‘K-situation critical’
Washington: The two day 11th Peace Conference on the resolution of Kashmir problem started here last night at a positive optimistic note with eminent diplomats and opinion makers from India, Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir looking forward for the resumption Kashmir specific dialogue between India and Pakistan involving people of Jammu and Kashmir. The participants have termed the current Kashmir situation highly critical.
Setting the tone for the two day conference at an informal get together the delegates from India, Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir other parts of the world that conference was being held a time when Kashmir was calling for resolution more louder than before.
Those who spoke at an informal get together included Hussein Haqani, Ambassador of Pakistan in Washington, Kuldip Nayar, for Indian Ambassador to Britain, Justice Rajinder Sachar, Mushaid Hussein Syed, Rita Manchanda, Prof. Angana Chaterjee,
Ved Bhasin, Ambassador Maleeh Lodhi, Mohammad Afzal Sandhu, Dr. Atiya Anatullah, Ahmer Bilal Sufi , Dr. Khalid Qazi, Dr. M. A. Dar and Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai.
The two day conference spreading over eight sessions will be commencing from Thursday morning in the Capitol on the subject India- Pakistan Relations: Breaking the deadlock.
Every speaker at the late night dinner that was prelude to the conference called Kashmir situation as highly critical. A grave concern was shown towards the death of the teenagers in Kashmir valley during past few months. It was called upon that this genocide of the third generation Kashmiris should be stopped forth with.
The speakers were also of the view that this festering wound cannot kept open for all times- it is not going to eat into vitals of India and
Pakistan.
There is need for honest approach based on justice and fairplay for the people of the state.
Most of the speakers said that the aspirations and political urges of Kashmiris were most important and there should be no compromise on that.
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