleeingfromtheirKashmir..." "I,apoliceman,watchedhelplessly." "Iunderstand,Avinash." "Youunderstandnothing." "Howcanyouknowwhatitis toliveinarefugeecamp?" "Whatitistowatchyourhome burndownbeforeyourveyeyes?" "Howcanyouknowwhatitis toloseyourfamily?" "No,Iwillneverunderstand." "Becauselhavenofamilyleftatall." "Theywereallkilledin1984 inonesingleday,inDelhi." "Theyputatirearound myfather'sneckandburnthimalive." "Knowwhodidit?" "AcrazyHindu." "Asshole." "Whoshalllblame?" "Shalllkillyou,Hindu?" "Sir,IG-saabhassentforyou." "It'surgent." "No,Ican'tkillyou." "Notbecauseyou'remyfriend." "Becausewe'renotthosewhokill." "We'reheretoprotect." "Wemustsafeguardhumanity." "WemustsaveKashmir." "Wewon'tlettheself-sacrifice of20boysgotowaste." "Theseinnocentchildren havebeenkilled... bythoseresponsible foryourmother'sdeath,child." "Allahhaschosenyouforthiswork... andforthismission,mychild." "India'sPMshouldnotleave thisvalleyalive." "ThisisourMissionKashmir." "Doyouknow... whyAllahcalledyourmothertoHim?" "Sothat,whenyoukilllGKhanalong withthePM,yourhandswon'ttremble." "Understand,child?" "Bravo!" "Nowrise." "Tellme,howandwhere willyoublowupthePM'shelicopter?" "Openthedoor!" "Openthedoor!" "Help!" "Openthedoor!" "Huryup!" "Putoutthefire." "Sir-ji, he'sout.Okay,Sir-ji." "Okay.Followhim,Gurdeep." "Avinash,doyouseehim?" "Yes,sir.He'sheading towardsKukarBazaar." "I'vegothim,Avinash." "He'sgoingthroughPakkiLane." "Exactlyat2:45,thePM'shelicopter willlandhere." "Astherotorsstop,thechiefminister willstepforwardtogarlandhim." "Andthen,thefirstblast." "Idriswillfire." "Atthisblast,IGKhanwill movefromthepolicecordon... withhismen,toenterthehelipad." "Then,thesecondmissile." "SpeciallyforlGKhan." "You'llfireit,Altaaf." "Yourquestandmymission, bothvictorious,Godwilling." "Howlonghaveyouwaited forthismoment,child?" "Athousandyears!" "He'scrossingAmirkadalbridge." "Youcoverhimnow,Avinash." "Security'sveytight becauseofthePM'sarrival." "Wecannotallmovetogether." "We'llgointhreeunitsandreach Rainawariviadifferentroutes." "Thefirstunitfromhere." "Idris." "Thesecond,withme,fromhere." "Thethird,fromhere... withme." "Sir,he'scrossingChinarBaug." "He'scrossedthewoodenbridge, headingtowardsDalgate,Sir-ji." "Child." "Don'tforgetyourinnocentsister, yourmotherandfather." "IGKhanbutcheredthemall infrontofyoureyes." "Don'tforget,Allahsends suchanopportunityjustonce." "Allahisyourprotector." "YourtargetislGKhan." "Go,mychild,anddestroythatinfidel." "Beforethelaunch,whenthemissiles turntowardstherealtarget... thischildmayturnhostile." "Calmhimdown." "Ifhedoesn'tconsent... shoothimquicklythroughthehead." "Don'tcausehimpain--he'smychild." "Sir,he'stakingthelane towardsKhyamChowk." "He'scrossingtheJhelum." "We'lltakehim attheotherend,Sir-ji." "PahalgamcallingGulmarg,over." "Gulmarg,gettingyou,over." "Gurdeep,coverthehouse." "Okay,Sir-Ji." "Avinash,youcoverme." "Yes,sir." "I'menteringthehouse.Okay?" "We'vesurroundedit,sir." "Moveit,moveit!" "Stopthecar." "We'releavingthisplace." "Themissionproceedsasplanned." "Areyoupeopleready?" "We'rereadyforthetelecast,over." "Overandout." "Don'tfire,don'tshoothim!" "Greetings,Khan-saab." "WhatisMissionKashmir?" "WhereisAltaaf?" "Mazar-e-Sharif." "What?" "1987.TheRussianscutmyneck." "Forsevendays,Iheldmyhead tomyslashedneck." "Nofood,water,sleep,nothing-- ormyheadwould'vedroppedoff." "Forsevendayslheldupmyseveredhead." "Ididn'ttellthemanything." "Andyou,whatcanyoudotome