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    Edjjlhyu dh ycl hnd{jby`dh edffley`dh {lr|`{ljlhy? Nbs? Dnn`el dn Jbhbaljlhy bhi K|ialy

    #DJK& Dnn`el dn @hnd{jby`dh bhi [la|fbyd{p Bnnb`{u& Ilum Dnn`el{ nd{ ycl Ilwb{yjlhy dn ycl

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    3550 yd edhybey ycl bkd~l `hi`~`i|bf i|{`ha hd{jbf k|u`hluu cd|{u( N@[U `u b~b`fbkfl ;9 cd|{u b

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    il~lfdwjlhy( Ycl lsylhu`dh dn ycl w{bey`el cbu eb|uli w|kf`e edhel{h bkd|y qclycl{ n{bey|{ ha

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    w{d~`ili yd ycl KFJ bnyl{ ycl n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dh `u edjwflyli( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u `hylhili yd

    kl wduyli dh b w|kf`e qlk u`yl& bhi ycl KFJ `u qd{m`ha q`yc ycl A{d|hi Qbyl{ W{dyley`dh

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    N{beNde|u(d{a(

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    BL;>( Wl{udhbf d{ jluulhal{ ilf`~l{p? K|{lb| dn Fbhi Jbhbaljlhy& ;7 J Uy{lly& UL& [ddj

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    cyyw?$$qqq({la|fby`dhu(ad~( Ndffdq ycl `huy{|ey`dhu by yc`u Qlku`yl(

    Pd| jbp u|kj`y edjjlhyu dh ycl `hnd{jby`dh edffley`dh k|{ilhu i`{leyfp yd ycl Dnn`el dn

    Jbhbaljlhy bhi K|ialy& Dnn`el dn @hnd{jby`dh bhi [la|fbyd{p Bnnb`{u& Ilum Dnn`el{ nd{ ycl

    Ilwb{yjlhy dn ycl @hyl{`d{& nbs ;7;*50

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    2( Ycdul u|wwd{yli kp r|bhy`yby`~l `hnd{jby`dh d{ uy|i`lu= bhi

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    yd bh bii{luu dycl{ ycbh ycdul f`uyli bkd~l #ull BII[LUULU(

    Edjjlhyu& `hef|i`ha hbjlu bhi uy{lly bii{luulu dn {luwdhilhyu& q`ff kl b~b`fbkfl nd{ w|kf`e

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    Jdhibp yc{d|ac N{`ibp& lselwy cdf`ibpu(

    Klnd{l `hef|i`ha pd|{ bii{luu& ylflwcdhl h|jkl{& l*jb`f bii{luu& d{ dycl{ wl{udhbf `ilhy`np`ha

    `hnd{jby`dh `h pd|{ edjjlhy& kl bi~`uli ycby pd|{ lhy`{l edjjlhy`hef|i`ha pd|{ wl{udhbf

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    w{di|el{u yd `he{lbul ycl ~df|jlu dn d`f bhi hby|{bf abu ycby ebh kl lsy{beyli n{dj qlffu(

    Cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha ylech`r|lu b{l wb{y`e|fb{fp lnnley`~l `h lhcbhe`ha d`f bhi abu w{di|ey`dh

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    n{dj ucbfl abu d{ d`f nd{jby`dhu( \hy`f r|`yl {lelhyfp& ucbfl nd{jby`dhu {b{lfp w{di|eli d`f d{

    abu `h edjjl{e`bf r|bhy`y`lu kleb|ul ucbfl idlu hdy alhl{bffp alhl{byl nfdq dn cpi{deb{kdhu yd

    qlff kd{lu |hfluu jlecbh`ebf ecbhalu yd ycl w{dwl{y`lu dn ycl {dem ebh kl `hi|eli( Ycl

    il~lfdwjlhy dn cd{`zdhybf i{`ff`ha& edjk`hli q`yc cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha& cb~l jbil ycl

    w{di|ey`dh dn d`f bhi abu n{dj ucbfl wduu`kfl( Cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha `h~df~lu ycl `holey`dh dn

    nf|`i |hil{ c`ac w{luu|{l yd e{lbyl d{ lhfb{al n{bey|{lu `h ycl {lul{~d`{ {demu( Ycl nf|`i ycby `u

    |uli `h cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha `u |u|bffp beedjwbh`li kp w{dwwbhyu& u|ec bu wb{y`eflu dn ubhi& ycby

    b{l eb{{`li `hyd ycl hlqfp n{bey|{li {dem bhi clfw mllw ycl n{bey|{lu dwlh dhel ycl w{luu|{l n{dj

    ycl n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dh `u {lflbuli( Ycl w{dwwbhy*n`ffli n{bey|{lu kledjl edhi|`yu nd{ nf|`i

    j`a{by`dh n{dj ycl {lul{~d`{ {dem yd ycl qlffkd{l bhi ycl nf|`i `u u|kulr|lhyfp k{d|acy yd ycl

    u|{nbel( @h bii`y`dh yd ycl qbyl{ bhi ubhi #qc`ec ydalycl{ ypw`ebffp jbml |w 03 yd 00 wl{elhy dn

    ycl jbyl{`bfu w|jwli `hyd b qlff i|{`ha b n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dh& eclj`ebf bii`y`~lu b{l bfud

    n{lr|lhyfp |uli( Yclul eclj`ebfu ebh ul{~l jbhp n|hey`dhu `h cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha& `hef|i`ha

    f`j`y`ha ycl a{dqyc dn kbeyl{`b bhi w{l~lhy`ha ed{{du`dh dn ycl qlff ebu`ha( Ycl lsbey

    nd{j|fby`dh dn ycl eclj`ebfu |uli ~b{`lu ilwlhi`ha dh ycl {dem nd{jby`dhu& ycl qlff& bhi ycl

    {lr|`{ljlhyu dn ycl dwl{byd{(

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    i{`ffli dh Nlil{bf bhi @hi`bh fbhiu b{l uy`j|fbyli |u`ha cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha ylech`r|lu( D~l{

    ycl wbuy 27 plb{u& ycl{l cb~l kllh u`ah`n`ebhy ylechdfda`ebf bi~bhelu `h cd{`zdhybf i{`ff`ha& qc`ec

    `u n{lr|lhyfp edjk`hli q`yc cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha( Yc`u edjk`hby`dh& ydalycl{ q`yc ycl i`ued~l{p

    ycby yclul ylech`r|lu ebh {lflbul u`ah`n`ebhy r|bhy`y`lu dn d`f bhi abu n{dj fb{al ucbfl ilwdu`yu&

    cbu fli yd w{di|ey`dh n{dj aldfda`e nd{jby`dhu `h wb{yu dn ycl ed|hy{p ycby w{l~`d|ufp i`i hdy

    w{di|el u`ah`n`ebhy d`f d{ abu( Ycl {lu|fy`ha lswbhu`dh dn d`f bhi abu i{`ff`ha hyd hlq wb{yu dn

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    ycl ed|hy{p bu b {lu|fy dn ycl b~b`fbk`f`yp dn hlq cd{`zdhybf i{`ff`ha ylechdfda`lu cbu u`ah`n`ebhyfp

