Dr Syed Nazir Gilani

Loss of home is one of the worst thing that has ever happened to any human being. Even prophets have expressed their grief on the loss of home. Kashmiri Pandits left the Valley in 1990s and there are unspoken five generations of Kashmiri Muslims, who have also been forced to leave their homes.Kashmiri Pandits left their homes in the Valley of Kashmir for allegedly two reasons. Kashmiri Pandits … [Read more...] about Return of Kashmiri pandits and six district settlement plan

All rumours spread through planted news items published on both sides of cease fire line and on social media, that India had succeeded to force the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to scrap the publication of the "Update of the Situation of Human Rights in Indian-Administered Kashmir and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir from May 2018 to April 2019" and that Human Rights Council had … [Read more...] about UN update on the Human Rights situation in ‘Indian and Pakistani administered Kashmir’

Kashmir case hinges on the expression of a free will of the people under the United Nations supervision. Government of Azad Kashmir has been constituted to perform two well specified duties under UNCIP Resolutions. These include to provide "better Government and administration of Azad Jammu and Kashmir until such time as the status of Jammu and Kashmir is determined under the UNCIP Resolutions." … [Read more...] about Government of Azad Kashmir and Kashmir case

Muslims of Punjab and Muslims of Kashmir have a historical role in the construction of Golden Temple of Sikh faith and in finding the Amarnath Cave of Hindu faith. Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of Sikhism, requested Sai Mian Mir, a Muslim Pir of Lahore, to lay the foundation stone of Golden Temple of Amritsar in 1589.The Amarnath Cave for Hindus was found by a Muslim shepherd Buta Malik in 1850. Maa … [Read more...] about Golden Temple, Amarnath Cave and the Muslims

In a newspaper exclusive interview on 20 June 2019 Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has repeated his first offer of a dialogue made to New Delhi on 19 May 2019 at the Seminar held to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone. At the seminar he said, "The Hurriyat is hopeful that whosoever comes to power at New Delhi, they will acknowledge the reality of the Kashmir … [Read more...] about A dignified solution to Kashmir dispute

Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Indian administered Kashmir are part of a global habitat. Pakistan keeps a strong constituency and influence in these two territories. In 1960s, the 13 year old Islamic Republic of Pakistan was able to give a long-term development loan to West Germany. Circumstances have changed and Pakistan is faced with the demon of corruption. Institutions in Pakistan and the nation … [Read more...] about Corruption and accountability in Azad Kashmir

Kashmiri leaders and Government of Pakistan, believed and encouraged us to believe, that they will have good news from Modi Government or any other Indian Government after the elections. Therefore we compromised to be killed and humbled in the valley, until elections were over. The good news that came from Modi Government is that it has started working around delimitation of existing boundaries … [Read more...] about Does it matter to have a chief minister from Jammu?

Makkah Declaration of Islamic Summit adopted on 31 May 2019 has underlined the importance "of the cause of Palestine as the central cause of the Islamic Ummah" and remains silent on "the cause of the people of Kashmir". On 29 May 2019 President of Azad Kashmir has addressed OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir and reportedly presented a 9 point formula to the Contact Group to resolve the … [Read more...] about Makkah declaration and failure of Kashmiri delegation

Indian voters have decided with increased majority to keep Narendara Modi as Prime Minister for a second term. People in Pakistan, in Kashmir and in the neighbourhood, shall have to put on hold their suspicions about BJP led government and give Modi a chance.People of Kashmir continue to have an issue with RSS since December 1931, when RSS volunteers came out on the streets of Lahore in … [Read more...] about Kashmir and Minorities a Litmus Test for Prime Minister Modi

Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday 19 May 2019 said at the seminar in Srinagar that "he was hopeful that the new government in Delhi will engage with the Hurriyat leadership in Kashmir and he will offer support". Engagement and dialogue are the only instruments used by all civilizations to resolve their disputes in history. India, Pakistan and Kashmir can't be an exception to this … [Read more...] about Hurriyat offers itself for a dialogue with Delhi