Pakistan-India KASHMIR DISPUTE-A Chronology of Important Events (1947-1990)

C.B. Gibbon, President, Anglo-Indian’s Association of Pakistan, in an interview, said that the reported decision of the Government of India, to raise the Kashmir issue before the Security Council of the UNO, would further aggravate the already strained relations between Pakistan and Bharat. (January 2, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN called a meeting of the Security Council, on the Question of Kashmir. (January 3, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Saal, Mah January Kay Ainain Main, (Urdu), Lahore, 1978, p. 5).

Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, reached New York to attend the meeting of the Security Council on the Kashmir dispute. (January 14, 1948) (Dawn).

Gopalswami Ayyanga, presented a report of 6,000 words of India Case on the Kashmir issue in the UNO. (January 15, 1948) (Josef Korbel, Danger in Kashmir, Princeton, 1966, p.99).

The Security Council of the UNO met at Lake Sussex (New York) to begin a full-dress debate on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. (January 15, 1948) (Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, Emergence of Pakistan, Lahore, 1981, P. 360).

The second round of talks

over Kashmir reopened in the Security Council. Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, presented the Pakistan’s view on the issue. He addressed the Council for about five hours. (January 17, 1948) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, Kashmiri’s Fight- For Freedom 1947-1978, Vol. II, Lahore, 1979, P-1049).

The UN Security Council, passed the Belgium Resolution for appointing a three-member Commission to arbiterate the Kashmir issue. The voting was nine in favour, with Russia and UKrain abstaining. Two members of the Commission be chosen by the two Dominions and the third by the two so chosen. (January 20, 1948) (Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan, The Kashmir Saga, Mirpur, 1965, p. 144).

India and Pakistan delegates to the Security Council, met to resume exploratory talks on the procedure for the selection of a three-member Commission to mediate in the Kashmir dispute, which the Security Council had agreed to set up. (January 21, 1948) (Dawn, Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit, Mash January Kay Anakin Main, P. 27).

When the Security Council met to resume its debate on Kashmir, the Indian delegation indicated that it might be forced to withdraw from the debate if any attempt was made to widen the question, (January 22, 1948) (Dawn).

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, and leader of delegation to the UNO, suggested to the Security Council, that the various questions raised by him on the Kashmir issue, could be considered at a stage when the Security Council was unoccupied. (He raised these questions on January 17, 1948). (January 24, 1948) (Dawn).          

India and Pakistan delegates presented draft plans of certain specific issues regarding the Kashmir dispute of Round Table Talks in New York, in the presence of Chairman of Security Council. (January 27, 1948) (Dawn).

President of the Security Council submitted the draft resolution to both parties and urged that the fate of Kashmir should be decided by a plebiscite. (January 28, 1948) (Dawn).

“The plebiscite in Kashmir should be organized, held and supervised under the authority and responsibility of the Security Council of UN, was” said in a Pakistan’s Resolution on Kashmir, submitted to the Security Council, (January 28, 1948) (Dawn).

The Security Council meeting faced a deadlock between India and Pakistan, on the two main issues in the Kashmir dispute, (January 28, 1948) (Dawn).

The Security Council re-assembled for the consideration of the Kashmir question, (February 3, 1948) (Dawn).

In the Security Council, when the Kashmir debate resumed, the President suggested that the simplest solution of the problem would be to have an interim government during the plebiscite. The Government should be the coalition composed of the Chiefs of the National Conference and the Muslim Conference, under the authority of the Security Council. China, suggested Indo-Pakistan Round Table Conference after the general debate, (February 6, 1948) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah February Kay Ainay Main, p. 8).

The delegations of the India and Pakistan to the Security Council, met in the presence of the President of the Security Council. (February, 7, 1948) (Dawn).

India had asked the Security Council to postpone indefinitely its consideration of the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, which had been placed before the Security Council since January 6, 1948. (February 8, 1948) (Josef Korbel, op.cit., p. 109).          

The Security Council took up the second part of the India-Pakistan dispute, while waiting for the Indian delegation to return from Delhi with new instructions on the Kashmir issue. (February 18, 1948) (Dawn).

12-points Compromise Resolution was presented by the Chinese delegate T.F. Tsiang, to the Security Council, on the Kashmir dispute. (March 18, 1948) (Josef Korbel), op. cit. 112).

A comprehensive plan for solving Kashmir problem, by declaring Kashmir a fully self governing state for a period of 10 years was advanced in a letter prominenced in ‘Machester Guardian’ (March 31, 1948) (Dawn).

A joint resolution of six countries about the Kashmir issue was presented to the Security Council by the President of the Security Council for future discussion over the Kashmir issue likely to start on April 19, 1948. (April 18, 1948) (Josef Korbel, op. cit. p. 111).

The discussions over the Kashmir issue began in the Security Council on the six country’s new resolution presented to the Security Council. Zafarullah Khan, foreign Minister of Pakistan, gave some new suggestions. He urged to station the Pakistan Army in Kashmir along with the Indian Forces to look after the plebiscite in the occupied Valley. (April 19, 1948) (Dawn).

The Security Council accepted the six countries’ resolution according to which Commission of the UNO was to visit Kashmir State (April 21, 1948) Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan, op. cit., p. 144).

In a meeting of a Security Council, a Kashmir Mission was raised and advised to leave for Kashmir immediately. (June 4, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah January Kay Ainain Main p. 6).

The UN Security Council published the letter in which Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, had appealed for urgent and effective action to avoid “an armed conflict of the most serious magnitude between Pakistan and India over Kashmir” (November 25, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Security Council appealed to India and Pakistan, to stop fighting in Kashmir and to do nothing to aggravate the situation or endanger the (present) negotiation for a settlement. The Council also gave full support to the appeal made by the Kashmir Mission. (November 25, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Security Council praised Pakistan and India, for accepting the proposals of the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan. (January 13, 1949) (Dawn).