    `he{lbuli w|kf`e bqb{lhluu dn cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha bhi ycl wdylhy`bf `jwbeyu ycby `y jbp cb~l dh

    qbyl{ r|bf`yp bhi qbyl{ edhu|jwy`dh(

    Ycl KFJu ls`uy`ha cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha {la|fby`dhu b{l nd|hi by 95 EN[ 52>;(5*;( Yclul

    {la|fby`dhu ql{l luybkf`ucli `h 203; bhi fbuy {l~`uli `h 2033& fdha klnd{l ycl fbyluy cpi{b|f`e

    n{bey|{`ha ylechdfda`lu klebjl q`ilfp |uli( @h {luwdhul yd w|kf`e hyl{luy `h cpi{b|f`e

    n{bey|{`ha bhi `h ycl KFJu {la|fby`dh dn cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha& `h wb{y`e|fb{& ycl Ilwb{yjlhy dn

    ycl @hyl{`d{ #Ilwb{yjlhy clfi b nd{|j dh cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha dh Hd~ljkl{ 57& ;727 `h

    Qbuc`haydh& IE& byylhili kp ycl Ule{lyb{p dn ycl @hyl{`d{ bhi jd{l ycbh 257 `hyl{luyli wb{y`lu(

    Ycl KFJ fbyl{ cduyli w|kf`e nd{|ju `h K`ujb{em& Hd{yc Ibmdyb dh Bw{`f ;7& ;722= F`yyfl [dem&

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    Bw{`f nd{|ju( Udjl dn ycl edjjlhyu n{lr|lhyfp clb{i i|{`ha yclul nd{|ju `hef|ili edhel{hu

    bkd|y qbyl{ r|bf`yp& qbyl{ edhu|jwy`dh& bhi b ilu`{l nd{ `jw{d~li lh~`{dhjlhybf ubnla|b{iu nd{

    u|{nbel dwl{by`dhu( Edjjlhyl{u bfud uy{dhafp lhed|{bali ycl balhep yd {lr|`{l w|kf`e

    i`uefdu|{l dn ycl eclj`ebfu |uli `h cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dhu dh Nlil{bf bhi @hi`bh fbhiu(

    B{d|hi ycl y`jl dn ycl KFJu nd{|ju& by ycl W{lu`ilhyu i`{ley`dh& ycl Ule{lyb{p dn Lhl{apu

    Bi~`ud{p Kdb{i edh~lhli b Hby|{bf Abu U|kedjj`yyll #U|kedjj`yyll yd l~bf|byl cpi{b|f`e

    n{bey|{`ha `uu|lu( Ycl U|kedjj`yyll jly q`yc hi|uy{p& ul{~`el w{d~`il{u& uybyl bhi Nlil{bf

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    {ledjjlhiby`dhu ql{l `uu|li kp ycl U|kedjj`yyll dh B|a|uy 23& ;722( Bjdha dycl{ yc`hau&

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    `hnd{jby`dh edhu`uylhy bhi lbu`fp beeluu`kfl yd ycl w|kf`e( Nd{ `huybhel& ycl KFJ `u qd{m`ha

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    edd{i`hby`ha efdulfp q`yc `hi`~`i|bf uybyl ad~l{hjlhyu yd b~d`i i|wf`eby`~l {la|fbyd{p

    {lr|`{ljlhyu( Ycl balhep cbu b fdha c`uyd{p dn qd{m`ha eddwl{by`~lfp q`yc uybyl {la|fbyd{u bhi

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    b{l uwle`n`ebffp bum`ha nd{ w|kf`e edjjlhy dh cdq kluy yd b~d`i i|wf`eby`dh dn {lr|`{ljlhyu

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    b|ycd{`y`lu& `y `u ycl `hylhy`dh dn ycl KFJ yd `jwfljlhy dh w|kf`e fbhiu qc`ecl~l{ {|flu& uybyl d{

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    @@@( I`ue|uu`dh dn ycl W{dwduli [|fl

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    bii`ha b hlq uley`dh 52>;(5*5( Ls`uy`ha uley`dh 52>;(5*5 qd|fi kl {lyb`hli bhi {lh|jkl{li(

    Ycl Nlil{bf Fbhi Wdf`ep bhi Jbhbaljlhy Bey #NFWJB i`{leyu ycl KFJ yd jbhbal ycl w|kf`e

    fbhiu ud bu yd w{l~lhy |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh& bhi yd jbhbal fbhiu |u`ha ycl

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    l~bf|byli ycl `he{lbuli |ul dn qlff uy`j|fby`dh w{bey`elu d~l{ ycl fbuy ilebil bhi ilyl{j`hli ycby

    ycl ls`uy`ha {|flu nd{ qlff uy`j|fby`dh {lr|`{l |wiby`ha(

    Ycl e|{{lhy {la|fby`dhu jbml b i`uy`hey`dh klyqllh {d|y`hl n{bey|{l odku bhi hdh{d|y`hl n{bey|{l

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    w{l~`d|ufp uybyli& ycl {la|fby`dhu b{l hdq 57 plb{u dfi bhi hlli yd kl |wibyli yd mllw wbel q`yc

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    kbema{d|hi uley`dh dn yc`u ide|jlhy& ycl `he{lbuli |ul dn qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu d~l{ ycl fbuy

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    Ycl w{dwduli {|fl qd|fi {ljd~l ycl yl{ju hdh{d|y`hl n{bey|{`ha odku& {d|y`hl n{bey|{`ha

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    {|fl( Yclul iln`h`y`dhu q`ff `jw{d~l {lbibk`f`yp bhi efb{`yp dn ycl {la|fby`dhu(

    Ycl w{dwduli {|fl `hylhiu yd bii ycl ndffdq`ha iln`h`y`dhu?

    Bhh|f|u jlbhu ycl uwbel b{d|hi b w`wl `h b qlffkd{l& ycl d|yl{ qbff dn qc`ec jbp kl yclqbff dn l`ycl{ ycl kd{lcdfl d{ ycl ebu`ha= udjly`jlu bfud ebffli ycl bhh|fb{ uwbel(

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    jlbhu nd{ ycl bhh|f|u yd kl ulbfli dnn(

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    W{dwwbhy jlbhu b a{bh|fb{ u|kuybhel #jduy edjjdhfp ubhi& u`hyl{li kb|s`yl& d{ el{bj`eycby `u eb{{`li `h u|uwlhu`dh kp ycl n{bey|{`ha nf|`i bhi ycby ul{~lu yd mllw ycl e{bemu dwlh

    qclh n{bey|{`ha nf|`i `u q`yci{bqh bnyl{ b cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{l y{lbyjlhy(

    Uy`j|fby`dh nf|`i jlbhu ycl f`r|`i d{ abu& bhi bhp beedjwbhp`ha udf`iu& |uli i|{`ha by{lbyjlhy dn d`f bhi abu qlffu& u|ec bu ycl qbyl{& eclj`ebfu& bhi w{dwwbhyu |uli `h

    cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha(

    \ubkfl qbyl{ jlbhu qbyl{ edhyb`h`ha |w yd 27&777 wwj dn ydybf i`uudf~li udf`iu( Qlff uy`j|fby`dh jlbhu ycdul bey`~`y`lu edhi|eyli `h bh `hi`~`i|bf qlff kd{l ilu`ahli yd

