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Six-Point Agenda to Resolve Kashmir Crisis: Dr. Fai
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Sunday, 30 March 2014
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San Francisco: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai,
Secretary General of "World Kashmir Awareness" has announced a six
point agenda to set a stage for the resolution of Kashmir issue.
According to a statement issued to KNS, Dr Fai was
addressing a well represented seminar entitled “Kashmir: A reminder to the
American policy makers,” here at Fremont, California. The event was sponsored
by the American Muslim Alliance and Pakistani American Democratic Forum which
are headed by a well-known political scientist, Dr. Agha Saeed.
Mike Gravel, former member of the U.S Senate, Mr. Naeem
Baig, President of Islamic Circle of North America and Dr. Hatem Bazian -
a prominent Arab American leader spoke on the event.
Dr. Fai while expounding on his 6 points suggested that
the conflict over Kashmir cannot be resolved through military means.
Kashmir issue is a political issue and has to be resolved through political
means.
There has to be a cease-fire from all sides during
negotiations. Negotiations cannot be carried out at a time when parties
are killing each other. Talks must be tripartite between India, Pakistan and
genuine leadership of the people of Kashmir;
There cannot be and should not be any condition from any
party, other than commitment to non-violence and to negotiations. Negotiations
should be initiated simultaneously at four different levels, including.
An intra-Kashmir dialogue between the leadership of the
Kashmiri political resistance, and the leadership of Azad Kashmir, Gilgat
Baltistan and the leadership of minority groups in Kashmir.
Talks between the government of India and Pakistan. Talks
between the Governments of India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri leadership. Talks
between India, Pakistan, Kashmir, China and the United States. There should be
third party facilitation to make sure that the talks between India,
Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership remain focused.
“Third party facilitator could be a person of an
international standing, like Nobel Laureate, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South
Africa or Dr. Kofi Annan of Ghana or Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime
Minister of Norway or Ms. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights.”
Dr. Fai who was the key-note speaker added that there
have been various round of talks between India and Pakistan, including the
Summit between Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mian Nawaz Sharif in New York in
September 2013. These talks, Fai emphasized, are taking place because there is
a deeper engagement of the United States with both New Delhi and Islamabad.
There is also a realization that the time has come both countries need to
address all the issues including the issue of Kashmir.
Fai further elaborated that the people of Kashmir support
the talks between India and Pakistan. Because these talks have opened the doors
of understanding and mutual respect between these two neighboring countries. It
has also created an atmosphere of reconciliation and normalization. But talks,
Fai warned, without any defined parameters and the talks which are not time
bond and result oriented are not going to lead us anywhere. If there is
no break through in the thought processes, if there is no change in the mindset,
then talks between India and Pakistan even if at the summit level will not
guarantee peace in the region of South Asia.
Dr. Fai said that the sentiments of people of Kashmir are
for Azadi. He quoted a survey which was conducted by monthly Outlook and was
released by UNI on November 5, 2004 and the survey said that 78 per cent of the
people of Kashmir want Azadi. Dr. Fai quoted another survey which was conducted
by Hindustan Times and CNN-IBN and NDTV on August 12, 2008. According to
this survey, 87% people of Kashmir preferred Azadi for Kashmir. He added that
London-based Chattam House had another survey in Kashmir which was released by
BBC on May 27, 2010. According to this survey 90 to 95 per cent of the people
of the Valley want Azadi. Such a nation where the sentiments of Azadi are on
the increase cannot remain subjugated forever, Fai alerted.
Fai concluded by reminding President Obama to listen to
Candidate Obama who said on October 30, 2008 that “We should probably try to
facilitate a better understanding between Pakistan and India and try to resolve
the Kashmir crisis.”
Former Senator Mike Gravel of the United States Senate
said, I am an American and I love my country. There are many beautiful things
about this country but I am terribly embraced by the miscarriage of justice in
the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, Dr. Sami Al-Arian and now Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai.
The only way to fix this problem is to fight back and help restore America’s
original promise.
Dr. Hatem Bazian said, there is willful attack on Muslim
leadership and institutions in the United States and Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai‘s case
is a latest example. This simply tells us that Dr. Fai was doing something
great for the cause he loves the most and for his people. We appreciate the
courage and leadership of our brother Dr. Fai.
Naeem Baig, President of Islamic Circle of North America
said the victims should not feel weak. They will have to stand up but it is our
responsibility to help them to materialize their dream. I have been witnessing
the work of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai for the last twenty years The way he has
projected the cause of Kashmir in this country is exemplary. We are here to
work with him to bring peace and justice to the region of Kashmir. (KNS)
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