The views of the governments of Pakistan and India (on the list of names of the proposed Kashmir plebiscite administrators) were communicated to the Security-General of the UNO. (February 12, 1949) (Dawn).

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations was appointed by UNO as Plebiscite Administrator for the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (March 22, 1949) (S.M. Burke, Pakistan Foreign Policy, London, 1973, p. 34).

Second meeting of the Central Plebiscite Advisory Committee was held which decided to form four sub-committees to deal all matters pertaining to the forthcoming Kashmir plebiscite. (May 10, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that “the United Nations may name admiral Chester Nimitz, as mediator in the Kashmir dispute and request Pakistan and India, to agree to that function being entrusted to him, in addition to that of plebiscite administration”. (August 22, 1949) (Dawn).  

The United Nations Military and Visa’s Headquarters in Srinagar, was shifted to Rawalpindi, (October 15, 1949) (Dawn).

The UN Central Headquarters in Rawalpindi, announced that the demarcation of the cease-fire line in occupied Jammu and Kashmir State (extending over 800 miles of territory) was completed. (November 3, 1949) (Dawn).

Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, Pakistan’s Ambassador at large, left London for New York, to represent Pakistan at the hearing of the Kashmir question before the Security Council by the end of December 1949. (December 10, 1949) (Dawn).

The United Nations Security Council decided that its President General Andrew MeNaughton of Canada, should negotiate informally with India and Pakistan to find a mutual satisfactory way of dealing with the Kashmir problem (December 17, 1949) (Dawn.

General A.G.L. McNaughton, President of the Security Council, submitted to the delegation of India and Pakistan, certain proposals as a basis for dealing with the Kashmir deadlock. (December 24, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum op.cit., Mah December Kay Ainay Main, P. 40).

The UN Secretary General, received from General A.G.L. McNaughton of Canada, an 18-pages report on the task entrusted to him in December, of finding a “middle way” in the Kashmir deadlock (February 7, 1950) (Dawn).

India rejected General A.G.L. McNaughton of Canada’s proposals for a settlement of the two-year old Kashmir dispute when the Security Council resumed consideration of it. (February 7, 1950) (Dawn).

The Security Council reassembled to discuss the Kashmir issue. A resolution regarding termination of the UNCIP and appointing of a United Nations representative to take over UNCIP’s powers and responsibilities in Kashmir was introduced. (February 24, 1950) (Dawn).

The Security Council resumed the debate on the question of Kashmir, (March 8, 1950) (Dawn).

The Security Council decided to appoint a mediator in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. (March 14, 1950) (G.M. Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Relations with India, 1947-66, London, 1968, p. 116).

Leading members of the Security Council were busy on the job of selecting “United Nations representative” to act as mediator in the Kashmir dispute. (March 15, 1950) (Dawn).

India and Pakistan, both accepted Sir Owen Dixon, Australian High Government Justice, as United Nations representative in the Kashmir dispute, (April 13, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah April Kay Ainain Main, p. 22).

Sir Owen Dixon, UN representative for Kashmir dispute, arrived in New Delhi, for conferring with Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indian Government’s officials. (May 27, 1950) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1073).

Sir Owen Dixon, the UN representative for Kashmir dispute arrived in Karachi. (June 1, 1950) (Ibid).

Sir Owen Dixon, started talks with Pakistani leaders in Karachi. (June 3, 1950) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah June Kay Ainain Main, p.5).

The talks between Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Sir Dixon, prolonged for some more time. (June 4, 1950) (Dawn).

The preliminary Kashmir talks between Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan and Sir Dixon were concluded in Karachi, (June 5, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah June Kay Ainain Main,  p. 8).

Sir Owen Dixon, left Karachi for Srinagar, enroute to Rawalpindi, (June 7, 1950) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1073).

Sir Owen Dixon said in an interview in Srinagar that he saw no reason why there should not be a settlement of Kashmir issue. (June 9, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, arrived at Hagira in the Azad Kashmir territory, from the Indian held Kashmir. (June 14, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah June Kay Ainain Main, p. 21).

The UN representative for Kashmir dispute, Sir Owen Dixon arrived back in Srinagar after a day’s tour of Azad Kashmir territory (June 16, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, had 160 minutes conference with Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, Supreme Head of Kashmir Movement. (June 20, 1950) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit. Mah June Kay Ainain Main, p. 32).     

Sir Owen Dixon, came to Karachi from New Delhi. He had his first meeting with the Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (July 17, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, had second meeting with Premier of Pakistan Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, in Karachi. (July 18, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, returned to New Delhi, having learnt of the tragic disaster near Pathankot, resulting in the death of 22 passengers, including 3 United Nations observers. (July 18, 1950) (Dawn).

Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, arrived in New Delhi to participate in the Tripartite Kashmir Conference. (July 20, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah July Kay Ainain Main, p. 32).

The Tripartite Conference on Kashmir, Began in New Delhi. Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sir Owen Dixon, UN representative in the Kashmir dispute sat around the table. (July 20, 1950) Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1073).

The Tripartite Conference on Kashmir, held in New Delhi, entered its second day successfully, (July 22, 1950) (Ibid).

The Tripartite Conference on Kashmir, entered its third day. The talks were reported to be secret. (July 22, 1950 (Ibid).

The Tripartite Conference on Kashmir, definitely crossed the preliminary state. Talks continued for a long time. (July 23, 1950) (Ibid).