    `he{lbul ycl nfdq dn cpi{deb{kdhu n{dj ycl {dem nd{jby`dh yd ycl qlff kd{l kp jdi`np`ha

    ycl wl{jlbk`f`yp dn ycl {lul{~d`{ {dem( Lsbjwflu dn qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dhu b{l

    be`i`z`ha bhi cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha(

    Ycl w{dwduli {|fl qd|fi ilflyl ycl iln`h`y`dh dn n{luc qbyl{( Ycl KFJ cbu jb`hyb`hli b

    iln`h`y`dh dn n{luc qbyl{ h `yu d`f bhi abu dwl{by`ha {la|fby`dhu u`hel 2033( Cdql~l{& `h `yu

    dhucd{l d{il{u& ycl KFJ cbu ud|acy yd w{dyley bff |ubkfl qbyl{u i|{`ha i{`ff`ha dwl{by`dhu& hdy

    o|uy n{luc qbyl{( Yc`u i`uy`hey`dh cbu fli yd edhn|u`dh `h ycl {la|fby`dhu( \ubkfl qbyl{ `hef|ilu

    n{luc qbyl{ bhi qbyl{ ycby `u dn fdql{ r|bf`yp ycbh n{luc qbyl{( Ycl KFJ `hylhiu yd kl jd{l

    w{dyley`~l qclh `y ullmu yd w{dyley bff |ubkfl qbyl{ i|{`ha i{`ff`ha dwl{by`dhu& hdy o|uy n{luc

    qbyl{( Ycl{lnd{l& ycl KFJ w{dwdulu yd ilflyl ycl iln h`y`dh dn n{luc qbyl{(

    [l~`uli uley`dh 52>;(5*;#b qd|fi {ljd~l ycl wc{bul wl{nd{j hdh{d|y`hl n{bey|{`ha odku n{dj

    ycl e|{{lhy 95 EN[ 52>;(5*;#b( Ycl wc{bul {d|y`hl n{bey|{`ha odku d{ be`i`z`ha odku& d{ qd|fi

    bfud kl {ljd~li n{dj ls`uy`ha uley`dh 52>;(5*;#k( Qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey ~`y`lu qd|fi kl

    bii{luuli |hil{ ycl hlq w{dwduli 95 EN[ 52>;(5*5(

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#b qd|fi jbml `y eflb{ ycby yc`u uley`dh bwwf`lu dhfp yd qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu bhi ycby bff dycl{ `holey`dh bey`~`y`lu j|uy edjwfp q`yc uley`dh 52>;(5*;(

    Yc`u fbha|bal `u hleluub{p yd jbml ycl i`uy`hey`dh klyqllh qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu bhi dycl{

    qlff `holey`dh bey`~`y`lu& u|ec bu uledhib{p bhi yl{y`b{p {led~l{p dwl{by`dhu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#k qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl KFJu bww{d~bf dn bff qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`yp(

    Nd{ hlq qlffu& ycl dwl{byd{ cbu ycl dwy`dh dn bwwfp`ha nd{ ycl KFJu bww{d~bf `h `yu bwwf`eby`dh

    nd{ wl{j`y yd i{`ff #BWI( Nd{ qlffu wl{j`yyli w{`d{ yd ycl lnnley`~l ibyl dn yc`u uley`dh d{ nd{

    qlffu wl{j`yyli bnyl{ ycl lnnley`~l ibyl dn yc`u uley`dh& ycl dwl{byd{ qd|fi u|kj`y b U|hi{p

    Hdy`el bhi [lwd{y dh Qlffu #Nd{j 52>7*;(5*;#k ycby uybylu ycby hd w{`d{ bww{d~bf `u {lr|`{li nd{ {d|y`hl

    n{bey|{`ha( Yc`u {lnl{lhel `h ycl ls`uy`ha uley`dh qd|fi kl ilflyli( Bfud& bh dwl{byd{ j|uy

    u|kj`y b U|hi{p Hdy`el w{`d{ yd qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`yp `n ycl KFJu w{l~`d|u bww{d~bf nd{ qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh `u jd{l ycbh n`~l plb{u dfi& d{ `n ycl dwl{byd{ kledjlu bqb{l dn u`ah`n`ebhy hlq

    `hnd{jby`dh bkd|y ycl {lfl~bhy aldfdap& ycl uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh d{ ylechdfdap& d{ ycl

    bhy`e`wbyli `jwbeyu yd bhp {lud|{el( Ycl n`~l*plb{ wl{`di u edhu`uylhy q`yc edjjdh uybyl

    w{bey`elu& `hef|i`ha ycdul dn Jdhybhb& Qpdj`ha& bhi Edfd{bid& qc`ec {lr|`{l ycby dwl{byd{u

    {ledhn`{j qlff `hyla{`yp nd{ n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dhu yc{d|ac b w{luu|{l yluy l~l{p n`~l plb{u(

    Ycl KFJ |hil{uybhiu ycl y`jl ulhu`y`~l hby|{l dn d`f bhi abu i{`ff`ha bhi qlff edjwfly`dh

    bey`~`y`lu bhi idlu hdy bhy`e`wbyl ycby ycl u|kj`yybf dn bii`y`dhbf qlff uy`j|fby`dh*{lfbyli

    `hnd{jby`dh q`yc BWI bwwf`eby`dhu q`ff `jwbey ycl y`j`ha dn ycl bww{d~bf dn i{`ff`ha wl{j`yu(

    Ycl KFJ klf`l~lu ycby ycl bii`y`dhbf `he{ljlhybf `hnd{jby`dh ycby qd|fi kl {lr|`{li kp yc`u {|fl

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    qd|fi kl {l~`lqli `h edho|hey`dh q`yc ycl BWI bhi q`yc`h ycl hd{jbf BWI w{deluu`ha y`jl

    n{bjl( Bfud& ycl KFJ bhy`e`wbylu ycby {lr|luyu yd edhi|ey qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu dh ls`uy`ha

    qlffu ycby cb~l kllh `h ul{~`el jd{l ycbh n`~l plb{u q`ff kl {l~`lqli w{djwyfp( Ycl KFJ

    |hil{uybhiu ycby ilfbpu `h bww{d~bfu dn dwl{by`dhu ebh kl eduyfp yd dwl{byd{u bhi ycl KFJ

