The Legal and Constitutional position of Jammu Kashmir
In order to have a realistic and pragmatic view on the present struggle in Kashmir, it is important to understand the legal position of Kashmir at the time of the Partition of India.
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Karachi Agreement Between Pakistan and AJK on 28 March 1949
This agreement is known as Karachi Agreement, the agreement remain hidden till 1992 when High Court of AJK was hearing a petition on Gilgit Baltistan and court nullify the Karachi Agreement but latter AJK’s supreme court restored it in its pure form.
Cease Fire Line agreement between India and Pakistan on 29 July 1949: Karachi Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEASE FIRE LINE IN THE STATE OF JAMMU KASHMIR
WHERE DOES 3RD OPTION EXIST IN JAMMU & KASHMIR?
An ‘independent state’ is a rising phenomenon in either side of Jammu and Kashmir which gradually evolved as a result of the impasse on the Kashmir dispute, generally known as ‘Third Option’. Several politicians are the advocates of ‘third option’ popular names among those are Maqbool Butt, Amanullah Khan, Shabbir Ahmed Shah and Yasin Malik.
The Spirit of Kashmiri Food
Now strife-ridden, Kashmir was once a beautiful haven where Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits peacefully co-existed. As a result two outstanding types of cuisines which were so similar yet so different from each other emerged from this region.
Kutton Resort – A perfect place for summer-savvy
The road is paved but still, half of it is ramshackle. From Muzaffarabad to Kundal Shai a small town on the way, you can use any vehicle to travel and as well for Kutton resort.
1924 – Agitation in Silk Industry in Jammu Kashmir
The labourers of this factory were paid daily wages of 41/2annas per head which was perceptibly too scarce, especially in view of the escalating of cost of living and the huge profit it grossed.
Krishan Dev Sethi : A witness of the History of JK
The people of that area were oppressed and subjected to worst treatment. Feudalism, landlordism, moneylenders, everything was there. And there was repression from the British government and Maharaja as well. We were in school those days, and this ill treatment did not let us to be mute spectators. We started resistance against this oppression when our age was just around 15 years.
Delhi’s Policy Has Failed In Kashmir, Says Geelani
“India is suffering from the arrogance of power and has tried its best to muzzle our voice, but has utterly failed to do so, and the Indian might can never deter us from our much-cherished goal of right to self-determination,”
What is Kashmiriat or Kashmiriyat?
The term Kashmiriat or Kashmiriyat has come to signify centuries-old indigenous secularism of Kashmir which has been expended and crumple many times in History. According to some sources of history, Kashmir was a great state in the past, and it has been extended to Ghazni and Gujrat.