The Five-day old Tripartite Conference on Kashmir, between the Premiers of India and Pakistan, and Sir Owen Dixon concluded. In the Joint Communique, it was announced that the two Premiers proposed to continue their discussion later in Karachi. It was reported that the Tripartite Conference could not reach an agreement. (July 24, 1950) (Ibid).

Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, returned to Karachi from New Delhi after attending the Tripartite Kashmir Conference. (July 25, 1950) (Dawn).

The UN representative in Kashmir dispute, Sir Owen Dixon, continued his efforts for a peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue. He also met with the Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (July 26, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, held talks with the Pakistani Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (August 2, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, held another round of talks with Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. He also called on Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, (August 3, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon UN representative in Kashmir, again met with Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, (August 7, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, met Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Premier, (August 10, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, reached Karachi. He met with the Pakistani Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (August 12, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op, cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main. P. 19).

Sir Owen Dixon, held talks with Premier Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan. (August 13, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, arrived in New Delhi from Karachi, after week long talks with the Pakistani leaders, (August 19, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main p. 29).

Sir Owen Dixon, arrived in Karachi from Delhi, and met the Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. It was believed to be a good-bye meeting. (August 21, 1950) (Dawn).    

The final communiqué was announced by Sir Owen Dixon the UN representative in Kashmir. He said in a press conference in Karachi, that there was no immediate prospect of India and Pakistan, compromising any of their differences over the held State of Jammu and Kashmir. (August 22, 1950) (Dawn).

Sir Owen Dixon, arrived in New York from London, to submit the report to the Security Council. (September 9, 1950) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Mediator, Sir Owen Dixon, reported to the Security Council, that all means of settling the dispute over Kashmir, had been “exhausted” and suggested that India and Pakistan, be left to negotiate a settlement among themselves. (September 19, 1950) (Dawn) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main, p.29).

The debate started in the Security Council on the Kashmir Question. US and UK proposed that Kashmir dispute should be settled by free plebiscite. (February 21, 1951) (Josef Korbel, op.cit., p. 177).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, spoke in the Security Council on the Kashmir Question. He called upon the Security Council for “prompt and vigorous action”. (March 6, 1951) (Dawn).

The delegates of Britain and United States, presented their amendment resolution on Kashmir, in the Security Council meeting. (March 21, 1951) (Josef Korbel, op. cit., p. 177).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, President of the University of North Carolina was appointed by the Security Council, as the United Nations Representative in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. (April 30, 1951) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1080).

Discussion began on the Kashmir Question in the Security Council. Prof Ahmad Shah Bokhari, chief delegate of Pakistan, accused India of using a “preudo-legalistic subterfuge” to cover her occupation of Kashmir by force. He asked the Security Council to take a resolute action in the matter. (May 29, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, UN representative in the Kashmir dispute, arrived in Karachi. (June 30, 1951) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1080).

Dr. Graham, called on the Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan and the Governor General of Pakistan, Khawaja Nazimuddin. (June 30. 1951) (Ibid).

Dr. Graham arrived in New Delhi from Karachi. (July 2, 1951) (Dawn).

The UN representative Dr. Graham had 50 minutes long talk with Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (July 4, 1951) (Dawn).        

Dr. Graham, concluded his general discussion on Kashmir issue with Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (July 7, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, left Delhi for Srinagar on a tour. (July 8, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, arrived in Rawalpindi from Srinagar, (July 13, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, held short informed talks with Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani. (July 15, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, arrived in Karachi from Rawalpindi, (July 17, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, the UN representative in the Kashmir dispute began formal talks in Karachi. (July 19, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, held meetings with Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, in Karachi. (July 21, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, left Karachi for Delhi along with his party (July 23, 1951) (Dawn).        

Dr. Graham, arrived in Srinagar on “a private visit”. (July 29, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, met Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in Srinagar, (August 4, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham arrived in Karachi from Srinagar, (August 5, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, met Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan and other Pakistan officials in Karachi. (August 8, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, held 60 minutes long talks with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in New Delhi, (August 22, 1951) (Dawn).    

Dr. Graham, arrived in Karachi from New Delhi, and held discussions with Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan and other officials. (August 27, 1951) (Dawn).       

Dr. Graham, arrived in Karachi from New Delhi. He met the Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (September 8, 1951) (Dawn).

Pakistan’s Kashmir Affairs Minister, Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, confirmed that the UN Kashmir representative Dr. Frank P. Graham, had submitted certain proposals for demilitarisation of the held State of Jammu and Kashmir. (September 12, 1951) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op.cit., p. 1080).

Dr. Graham, left Karachi for Geneva. (September 12, 1951) (Ibid).

Dr. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir issue, reported to the Security Council, that there was still a chance of securing agreement between India and Pakistan, on the Question of Kashmir (October 16, 1951) (Dawn).

The United Nations Security Council approved an Anglo-American resolution, calling for further negotiations to solve the four year old Kashmir dispute, Graham Mission was extended for another six weeks, (November 10, 1951) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1083).

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan and UN representative in Kashmir, Dr. Frank P. Graham, met in Paris, to discuss the Kashmir problem. (November 16, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative in the Kashmir issue, and Sir Narsing Rao, India’s permanent representative at the UNO discussed in Kashmir problem. (November 17, 1951) (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative in the Kashmir dispute, met again with Sir Narsing Rao, India’s permanent delegate to the United Nations for a 30-minutes talk on the Kashmir problem (November 30, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, has a 40-minutes long talk in Paris, with Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for the Kashmir issue. (December 7, 1951) (Dawn).

