Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Thursday, 10 March 2011

JKLF Press Conference in London (09th March 2011)

Issues and themes addressed by Prof Zafar Khan Spokesman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front-JKLF- during the press conference on the Kashmir dispute, in London, on the Jammu Kashmir issue:

The context:

Since 1947 people of Jammu Kashmir have struggled against forced division and occupation of their mother land. The struggle in Jammu Kashmir is, and has been, to assert the basic and fundamental right of the people to determine a political and constitutional future status of their choice. Since 1947 -17 million people of Jammu Kashmir, remain denied of this basic right- the right to choose and the right to freedom.
The entire state of Jammu Kashmir- also commonly referred to as Kashmir- consisting of the valley of Kashmir, the Jammu province, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan, and the territories known as Azad Jammu Kashmir-AJK- remains divided between India and Pakistan, with a heavy military deployment on both sides of the Line of Control-LoC.
Almost three quarters of a million Indian military and paramilitary forces are deployed in Indian held part of the state alone, while thousands of Pakistani troops are also deployed in the Pakistan controlled parts of the territory stretching from Gilgit Baltistan in the north to Bhimber in the South.
Since 1988 the Indian forces have committed some of the most barbaric acts of violence in Indian held part of Jammu Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of around a hundred thousand civilians.
India and Pakistan made solemn pledges before the international community to allow people of Kashmir the opportunity to determine the future constitutional and political status of their country through a free, fair and democratic popular expression. These pledges and solemn undertakings by both countries have not been honoured.
Both the international community and the United Nations have failed to address the issue of Jammu Kashmir’s future and the inherent, inalienable and unfettered right of the Kashmiris’ to self determination.
The issue of Kashmir’s is not a dispute between India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan do not have the right of territorial claim on either the entire state of Jammu Kashmir or any part of it, as Pakistan government has done by unilaterally declaring Gilgit- Baltistan, a de-facto fifth province of Pakistan.
This decision by government of Pakistan over Gilgit-Baltistan is in contravention of the UN SC rulings on the Kashmir dispute. JKLF strongly believes that this unilateral decision of Pakistan government has damaged the issue.
The right to decide on the future status of the state entirely rests with the people of Jammu Kashmir.

The future Prospects:

However we believe that government of Pakistan can undo the damage by uniting Gilgit Baltistan with the AJK territory, to form a truly independent and democratic revolutionary government that would not only have a legitimate and independent voice to advocate for the freedom and reunification of the entire state, but would also address the day to day needs of the citizens of the unified Gilgit Baltistan and AJK regions.
We demand that as a first step towards a true democratisation of the Pakistan controlled territories of Kashmir, government of Pakistan rescinds both the 1949 Karachi Agreement and the 1974 Azad Jammu Kashmir Act.
To achieve this political and constitutional change for Pakistan controlled regions of Jammu Kashmir, the JKLF will launch a concerted political and diplomatic campaign both within AJK and Gilgit Baltistan as well as at international level.

JKLF strongly believes that an unresolved Kashmir issue is a perpetual bone of contention in South Asia and must be resolved with due haste in accordance with the wishes, aspirations and above all unfettered democratic expression of the people.

JKLF wishes for Jammu Kashmir to become a bridge of peace and friendship in the subcontinent, in particular between India and Pakistan, rather than an ongoing battle ground.

The JKLF strongly believes that a fully independent, sovereign and united Jammu Kashmir provides a most viable and durable solution of the Kashmir dispute and will be in the best interest of all the three parties- India, Pakistan and the people of Jammu Kashmir- concerned.

The JKLF calls on the international community, in particular the UK, the USA and the European Union to play a historic and people centric part in facilitating for a just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu Kashmir conflict.

JKLF is of firm belief that for a peaceful and prosperous South and South west Asia region, all roads lead through resolution of Jammu Kashmir dispute.

JKLF demands that the Indian authorities return the mortal remains of Maqbool Butt Shaheed to his family in Kashmir to be buried in a befitting manner.

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Monday, 14 February 2011

Seminar in House of Lords to Mark 27th Anniversary of Shaheed Maqbool Butt

London (11 Feb 2011).
On the 27^th Martyrdom anniversary of Maqbool Butt Shaheed, a seminar was held in House of Lords, London.

