Newly announced Package by Government of Pakistan for the people of Gilgit Baltistan is merely entangling the people of Gilgit Baltistan in a knot of deceptive words. The Govt. of Pakistan is filling a new bottle with old wine pushing a failed method under a new showy mask. Under this package the people of Gilgit Baltistan will suffer mass populace enslavement under an imposed governor, similar to the viceroy of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This would become the worst form of colonization in present days because Chief Minister and the Cabinet of Gilgit Baltistan have no authority. Governor, the representative of Pakistani Government, will occupy the office with all-round authority like appointment of Auditor general, Judges, Chairman PSC and many more. CM and cabinet will remain in their offices as “Show Pieces”.

More ever this package inflicts a brutal wound upon Kashmir’s Freedom Movement. In fact this makes Pakistani Govt. at par with Indian Government. This hideous conspiracy is an off-shoot of Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf’s four point agenda and back channel diplomacy which is completely un-acceptable for the people of Jammu Kashmir. There is also a limit for Pakistani government and other authorities to interfere in State unit as they have made a commitment in United Nations to give Right of Self-determination to the people of entire State of Jammu Kashmir. When we say Jammu Kashmir State it clearly means that Gilgit Baltistan is the part of the State like other areas as Jammu and Kashmir. Ignorance of this historical background would be harmful for Pakistan and it can spoil the say of Pakistani state on international level about Kashmir Issue. The state of Pakistan can be called as fraudulent State, as she is bypassing international rules and laws.

So in these circumstances it is better to re-united Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir to form a sovereign and democratic state. This sovereign State must be headed by a revolutionary government having two autonomous Provinces Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. It should be the representative Government of the people of entire State of Jammu Kashmir so that it may speed up the people’s freedom movement on both National and International level. Otherwise there must be a government, more democratic, powerful and sovereign than the Government of Azad Kashmir, in Gilgit Baltistan having an elected president, Prime Minister, Supreme Court and Independent election Commission. Current status of Gilgit Baltistan is not acceptable, not only for the people of Gilgit Baltistan but also for the people of other areas of the state. The stake holders of State are no doubt that current package is a step forward to divide the State of Jammu Kashmir into pieces. This opinion of the people is not only harmful but a great disaster for Pakistan as Pakistan is facing much of problems these days. This decision will boost up the people of State to open a new field for Pakistan in her neighbor. Is Pakistan in this position to face a new front?

**Raja Ghulam Mujtaba is the current Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front (JKSLF) and can be rached at JKSLF1987@gmail.com 

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Islamabad: September 04, 2009:
Dr. Syed Toqeer Geelani has been appointed as Publicity Secretary of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front –JKLF- for next tenure of 4 Years. This appointment was made by Supreme Head of JKLF Mr. Amanullah Khan using his special powers given to him by Central Executive Committee (CEC) of JKLF. Chairman of JKLF administered the oath to Mr. Geelani in a function held today in Rawalpindi. Among others, Mr. Amanullah Khan and a number of JKLF and SLF members including Ex. Chairman JKSLF Raja Mazhar Iqbal Adv., Chairman JKSLF Raja Ghulam Mujtaba, Secretary Finance JKLF Manzoor Ahmed Khan, President JKLF District Poonch Sardar Hamid Khan, Waheed Azam Chaudry, Taimur Hussain Chughtai and Asif Mughal were also present there.

Dr. Toqeer Geelani has also been Chairman of Students wing of JKLF and Chairman of Muthida Talba Mahaz Azad Kashmir (MTM), an umbrella organisation of student’s groups in Azad Kashmir.

Speaking on the occasion, Toqeer Geelani said that he will try his level best to perform his duty to strengthen the ideology of JKLF. He further said JKLF has a very important role to play especially in the unfolding events of Gilgit-Baltistan.


Manzoor Ahmed Khan
For
Publicity Secretary, JKLF

JKLF Central Executive Committee meeting was held in Rawalpindi today (4th Sep. 2009) Following is the press release issued after the meeting and RESOLUTIONS adopted by the CEC. Click here to read the english version of this press release