On saturaday MEP Emma nicholson meet with the political activist of Gb again.Shafqat Inqalabi former spokesman BNf ,Iqbal advocate chairman of KNM and Ali ahmed jan central leader of KNM breif Emma in detail about the conflict of GilGit Baltistan.Ali Madad Bai of BNF is also among with the delegation.Mr Riaz Khan of UKPNP breif Emma about POK.The senior most journalist of Kashmir and the Cheif editor of monthly Voice of Kashmir mr Maroof khan Kashmiriis playing the role of the cordinatar to mrs Emma Nicholson in Islamabad.Who Fix the time and shedule of Mrs Emmas meetings with the activists of GilGit Baltistan and Pok.Emma nicholson breif the delegates about her last meeting with Pakistani president General retd. pervaz Musharaf.She discuss the views of europion parlimentarians about Kashmir dispute.The deligate from GB provide the local govt ordinance, deatils of annual budget for GB by pakistanto Mrs Emma Nicholson. Dr Shabir chaudhry of IKA join the meeting through telephonic call from london.The both of meetings were arranged by Dr shabir chaudhary and manage by Managed by Maroof Khan Kashmiri. The delegation try to convince Emma about the views of the political parties of GB.Mrs Emma nicholson commit to the delegation that She will try to visit GB and pok soon.Shafqat Inqalabi , Maroof Khan , Iqbal Advocate ,Ali Ahmed Jan and mr Riaz khan discuss about different prospects on kashmir issue ,roles of India and pakistan.Peoples of GB and the political parties hopeful about the posative results of these two meetings .
We are very Thankful to Dr shabir chaudhary for his efforts for arranging these meetings.
Shafqat Inqalabi
Iqbal Advocate
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Meeting With Emma Nicholson Mep
On friday 15th february 2008 former spokesman of Blawaristan National Front Shafqat Ali Inqalabi and Mohd Iqbal Advocate chairman Karakorum National movement were meet with the prominent member of europion parliment Emma Nicholson at Islamabad.First of All the delegates thanks to Emma Nicholson for her efforts to pass the resolution on Kashmir dispute specially for highligheted the basic rights of the peoples of GB .Shafqat Ali Inqalabi and Mohd Iqbal advocate breif the europion member about the current political , economical and constitional problems of Pakistan occupied GilGit Baltistan.They also discuss about the so-called and bogus package for GilGit Baltistan by musharaf Governement. Mrs Emma Nicholson MEP promise to the delegation of GB that she visit GB soon and she will try to make more effective report on GB again.Emma Nicholson get informations about the geography of GB,Authorty of NA Assembly , Authorty of Kashmir affairs isalamabad, Judiciery of GB, Annual Budget, No of Schools, colleges and other educational institute, Non local Berucracy.monitorin g system,role of Pakistan army , role of pakistani agencies,dialogues in between india and pakistan,kashmir issue , life standar of the local peoples , and so many other issues with shafqat inqalabi and iqbal advocate.
Shafqat Inqalabi and Iqbal Advocate breif her about the demands of the natioanlist parties of Pakistan occupied GilGit Baltistan.
This meeting was arranged by the popular leader of IKA Dr shabir choudhry .this is the first time the political activists of GB directly discuss about the problems of POGB with mrs Emma nicholson.The natioanlist political parties , civil society and local media of Gilgit Baltistan warm well come to this meeting. Now the natioanlist forces of GB are hopefull from europion union .
According to the adotorial of the most popular newspaper Bang E Sehar this meeting will be fruitfull for the future politcal devolpments of GB in light of Kashmir Dispute.__._,_.___
Shafqat Inqalabi and Iqbal Advocate breif her about the demands of the natioanlist parties of Pakistan occupied GilGit Baltistan.
This meeting was arranged by the popular leader of IKA Dr shabir choudhry .this is the first time the political activists of GB directly discuss about the problems of POGB with mrs Emma nicholson.The natioanlist political parties , civil society and local media of Gilgit Baltistan warm well come to this meeting. Now the natioanlist forces of GB are hopefull from europion union .
