"Kashmir conflict and the peace, But how?”

Peaceful settlement of Kashmir impossible without Kashmiris, says Peace Moot
Report: Yousaf Kashmiri
kashmiri.yousaf@gmail.com

BAGH: The Kashmiri leadership has expressed that Kashmir dispute must be resolved according to the wishes of the people of Jammu & Kashmir in order to secure permanent peace in the region.
Any solution to the dispute without active participation of the Kashmiris would be unnatural and unacceptable.
The heads and representatives of different political parties unanimously supported Kashmiris’ right to self determination and demanded the "elimination of foreign forces" from their homeland, reiterating that "integrity of the state can not be compromised". These views were expressed by speakers of a peace conference titled "Kashmir conflict and the peace, But how?” organised by two prominent NGOs, Press for Peace (PFP) and Action Aid in Bagh.
The event attracted a huge audience of social and political activists, women, lawyers, human rights activists and students.
The conference was addressed by veteran Kashmiri leaders including Supreme Head of Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, , Head of J&K People’s Party Sardar Khalid Ibrahim, Chairman JKLF Sardar Sagheer Khan, former Amir of Jamaat-e- Islami Abdul Rashid Turrabi, Senior Vice President J&K Liberation League Sardar Maroof Akhter, Chairman All Parties Nationalists’ Alliance Farooqe Niazi, Secretary General UKPNP Sardar Ishtiaque Ahmad, Information Secretary APHC, Altaf Wani , Chairman JKLF(R), Sardar Rauf Kashmiri, Secretary General Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Abdul Haie and representatives of other political parties.
Former Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum said that Kashmir issue could only be resolved by dialogue.
'It is impossible for Kashmiris to liberate their homeland by war because on one from Pakistan would ever indulge into a war with India for Kashmir,' he maintained. Supporting the four point formula of General Musharraf for the resolution of lingering issue of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, Sardar Qayyum said this is a significant development towards the permanent solution of the dispute. However, he said, world powers would never allow Pakistan and India to engage into a war over Kashmir. He urged the Kashmiris to unite on one point agenda of the solution of Kashmir problem.

Member Legislative Assembly and President JKPP Sardar Khalid Ibrahim said the people who had no role in the liberation movement of Kashmir are trying to impose their solution on Kashmiris that would not be acceptable the people of the state.
Stressing upon the consensus among the political leadership on Kashmir issue, he said all leadership must respect others’ point of view.
Former head of Jamaat e Islami Abdur Rashid Turrabi held that the sacrifices of Kashmiris have highlighted the issue on international level, however, India wants the solution of issue by maintaining the status quo and unfortunately some Kashmiri leaders are supporting Indian designs. Referring the recent uprising in Indian held Kashmir, he stressed to safeguard current movement “from internal and external conspiracies against our legitimate freedom struggle".
JKLF Chief Sardar Saghir Khan believed that the militancy has an important role in current Kashmir movement; because, after leaving the armed struggle India feels no pressure from Kashmiris, he believed. He categorically rejected the options presented by General Musharraf and said Kashmiris must be given right to accede with India / Pakistan or get independence. He firmly said that Kashmir conflict must be resolved on the principle of justice, rather than 'dictation by Sardar Attique or anyone else.'
Demanding the evacuation of foreign forces from state of Jammu and Kashmir, head of his faction of JKLF Sardar Rauf Kashmiri expressed that 'only independent Kashmir could guarantee the permanent peace in the region".
Sharing the experiences of her recent visit to Indian held Kashmir with the participants of the peace conference, human rights activist Najma Shakoor articulated that India has turned Valley of Kashmir into an army cantonment; therefore, the people of Jammu and Kashmir want to get rid of this brutal treatment.
UKPNP Secretary General Sardar Ishtiaque believed that "militancy is prerequisite for the freedom of Kashmir.
“However, this war could not be fought with the weapons of India or Pakistan, therefore, Kashmiris must have to save their identity”, he maintained.
Farooq Niazi, head of APNA, a conglomerate of pro- independence nationalist parties criticized the role of India and Pakistan in Kashmir and said that both countries are trying to impose their own agenda on the people of Kashmir, but, any solution contrary to aspirations of people of Kashmir would not be accepted.
Maulana Abdul Hai (JUI), Altaf Wani(APHC) and other speakers vowed to continue the struggle for the reunification of divided sate of Jammu and Kashmir, expressing that the election in Indian Held Kashmir are not substitute of plebiscite which was promised by Indian government and guaranteed by the UN.
District Coordinator Press for Peace Yusuf Kashmiri, Raja Habib Ur Rehman, Field Coordinator Action Aid Wahid Shah, renowned scholar Prof Sagheer Khan, Sardar Shamshad, President Rawalakot Bar Association and Sardar Abdus Satar Khan of Peoples National Party (PNP) also spoke on the occasion.
office bearers of PFP from Muzaffarabad and Mirpur including Amir ud Din Mughal , Raja Wasim , Aurangzeb Saifullah, Rafiq Mughal and Farid Hadim also participated in the event.