    `hylhiu yd b~d`i ilfbpu qclhl~l{ wduu`kfl(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#2 qd|fi {lr|`{l b {lwd{y ycby `hef|ilu ycl aldfda`ebf hbjlu& b

    aldfda`ebf ilue{`wy`dh& bhi ycl ilwyc dn ycl ydw bhi ycl kdyydj dn ycl nd{jby`dh `hyd qc`ec qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh nf|`iu qd|fi kl `holeyli( Ycl {lwd{y `u hllili ud ycby ycl KFJ jbp ilyl{j`hl ycl

    w{dwl{y`lu dn ycl {dem fbpl{u bhi ycl yc`emhluu dn ycl w{di|e`ha nd{jby`dh bhi `ilhy`np ycl

    edhn`h`ha {demu bkd~l bhi klfdq ycl zdhl ycby qd|fi kl uy`j|fbyli(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#; qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y `hnd{jby`dh `h ycl nd{j dn

    b eljlhy kdhi fda& qc`ec q`ff clfw ycl KFJ `h `yu lnnd{yu yd jbml u|{l ycby qbyl{ {lud|{elu b{l

    w{dyleyli( B eljlhy kdhi fda `u b yddf |uli yd ab|al ycl lsylhy yd qc`ec qbyl{ klb{`ha

    nd{jby`dhu b{l `udfbyli n{dj ycl ebu`ha uy{`ha( Ycl fda `u b ide|jlhy ycby {lwd{yu ycl ibyb n{dj b

    w{dkl dn ycl qlffkd{l ycby |ulu udh`e ylechdfdap yd ilyley abwu d{ ~d`iu `h ycl eljlhy bhi ycl

    ebu`ha( Yc`u fda qd|fi kl |uli yd ~l{`np ycby ycl dwl{byd{ cbu ybmlh ycl hleluub{p w{leb|y`dhu yd

    w{l~lhy j`a{by`dh dn nf|`iu `h ycl bhh|f|u n{dj ycl n{bey|{l zdhl yd ycl |ubkfl qbyl{ cd{`zdhu(

    Ycl w{dwduli {la|fby`dh qd|fi bffdq nd{ ycl |ul dn dycl{ l~bf|by`dh yddfu beelwybkfl yd ycl KFJ

    `h d{il{ yd bffdq ycl u|kuy`y|y`dh dn lr|bffp lnnley`~l yddfu d{ w{deli|{lu( Nd{ lsbjwfl& bh

    dwl{byd{ ed|fi {lr|luy b ~b{`bhel n{dj ycl {lr|`{ljlhyu dn w{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#; ycby

    `y u|kj`y eljlhy kdhi fdau yd w{d~l ycby ycl dee|{{lhelu dn |ubkfl qbyl{ cb~l kllh `udfbyli yd

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    w{dyley yclj n{dj edhybj`hby`dh( Ycl KFJ ed|fi a{bhy b ~b{`bhel yd bffdq nd{ ycl |ul dn fdau

    dycl{ ycbh eljlhy kdhi fdau #l(a(& uf`j b{{bp udh`e yddf& |fy{budh`e `jbal{ yddf `n `y qbu uby`un`li

    ycby ycl bfyl{hby`~l fdau qd|fi jlly d{ lselli ycl dkoley`~lu dn uley`dh #e#;( Ycl KFJ

    {ledah`zlu ycby ycl eljlhy kdhi fda qd|fi hdy kl b~b`fbkfl w{`d{ yd i{`ff`ha b qlff( Ycl{lnd{l&

    qclh ycl dwl{byd{ ybmlu bi~bhybal dn ycl dwy`dh yd u|kj`y `yu qlff uy`j|fby`dh `hnd{jby`dh bu wb{y

    dn `yu BWI& ycl eljlhy kdhi fda qd|fi kl {lr|`{li bnyl{ bww{d~bf dn ycl wl{j`y yd i{`ff bhi w{`d{

    yd edjjlhe`ha qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu( Jbhp dwl{byd{u {d|y`hlfp wl{nd{j eljlhy kdhi fdau

    nd{ ycl zdhlu dn `hyl{luy& ud ycl KFJ idlu hdy lswley yc`u uylw yd kl b k|{ilh nd{ dwl{byd{u( Ycl

    kluy b~b`fbkfl jlbhu nd{ ycl KFJ yd clfw lhu|{l ycby qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu id hdy

    edhybj`hbyl br|`nl{u `u yd {lr|`{l eljlhy kdhi fdau nd{ ycl eljlhy klc`hi ycl w`wl bfdha bff

    b{lbu `hyl{uley`ha |ulbkfl qbyl{& `hef|i`ha {|hh`ha eljlhy kdhi fdau dh ycl u|{nbel ebu`ha(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#5 qd|fi {lr|`{l {lwd{y`ha dn ycl jlbu|{li ilwyc yd ycl

    wl{nd{by`dhu `h ycl ebu`ha bhi |hebuli cdfl `hyl{~bfu #dwlh cdfl( Yc`u w{dwduli uley`dh qd|fi

    bfud {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd i`uefdul uwle`n`e `hnd{jby`dh bkd|y ycl qbyl{ ud|{el yd kl |uli `h ycl

    n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dh& `hef|i`ha ycl fdeby`dh dn ycl qbyl{ ycby qd|fi kl |uli bu ycl kbul nf|`i(

    Ycl KFJ hlliu yc`u `hnd{jby`dh yd ilyl{j`hl ycl `jwbeyu buude`byli q`yc dwl{by`dhu bhi ycl

    hlli nd{ bhp j`y`aby`dh bwwf`ebkfl yd Nlil{bf bhi @hi`bh fbhiu( Yc`u uley`dh qd|fi bfud {lr|`{l

    ycl dwl{byd{ yd i`uefdul ycl ypwl dn jbyl{`bfu #w{dwwbhyu ycby qd|fi kl `holeyli `hyd ycl n{bey|{lu

    yd mllw yclj dwlh bhi ycl bhy`e`wbyli w{luu|{lu yd kl |uli `h ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#9& edhu`uylhy q`yc w{dyley`ha w|kf`e clbfyc bhi ubnlyp bhi

    w{l~lhy`ha |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh yd ycl w|kf`e fbhiu& qd|fi {lr|`{l dwl{byd{u yd

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    el{y`np `h q{`y`ha ycby yclp cb~l edjwf`li q`yc bff bwwf`ebkfl Nlil{bf& y{`kbf& uybyl& bhi fdebf fbqu&

    {|flu& bhi {la|fby`dhu wl{yb`h`ha yd w{dwduli uy`j|fby`dh nf|`iu( Ycl KFJ q`ff |ul yc`u

    `hnd{jby`dh yd jbml bh `hnd{jli ile`u`dh dh ycl w{dwduli bey`dh( Yc`u uley`dh bfud qd|fi

    {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd el{y`np ycby `y cbu edjwf`li q`yc bff hleluub{p wl{j`y bhi hdy`el

    {lr|`{ljlhyu( Ycl KFJ bemhdqflialu ycby dycl{ Nlil{bf& uybyl& y{ kbf& bhi fdebf balhe`lu jbp

    cb~l {la|fbyd{p {lr|`{ljlhyu ycby qd|fi bwwfp yd eclj`ebf cbhif`ha& `holey`ha nf|`iu `hyd ycl

    u|ku|{nbel& bhi ycl w{dyley`dh dn a{d|hiqbyl{( @y {ljb`hu ycl {luwdhu`k`f`yp dn ycl dwl{byd{ yd kl

    bqb{l dn bhi edjwfp q`yc yclul {la|fbyd{p {lr|`{ljlhyu( Ycl KFJ q`ff {lfp dh ycl dwl{byd{u

    el{y`n`eby`dh ycby `y cbu edjwf`li q`yc bff dn ycl fbqu bhi {la|fby`dhu ycby bwwfp yd `yu dwl{by`dh(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#;(5*5#e#;(5*5#e#