The informed circles telling about the Report of Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for the Kashmir issue, said the little progress had been made in working out a plan for the demilitarisation of Kashmir, acceptable to both India and Pakistan. Dr. Graham originally submitted to both parties a 12 point programme of demilitarisation, following his conversation with Indian and Pakistani leaders on the sub-continent during the summer. (December 19, 1951), (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir issue, reported to the Security Council that India and Pakistan had failed to reach an agreement on a plan for demilitarisation of Kashmir, prior to holding a United Nations plebiscite to decide the annexed States future. (December 21, 1951) (Dawn; Zhaid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah December Kay Ainain Main, p. 35).

The Security Council met to hear a report by Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir issue. The Soviet representative, Jacob Malik, charged UN and USA with deliberately preventing a solution of the Kashmir dispute with the object of turning the disputed region into a “trust territory” and using it for an “imperialist” was base. (January 17, 1952) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1085).

At the request of the Pakistan delegation to the United Nations, Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir issue, published the tentative plan for the demilarisation of Kashmir, suggested by General Jacob L. Devers, military adviser to Dr. Graham. (January 22, 1952) (Dawn).    

The UN Security Council, resumed consideration of the Kashmir Question. It was suggested by Sir Gladwyn Jebes of Britain-backed by Brazil, Chile, the Netherland and the UN, that United Nations Mediator, Dr. Frank P. Graham, be send back to occupied Kashmir, to seek to widen the area of agreement between the two disputant-India and Pakistan. (January 31, 1952) Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1087).      

In Paris, Dr. Graham, held talks with Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, (February 4, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, arrived in Delhi. (February 29, 1952) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah February Kay Ainain Main, p. 39).

Dr. Graham arrived in Karachi from Delhi. (March 8, 1952) (Ibid., Mah March Kay Ainain Main, p. 14).

Dr. Graham, had second meeting with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan. (March 11, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, left Karachi for New Delhi. (March 14, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, reported in a 36-page report that progress had been made in the question of demilitarising Kashmir, but that one issue still remained unresolved between India and Pakistan. (April 22, 1952) (S. M. Burke, op. cit., p. 37).

Dr. Graham, the UN representative for  Kashmir dispute, left Karachi for Geneva, to write the report on his second visit to the South Asian sub-continent, (March 25, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, conferred for half an hour, with the Indian and Pakistani representatives in the Head Office of the United Nations. (July 16, 1952) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1087).

It was learnt that the representatives of India and Pakistan, were meeting in New York, with Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir issue. (July 21, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to renew negotiations on the Kashmir question at Ministerial level. (July 31, 1952) (Dawn).

Secretarial – Ministerial talks, aimed at solving the five-year-old dispute between India and Pakistan, over the future of held State of Kashmir, began in Geneva. (August 26, 1952) Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op.cit., p. 1087).

At Geneva, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, met Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for the Kashmir dispute. (August 29, 1952) (Dawn).

Joint talks resumed between India and Pakistan on the future of Kashmir at a surprise meeting in Geneva. (September 2, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Graham, reported to the Security Council, that he had failed to effect an agreement between India and Pakistan on demilitarisation of Kashmir. Demilitarisation of the area, which had been in a state of truce since 1948, must precede the holding of a plebiscite to determine whether Kashmir would be incorporated in India or Pakistan. (September 19, 1952) (S.M. Burke, op.cit., p. 37).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Karachi, after attending Tripartite talks in Geneva. (September 25, 1952) (Dawn).   

United Nations Security Council, approved the Anglo-American resolution on Kashmir, calling for renewed negotiations between India and Pakistan. (December 23, 1952) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op.cit., p. 1088).

The Pakistan delegation to the UN announced that talks with Bharat on disputes Kashmir, would be resum3ed in Geneva, on February 4, 1953. (January 23, 1953) (Dawn).           Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived in London from New York, on his way to Geneva, to attend a meeting on the Kashmir Question. (January 30, 1953) (Dawn).

Secret talks on Kashmir resumed in Geneva, on the possible demilitarisation of the occupied State and the holding of a plebiscite. (February 4, 1953) Mohammad Yousuf Saraf, op. cit., p. 1089).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, had two-hour private talk with Frank P. Graham, the UN Kashmir representative. (February 6, 1953) (Dawn).

Ralph Bunche, Director of the United Nations Trusteeship Division, told reporters in Tel Aviv, that Kashmir dispute was the most serious potential trouble spot in the world. (February 7, 1953) (Dawn).

The Kashmir talks at Geneva, were suspended for one weekend. (February 9, 1953) (Dawn).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN Kashmir representative, resumed his separate talks with the Pakistan and Bharat delegations in Geneva. (February 9, 1953)(Dawn).

Another private talks on the demilitarisation of Kashmir, were held in Geneva, under the auspices of Frank P. Graham. (February 11, 1953) (Dawn).

The Kashmir talks were suspended to allow Dr. Graham, to consider results of his private conversations with the Pakistani and Bharati delegations. (February 12, 1953) (Dawn).

New proposals concerning the demilitarisation of Kashmir remained under active consideration in Geneva talks, between the Indian and Pakistani delegations. (February 15, 1953) (Dawn, Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah February Kay Ainain Main, p. 21).

The Pakistani and Indian delegations handed over their written replies to the new proposals on the demilitarisation of Kashmir, which Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN Kashmir representative recently sent them. (February 17, 1953) (Dawn).

An official communique issued in Geneva, said that the Pakistan and Indian delegations to the Kashmir talks were going back to their respective capitals to report to their government. (February 19, 1953) (Dawn).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, opening the Kashmir case in the Security Council, asked that as required by the previous resolution of the Security Council and the United nation Commission on India and Pakistan, accepted by both the countries, a plebiscite under the United Nations should be held in the dispute State, after all Indian and Pakistan forces had been withdrawn from it. He proposed that, instead of those forces, a United Nations Force should go into Kashmir, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, also asked the Council to call upon India, to refrain from taking any steps to integrate the occupied State with India. (January 16, 1957) (PH, Karachi, Vol. X. No. 1, March 1957).

