Perhaps Jammu and Kashmir's first ownership-building exercise.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Preparation for a White Paper on Pakistan's role in Jammu and Kashmir
Research is based on the following points and corroborating evidence is sought from citizens of the State
1) The role of Pakistan's army.
- Thousands of acres of valuable land confiscated.
- High-handed ruling approach over our citizenry.
- Bargaining on our honour.
- Plundering of our resources including forests, minerals and herbs.
2) The role of Pakistan's clandestine agencies.
- Kidnapping innocent citizens.
- Incarceration without legal recourse.
- Physical/mental torture
- Murdering our citizens with impunity.
3) The role of Pakistani and Afghani citizens.
- Under the pretext of conducting business marry local women and take possession of Kashmiri land.
- Sell inferior quality goods/services.
- Promote and inculcate the tradition of kickbacks.
4) The role of Pakistani banks, insurance companies and mobile phone companies.
- Despite our citizen's cumulative investment of billions of rupees in Pakistan's economy, our citizens are either deprived of employment in favour of Pakistani citizens or employed on relatively lower salaries.
5)
- Kashmiris deprived of air travel within their own territory.
- Being robbed at Pakistani airports.
- Unable to utilise foreign exchange for the benefit of Kashmir.
- Pakistan creating conditions whereby Kashmiris have gradually abandoned agro-production including crops, vegetables and livestock.
6) The Pakistani state's wanton plundering of our mineral resources and viceroy like attitude of their lent officers.
7) The plight of Kashmir's armed forces.
- Pakistani officers and subordinate Kashmiris.
8) The dysfunctionality of the AJK Government.
- Unaccountable and un-representative roles of the Kashmir Council, Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs and GCO Murree
9) The role of Pakistani militant groups (their own version of 'Blackwater').
- Promotion of sectarianism.
- Violent targetting of our civilians.
10) The imposition of a Pakistan curriculum (based on a fake historical narrative) on Kashmiri schools and institutes of higher education and depriving Kashmiris of their geography and history.
11) Pakistan's unwarranted restrictions without notice on free media, tourism and visits by foreign citizens/diplomats to AJK and GB.
12) Pakistan's plot to mute the genuine aspirations of Kashmiris and make them politically impotent, including prolonged prohibitions on grass roots/union council level democracy and student union activity.
Research conducted by Haq Nawaz Khan with assistance from Kashmir One Secretariat
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The confusion on Kashmir - Asif Ezdi
The confusion on Kashmir - Asif Ezdi
Perhaps the most telling paragraph:
"Mirwaiz alluded to this eventuality in his speech when he said that India had been willing to address Kashmiri ‘grievances’ rather than their aspiration for freedom. He did not say so, but India’s hope is that, as Pakistan’s support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination is scaled down, the Kashmiris would settle for a removal of these ‘grievances’ as the fulfilment of their aspirations."
Perhaps the most telling paragraph:
"Mirwaiz alluded to this eventuality in his speech when he said that India had been willing to address Kashmiri ‘grievances’ rather than their aspiration for freedom. He did not say so, but India’s hope is that, as Pakistan’s support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination is scaled down, the Kashmiris would settle for a removal of these ‘grievances’ as the fulfilment of their aspirations."
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