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#;(5*5#e#;(5*5#e#> qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd w{d~`il `hnd{jby`dh wl{yb`h`ha yd

    ycl cbhif`ha dn {led~l{li nf|`iu ycby q`ff kl |uli nd{ ycl uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu nd{ bww{d~bf( Yc`u

    `hnd{jby`dh `u kl`ha {lr|luyli ud ycby ycl KFJ cbu bff hleluub{p `hnd{jby`dh {lab{i`ha

    eclj`ebfu kl`ha |uli `h ycl l~lhy ycby ycl `hnd{jby`dh `u hllili yd clfw w{dyley clbfyc bhi ubnlyp

    d{ yd w{l~lhy |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh dn ycl w|kf`e fbhiu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#>#` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ bh luy`jbyl

    dn ycl ~df|jl dn nf|`i yd kl {led~l{li i|{`ha nfdq kbem& uqbkk`ha& bhi {led~l{p n{dj

    w{di|ey`dh nbe`f`yp ~luulfu( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u {lr|`{li yd lhu|{l ycby ycl nbe`f`y`lu hllili yd

    w{deluu d{ edhyb`h ycl luy`jbyli ~df|jl dn nf|`i q`ff kl b~b`fbkfl dh fdeby`dh(

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#>#`` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ ycl

    w{dwduli jlycdiu dn jbhba`ha ycl {led~l{li nf|`iu( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u hllili yd lhu|{l ycby

    ycl cbhif`ha jlycdiu q`ff bilr|bylfp w{dyley dn w|kf`e clbfyc bhi ubnlyp(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#>#``` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ b

    ilue{`wy`dh dn ycl w{dwduli i`uwdubf jlycdi dn ycl {led~l{li nf|`iu( Yc`u `u e|{{lhyfp {lr|`{li

    kp ls`uy`ha KFJ {la|fby`dhu #`(l(& Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ 1& I`uwdubf dn W{di|eli Qbyl{& #

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    ;;(5*5#i qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd wl{nd{j b u|eeluun|f jlecbh`ebf

    `hyla{`yp yluy klnd{l kla`hh`ha qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dhu( Yc`u {lr|`{ljlhy `u hleluub{p yd clfw

    lhu|{l ycl `hyla{`yp dn ycl qlffkd{l |hil{ bhy`e`wbyli jbs`j|j w{luu|{lu i|{`ha qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dhu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#i#2 qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl jlecbh`ebf `hyla{`yp yluy yd lj|fbyl ycl

    w{luu|{l edhi`y`dhu ycby qd|fi kl ullh `h ycl w{dwduli uy`j|fby`dh w{deluu( Yc`u yluy qd|fi

    ucdq ycby ycl ebu`ha `u uy{dha lhd|ac yd w{dyley qbyl{ bhi dycl{ u|ku|{nbel {lud|{elu i|{`ha qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu(

    Ycl w{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#i#; qd|fi luybkf`uc ycl lha`hll{`ha e{`yl{`b nd{ |u`ha b

    n{bey|{`ha uy{`ha bu b ylech`r|l i|{`ha qlff uy`j|fby`dh( Ycl {lr|`{ljlhy yd kl 277 nlly klfdq

    ycl eljlhy ydw qd|fi kl `jwduli yd lhu|{l ycby ycl w{di|ey`dh d{ `hyl{jli`byl ebu`ha `u

    u|{{d|hili kp b edjwlylhy eljlhy uclbyc bu {lr|`{li kp Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ ;( Ycl 277

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    nddy {lr|`{ljlhy `u {lr|`{li kp udjl uybyl uyby|ylu #l(a(& Jdhybhb Kdb{i dn D`f bhi Abu

    Edhul{~by`dh& uley`dh 5>(;;(227>& Cpi{b|f`e N{bey|{`ha bhi `u b alhl{bffp beelwyli uybhib{i `h

    ycl `hi|uy{p( Yluy`ha qd|fi lj|fbyl ycl w{luu|{l edhi`y`dhu ycby qd|fi kl ullh `h ycl w{dwduli

    uy`j|fby`dh w{deluu `h d{il{ yd lhu|{l ycby ycl ebu`ha |uli `h ycl qlff qd|fi kl {dk|uy lhd|ac yd

    cbhifl ycl w{luu|{lu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#i#5 qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl |ul dn ycl w{luu|{l yluy y`jl {lr|`{ljlhy dn

    cdfi`ha w{luu|{l nd{ 57 j`h|ylu q`yc hd jd{l ycbh 27 wl{elhy w{luu|{l fduu( Yc`u {lr|`{ljlhy `u

    ycl ubjl uybhib{i bwwf`li `h Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ ;& I{`ff`ha& #107 Uley`dh @@@(K(c(&

    yd edhn`{j ycl jlecbh`ebf `hyla{ yp dn ycl ebu`ha( Yc`u fbha|bal idlu hdy uly b hlq uybhib{i `h

    ycl KFJu {la|fby`dhu( Yc`u yluy& ydalycl{ q`yc ycl dycl{ w{dwduli {lr|`{ljlhyu& qd|fi

    iljdhuy{byl `n ycl ebu`ha `u uy{dha lhd|ac yd w{dyley qbyl{ bhi dycl{ u|ku|{nbel {lud|{elu i|{`ha

    qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu( Ycl KFJ klf`l~lu ycby bff dn yclul yluyu b{l `jwd{ybhy yd ucdq ycby

    {lbudhbkfl w{leb|y`dhu cb~l kllh ybmlh yd lhu|{l ycl w{dyley`dh dn dycl{ {lud|{elu i|{`ha qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#l#2 qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd edhy`h|d|ufp jdh`yd{ bhi {led{i

    ycl w{luu|{l#u i|{`ha ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh( Ycl w{luu|{l i|{`ha ycl uy`j|fby`dh ucd|fi

    kl edhyb`hli `h ycl uy{`ha yc{d|ac qc`ec ycl uy`j|fby`dh `u kl`ha w|jwli( \hlswleyli ecbhalu