According to the adotorial of the most popular newspaper Bang E Sehar this meeting will be fruitfull for the future politcal devolpments of GB in light of Kashmir Dispute.__._,_.___
KNM chief attend maqbool day in pok
Maqbool Bhat remembered in Pak, Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 11:Observing the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat, the Pak chapter of All Parties Hurriyat Conference paid glowing tributes to the martyred leader and arranged a special prayer meeting at its office in Islamabad today. Highlighting the sacrifices of the great patriot, the APHC leaders reiterated their pledge to accomplish the mission of Mabool Bhat, the proud son of the soil, who sacrificed his life for the collective cause of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Terming 11th February as a milestone of the ongoing liberation struggle they said that Bhat’s hanging in New Delhi’s infamous Tihar jail was in fact a judicial murder, which is highly condemnable. Besides the APHC leaders, the representatives of Kashmiri community based in Rawalpindi and Islamabad also attended the function. The holy Quran was also recited on the occasion. Tariq Naqqash adds from Muzaffarabad: Pro-independence political activists, students and people from other walks of life organized several programmes across Pakistan administered Kashmir to pay tributes to the Himalayan region’s great guerrilla leader, Muhammad Maqbool Bhat. The hard-line National Students Federation (NSF) organized a public rally at Upper Adda chowk here which was addressed, among others, by some leaders of Gilgit and Baltistan based groups, as members of the All Parties National Alliance. The alliance, protagonist of reunification and complete independence of the divided state of Jammu and Kashmir, comprises 11 outfits, six of which belong to Gilgit and Baltistan, commonly referred to as the Northern Areas.ÿ While eulogising the role and contribution of Bhat in the freedom struggle, the speakers said that Feb 11 should be declared a “national holiday” so that the great sacrifice of the selfless leader could be acknowledged at national level. They asked the Indian government to return Bhat’s mortal remains to the Kashmiris for its burial in Kashmir. Underlining the significance of independent Kashmir, the speakers vowed that the valiant Kashmiris would not leave any stone unturned to achieve their goal and thwart conspiracies aimed at dividing their motherland. Disparaging the 4-point proposal of President Pervez Musharraf on Kashmir, they alleged that he was not a sympathiser of the Kashmiris but author of plans to disintegrate their homeland. The speakers demanded “withdrawal of alien troops from both sides of the Line of Control so as to pave way for formation of Kashmir’s national army.” The initiation of trans-LoC truck service and opening of all natural routes between the divided parts of Kashmir was also demanded by them. They said the Northern Areas and PaK should be connected with each other through a metalled road. Mohammad Iqbal advocate, president of Karakorum National Movement (KNM) said a rally would be organized on August 13 from Astore to Muzaffarabad through the Neelum valley’s Shaunthar Pass, to ÿ commemorate the two killing of two NSF workers in a similar event last year. Prominent among the speakers were Shaukat Maqbool Butt (son of Maqbool Butt), Arif Shahid, Wajahat Hussain Mirza (son of Col Mirza Hassan Khan, conqueror of Gilgit), Prof Khalique, Bashir Lone, Mahmood Baig, Sajjad Jagwal, Zulfiqar Baig, Raja Saba, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mubarak Awan.ÿ Earlier, in a the day a faction of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front also held a march from Press Club to the UN Military Observers Mission near Domel where they chanted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. The JKLF leaders, including Advocate Parvez Ahmed and Basharat Noori, delivered a memorandum to the UN observers, asking the world body to impress upon the government of India to accede to the Kashmiris’ popular demand and return the remains of Butt so that he could be honourably buried in the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar.
