
Rishika Malik
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Rishika Malik
@rishikamlk
I passionately critique social inequalities and restrictive policies while advocating for global free trade and sustainable practices. An Economics grad & MBA.







He was only 22, suffocating under intense family pressure in Muzaffarabad in PoK and slipping into a deep depression, when a notification lit up his phone. Her name was Irum Bano. They connected on Snapchat, and soon, a digital bond became his only lifeline. In an unbelievable twist of fate, they discovered that Zeeshan’s ancestors had actually migrated from the exact same border village where Irum lived—Tulwari, just across the Line of Control. Finding solace in their shared roots, they hatched a desperate, heartbreakingly naive plan to be together. Irum told him to stop suffering. The plan? Cross the heavily fortified border, surrender directly to the Indian Army, serve the legal sentence for illegal entry, and upon release, legally claim his ancestral land to build a life with her. On Saturday night, driven entirely by love and the promise of a fresh start, Zeeshan made the terrifying trek across the wire. Alert Chinar Warriors intercepted him in the dark. Crucially, troops exercised maximum restraint, capturing him safely without firing a shot. Now, Irum is pleading with authorities for leniency, begging them to let him stay. Security forces are doing their due diligence to rule out any hidden angles, but at its core, this is a raw, modern tragedy of a boy who risked everything to cross one of the world's most dangerous borders—all for a girl, a smartphone connection, and a piece of land his grandfather once called home. 🧵 #Kashmir #HumanStory #ModernLove #LineOfControl We write at @PTI_News PoK youth crosses LoC after social media romance, apprehended by Army - The Economic Times m.economictimes.com/news/india/pok…

