    `h ycl jdh`yd{li bhi {led{ili w{luu|{l#u qd|fi w{d~`il bh lb{fp `hi`eby`dh dn ycl wduu`k`f`yp

    ycby qlff `hyla{`yp cbu kllh edjw{dj`uli( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u hllili kp ycl KFJ yd lhu|{l ycby

    qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y lu b{l edhi|eyli bu ilu`ahli( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh qd|fi bfud ucdq ycby

    uy`j|fby`dh nf|`iu b{l ad`ha yd ycl nd{jby`dh nd{ qc`ec yclp ql{l `hylhili(

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#l#; qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd d{bffp hdy`np ycl KFJ bu uddh bu

    wduu`kfl& k|y hd fbyl{ ycbh ;9 cd|{u ndffdq`ha ycl `he`ilhy& `n i|{`ha ycl uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh ycl

    bhh|f|u w{luu|{l `he{lbulu kp jd{l ycbh 7*;(5*5#n qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd uyd{l {led~l{li nf|`iu `h ybhmu d{

    f`hli w`yu( Yc`u w{d~`u`dh a{bhyu nfls`k`f`yp nd{ ycl dwl{byd{ yd ecddul |u`ha l`ycl{ b f`hli w`y d{ b

    uyd{bal ybhm& qc`ecl~l{ ycl dwl{byd{ ilyl{j`hlu `u ycl flbuy k|{ilhudjl d{ eduyfp dwy`dh nd{ ycl

    uyd{bal dn nfdqkbem nf|`i( Ycl KFJ `u w{dwdu`ha yc`u {lr|`{ljlhy kleb|ul nfdqkbem nf|`iu

    ed|fi edhyb`h cpi{deb{kdhu n{dj ycl nd{jby`dh bhi ed|fi bfud edhyb`h bii`y`~lu bhi dycl{

    edjwdhlhyu ycby j`acy ila{bil u|{nbel bhi a{d|hi qbyl{ `n yclp ql{l yd kl {lflbuli q`ycd|y

    y{lbyjlhy( Yc`u w{d~`u`dh `u edhu`uylhy q`yc ls`uy`ha hi|uy{p w{bey`el bhi Bjl{`ebh Wly{dfl|j

    @huy`y|yl #BW@ {ledjjlhiby`dhu nd{ cbhif`ha edjwfly`dh nf|`iu #`hef|i`ha cpi{b|f`e n{bey|{`ha

    nf|`iu #ull Uley`dh >(2(> dn BW@ [ledjjlhili W{bey`el

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    Dhucd{l D`f bhi Abu W{di|ey`dh Dwl{by`dhu bhi Flbulu& N`{uy Li`y`dh& O|fp ;770( Uley`dh

    57;#k dn ycl Nlil{bf Fbhi Wdf`ep bhi Jbhbaljlhy Bey #95 \(U(E( 215;#k uybylu ycby @h

    jbhba`ha ycl w|kf`e fbhiu& ycl Ule{lyb{p ucbff& kp {la|fby`dh d{ dycl{q`ul& ybml bhp bey`dh

    hleluub{p yd w{l~lhy |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh dn ycl w|kf`e fbhiu( @h bii`y`dh& ls`uy`ha

    KFJ {la|fby`dhu by 95 EN[ 52>2(; {lr|`{lu ycby bff dwl{by`dhu kl edhi|eyli `h b jbhhl{ qc`ec

    w{dyleyu dycl{ hby|{bf {lud|{elu bhi ycl lh~`{dhjlhybf r|bf`yp( Kleb|ul ycl |ul dn f`hli w`yu d{

    ybhmu nd{ ycl uyd{bal dn {led~l{li nf|`iu b{l jlycdiu ycby kluy bhi {lbudhbkfp w{dyley ycl w|kf`e

    fbhiu n{dj uw`ffu d{ flbmu dn {led~l{li nf|`iu& ycl KFJ klf`l~lu ycby yc`u w{d~`u`dh `u `h mllw`ha

    q`yc NFWJBu jbhibyl yd w{l~lhy |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh dn ycl w|kf`e fbhiu bhi ycl

    KFJ {la|fby`dhu {lr|`{ljlhy yd w{dyley lh~`{dhjlhybf r|bf`yp(

    Bii`y`dhbf edhi`y`dhu dn bww{d~bf nd{ ycl cbhif`ha dn nfdqkbem qbyl{ jbp kl wfbeli dh ycl

    w{doley kp ycl KFJ `n hllili yd lhu|{l w{dyley`dh dn ycl lh~`{dhjlhy bhi dycl{ {lud|{elu( Ycl

    KFJ uwle`n`ebffp {lr|luyu edjjlhyu dh qclycl{ yc`u {|fl ucd|fi `jwdul bii`y`dhbf {lr|`{ljlhyu

    ycby qd|fi {lr|`{l ybhmu d{ f`hli w`yu nd{ i{`ff`ha nf|`iu bhi bhp dycl{ nf|`iu buude`byli q`yc qlff

    uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dhu( Ycl KFJ {ledah`zlu ycl dhad`ha lnnd{yu dn uybylu yd {la|fbyl cpi{b|f`e

    n{bey|{`ha dwl{by`dhu( @h `jwfljlhy`ha yc`u {|fl& ycl KFJ `hylhiu yd b~d`i i|wf`eby`dh dn

    ls`uy`ha uybyl {lr|`{ljlhyu bhi q`ff edhy`h|l yd lhabal uybylu `h eddwl{by`~l lnnd{yu yd b~d`i

    i|wf`eby`dh( Wflbul edjjlhy dh qclycl{ yc`u w{dwduli w{d~`u`dh qd|fi kl i|wf`eby`~l dn

    w{d~`u`dhu dn uybyl {|flu bhi qclycl{ `y `u |hhleluub{`fp k|{ilhudjl(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ ycl wduy*

    dwl{by`dh ibyb dh b U|kulr|lhy [lwd{y U|hi{p Hdy`el #Nd{j 52>7*

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    dh Qlffu ndffdq`ha ycl edjwfly`dh dn ycl uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu( Ycl KFJ qd|fi ilyl{j`hl `n

    ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh qbu edhi|eyli bu bww{d~li( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh qd|fi kl {lyb`hli

    kp ycl KFJ bu wb{y dn ycl `hi`~`i|bf qlff {led{i bhi qd|fi kl b~b`fbkfl nd{ |ul qclh ycl qlff

    cbu kllh ilwflyli bhi ycl wf|aa`ha dn ycl qlff `u kl`ha ilu`ahli(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#2 qd|fi {lr|`{l {lwd{y`ha dn ycl bey|bf jlbu|{li ilwyc yd ycl

    wl{nd{by`dhu bhi dwlh cdfl `hyl{~bf( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `ilhy`n`lu ycl w{di|e`ha `hyl{~bf dn ycl

    qlff bhi q`ff kl b~b`fbkfl nd{ |ul qclh ycl qlff cbu kllh ilwflyli bhi wf|aa`ha dn ycl qlff `u

    kl`ha ilu`ahli( Uwle`n`e `hnd{jby`dh bu yd ycl bey|bf ud|{el dn qbyl{& `hef|i`ha fdeby`dh dn ycl

    qbyl{ kl`ha |uli bu ycl kbul nf|`i& `u {lr|`{li kleb|ul ycl KFJ hlliu ycl `hnd{jby`dh yd

    ilyl{j`hl ycl `jwbeyu buude`byli q`yc dwl{by`dhu bhi ycl hlli nd{ bhp j`y`aby`dh bwwf`ebkfl yd

    Nlil{bf bhi @hi`bh fbhiu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#; qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ ycl bey|bf ydybf

    ~df|jl dn nf|`i |uli& `hef|i`ha qbyl{& w{dwwbhyu& eclj`ebfu& bhi bhp dycl{ nf|`i |uli `h ycl

    uy`j|fby`dh#u `h d{il{ nd{ ycl KFJ yd jb`hyb`h b {led{i dn ycl uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh bu bey|bffp

    wl{nd{jli(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#5 qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd u|kj`y yd ycl KFJ b {lwd{y dn ycl

    u|{nbel w{luu|{l by ycl lhi dn lbec uybal w|jwli bhi ycl {byl by qc`ec ycl nf|`i qbu w|jwli by

    ycl edjwfly`dh dn lbec uybal #`(l(& o|uy w{`d{ yd uc|yy`ha idqh ycl w|jwu( @h bii`y`dh yd ycl

