Islamabad,
February 02, 2019 (PPI-OT): The President of London-based Jammu and Kashmir
Council for Human Rights (JKCHR), Dr Nazir Gilani, has said that India accused
Pakistan of engineering a revolt in Kashmir in January 1948 and since 1990 New
Delhi has upgraded its narrative and accuses Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism
in Kashmir. The phrase ‘engineering a revolt’ has been replaced by a new
accusation of ‘sponsoring terrorism’ into Kashmir.
Dr Nazir
Gilani said this while addressing the Kashmir Conference “A Way Forward”
organised by Pakistan Observer and Nazriya Pakistan Council in Islamabad. He
said, a way forward requires that we take stock of our mistakes and perfect our
Kashmir narrative, by understanding Indian narrative, Kashmir case and ensuring
an active input from the various opinions in Kashmir.
He said,
“The Strong State Doctrine of using brutal force to kill as many Kashmiris as
possible” put in place by Government of India, profiling of Kashmiri youth into
five categories and allocation of huge financial reward for killing a Kashmiri
youth profiled in any one of these categories, perfectly supports the serious
concern expressed by Pakistan at the 235th meeting of UN Security Council on
24th January 1948, that India may play the same trick as it did in East Punjab
by killing six million Muslims.
Expressing
a concern on the Indian designs Pakistan said, “In the State of Kashmir, if a
million Muslims could be got rid of and replaced by Sikhs and Hindus, the trick
would be done”. He said we need to take note of Indian scheme to reduce the
Muslim population in Kashmir and start challenging the status of Indian army.
Dr Nazir
Gilani counted four serious errors of judgment on Kashmir, in particular, the
error of judgment made in the joint India-Pakistan document titled “The
Beginning of the Future” prepared by The Institute of Regional Studies
Islamabad and International Centre for Peace Initiatives, Delhi, for
circulation at the 25-26 November 2000 International Symposium “Next Steps in
Jammu and Kashmir: Give Peace A Chance” in Gurgaon. The Concept Paper
recognises the role of RAW more than that of Kashmiris. Part II of Phase I
proposes that “talks between GOI and APHC, besides other Kashmiri Groups, with
a limited and clearly spelt out agenda as suggested here: (1) to discuss the
process and not substance of resolving the Kashmir conflict”.
JKCHR
President said that it is time to bring Indian security forces under the UN
Resolution of 21st April 1948. The resolution makes 2 demands from Pakistan and
27 from India. Pakistan’s Proposal for the induction of a United Nations Force
in Kashmir made at 761st Meeting of UNSC on 16th January 1957 and the
Resolution sponsored by Australia, Cuba, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and United States of America in support of Pakistan’s proposal
for the use of UN force towards the achievement of demilitarization, need to be
revisited, he said.
Dr Nazir
Gilani said in view of June 2018 UN report on the abuses of human rights in
Kashmir and the recommendations made therein, we need to perfect and update our
narrative. President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir acknowledged the work of JKCHR
and said that we should benefit from the specialization of Dr Nazir Gilani in
the subject.
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