in37minutes?" "Wanttoty?" "Goahead." "37minutes?" "36minutesnow.MychildAltaaf must'vebegunthemissionalready." "In36minutesyourlndia-- -36minutes?" "10seconds!" "In10secondsI'llblowyourbrains ifyoudon'ttalk.Talk!" "Ten,nine... eight,seven... six,five... four,three,two... one." "Khan-saab, thisisMissionKashmir." "I'vejoinedallthepieces ofthispicturetogether." "Andit'sterrifying." "Sir,ourarmycommandosareready." "Assoonasyouorder,they'llattack." "Wherewillyouattack?" "Doyouknowwherethemissilesare?" "In36minutesyou'llsearch allofKashmir?" "Nocommandos,noarmy,nopolice candoanythingnow." "We'velostKashmir." "ButI'llblowHilal'sfacetobits." "Stop,Khan-saab." "Onlyheknows... wherethemissilesare." "Butwhywouldhetakeusthere?" "He'lltakeus." "I'msurehewill... ifhebelievesthatmylove forKashmirisless... thanmyhatredforAltaaf." "IfhebelievesthatI'msoblinded bymythirstforrevenge... thatI'veforgottenlndia." "Ifhebelievesthathewillbesaved... andlwilldie." "ButI'llhavetogoalonewithhim." "Wewillgiveyoucover,sir." "Nowrongmove!" "Onewrongmove andKashmirwillbedestroyed." "Noonewillfollowme." "Isthatunderstood?" "But,Khan-saab,youalone?" "Eitherlwilldie orKashmirwillbesaved." "Sufi,gowithAvinash andGurdeep... andimmerseNilu'sashes intheGangesatHardwar." "Perhapsshe'llforgiveme." "Eveyoneout.Out!" "I'velost,Hilal." "MymenwerefollowingAltaaf." "I'vejustbeentold thatthey'velosthim." "Nowonlyyoucantakemetohim." "Here.Ifyouwant,finishmeoff." "ButgivemeAltaaf." "GiveyoumychildAltaaf?" "No,Khan." "Heisnolongeryourson." "Heismychild." "Throughhim,wewilldestroylndia." "LetlndiarotandKashmirgotohell." "IonlywantAltaaf." "Youlovehimdearly." "Butourentiremission dependsonhim." "Youcanhaveyourmission,Hilal." "ButgivemeAltaaf." "Withmyownhands I'llgivehimsuchadeath... thatnosonwilleveragain darekillhismother." "YouareaPathan,Hilal." "Youknowwhatrevengemeans." "Ibegyoutoletme avengemywife'smurder." "IfyouareatruePathan, thenunderstandmyhatred." "APathanknowsonlytwothings-- boundlessloveandlimitlesshatred." "Thenfulfillyourduty,Pathan." "GivemeAltaaf." "YouwillgetAltaaf.Theywill getKashmir.Whatwilllget?" "Yourlife." "Mymenwillescortyou pasttheLineofControl." "Nobodywilltouchyou." "Yourhatredistrulyworthy ofaPathan'spraise." "Iaccept." "Khan,you'vereachedyourdestination." "Idris!" "Sir." "You'relate,sir.Isallwell?" "Ihadstoppedtogetyouagift." "Thispistolbelongs tothesameinfidelpoliceofficer... whoorphanedyouasachild." "Khan?" "Yes,Khan!" "Itoldyou,executemymission andI'lltakeyoutoyourgoal." "APathanhonorshisword evenwhengiventoanenemy." "Andyou,youaremychild." "Here,takeit." "Goandcompleteyourmission." "Theseeyeshaven'tletmesleep fortenyears." "Killme,butlistentome,Altaaf." "I'llgiveyousuchadeath" "LikethedeathyougaveNeelima?" "Look.Thisisallthat'sleft ofthewomanwholovedyouasherson." "ThesamewillhappentoKashmir." "Andyouwillberesponsible." "Youwanttoknow whatMissionKashmiris?" "Ithasnothingtodo withthePM'svisit." "TodayisFriday.Thousandsofpeople willgatheratHazratbalforprayers." "Astheykneel, yourmissilewillhit." "TheinnocentbloodofMuslims willturnthatwhitemosquered." "Andyouwillberesponsible." "Themissileisready,sir." "Thelndianarmywillbeblamed forblowingupHazratbalmosque." "They'llsaythattheHindu securityforcesblewitup." "Think,Altaaf!" ".Yourmenwerefilmed" "wearinglndianarmyuniforms." "Thisisn'ttrue." "Thisisn'tthewholetruth,Altaaf." "Remember,Niluusedtotakeyou