Islamabad, Feb 11:Observing the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat, the Pak chapter of All Parties Hurriyat Conference paid glowing tributes to the martyred leader and arranged a special prayer meeting at its office in Islamabad today. Highlighting the sacrifices of the great patriot, the APHC leaders reiterated their pledge to accomplish the mission of Mabool Bhat, the proud son of the soil, who sacrificed his life for the collective cause of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Terming 11th February as a milestone of the ongoing liberation struggle they said that Bhat’s hanging in New Delhi’s infamous Tihar jail was in fact a judicial murder, which is highly condemnable. Besides the APHC leaders, the representatives of Kashmiri community based in Rawalpindi and Islamabad also attended the function. The holy Quran was also recited on the occasion. Tariq Naqqash adds from Muzaffarabad: Pro-independence political activists, students and people from other walks of life organized several programmes across Pakistan administered Kashmir to pay tributes to the Himalayan region’s great guerrilla leader, Muhammad Maqbool Bhat. The hard-line National Students Federation (NSF) organized a public rally at Upper Adda chowk here which was addressed, among others, by some leaders of Gilgit and Baltistan based groups, as members of the All Parties National Alliance. The alliance, protagonist of reunification and complete independence of the divided state of Jammu and Kashmir, comprises 11 outfits, six of which belong to Gilgit and Baltistan, commonly referred to as the Northern Areas.ÿ While eulogising the role and contribution of Bhat in the freedom struggle, the speakers said that Feb 11 should be declared a “national holiday” so that the great sacrifice of the selfless leader could be acknowledged at national level. They asked the Indian government to return Bhat’s mortal remains to the Kashmiris for its burial in Kashmir. Underlining the significance of independent Kashmir, the speakers vowed that the valiant Kashmiris would not leave any stone unturned to achieve their goal and thwart conspiracies aimed at dividing their motherland. Disparaging the 4-point proposal of President Pervez Musharraf on Kashmir, they alleged that he was not a sympathiser of the Kashmiris but author of plans to disintegrate their homeland. The speakers demanded “withdrawal of alien troops from both sides of the Line of Control so as to pave way for formation of Kashmir’s national army.” The initiation of trans-LoC truck service and opening of all natural routes between the divided parts of Kashmir was also demanded by them. They said the Northern Areas and PaK should be connected with each other through a metalled road. Mohammad Iqbal advocate, president of Karakorum National Movement (KNM) said a rally would be organized on August 13 from Astore to Muzaffarabad through the Neelum valley’s Shaunthar Pass, to ÿ commemorate the two killing of two NSF workers in a similar event last year. Prominent among the speakers were Shaukat Maqbool Butt (son of Maqbool Butt), Arif Shahid, Wajahat Hussain Mirza (son of Col Mirza Hassan Khan, conqueror of Gilgit), Prof Khalique, Bashir Lone, Mahmood Baig, Sajjad Jagwal, Zulfiqar Baig, Raja Saba, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mubarak Awan.ÿ Earlier, in a the day a faction of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front also held a march from Press Club to the UN Military Observers Mission near Domel where they chanted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. The JKLF leaders, including Advocate Parvez Ahmed and Basharat Noori, delivered a memorandum to the UN observers, asking the world body to impress upon the government of India to accede to the Kashmiris’ popular demand and return the remains of Butt so that he could be honourably buried in the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar.
Chiarman knm interview to IANS
After 21 days of freedom, 60 years of colonisationNew Delhi April 25, 2007 9:15:07 AM IST
Known as the Northern Areas in Pakistan and seen as part of its Jammu and Kashmir by India, the Gilgit-Baltistan area enjoyed freedom for just 21 days in 1947 and has since been denied basic human and democratic rights, says an activist from the region.
"Gilgit Baltistan is a colony of Pakistan and we don't even have rights that equal the rights of slaves of middle ages," says advocate Mohammed Iqbal of the Karakoram National Movement (KNM).
The group started in the 1980s by students who wanted social and legal rights later evolved into a movement for the right to self-determination as people began to feel that the area was legally part of a larger Kashmir and its status could not be determined until the core issue was resolved.
"This unique region that has endured a crucial period in history is forced to live like a state in the medieval times," Iqbal told IANS in an email interview.
"The area remained an independent state for 21 days after Nov 1, 1947. What happened afterwards is known to all," Iqbal recalls the history of area.
Soon after the area was occupied by Pakistan military-backed tribals.
"It (Gilgit Baltistan) is being considered an integral part of Pakistan as the Northern Areas, but the reality is far removed from the perception developed about the region during the last 60 years," he said.
To ensure that their "unheard" voices reach the world and to press for "reunification" of the territory, the KNM is holding an international seminar in Gilgit in May.
Amongst the invitees are Jammu and Kashmir politicians, both from the mainstream and separatist wings. These include National Conference President Omar Abdullah, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front's Yasin Malik, Sajjad Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference as well as journalists.
"Apart from political rights, there is a long list of economic and social exploitation we hope to discuss in the proposed conference," Iqbal said.
"We want to press the demand for reunification of the territory and people (under Pakistan control) with the rest of the divided lot."
According to him, the Karakoram region should be included in the process of resolution of the Kashmir issue "as it is very much part of the pre-1947 territory of Jammu and Kashmir territory".
Karakoram - generally known as Gilgit Baltistan - is a territory spreading from Shinaki Kohistan to Chitral (in Pakistan) up to Tashkurgan (under Chinese occupation) and from Ladakh to Kargil in India.
When British rule came to an end in 1947, the region was conquered by Pakistan in 1948 tribal raids. Pakistan later "gifted" a part of the territory towards the extreme north to China.