The United State, Australia Colombia, Cuba and Britain members of the United Nations Security Council, presented a draft resolution to reaffirm that any decision concerning Kashmir should be made “in accordance with the will of the people expressed through a plebiscite”. (January 24, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

The Security Council adopted a resolution declaring that any changes made in the status of Kashmir, without a plebiscite, would not be in accordance with previous UN decisions, (January 24, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

The President of the Security Council, General Carlos P. Romulo, stated that the Kashmir dispute was a threat to the peace not only of Asia but of the World. (January 31, 1957) (PH. X, No. 1, March 1957).

In a press statement, the Pakistan delegation to the United Nations, charged that since the beginning of discussion on the Kashmir dispute in the Security Council, “significant” Indian troop movements had taken place on the Indian side of the border with West Pakistan (February 13, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

The Soviet Union vetoed the Four-Power resolution on Kashmir, which took note of a Pakistan’s proposal to send a UN Emergency Force to Kashmir to aid in demilitarisation preparatory work for a plebiscite. (February 21, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

The United Nations representative, Gunnar Jaring, arrived in Karachi, to hold talks on Kashmir, with the Government of Pakistan. (March 14, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

The United Nation’s representative for Kashmir, Gunnar V. Jarring, reported failure of his Mission to India and Pakistan. However, in his report to the Security Council, he revealed that while Pakistan had accepted but India rejected his suggestions for submitting for arbitration the question whether or not part 1 of UNCIP Resolution of August 13, 1948, had been implemented by the two parties. (April 30, 1957) (PH. X. No. 2, June 1957).

The UN Security Council reopened its debate on Kashmir (October 10, 1957). (PH. X. No. 4, October 1957).

In the UN Security Council debate on Kashmir, the Security amendment to the Five-Power resolution was approved by ten favourable votes, with the USSR abstaining. (December 2, 1957) (PH, X, No. 4. December 1957).

Dr. Frank P. Graham, UN representative for India and Pakistan, arrived in New Delhi, for further talks on the Kashmir issue under the UN Security Council Resolution of December 2, 1957. (January 12, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 1, March 1958).

Dr. Graham, arrived in Karachi, to continue negotiations on the Kashmir issue. (January 17, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 1, March 1958).

Dr. Graham, submitted to the Security Council, his report on the Kashmir dispute. (April 3, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 2, June 1958).

Pakistan’s acting permanent representative to the UN, sent  note to the Security Council President, informing him of the situation in Kashmir, arising from the decision of the Kashmir Liberation Movement to cross the cease-fire line, (July 16, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 3, September 1958).

Pakistan asked the President of the Security Council, to call a meeting of the Council “as early as may be convenient to take the whole question (of Indo-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir) into immediate consideration, for the purpose of speeding up the settlement of the dispute”, as “recent pronouncements by responsible personalities in India have emphasized that the situation is charged with the utmost gravity”. (January 12, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 1, I Quarter 1962).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, reaffirmed that he was prepared to meet the Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, provided that the meeting could bring about a solution of mutual problems. (March 22, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

Pakistan’s permanent representative at the UN, Chaudhry Zafarulah Khan, appealed to the UN Security Council, to act in the Kashmir dispute before it was too late. (April 27, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, made a number of suggestions for settling the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, during the speech in the Security Council, (May 1, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

The Security Council adjourned the Kashmir debate. (May 4, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

The Security Council meeting on Kashmir, was postponed until May 28, 1962. (May 16, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

The Kashmir debate in the Security Council, was postponed again. (May 26, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

It was reported that the Security Council had decided to resume the Kashmir debate on May 31, 1962. (May 26, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

Introducing his draft resolution on Kashmir, in the Security Council, the Irish delegate, Boland, said that the discussion had shown that there was a large  measure of agreement in the Council about Kashmir, and that the draft resolution was intended to reflect as accurately and fairly as possible the consensus of the points of view of the majority of the Council as they had been expressed. (June 22, 1962) (PH, XV. No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

The US President, John F. Kennedy’s policy planning adviser, W.W. Rostow, told Pakistan’s President, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan in Dhaka, that the United States would continue to give arms aid to India, irrespective of a settlement of the Kashmir dispute. (April 5, 1963) PH. XVI, No. 2. II Quarter 1963).

The United Nations Security Council met at Pakistan’s request to consider the Kashmir question. (February 3, 1964), (PH. XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

The Security Council, which was debating the Kashmir question, adjourned with settling a date for another meeting at the request of the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Z.A. Bhutto. (February 17, 1964) (PH, XVIII , No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, arrived in Rawalpindi, on a fact-finding mission. He said that the Kashmir situation was a matter of active concern of the United Nations. (April 14, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

The United Nations Security Council, immobilized by power politics, once again failed to initiate any positive action for solving the Kashmir dispute. The Council, merely expressed a wish for India and Pakistan, to resolve their differences by negotiations. (May 18, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Pakistan informed the United Nations Security Council, that the concentration of six Indian Divisions in occupied Kashmir, had created serious situation in the area, (June 21, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1965).  

