After 11 days in Sharda followed by 13 days at home, I'm now ready to rock towards Rawalakot, Bagh & ultimately back to Sharda.
Remember that I have 5 of 35 tehsils (subdivisions) yet to walk through, to complete my cross country or rather cross territory tour of AJK.
My heart, soul & even mind are in Sharda; where I should be permanently settled and working on reviving the globally pre-eminent centre of learning & wisdom.
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Conference Declaration at Green Valley Hotel Rawalakot - Poonch
12 May 2025
1) We condemn India's extremist and violent governing clique, who have taken steps to impose a war like atmosphere between them & Pakistan, putting the existence of humanity in clear danger.
Their expansionist designs have targeted peace loving Kashmiris on both sides, as a consequence of mutual shelling by both countries with heavy weapons/munitions.
Both countries - India & Pakistan - are using our territory as a weapons testing laboratory, which has resulted in fatal casualties of Kashmiris on a significant scale, destruction of livestock & property, with the number of injured taking their toll too.
In today's conference we have vociferously condemned this enforced cruelty on innocent and un-armed Kashmiris. We also make clear that the public of Jammu Kashmir have no connection to this proxy war.
Relatively more powerful countries with their intricately designed expansionist policies should not make fuel or fodder out of innocent Kashmiris. They should stop forthwith.
2) A just and peaceful solution to Jammu Kashmir is indispensable, without which peace in the region will remain elusive.
We should understand that the issue of Jammu Kashmir is not a terrorial dispute between India & Pakistan but in fact an enduring dilemma of over 20 million citizen's right to self determination, indeed a quest for freedom no less.
Any imposed policy on the State's people, will amplify this crisis.
We reject all such dialogue or discussions where the State's occupiers determine the State's future.
We suggest, that a sustainable solution for the people of Kashmir would have to comply with the UN Charter - whereby a referendum conditioned by the withdrawal of occupying forces - would provide a free & enabling environment for such a just solution.
3) On both sides of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, the occupiers have - in collusion it seems given the parallels in place - deprived the local citizens of the following basic rights:
Freedom of
a) Expression
b) Movement
c) Assembly
d) Association
e) Recourse to legal remedies (local and international where appropriate)
In these conditions, both India & Pakistan in their respectively occupied parts, bring all their claims to the territory into immediate question and thereby lose any possible legitimacy for their presence.
4) On the occasion of the 33rd death anniversary of our 'Father of Independence' Sardar Rashid Hasrat, we salute with reverence and pay homage to his imperishable struggle.
We also affirm to continue our struggle to restore the integrity of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, pursuing its national freedom and a prosperous society.
Organised by JKLF (R)
Participants:
Sardar Rauf Kashmiri
Chairman JKLF (R)
Azeem Dutt Advocate
Former President JK Plebiscite Front
Sajaad Afzal
President Sarorajiya Party
Tanver Ahmed
Founder JKA PUBLIC AGENCY
Azhar Ahmad Kashar
Convenor JK National Awami Party
Nasir Sarwar
Zonal President JKLF (R)
Sardar Qadeer
Chief Organiser JKLF (T)
Toseef Khaliq
Former President JKNSF
The conference also included other political activists from Rawalakot and surrounding areas
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English translation of Urdu declaration, provided by JKA PUBLIC AGENCY
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The document above was sent to senior regional correspondents for:
1) BBC
2) Reuters
3) Agence France-Presse (AFP)
4) Voice of America (VOA)
5) Al Jazeera
6) Deutsche Welle (DW)
7) Dawn (Pakistan)
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