toShankrachayatempleasachild?" "Today,yoursecondmissilewillland onthekneelingpilgrimsthere." "ItwillfallonShankrachaya." "Thechildistakingtoolong." "Come,Kohisha." "They'llsaythatMuslimsdestroyed thetempleinrevengeforthemosque." "ThisisyourMissionKashmir." "TheydestroyedourTVtower tospreadthislie... sothatontheirTVtheycould broadcastthosefakedimages." "YourSufisawthisapocalypse withherowneyes,Altaaf." "Thinkoftheriotswhen Babrimosquewasdestroyed." "Thinkofthecarnagewhenguns firedattheGoldenTemple." "Think:" "IfShankrachaya andHazratbalareboth" "Ourworldwillbedoomed." "Abloodyplaguewillclaimus." "Humanbeingswillbecome maddenedbrutes,Altaaf." "Myonemistakedestroyed yourentirelife,son." "Butthismistakeofyours willdestroyallofKashmir,son." "You'veneverbeenabletoforgiveme." "Kashmirtoowillnever forgiveyou,son." "BecauseMissionKashmir isthedeathofKashmir." "Thisinfideltalkstoomuch." "Finishhimoff,child." "Killme,Altaaf." "ButsaveKashmir,son." "Killhim,child." "Theseeyeshaven'tletyousleep." "Putyourbulletbetweenthem." "Killhim,child,killhim." "Butforyourmother'ssake, saveKashmiriyat,son." "Killhim,child." "SheusedtotakeyoutoHazratbal." "Altaaf,don'tthink." "Killhim,child." "You'veforgottenShankrachaya?" "Shootme!" "Killhim,child." "Shootme,Altaaf." "Goodorevil, brutalityorhumanity..." "Kashmirorholocaust-- whatwillstayalive... youhavetodecide,Altaaf." "Onlyyou." "So thinkhardbeforeyoufre thatbullet,son." "Think veryhard." "Don't kill him,Altaaf." "He'll takeustothemissiles." "Stop." "Nobodyshoots." "Loweryourguns." "StoporI'llspillHilal'sbrains intothelake." "Child." "Smoke,onlysmoke" "Smokeeverywhere" "Godistestingyou." "He'swatchingifyou'restraying fromHispath." "Useyourgun,child, andfinishoffthisenemyofAllah." "Whowrotestrifeintoourlives usingthenameofGod?" "Child.Remember?" "Itookcareofyou." "Iputacarbineintoyourhands." "Ishowedyouthepathofjihad." "Thisoppression,thesecrimes, whocallsitjihad?" "I'mthankfulthattoday youarecaryingmeyourself... onthepathtoparadise, onthepathtotheMerciful." "Doyouunderstand,child?" "Whenwillthesestormscease?" "Thousandsoftenderbuds havebeentornfromtheirbranches" "Tokill infidelsisyourgoal, yourduty,youronlydestiny." "ItisAllah'swill thatyoukilltheenemy." "Whoislayingwasteourparadise?" "Killhim.Thisisyourfaith,child." "Thisisyouronlyreligion." "Out...out." "Forspreadingdeathinsteadoflife inthenameofreligion." "Forplacingcarbinesinsteadofcrayons inthehandsofinnocentchildren." "ForturningtheparadiseofKashmir intoahell..." "Isentenceyoutodeath." "BlowupShankrachaya!" "Quickly!" "Blowitup!" "Huryup." "Anoperationcodenamed MissionKashmirtodestroy... boththeholyshrines, HazratbalandShankracharya... wasfoiledbytimelyandintrepid actionbythe KashmirPolice." "Sir." "What happened?" "OurfailureofMission Kashmir mustbekeptasecret." "We'reluckythatnobodyknows ofthismissionexceptus." "Yes." "Exceptyou." "Comeon,Altaaf." "Comeon,Khan-saab, comeon." "Out!" "Out!" "I'mnotout.You'recheating." "Altaaf,givemethebat." "Letitbe,Khan-saab." "Nilu,youtoo!" "Altaafhascomehomeafterages." "Iwasn'tout,wasl?" "No." "Altaaf,whathappened?" "Asnow-coveredfield... agreencricketpitch... awoodenbridge... andapinkhouse." "Today,aftertenyears, Isawadream,Abba." "Whatdidyousay?" "Aftertenyears" "No.Afterthat." "Isawadream." "Afterthat,Altaaf." "Abba." "Abba."