ISLAMABAD – The President of London-based Jammu and Kashmir Council forHuman Rights (JKCHR), Dr Nazir Gilani, has said that India accused Pakistanof engineering a revolt in Kashmir in January 1948 and since 1990 New Delhihas upgraded its narrative and accuses Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism inIndian held Jammu Kashmir.The phrase ‘engineering a revolt’ has been replaced by a new accusation of‘sponsoring terrorism’ into Kashmir.Dr Nazir Gilani said this while addressing the Kashmir Conference “A WayForward” organised by Pakistan Observer and Nazriya Pakistan Council onSaturday.He said, a way forward requires that we take stock of our mistakes andperfect our Kashmir narrative, by understanding Indian narrative, Kashmircase and ensuring an active input from the various opinions in Kashmir.
He said that “The Strong State Doctrine of using brutal force to kill asmany Kashmiris as possible” put in place by Government of India, profilingof Kashmiri youth into five categories and allocation of huge financialreward for killing a Kashmiri youth profiled in any one of thesecategories, perfectly supports the serious concern expressed by Pakistan atthe 235th meeting of UN Security Council on 24th January 1948, that Indiamay play the same trick as it did in East Punjab by killing six millionMuslim’s.Expressing a concern on the Indian designs Pakistan said, “In the State ofKashmir, if a million Muslims could be got rid of and replaced by Sikhs andHindus, the trick would be done”. He said we need to take note of Indianscheme to reduce the Muslim population in Kashmir and start challenging thestatus of Indian army.Dr Nazir Gilani counted four serious errors of judgment on Kashmir, inparticular, the error of judgment made in the joint India-Pakistan documenttitled “The Beginning of the Future” prepared by The Institute of RegionalStudies Islamabad and International Centre for Peace Initiatives, Delhi,for circulation at the 25-26 November 2000 International Symposium “NextSteps 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 otherKashmiri Groups, with a limited and clearly spelt out agenda as suggestedhere: (1) to discuss the process and not substance of resolving the Kashmirconflict”.JKCHR President said that it is time to bring Indian security forces underthe UN Resolution of 21st April 1948. The resolution makes 2 demands fromPakistan and 27 from India. Pakistan’s Proposal for the induction of aUnited Nations Force in Kashmir made at 761st Meeting of UNSC on 16thJanuary 1957 and the Resolution sponsored by Australia, Cuba, UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of Americain support of Pakistan’s proposal for the use of UN force towards theachievement of demilitarization, need to be revisited, he said.Dr Nazir Gilani said in view of June 2018 UN report on the abuses of humanrights in Kashmir and the recommendations made therein, we need to perfectand update our narrative.President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir acknowledged the work of JKCHR and saidthat we should benefit from the specialization of Dr Nazir Gilani in thesubject.
