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Kashmiris Should be The Masters of Their Destiny: Armitage

Richard Armitage and Ali S Khan.JPG

“It is quite fair to say that the people of Kashmir must be the masters of their own destiny,” said Mr. Richard Armitage, while talking to Mr. Ali. S. Khan, Executive Director, Kashmiri Scandinavian Council. Mr. Armitage was the  Deputy Secretary of State of the United States during the administration of President George W. Bush.

Mr. Armitage has always had a vision that Kashmir conflict needs to be resolved. He expressed  this view during an interview with ‘News Hours’ on June 10, 2002 when he said, “Well, we've had 55 years of periodic flare-ups between India and Pakistan. I think that the highest order on the agenda is to have a regional de-escalation in terms of al-Qaida and terrorist presence, and terrorism as a way to accomplish political objectives. And after that has happened both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, then I think the regional situation will be much better and be much more conducive to a logical discussion of the future of Kashmir.”

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 22:08 Read more...
 

I think solving Kashmir unlocks the whole place

General Michael Mullen, Former, Chairman, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff"We need to understand what – where Pakistan’s interests are, how does Pakistan see its future and, where certainly those shared interests combine, I think we need to help each other achieve that.

 

I said earlier this isn’t just about Afghanistan and Pakistan. It’s a regional issue, and that includes India and other neighbors. But certainly in India – and I know that has been for a significant period of time – an existential threat with respect to Pakistan. It remains today.

 

I’ve said a couple years ago, and I believe today – I think solving Kashmir unlocks the whole place, that that’s the path for long-term solutions. Very difficult issue; that isn’t going to go away, it isn’t going to get better over time. And I have had those discussions, actually on – with both Pakistani leadership as well as Indian leadership."

 

General Michael Mullen, Former, Chairman, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, September 21, 2011

 

Norwegian parliament reacts to Kashmir mass graves discovery

Oslo: Norwegian parliament has raised the issue of existence of unidentified mass graves in Kashmir and vowed that Norway will continue to monitor developments as the challenges of the human rights situation in Kashmir develops.

In this regard Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Jonas Ghar Støre has called upon the state chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, to create a special commission for truth and reconciliation.

Mr. Jonas Ghar Store made these remarks while responding to a parliamentary question on how can Norway follow up on this report, including within the UN system, to ensure that possible crimes against humanity that lie behind these findings are investigated and prosecuted?

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 22:12 Read more...
 

KSC urges UN to establish commission on unveiling of unmarked graves in Kashmir


sardar-ali-s-khan.jpgOslo: The discovery of scores of unidentified bodies and unmarked graves has just unmasked the fake and fictitious democracy of India and urges United Nations to take a strong notice on the gross human rights violations in occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

This was stated by Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan Executive Director Kashmiri-Scandinavian Council Oslo, Norway in the council’s meeting here today.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 17:46 Read more...
 

Ali Shahnawaz raises issue of Dr Fai’s arrest in Oslo

Oslo, August 29 (KMS): The Executive Director of Kashmiri Scandinavian Council (KSC) Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan has raised the issue of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai at function held in Oslo in connection with Pakistan National Day in presence of American Ambassador for Norway.

The function was organised by Pakistan Welfare Union, Norway. People from local community and several diplomats including the US Ambassador to Norway, Barry B. White and his wife also attended the function.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 17:47 Read more...
 

Ali Khan on A-tv morning show with Farah

Our executive director, Ali Shahnawaz Khan was interviewed by A-tv morning show with Farah:

Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 17:44
 

Where are our dead ones?

Kashmir is perhaps today the most militarized zone in the world. Armed personnel are deployed not only on the borders but in every street and town square, every village and hamlet. Gigantic army camps surrounded by sandbags and barbed wire sprawl across urban and rural landscapes, forest and mountain giving a visual reality to the frequent observation that Kashmir has been transformed into a prison or a city of bunkers. This massive military presence is backed by highly repressive laws like the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, National Security Act, which provide legal immunity to armed forces and the police against prosecution.

Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) is an association of the relatives of the victims of Enforced Disappearances in Jammu and Kashmir come together to seek justice and to get information on the whereabouts of their disappeared relative. Read more on their website.

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 June 2011 00:16
 

Pak PM’s decision of witnessing cricket match in India hailed

Oslo, March 29 (KMS): The Executive Director of Kashmiri Scandinavian Council, Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan has appreciated the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to visit India and witness the semi final of Cricket World Cup in Mohali    on the invitation of his Indian counterpart.

Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan,  said that that cricket was the only game, which could bring both Pakistan and India closer. He rejected the notion of improvement of relations between the two countries without resolving the Kashmir dispute.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 April 2011 11:53 Read more...
 

Oslo Freedom Forum 2011 - Healing Kashmir

Justine Hardy—the founder of Healing Kashmir, a mental health project in the divided Kashmir region—highlights the importance of addressing the mental health of people in conflict-ravaged areas.

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Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 17:44
 

Talks between India-Pakistan should be productive and result oriented, KSC

Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan, Executive Director Kashmiri Scandinavian Council Norway welcomed the resumption of India-Pakistan reengagement while speaking to the 5th Global Discourse on Kashmir in the European Parliament in Brussels  organized by the All Party Group for Kashmir in the European Parliament, and the Kashmir Centre, EU today. The 2011 discourse aims to build on previous successes and to seek meaningful progress on all issues particularly on Kashmir conflict. He said that the sustained and long term engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad along with representatives of Kashmiri people is an indispensable need to solve all outstanding disputes in the region through peaceful means.

Last Updated on Friday, 27 May 2011 18:55 Read more...
 

Think Out Of The Box And Then Only A Solution Can Be Possible. Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan

Dr Manmohan Singh once again urged pro freedom camp to join dialogue process with an objective to resolve all outstanding issues . His dialogue initiative has been welcomed by every sane person in Jammu & Kashmir and elsewhere in South Asia.  It seems Dr    Singh is very much concerned about the growing resentment in Kashmir. Dr Singh and his cohorts in Delhi are very keen to initiate a dialogue process but what he said in clear words is “under the constitutional frame work”.

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 March 2011 13:39 Read more...
 
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