Bad advice likely to hurt the Kashmir case on November 16, 2020“The issue should, in the last analysis, be decided by the people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir themselves, and not the rulers heretofore placed over them, and that no prearranged political organization in any part of the State concerned, and set up under the auspices of authorities which had already made their, choice […]
Merits of marketing a status for Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir Case on November 9, 2020Government of Pakistan formally entered into a formal agreement with the Government of Azad Kashmir and one other political party (Muslim Conference) on 28 April 1949 called Karachi Agreement. “All affairs of the Gilgit and Ladakh areas under the control of the Political Agent at Gilgit” came under the eight responsibilities of Government of Pakistan. […]
Peripheral and substantive interests groups on Kashmir on November 3, 2020Today is 455th day since India took an action in its part of administered Kashmir on 5 August 2019. So far, we have not proposed, discussed and taken a proportionate and pointed action to vacate the Indian unlawful action and free the people from military siege. Could India take such an action? The answer is […]
27 October 1947, the day Indian troops landed in Kashmir on October 27, 2020Today on 27 October 2020 Indian soldier completes 73rd year of his presence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Should he be there? The answer is not at all. According to the time table set by UN Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Plebiscite should have been completed by 1st November 1950. […]
Handling of Kashmir by special assistant to Prime Minister on October 20, 2020The 75 minutes video interview with The Wire by Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security first after 5 August 2019 is a welcome sign, towards starting an engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad. It was interesting to see Dr Moeed Yousaf lock horns with one of the formidable journalists of India. I […]
Don’t change horse’s midstream – India has kept its course on Kashmir on October 5, 2020India seems to have kept its diplomatic course on Kashmir. Eighty three groups of Indian diaspora have taken exception to the formation of a Conservative Party group on Kashmir and have lodged their complaint to Conservative Party Headquarters, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel.ConservativeMember of Parliament Bob Blackman who heads the […]
Don’t burn your fingers in Gilgit and Baltistan on September 21, 2020There is a burning smell in the air that present PTI Government in Pakistan has plans to embrace Gilgit and Baltistan as a fifth province or as a ‘provisional fifth province’ of Pakistan. The reasons advanced are that people here have been left behind in the enjoyment of their rights and in enjoying the progress […]
Two major failures on Kashmir & Indian undeserved success on September 15, 2020“Kashmiris have chosen to be free, to make the impossible possible. They too have a dream, a dream of liberty, and it is not a pipe dream. They will fly beyond the stars,” is a tweet from the President of Azad Kashmir. “India calls Kashmir dispute “Outdated agenda item.” Much is being made of the […]
Indian call to remove Kashmir from the Security Council agenda on September 7, 2020Indian callforpermanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the “outdated agenda item” of the “India-Pakistan question” from the Security Council’s agenda, is a new and very dangerous development at the UN Security Council. Pakistani diplomats at the United Nations Friday brushed it aside as “outlandish”. The foreign office of Pakistan has tweeted that […]
Clash of views on Kashmir on September 1, 2020During the upcoming 75th Session of the UN General Assembly in September the world leaders would stay at home and speeches would be made via video link. It would be the first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly. It is not clear whether Pakistan has made any efforts to seek to add Kashmir situation as additional item […]