    `hnd{jby`dh w{d~`ili nd{ ycl `hi`~`i|bf uybalu& ycl w{luu|{l ~bf|lu nd{ lbec nf|uc uybal j|uy bfud

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    kl `hef|ili( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u hllili kp ycl KFJ nd{ `y yd lhu|{l ycby ycl jbs`j|j

    bffdqbkfl w{luu|{l qbu hdy lsellili by bhp uybal dn ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh(

    W{dwduli uley`dhu 52>;(5*5#a#9 bhi #;(5*5#a#9 yd eclj`ebf edjwdu`y`dh dn ycl jbyl{`bfu #{lr|`{li kp

    52>;(5*5#a# qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl bey|bf& luy`jbyli& d{ ebfe|fbyli n{bey|{l flhayc

    bhi cl`acy dn ycl uy`j|fby`dh#u yd kl {lwd{yli yd ycl KFJ ud ycby `y ebh ~l{`np ycby ycl `hylhili

    lnnleyu dn ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dh {ljb`h edhn`hli yd ycl wly{dfl|j*klb{`ha {dem fbpl{u

    bhi q`ff hdy cb~l |h`hylhili edhulr|lhelu dh dycl{ {dem fbpl{u d{ br|`nl{u( Yc`u uley`dh qd|fi

    {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd ucdq ycby ycl qlff uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`yp qbu u|eeluun|ffp `jwfljlhyli bu

    ilu`ahli bhi ycby ycl `hyla{`yp dn ycl qlff qbu jb`hyb`hli i|{`ha uy`j|fby`dh(

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#1 qd|fi bffdq ycl dwl{byd{ nfls`k`f`yp yd {lwd{y dhf`hl ycl

    `hnd{jby`dh f`uyli `h w{dwduli uley`dhu 52>;(5*5#a#2 yc{d|ac 52>;(5*5#a#> kp byybec`ha b

    edwp dn ycl ul{~`el edjwbhp edhy{beyd{u odk fda d{ {lwd{y& w{d~`ili ycl `hnd{jby`dh {lr|`{li `u

    bilr|bylfp bii{luuli( Ycl dwl{byd{ `u {luwdhu`kfl nd{ lhu|{`ha ycl bee|{bep dn bhp hnd{jby`dh

    w{d~`ili yd ycl KFJ& l~lh `n d{`a`hbffp i{bnyli kp b yc`{i wb{yp(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#3& qd|fi {lr|`{l dwl{byd{u yd el{y`np yclp cb~l edjwf`li q`yc bff

    bwwf`ebkfl Nlil{bf& uybyl& y{`kbf& bhi fdebf fbqu& {|flu& bhi {la|fby`dhu wl{yb`h`ha yd ycl

    uy`j|fby`dh nf|`iu ycby ql{l bey|bffp |uli i|{`ha qlff uy`j|fby`dh dwl{by`dhu( Ycl w{dwduli

    uley`dh qd|fi bfud {lr|`{l ycby ycl dwl{byd{ el{y`np ycby `y cbu edjwf`li q`yc bff hleluub{p wl{j`y

    bhi hdy`el {lr|`{ljlhyu( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh qd|fi kl {lyb hli kp ycl KFJ bu wb{y dn ycl qlff

    {led{i bhi kl b~b`fbkfl nd{ |ul qclh ycl qlff cbu kllh ilwflyli bhi efdu|{l dn ycl qlff `u kl`ha

    ilu`ahli( Ycl `hnd{jby`dh `u bfud hllili nd{ ycl KFJ yd n|fn`ff yu dkf`aby`dh yd w{l~lhy

    |hhleluub{p d{ |hi|l ila{biby`dh dn ycl w|kf`e fbhi(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#0 qd|fi {lr|`{l dwl{byd{u yd el{y`np ycby qlffkd{l `hyla{`yp qbu

    jb`hyb`hli yc{d|acd|y ycl dwl{by`dh( Yc`u `hnd{jby`dh `u hllili kleb|ul ycl KFJ cbu b

    jbhibyl yd w{dyley c|jbh clbfyc bhi ubnlyp bhi w{l~lhy edhybj`hby`dh dn ycl lh~`{dhjlhy(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#27 qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd w{d~`il `hnd{jby`dh ilue{`k`ha

    ycl cbhif`ha dn ycl nf|`iu |uli nd{ ycl uy`j|fby`dh bey`~`y`lu& nfdq*kbem nf|`iu& bhi w{di|eli

    qbyl{( Ycl dwl{byd{ j|uy bfud {lwd{y cdq y cbhifli ycdul nf|`iu bnyl{ dwl{by`dhu ql{l

    edjwflyli(

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    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#27#` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd {lwd{y ycl ~df|jl dn nf|`i

    {led~l{li i|{`ha nfdq kbem& uqbkk`ha& d{ {led~l{p n{dj w{di|ey`dh nbe`f`yp ~luulfu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#27#`` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd {lwd{y ycl jlycdiu dn

    jbhba`ha ycl {led~l{li nf|`iu(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#a#27#``` qd|fi {lr|`{l ycl dwl{byd{ yd {lwd{y ycl i`uwdubf jlycdi dn

    ycl {led~l{li nf|`iu( Yc`u uley`dh bfud jbmlu `y eflb{ ycby ycl nf|`i i`uwdubf jlycdiu j|uy kl

    edhu`uylhy q`yc Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ 1& I`uwdubf dn W{di|eli Qbyl{ #;(5*5#c bhi #` qd|fi hdy`np ycl dwl{byd{ dn w{deli|{lu `y hlliu yd ndffdq

    yd `ilhy`np `hnd{jby`dh {lr|`{li yd kl u|kj`yyli |hil{ yc`u uley`dh ycby ycl dwl{byd{ klf`l~lu yd kl

    lsljwy& kp fbq& n{dj w|kf`e i`uefdu|{l( @n ycl dwl{byd{ nb fu yd uwle`n`ebffp `ilhy`np `hnd{jby`dh

    bu lsljwy n{dj i`uefdu|{l kp Nlil{bf fbq& ycl KFJ q`ff {lflbul ycby `hnd{jby`dh( Ycl KFJ jbp

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    bfud {lflbul `hnd{jby`dh qc`ec ycl dwl{byd{ cbu jb{mli bu lsljwy `n ycl KFJ ilyl{j`hlu ycby

    w|kf`e {lflbul `u hdy w{dc`k`yli kp Nlil{bf fbq bnyl{ w{d~`i`ha ycl dwl{byd{ q`yc hd nlql{ ycbh 27

    k|u`hluu ibpu hdy`el dn ycl ilyl{j`hby`dh( Bff dycl{ `hnd{jby`dh u|kj`yyli kp ycl dwl{byd{ q`ff

    kledjl b jbyyl{ dn w|kf`e {led{i(

    W{dwduli uley`dh 52>;(5*5#o qd|fi w{d~`il ycl dwl{byd{ q`yc b w{deluu nd{ {lr|luy`ha b ~b{`bhel

    n{dj ycl j`h`j|j uybhib{iu dn yc`u {la|fby`dh( ^b{`bhelu bwwfp dhfp yd dwl{by`dhbf bey`~`y`lu

    bhi id hdy bwwfp yd ycl bey|bf bww{d~bf w{deluu( Ycl w{dwduli {la|fby`dh qd|fi jbml eflb{ ycby

    ycl KFJ cbu ycl {`acy yd {lue`hi b ~b{`bhel d{ jdi`np bhp edhi`y`dh dn bww{d~bf i|l yd ecbhalu