The Security Council, unanimously adopted a six-power resolution calling upon India and Pakistan, to take “steps for an immediate cease-fire”. (September 4, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

U. Thant, the UN Secretary General, arrived in Rawalpindi, for talks with Pakistani leaders in an effort to bring a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. (September 9, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

The UN Secretary General, U. Thant, asked the Security Council, to order India and Pakistan, to cease hostilities. (September 17, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

The UN Security Council, adopted a resolution demanding that a cease-fire should take effect between India and Pakistan, on September 22, 1965, at 07:00 hours G.M.T. The resolution also provided for the settlement of the political problem underlying the conflict. (September 20, 1965)(PH. XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

Major General B. Macdonald of Canada who had been appointed Commander of the United Nations India-Pakistan observation Mission, arrived in New Delhi, (September 28, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

In a report to the Security Council, the Security General proposed that the United Nations observation groups on the Indo-Pakistan cease-fire line should remain in the area for a further three months after December 22, 1965. (December 16, 1965) (PH XIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

Lt. General R.H. Nimmo, Chief of the United Nations Military Observer’s Group in Kashmir, died in Rawalpindi. (January 4, 1966) PH. XIX, No. I, I Quarter 1966).

In a report, the United Nations Secretary General, U. Thant, stated that there had been a general relaxation of tension along the India-Pakistan cease-fire line. (January 17, 1966) (PH, XIX No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

On a two-day visit to Pakistan, the UN Secretary General. U. Thant, said that the UN Security Council was seized on the Kashmir issue, and it was for that body to take any action it deemed necessary. (April 19, 1967) (PH, XX. No. 2, II Quarter 1967).

In a letter to the UN Security Council, Agha Shahi, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, impressed upon the World Body that the repressive measures adopted by the Indian Government in occupied Kashmir, had compelled the people of that State to resort to desperate acts. (February 6, 1971).

It was reported that in a letter to the Security Council, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN had stated that India had violated two agreements connected with the State of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that for the last several weeks, the Government of India, had not only massed its troops on the borders of Pakistan, but had considerably increased its forces in the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, (November 5, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1971).

The UN Secretary-General said that the UN observers on the Kashmir cease-fire line had not been free to check violations. (January 31, 1972) (PH XXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1972).

Pakistan was reported to have instructed its representative at the UN to apprise the World Body, of Islamabad’s position, that the UN observers supervising the Kashmir cease-fire line, continue to have a role to play, (July 23, 1972) (PH, XV, No. 3 III Quarter 1972).

The UN under Secretary-General told the newsmen in New Delhi, that India had made no formal request to the UN so far, for the withdrawal of UN observers, from Indian occupied Kashmir. (October 20, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

It was reported that the Pakistani delegate to the General Assembly’s Third Committee, had supported the exercise of the right of self-determination by all people including those of Jammu and Kashmir. (October 14, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

Pakistan urged UN to force India for a plebiscite in the occupied Kashmir State. (February 26, 1990) (The Nation, February 27, 1990).

The United States spokesman said that the UN Resolution on Kashmir, did not die with Simla Agreement. (April 27, 1990) (The Nation, April 28, 1990).

At UN, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada yaqub Ali Khan, discussed the Kashmir issue with the Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Cuelller. (September 25, 1990) (The Nation, September 26, 1990).

UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan
EFFORTS AND FAILURES

            Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s complaint against the authority of the Kashmir Mission was presented in the Security Council but the Council rejected it. (June 19, 1948) (Dawn).

The Kashmir Commission landed in Nicosia from Geneva, on its way to Karachi. (July 6, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Commission on Kashmir, arrived in Karachi, (July 7, 1948) (Sardar M. Ibraham Khan, The Kashmir Saga, Mirpur, 1965, p.148).

“We must succeed” was the keynote of the joint press conference in Karachi, of the leaders of the UN Security Council’s Commission for Kashmir. (July 8, 1948) (Dawn).

The Untied Nations Kashmir Commission left Karachi for New Delhi. (July 10, 1948) (Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan, op. cit. p. 148).

The members of the UN Security Council’s Kashmir Commission , called on the Indian Premier, Jawahar Lal Nehru. (July 12, 1948) Josef Korbel, Danger in Kashmir, Princeton, 1966, p. 122).

The UN Kashmir Commission held its first formal meeting at the Farid Kot House, India. (July 13, 1948) (Ibid,.p.123).

The UN Commission for Kashmir, met and heard seven officials of the Indian Army, (July 16, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission arrived back in Karachi from New Delhi, for consultations with the Government of Pakistan. (July 17, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations’ Kashmir Commission had a brief session in New Delhi, during which the Pakistan Government Secretary-General, Mohammad Ali, made a statement before the commission, on Pakistan’s point of view. (July 23, 1948) (Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan, op. cit., p. 148).

The Advance Party of the UN Kashmir Mission left Delhi for Kashmir, to study the military situation there. (July 27, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission held a 3-hours meeting in New Delhi, and received India’s replies to the Commission’s questionnaire on the situation in Kashmir. (July 28, 1948) (Dawn).

The Advance Party of the Kashmir Mission arrived in Srinagar and Jammu, after a 3-days tour of study of the Military situation in different front of that area. (July 31, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission arrived in Karachi from New Delhi. (July 31, 1948) (Dawn).

In Karachi, the UN Commission for India and Pakistan, met and discussed the programme of work. (August 2, 1948) (Dawn).

The Advance Party of the UN Kashmir Mission, which made a 5-days study of the military situation in Kashmir valley, left Srinagar for New Delhi, (August 3, 1948) (Dawn).

UN Kashmir Commission met in Karachi, and discussed possible points of discussion with representatives of the Pakistan Government, who appeared before the Commission a few days back. (August 3, 1948) (Dawn).

UN Kashmir Commission met for more than 2 hours and received Pakistan’s view in regard to the Kashmir situation. (August 4, 1948) (Dawn).

