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ISLAMABAD, July 24: The Jammu and Kashmir People’s League (JKPL) chairman, Farooq Rehmani, has said the United States should play a proactive role in the resolution of Kashmir issue.
In a letter sent to the US ambassador-designate, Nancy Powell, Mr Rehmani said: “The US should help Kashmiris express their opinion on the future of their state on the basis of the right of self-determination.”
Mr Rehmani said resolution of the issue in accordance with the wishes of the people would bring a lasting peace and stability to both India and Pakistan.
The American influence in the region made it incumbent on its leadership to facilitate multi-faceted negotiations between the parties concerned, he added.
“The US should develop interaction with the Kashmir, as millions in South Asia were facing a great risk of annihilation because of this imbroglio.
He drew the American government’s attention to the plight of Kashmiris, whose existence was at stake. The Indian army had no regard for the human rights of Kashmiris, he added.
The JKPL chairman said the campaign of terror unleashed by Indian army to brutalize the civil society to submission continues unabated even with great ferocity than ever in the last decade.
JKLF LETTER: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Amanullah Khan, has said permanent peace can not be established in the region unless Kashmir issue is solved.
In a letter to the US Secretary of State Colin Powell, the JKLF chairman said the danger of a nuclear war in the region should be averted at all costs.
He said: “Though Kashmiris are the most important party to issue, they have often been ignored by India, Pakistan and the international community.
“No agreement between India and Pakistan could materialize unless it is based on Kashmiris’ national aspirations and freely expressed will.
“India and Pakistan have made Kashmir issue a matter of their national ego therefore they will not accept a solution that hurts their ego,” the JKLF leader added.
He said the issue would not be solved through bilateral talks and only a group of international notables with strong diplomatic and economic muscle could solve the issue.
