The
United Jehad Council
(UJC), an amalgam of
militant outfits active
in Indian State of Jammu
and Kashmir, on September
13 opposed Pakistan’s
‘growing bonhomie’ with
India, reports Hindustan
Times. "Any dialogue
between India and Pakistan
will not succeed if
Kashmir dispute is sidelined,"
warned Pakistan occupied
Kashmir (PoK) based
UJC general secretary
Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehmaan
in an emailed statement
to the Hindustan Times.
Rehmaan, also heads
the militant outfit
Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen,
said, "It seems
India is dragging Pakistan
into a trap. Is Pakistan's
situation so tenuous
that under Indian and
American pressure, it's
giving up its principled
stand on Kashmir, and
committing suicide.
This approach will damage
the Kashmir cause".
Accusing Pakistan of
"acting as lawyer
for India", the
militant commander said,
"Militants do not
oppose Indo-Pak friendship
and trade relations
but this should not
take place at the cost
of Kashmir."
Notably
Pakistan Foreign Minister
Hina Rabaani Khar in
an interview to a daily
had said, "On the
issue of Kashmir, we
have to see if our efforts
and our strategy in
the past have produced
desired results. Now
the question is, the
attitude and formulation
we adopted over past
60 years, if we continue
sticking to them, will
they give us a resolution
even after next 65 years?
The answer to that is
a resounding no." |
