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| They talk of Kashmir issue without knowing any solution | | | The Kashmir issue seems to have been raped over the years to such an extent that one does not know which solution could satisfy the aspiration of Islamabad, Delhi and the people of Jammu and Kashmir. If one asks Pakistani establishment about the possible solution it may not be able to dished out one except saying that the people of the state be granted right of self-determination. If you ask the establishment in India what should be the utlimate solution to the ticklish issue it would say "Kashmir continues to be an integral part of India. "If the same establishment is asked if Kashmir is an integral part of India what then Delhi is going to discuss with Islamabad Delhi is quick to say that "we have to discuss various issues concerning Kashmir which includes export of terrorism and the vacation of the occupied Kashmir by Pakistan." It seems an exercise in fulitity. Leave it aside. Since the rise of turmoil in Kashmir over three months ago, which has left over 104 people dead in police firing, the Government of India and the one in Srinagar have been trying hard to find a solution that could assuage the ruffled feelings of the youth who continue to be incited to violence by the separatists. And after the members of the All Party delegation visited the troubled state an opinion is emerging under which the centre would besides announcing an attractive economic and employment package consider the revocation of the AFSPA from some areas in the state. And it may also consider, that too at a later stage, the demand for greater autonomy for the state. But the separatists, who have been running the show in Kashmir during the last over three months are not ready to announce a truce unless the Kashmir issue was resolved. And surprisingly a major section of the APHC supports the four-point proposal on Kashmir dished out by former Pakistan President, Gen Parvez Musharraf, a few weeks before he quit his office. The APHC leadership believes that the four-point proposal, which provides for demilitarisation, making the LOC irrelevant by ensuring hassle free trade and travel between the two sides and joint management, was an "ideal solution for resolving the Kashmir issue. "However, there is no consensus among the Kashmiri separatists besides the members of the Muzaffarabad based United Jehad Council. Soon after Musharraf mooted his four-point proposal on Kashmir the United Jehad Council Chief, Syed Salahuddin, had supported it but within day's of his support, Jamait-ul-Mujahideen, a constituent of the Council, opposed the proposal. And if the stand taken by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Musharraf's proposal is taken into account it is clear that Geelani does not want anything except a plebiscite to be held for determining the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. As such the ideas of the Government of India, which includes grant of greater autonomy, repeal of AFSPA from some areas within the state, release of the detainees, economic and employment package etc, do not seem to hold any interest for the Kashmiri separatists. A senior APHC leader, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat says "it is amazing that the Government of India is considering grant of autonomy and economic package besides withdrawing AFSPA from some areas in the state when it has been told that nothing short of settlement of the Kashmir issue can restore peace and normalcy in the state. "As such ideas and solutions keep on multiplying but no side is certain about one possible solution that could satisfy the aspirations and sentiments of the people of Kashmir." Well keeping the Kashmir issue hanging in the balance seems to suit the political needs of Pakistan because whenever Islamabad is tormented by some internal problems it is quick to raise the Kashmir issue at the national and international level to divert the attention of the Pakistanis from the real internal complications and problems. It would be in the interests of the people of Kashmir if the separatists allow Delhi to dish out some lucrative package for the people.
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