The Seminar was organized by British Zone JKLF and was facilitated by the prominent British peer Lord Nazir Ahmed. British peers and intellectuals who participated in the seminar expressed deep concerns over the human rights situation in Kashmir. The speakers and delegates at the seminar overall agreed and said that India and Pakistan should resolve their differences through dialogue but must involve Kashmiris in any kind of dialogue and let the Kashmiris make the final decision. Rich tributes were paid to the founder of the movement Shaheed Maqbool Butt on his 27th martyrdom anniversary.

A unanimous resolution was passed on this occasion asking Indian government to handover mortal remains of Maqbool Butt Shaheed to Kashmiri people for burial in Kashmir where empty grave awaits his remains. The speakers demanded that the true representation of Kashmiri people is necessary in the Indo-Pak dialog for the permanent and honorable solution to the Kashmir issue. It is the people of Kashmir who must decide their future. The speakers said that the only solution to the Kashmir issue lies with the people of Kashmir, their inclusion in talks as the main party of the dispute and restoration of national integrity and glory of the forcibly divided state of Jammu Kashmir.

Lord Nazir Ahmed, Chairman of All Parties Parliamentary Group of Kashmir (APPG) condemned the human rights violations in Kashmir. He also condemned the silence of world media regarding Kashmir. He said uprising in Tujisia and

Egypt

got headlines in world media but in Kashmir over 125 innocent people were killed and world media remained silent. Lord Ahmed paid glowing tributes to Maqbool Butt Shaheed and called his sacrifice as the soul of the current freedom struggle.

Prof Zafar Khan, head of JKLF diplomatic committee on this occasion also paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifice of Maqbool Butt Shaheed and said that the marking of his martyrdom anniversary is a reaffirmation of the political struggle which he and Mr. Amanullah Khan began over 50 years ago. Greatest tribute to leaders sacrifice would be to continue to this struggle for a just equitable solution of the Kashmir issue. He pointed out that human rights violation are continuing in Kashmir over the years and hundreds of unmarked graves have been found by different charities but international community remains silent on this issue.

Other dignitaries of who spoke on this occasion include MP Simon Danczuk, Lord Qurban Hussain, Prof. Shahid Iqbal, Ghulam Nabi Falahi, Prof. Nazir Shawl, Mahmood Hussain, Malik Latif Khan, Alama Sadiq Queshi and others.

President of JKLF in UK Cllr Mahmood Hussain thanked the gathering for attending the seminar and extending their support and encouragement. Mr Hussain also thanked Lord Nazir Ahmed for organizing this seminar over last 4 years and commended his efforts to raise the Kashmir issue in international forums.

Khawaja Kabir Ahmed

Information Secretary (JKLF

Zone)

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Saturday, 5 February 2011

Seminar in House of Lords London on 27th Martyrdom Anniversary of Maqbool Butt Shaheed

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Saturday, 22 January 2011

Durable peace can’t be established unless Kashmir issue is solved: Amanullah Khan

Mr. Amanullah Khan the Patron-in-chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has made it clear to the governments of India and Pakistan that durable peace can never be established in the Indo-Pak Sub-Continent unless Kashmir issue is solved equitability and that kashmiries will never accept any solution unless it is based on their inherent, pledged and internationally recognized right of self determination. Mr. Khan was commenting on foreign secretaries and foreign minister level of meetings of

India

and

Pakistan

to be held in February and March 2011 respectively.

Following partial recovery from his recent illness caused by physical paralysis, the ideological chief of JKLF appealed to governments of

India

and

Pakistan

and their well wishers not to ignore the basic facts about Kashmir issue particularly the importance of their right of self determination. “All that needs to be done in this respect by

India

and

Pakistan

is sincerity of purpose, of determination and of fair play” Mr. Khan said.

Mr. Khan who is also the convener of the All Parties Committee for the Right of Self-determination comprising 15 political parties of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, said that there were no differences of opinion among Kashmiri political parties about the fact that self determination was their basic and undeniable right which was being denied to them.

Once Kashmiries achieved that right, only then can they try to win the freedom of their choice and the party enjoying the support of majority of people would win and the rest of the parties should and would accept that popular verdict about their national future”. He said.

Mr. Khan appealed to people of entire Jammu Kashmir state in general and to patriotic one in particular to put a joint and united struggle for their national emancipation.

Secretary Information

JKLF