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Shimla Agreement and Kashmir
Z.G. MUHAMMAD On 2nd July 1972, Bhutto announced that his delegation would be departing following morning. ‘Surprisingly, during Bhutto’s farewell call on Mrs. Gandhi a breakthrough was made following some deletions and amendments to the final draft.’ Of the amendments made, the most relevant to J&K were inclusion of word “no prejudice clause’ in paragraph 4 (ii) and it read, “ In Jammu and Kashmir, the line of control resulting from the ceasefire of December 17, … Read entire article »
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THU’NAY- YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
I believed it. I think so did you? There was no reason not believing it. It was the buzz word: Behind the scene some resolution of Kashmir dispute had been reached’. Syed Ali Geelani with all eloquence at his command opposed it. He called it betraying the cherished ideal of right to self-determination. He saw it as betraying the commitments of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the largest republic in the world. He saw … Read entire article »
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