    `h Nlil{bf fbq& ylechdfdap& {la|fby`dh& n`lfi dwl{by`dhu& hdhedjwf`bhel& d{ dycl{ {lbudhu( Ycl

    KFJ j|uy jbml b ilyl{j`hby`dh ycby ycl ~b{`bhel {lr|luy jllyu d{ lselliu ycl dkoley`~lu dn ycl

    {la|fby`dh( Nd{ lsbjwfl& bh dwl{byd{ ed|fi {lr|luy b ~b{`bhel n{dj ycl {lr|`{ljlhyu dn w{dwduli

    uley`dh 52>;(5*5#e#; ycby `y u|kj`y eljlhy kdhi fdau yd w{d~l ycby ycl dee|{{lhelu dn |ubkfl

    qbyl{ cb~l kllh `udfbyli yd w{dyley yclj n{dj edhybj`hby`dh( Ycl KFJ ed|fi a{bhy b ~b{`bhel yd

    bffdq nd{ ycl |ul dn fdau dycl{ ycbh eljlhy kdhi fdau `n `y qbu uby`un`li ycby ycl bfyl{hby`~l fdau

    qd|fi jlly d{ lselli ycl dkoley`~lu dn uley`dh #e#;( Yc`u ~b{`bhel w{d~`u`dh `u edhu`uylhy q`yc

    ls`uy`ha KFJ {la|fby`dh u|ec bu Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ 2 #ull uley`dh S( dn Dhucd{l D`f bhi

    Abu Dwl{by`dhu= Nlil{bf bhi @hi`bh D`f bhi Abu Flbulu= Dhucd{l D`f bhi Abu D{il{ H|jkl{ 2&

    Bww{d~bf dn Dwl{by`dhu #1; N[ 27573& 27551(

    [l~`uli uley`dh 52>;(

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    U`hel 2033& Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ ;& I{`ff`ha Dwl{by`dhu& #107 Uley`dh @@(P( cbu

    iln`hli |ubkfl qbyl{ bhi Dhucd{l D{il{ H|jkl{ ;& I{`ff`ha Dwl{by`dhu& Uley`dh @@@(K( cbu

    {lr|`{li ycl dwl{byd{ yd w{dyley bhi$d{ `udfbyl bff |ubkfl qbyl{ zdhlu( Uley`dh 52>;(5&927 be{lu by ycl lhi

    dn n`uebf plb{ #NP ;722( Nd{ NP ;722& ycl{l ql{l 07&9&>7> w{di|e`kfl bhi ul{~`el edjwfly`dhu dh Nlil{bf flbulu(2

    Nd{ NP ;722& dhucd{l Nlil{bf d`f bhi abu flbulu w{di|eli bkd|y 03 j`ff`dh kb{{lfu dn d`f& ;(01

    k`ff`dh Jen dn hby|{bf abu& ;(

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    `n ycl KFJ ilyl{j`hlu ycby ycl{l `u b hlli nd{ bii`y`dhbf `hnd{jby dh( Nd{ lsbjwfl& ycl KFJ

    jbp {lr|`{l hlq d{ i`nnl{lhy `hnd{jby`dh `h ebulu qcl{l ycl d{`a`hbf `hnd{jby`dh u|kj`yyli `h

    ycl U|kulr|lhy [lwd{y qbu `hbilr|byl d{ `hedjwflyl(

    Wdylhy`bf eduyu bhi klhln`yu {lfp dh ycl h|jkl{ dn qlff uy`j|fby`dh l~lhyu luy`jbyli yd dee|{ `h

    ycl n|y|{l( Ycdul luy`jbylu ilwlhi dh b h|jkl{ dn nbeyd{u& `hef|i`ha& k|y hdy f`j`yli yd& n|y|{l

    d`f bhi abu w{`elu& ycl h|jkl{ dn bwwf`eby`dhu yd i{`ff& ycl h|jkl{ dn qlffu edjwflyli& bhi ycl

    wd{y`dh dn qlffu ycby b{l uy`j|fbyli( Lswleyli eduyu bhi klhln`yu b{l bhy`e`wbyli yd `he{lbul `h ycl

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    `h ycl n|y|{l& edhu`il{`ha w{doleyli edjjdi`y`lu w{`elu bhi w{di|ey`dh(

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    dwl{byd{u& yc`u k|{ilh `hef|ilu ycl u|kj`uu`dh dn nd{ju bhi u|wwd{y`ha ide|jlhyby`dh ycby b{l

    hdy e|{{lhyfp {lr|`{li( Ycl {lwd{y`ha {lr|`{ljlhyu qd|fi bfud wdul bh bii`y`dhbf k|{ilh dh ycl

    KFJ& u`hel `y qd|fi {l~`lq bh bii`y`dhbf h|jkl{ dn u|hi{p nd{ju bhi bii`y`dhbf `hnd{jby`dh

    wl{ nd{j( Ycl lnn`e`lhep dn w{deluu`ha bwwf`eby`dhu ed|fi bfud kl `jwbeyli `n dwl{byd{u u|kj`y

    `hedjwflyl d{ `hbilr|byl `hnd{jby`dh& ycl{lkp {lr|`{`ha bii`y`dhbf edjj|h`eby`dh klyqllh ycl

    KFJ bhi ycl dwl{byd{u(

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    bkd|y ycl eclj`ebfu `holeyli `h qlff uy`j|fby`dh nf|`iu& qc`fl w{dyley`ha y{bil ule{lyu bhi

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    yc`u uley`dh qd|fi alhl{bffp kl jbil b~b`fbkfl yd ycl w|kf`e( Ycl w{dwduli {|fl& cdql~l{& qd|fi

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    bffdq bh dwl{byd{ yd `ilhy`np uwle`n`e `hnd{jby`dh ycby `y klf`l~lu `u w{dyleyli n{dj i`uefdu|{l kp

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    ycl dwl{byd{ klnd{l {lflbu`ha ycl `hnd{jby`dh(

    N|{ycl{jd{l& ycl i`uefdu|{l jlecbh`uj `h ycl w{dwduli {|fl qd|fi {lr|`{l b ybkfl dn ycl

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    {lw{lulhyby`dh ycby w{dwl{ kdhi`ha cbu dee|{{li( Dfi ~l{y`ebf qlffu ycby b{l edh~l{yli yd

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    Ycl bhbfpu`u w{lulhyu b {bhal dn lswleyli d|yedjlu u`hel ycl h|jkl{ dn qlff uy`j|fby`dh l~lhyu

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