As 64th session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York, Kashmir has receded to the sidelines. Kashmir is not top of mind for Pakistan anymore. You will not hear the roars of ‘free Kashmir’ at the United Nations General Assembly but the issue will be debated at the margins - the ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) contact group on Kashmir. The annual co-ordination meeting of the foreign ministers of OIC member states will be held on September 28 – when the head of states would have already gone home.
In my previous pleadings I have suggested that and India and Pakistan re-visit the concept of ‘sous rature’, (a term usually translated as ‘under erasure)’ in bilateral discussions. I have proposed a sous rature for Kashmir – because the conflict is inadequately represented thus far as a territorial issue. Since this is an important issue, I propose we keep it legible yet cross it out. And, going forward use a more accurate term; water conflict.
This video reviews history of “Kashmir dispute” at the United Nations. From October 1947 to September 20th, 2009. And, concludes that the United Nations has failed to deliver a solution.
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com
you see this discussion will go on and on and on and the threat of war will never end and this is what make terrorist powerful and the states more stubborn because they have to fight terrorism.
no one will listen the voice of the people. The people will live forever in the anguish of poverty and illitieracy and poor health. and the arsenal factories will keep manufacturing deadly weapons and armamanet in the name of patroitism.
so what is to be done in this scenarion.
who will answer …… any one from both side of the divide …….
@Imran
I need not knw abt sacrifices and all… U are a suporter of that bastard Geelani who takes money both from India as well as pakistan.. he’s fooling u all and u are following u.. and regarding the one lac ten thousand ppl u are talking abt, let me add to ur knowledge that my father is also among them.. but i think practically and i knw what would be good for kashmiris… and regarding the sacrifice u are about to make that would just be a waste of another precious life… learn to think distant and think as a literate person u will knw what is good… i m a patriot too but my only demand is demilitarisation and better rights for the kashmiris..i want a better life for all kashmiris, a prosperous one, where there is no fear.. a life that has honour.. and a life thats Islamic maintaining the secular feature of our state that we are known for…and these things make make me confident that i m not wrong and what i ask isnt either..
regards
We believe in the implementation of the UN Resolution of January 5, 1949, that asks people to choose between India and Pakistan. To us, Kashmir is a natural part of Pakistan under the same principle that divided united India. Other thoughts like secularism, independent Kashmir etc are infiltrations into the Kashmir struggle. It is purely an Islamic struggle for upholding Islamic principles. “Thoughts like secularism, independent Kashmir etc are infiltrations into the Kashmir struggle. It is purely an Islamic struggle for upholding Islamic principles”
Shame on india