How a Pakistani song came to define Kashmiri resistance to India in the 1990s
In the early 1990s, at the peak of an uprising in India-administered Kashmir, a young Pakistani band made a song dedicated to the Kashmiri struggle. It was called Jaago .
Back in 1992, it was the Kashmiris who came out on to the streets to demand their right to self-determination. It was in part an armed struggle. The song was a depiction of that era. It was a commentary on the continuous suffering of the Kashmiri people and their mistreatment. The video showed the Indian army lining up men for identification and it ends with someone picking up a rifle - a final awakening.
Successive Pakistani governments had used radio programmes, television shows and songs to promote its national narrative, which included the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, says Rafay Mahmood, a Karachi-based music journalist. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, there was immense pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militant groups. The organisations focused on supporting Kashmiri militants, also came under pressure.
While Kashmir might have fallen out of the popular discourse, it is once again getting the attention it used to.
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