MUZAFFARABAD, March 17: The Jammu Kashmir People's Party will hold a 'self-determination march' to highlight the importance of the Kashmiris' right that has been "risked by the Pakistani rulers," JKPP leader Sardar Khalid Ibrahim said on Wednesday.

The march, scheduled to begin from Islamabad on Sunday and conclude in Lahore after two days, was aimed at reiterating the resolve of the Kashmiris to continue their peaceful struggle till achieving the right to self-determination, he said at the 'meet the press' programme.

"President Gen Pervez Musharraf's offer to sideline the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir was highly damaging for the Kashmir cause and a clear reflection of his lack of knowledge on the issue," he said.

He said the Pakistan-India joint statement of Jan 6 mentioned Kashmir but not the Kashmiris and it gave the impression that Kashmir was a territorial dispute. "The whole world appears to be respecting the right to self-determination of the Kashmiris, but unfortunately we are going back from it," he said.

He said President Musharraf's "knowledge on the history and (freedom) struggle in Kashmir is limited and it can cause wrong decisions on his part in future."

He said the march would be "symbolic" but a large rally would be organized if there was no change in the attitude of the rulers. He said launching of the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service with passport and visa conditions would mean recognition of India's false claims on Kashmir "but if it is launched without these restriction, it would vindicate our stand."

He said the crisis in the Muslim Conference was its internal affair but its leaders should resolve it as early as possible because such things would impair the democratic institutions. He urged the 'powers that be' not to interfere in the AJK affairs. He said the AJK president had no role to play in the resolution of the crisis.