Stringent Pakistani laws make the region inaccessible to foreigners and there are few media reports from the region. It's also unlikely that leaders from this side would be allowed to attend the conference.
Detailing the conditions they live in, he said that under Pakistani rule there is "limited political liberty to exercise as the region is without any constitutional and legal protection".
"The whole region is run under a single page Legal Framework Order (LFO) by the chief executive (of the region). There is a so-called elected body known as Northern Areas Legislative Council that has no right even to elect its chief executive or pass a no confidence (motion) to remove the head imposed by the Pakistani establishment," he added.
Things are beginning to change, however. Of late, political movements to restore democratic and human rights are slowly coming up with groups "firmly standing against state sponsored exploitation".
Dozens of KNM activists are in jail and hundreds are facing charges of anti state activities.
"More than six young workers were killed by state agents in Karachi and Gilgit recently.
"One of our great comrades Ghazi Anwar committed suicide in front of UN offices in Kabul in protest against the human rights violation in Gilgit and Baltistan," Iqbal recalled.
(Sarwar Kashani can be contacted at s.kashani@ians.in)
(IANS)
Known as the Northern Areas in Pakistan and seen as part of its Jammu and Kashmir by India, the Gilgit-Baltistan area enjoyed freedom for just 21 days in 1947 and has since been denied basic human and democratic rights, says an activist from the region.
"Gilgit Baltistan is a colony of Pakistan and we don't even have rights that equal the rights of slaves of middle ages," says advocate Mohammed Iqbal of the Karakoram National Movement (KNM).
The group started in the 1980s by students who wanted social and legal rights later evolved into a movement for the right to self-determination as people began to feel that the area was legally part of a larger Kashmir and its status could not be determined until the core issue was resolved.
"This unique region that has endured a crucial period in history is forced to live like a state in the medieval times," Iqbal told IANS in an email interview.
"The area remained an independent state for 21 days after Nov 1, 1947. What happened afterwards is known to all," Iqbal recalls the history of area.
Soon after the area was occupied by Pakistan military-backed tribals.
"It (Gilgit Baltistan) is being considered an integral part of Pakistan as the Northern Areas, but the reality is far removed from the perception developed about the region during the last 60 years," he said.
To ensure that their "unheard" voices reach the world and to press for "reunification" of the territory, the KNM is holding an international seminar in Gilgit in May.
Amongst the invitees are Jammu and Kashmir politicians, both from the mainstream and separatist wings. These include National Conference President Omar Abdullah, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front's Yasin Malik, Sajjad Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference as well as journalists.
"Apart from political rights, there is a long list of economic and social exploitation we hope to discuss in the proposed conference," Iqbal said.
"We want to press the demand for reunification of the territory and people (under Pakistan control) with the rest of the divided lot."
According to him, the Karakoram region should be included in the process of resolution of the Kashmir issue "as it is very much part of the pre-1947 territory of Jammu and Kashmir territory".
Karakoram - generally known as Gilgit Baltistan - is a territory spreading from Shinaki Kohistan to Chitral (in Pakistan) up to Tashkurgan (under Chinese occupation) and from Ladakh to Kargil in India.
When British rule came to an end in 1947, the region was conquered by Pakistan in 1948 tribal raids. Pakistan later "gifted" a part of the territory towards the extreme north to China.
Stringent Pakistani laws make the region inaccessible to foreigners and there are few media reports from the region. It's also unlikely that leaders from this side would be allowed to attend the conference.
Detailing the conditions they live in, he said that under Pakistani rule there is "limited political liberty to exercise as the region is without any constitutional and legal protection".
"The whole region is run under a single page Legal Framework Order (LFO) by the chief executive (of the region). There is a so-called elected body known as Northern Areas Legislative Council that has no right even to elect its chief executive or pass a no confidence (motion) to remove the head imposed by the Pakistani establishment," he added.
Things are beginning to change, however. Of late, political movements to restore democratic and human rights are slowly coming up with groups "firmly standing against state sponsored exploitation".
Dozens of KNM activists are in jail and hundreds are facing charges of anti state activities.
"More than six young workers were killed by state agents in Karachi and Gilgit recently.
"One of our great comrades Ghazi Anwar committed suicide in front of UN offices in Kabul in protest against the human rights violation in Gilgit and Baltistan," Iqbal recalled.
(Sarwar Kashani can be contacted at s.kashani@ians.in)
(IANS)
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