"Pakistan must withdraw from PoK"
RC Ganjoo
A new voice for the
resolution of Kashmir
problem is being raised
by the Kashmir Valley
Diaspora in UK from
newly formed Kashmir
Voice International (KVI). The aim of
KVI is to reach out to the politicians in
India and Pakistan, people of the
Valley, the real sufferers, and political
figures in both parts of Kashmir, and
raise the voice of Kashmiris
internationally.
Javid Kakroo
On Jan 22 in London, KVI Chairman
Prof. Mohd. Abdullaha Raina,
addressing the media for first time,
said that Kashmir is a political problem
and can be solved either by
ascertaining the will of people through
a referendum or through peaceful
negotiations between the parties.
The group of Kashmir Valley
Diaspora in UK has its active office
bearer Chairman Prof. Mohd.
Abdullaha Raina, Vice Chairman
Advocate Irshad Mailk, Secretary Javid
Kakroo with six other executive
members namely, Gulam Nabi Falahi,
Syed Abdullah Sherazi, Adv.
Mohommad Saleem, Abdual Majid
Banday, Ulfat Hussain Zarger and Prof.
Shahid Iqbal.
Secretary of the Kashmir Voice
International Javid Kakroo, answering
a question said " for the last 70 years
the UN resolutions have not been
implemented. Also UN resolutions are
recommendatory not mandatory.
Pakistan has to withdraw all its forces
from Kashmir in order to get the UN
resolutions implemented and Pakistan
since 1947 has never given any
indication of doing that."
Kashmir Voice's press conference in London
"The rounds of dialogue between
two countries have achieved nothing
because neither country is willing to
move from its stated position. Their
inflexible approach to the problem has
caused Kashmiris to suffer-now three
generations. The trust deficit, suspicion and hatred in some sections
of the population of two neighbouring
countries have resulted, unfortunately,
in great suffering to people of
Kashmir" " explained Prof. Mohd.
Abdullaha Raina.
According to them, "the gun culture
has promoted terrorism and defamed
the freedom movement. Our
organisation would like to urge that
guns should silence from all sides and
movement be allowed to continue
violence free."
KVI has decided to work in India
and Pakistan to build public opinion
for a solution acceptable to people of
Kashmir besides to form a group in the
UK comprising Indians, Pakistanis and
Kashmiris, use its services and seek its
support to change perceptions and
build a favourable environment in
both India and Pakistan for Kashmir
solution.
According to Kakroo , "POK leaders
have no idea of Kashmir they have
their own agenda . We the people from
Valley are smart enough to plead our
own case, and we will not allow
anyone to use us for their own
interests.
KVI will raise issues of human rights
violations in Pakistan Occupied
Kashmir (PoK), including Gilgit &
Baltistan with the Pakistan High
Commission in London.
In an interview to Power Politics,
Javid Kakroo said, "KVI will play a
bridging role in order to address all
important issues and a detailed
deliberation on these would be taken
on a separate occasion."