MIRPUR:
Eminent jurist and politicians at the conclusion of a national conference on Monday urged upon the United Nations Secretary General Baan Ki Moon to mediate the withdrawal of all armed forces from Jammu and Kashmir. They requested the UN secretary general to appoint a small unit of UN forces to maintain law and order in the disputed Himalayan state.
The national conference, titled “Islamic Law, International Community and the Global Peace” was organised by the Islamic Ideological Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
AJK President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan presided over the conference, which was also attended by AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed.
Justice (retd) Majeed Mallick proposed that the Jammu and Kashmir should be given the status of an observer in the United Nations Organisation by acknowledged its leadership till the time a plebiscite is held and its future is determined by the people.
Other speakers also called for an early and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir issue.
They said that people of the disputed state should be granted the right to self-determination under the spirit of international norms.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2012.
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@M. Hussain: Once Kahsmir stops resisting India its people will be far more prosperous then many other Indians.
@Arshad Nasir: Love your spirit. Then why just worried about Kashmiri ? Why not voice your concerns for Ughirs in China ? Why not Somalians or many Afrikans dying in hands of war lords? Ofcourse because Pakistanis are only concerned about muslims and especially kashmiri muslims.
@M. Hussain: "Once Kashmir Becomes an independent state, it could become one of the most prosperous country in the Region." Haven't we heard that before? Maybe about 6 decades or so back?
Once Kashmir Becomes an independent state, it could become one of the most prosperous country in the Region.
@ Khaleel...do you know every society or country has its own problems....but as a human being we always compare or analyze to other societies with our own problems....and ignore the problems of other societies.
Forget about Kashmir, there are more pressing problems like power cuts, inflation, law and order, corruption, terrorism, sectarian killings, fight between judiciary and executive, and finally British nationality of our rulers.