According to a United Nations Commission press note, issued from Karachi, it was reported that the United Nations Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, heard its military mission report today on the Mission’s survey on the Indian Army side of the Kashmir Firing Line. (August 6, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, worked again on its tentative draft of a cease-fire proposed which was to be submitted to the Government of India and Pakistan, for their agreement. (August 11, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, adopted a resolution, in which proposals were preserved for a cease-fire and fair plebiscite in the State of Jammu and Kashmir to both the governments. (August 13, 1948) (Josef Korbelo, op. cit., p. 140).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Zafarullah Khan, met with members of the UN Kashmir Commission in Karachi. (August 19, 1948) (Dawn).

The members of the UN Kashmir Commission left Karachi, for New Delhi. (August 19, 1948) (Dawn).

The members of the UN Kashmir Commission left Karachi, for New Delhi, (August 19, 1948) (Dawn).

The Indian Government, conveyed to the United Nations Kashmir Commission about the Indian views on the Commission’s “cease-fire” proposal. (August 20, 1948 (Josef Korbel, op cit., p. 142).

The UN Kashmir Commission met in New Delhi for 3-hours and heard reports of the Advance Party, which visited the occupied Kashmir State. (August 21, 1948 Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission met in New Delhi for 4 hours and discussed the report submitted by the Advance Party. (August 23, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission, asked the Secretary General of UNO to appoint 20 military observers to supervise the cease-fire in Kashmir. (August 23, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Sall: Mah August Kay Ainain Main, Lahore, 1978, p. 38).

The President of the Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, in a press conference said that they would never agree to execute the cease-fire order unless the members of the United Nation Commission for India and Pakistan, did not discuss with the Azad Kashmir Government, the terms of the proposed cease-fire in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (August 27, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission met in New Delhi. (August 27, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission arrived in Karachi, to have further talks with Pakistani leaders on the proposal of cease-fire. (August 28, 1948) (Dawn).

The Mission of the alternative delegates of the UN Commission for India and Pakistan, arrived in Srinagar to study in general, the economy and political background of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (August 31, 1948) (Dawn).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Zafarullah Khan, met in Karachi, with members of the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan for an exchange of view on cease-fire. (August 31, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (September 2, 1948) (Dawn).

The Mission of alternative delegates of the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, held prolonged conference with Mirza Afzal, Revenue Minister, and Sham Lal Saran, the Supplies Minister, (September 3, 1948) (Dawn).

At Karachi, the UN Kashmir Commission adopted a letter addressed to Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, in which it gave its final elucidation on a number of points of its resolution submitted to India and Pakistan. (September 3, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, discussed the cease-fire proposals with the Presidents of the Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, and Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in Karachi. The Commission was reported  to have recognized the Azad Kashmir Government. (September 4, 1948) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main, p.6).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, President of the Azad Kashmir Government, said that the meeting with UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan was formal. (September 5, 1948) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission announced its resolutions that immediate cease-fire in Kashmir was not to be envisaged. (September 6, 1948) (Dawn).

The Azad Kashmir leaders, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, and Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, declined to comment on the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan proposed of August 13, with regard to Kashmir. (September 6, 1948) (Dawn).

The members of the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, left for New Delhi, (September 9, 1948) (Dawn).

The Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Liberation Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, and President of the Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, said in a joint statement issued in Karachi, that the proposal of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, were not acceptable to the people of Azad Kashmir. (September 9, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main, p. 16).

The members of the UN Commission for India and Pakistan paid a visit to the Mansar Refugee Camp near Attock. (September 17, 1948) (Dawn).

It was announced that the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, had completed one-third of its 60-page interim report to the Security Council on the Kashmir dispute. (October 9, 1948) (Dawn).

It was reliably learnt in Karachi that the Pakistan Government was bringing to the notice of the UN Security Council, the increasing build-up of the Indian Army strength in Kashmir and the fact that India had mounted a large-scale offensive in violation of the (UNCIP’s) resolution of September 19, 1948, requiring both the governments to refrain from doing any thing which could worsen the situation. (November 17, 1948) (Dawn: Zahid Hussain Anjum., op.cit., Mah November Kay Ainain Main, p. 32).

The difficulties of arranging a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir were stressed in the first part of the UN Kashmir Commission’s report published in Paris. (November 23, 1948) (Dawn; Ibid., p. 42).

The UN Kashmir Commission concluded its current series of discussion with the Government of India. (December 23, 1948) (Dawn).

The members of the UN Commission for India and Pakistan arrived in Karachi from New Delhi, for talks wit Pakistani leader. (December 24,1948) (Dawn).

Dr. Alfered Loxano, a member of the UNCIP, said in Karachi, that their discussions in New Delhi and Karachi, shown signs of hope of an amicable solution of the Kashmir problem. (December 26, 1948) (Dawn).

At Karachi, talks on Kashmir were held between UNCIP and the Pakistan officials. (January 3, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah January Kay Ainain Main, p. 5).

The 3-day visit of UNCIP Military Adviser to the Azad Kashmir front line concluded and he left Rawalpindi for New Delhi. (January 14, 1949) (Dawn).

The Government of Pakistan issued a communique giving details of negotiations between Pakistan and the UNCIP for a settlement of the Kashmir dispute. (January 16, 1949) (Dawn).

A press note issued by Pakistan’s UNCIP Liaison Officer, denied the Indian suggestion that the press communiqué issued by the Pakistan Government on January 16, had omitted any of the relevant points regarding the talks with the UNCIP on Kashmir. (January 18, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP submitted a panel of names of the Government of India and Pakistan out of which, a selection could be made of the proposed plebiscite administrators for the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (January 26, 1949) (Dawn).

Personal representative of the Secretary General of UNO on the UNCIP arrived in Karachi from New Delhi. (February 2, 1949) (Dawn).

The UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan arrived in Karachi. (February 4, 1949) (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, Kashmiri’s Fight-For Freedom; 1947-1948, Vol. II, Lahore, 1979, p. 1066).

The first meeting between the UNCIP and Pakistan representatives (since UNCIP’s return to the sub-continent) was held in Karachi. Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, led the Pakistan delegation. (February 7, 1949) (Josef Korbel, op. cit., p.155).

Pakistani representatives met the UNCIP at the Commission’s office and gave their government’s view on the truce agreement, as envisaged in part II of the Commission’s resolution of August 13, 1948. (February 8, 1949) (Dawn).

In a press conference Agha Shauna Ali, General Secretary of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, urged UNCIP to restore normal life in the whole of the Jammu and Kashmir State. (February 10, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP arrived in Delhi from Karachi, (February 10, 1949) (Dawn).

In New Delhi, the UNCIP decided to take preliminary steps for the drafting of a truce agreement, between India and Pakistan, on Kashmir. (February 11, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP appointed a sub-committee to go to Azad Territories held by Azad Kashmir Provincial Government, to study local administrative problems. (February 16, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., February Kay Ainain Main, p. 22).

The UNCIP’s truce treaty drafting sub-committee commenced its work. (February 21, 1949) (Dawn).

The military adviser to the UNCIP arrived in Rawalpindi. (February 24, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP held a brief session in New Delhi and discussed certain minor points regarding the interpretation of the truce. (March 1, 1949) (Dawn).

The truce sub-committee of the UNCIP held a joint conference with the representatives of India and Pakistan, when it resumed work on the definition of a permanent truce line, to replace the existing cease-fire line in the held State of Jammu and Kashmir. (March 9, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP held further discussions on the truce agreement (March 11, 1949) (Dawn).

The truce sub-committee met with the UNCIP in New Delhi, to workout the second part of the truce line in held Jammu and Kashmir, which (would) stretch eastwards from Keran. (March 16, 1949) (Dawn).

The members of the truce sub-committee of the UNCIP for Kashmir, visited the Ambore refugee camp, near Muzaffarabad. (March 16, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP scrutinised the proposals submitted by the Pakistan Government, with regard to a permanent truce line. (March 23, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP sub-committee arrived in Rawalpindi from Gilgit. (March 26, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP members left Karachi for New Delhi. (March 29, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that the truce proposals presented to Pakistan and India by UNCIP were considered by the governments of Pakistan and India, and it was stated that the proposals were not accepted. (April 16, 1949) (Dawn).

The two members of UNCIP arrived in Rawalpindi, to discuss the truce proposals with Pakistan’s representatives in the light of India’s reply. (April 19,1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP continued to have their daily routine meetings, discussing and considering the Pakistan and Indian government’s replies to the proposals of April 15, 1949. (April 22, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP for Kashmir presented simultaneously to the government of Pakistan and India, its final terms for implementation of the truce agreement. (April 28, 1949) (Dawn).

Military adviser to the UNCIP for Kashmir, arrived in Srinagar, and met with the Indian-backed Premier, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. (May 3, 1949) (Dawn).

The Indian and Pakistan governments acceded to UNCIP’s request for unreserved acceptance of the truce terms presented by the Commission on April 28, 1949. (June 6, 1949) (Dawn).

Pakistan offered the UNCIP to supply food, “on purely humanitarian grounds” to the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir, free of cost, through the Pakistan Red Cross. (June 20, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that the UNCIP has invited India and Pakistan, to a Military Conference at a place to be fixed, possibly at Karachi. (July 5, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah July Kay Ainain Mai, p.8).

In an effort to solve the Kashmir tangle, Pakistan and India agreed to accept UNCIP’s initiation to hold joint talks. (July 8, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that UNCIP was submitted a detailed report of its activities to the Security Council, in regard to the Kashmir issue. (July 16, 1949) ) (Dawn).

A further step forward in the efforts to solve the Kashmir tangle, was taken when the Tripartite Military Conference began on a cease-fire line in Karachi. (July 18, 1949) (Dawn). (Mohammad Yusuf Saraf, op.cit., p. 1069).

It was reported that slow progress was made during the Kashmir cease-fire line talks that continued in Karachi. (July 19, 1949) (Dawn).   

The talks on Kashmir cease-fire line continued and the Military Conference partly defined a cease-fire line. (July 21, 1949) (Dawn).

In Karachi, the Kashmir cease-fire parleys suspended temporarily as the Indian and Pakistan delegates were to consult their respective governments. It was learnt that the Tithwal-karen line was defined earlier. (July 22, 1949) (Dawn).

In Karachi the cease-fire line talks ended successfully. It was reported that a full agreement was made on the cease-fire line with regard to 800-mile front in Kashmir. (July 27, 1949) (Sardar M. Ibrahim Khan, op.cit., p.156).

Pakistan and India, retified inter-dominion agreement on Kashmir cease-fire line. (July 29, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP stated in Srinagar, that India and Pakistan had confirmed in writing, their acceptances in principle of the invitation for a joint meeting for agreement on the implementation of a truce in Kashmir. (August 13, 1949) (Dawn).

The United Nations circles expressed considerable satisfaction at an announcement from Srinagar, that both Indian and Pakistan, had accepted the UN Commission’s invitation to a joint meeting to reach a truce agreement. (August 14, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP called off the proposed Indo-Pak talks for the implementation of the truce agreement in held Jammu and Kashmir. The talks were scheduled to be held at New Delhi, on August 22, 1949. (August 18, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP on Kashmir, issued a statement from Srinagar, reporting reasons for call off the joint Indo-Pak meeting previously fixed for August 22, 1949, at New Delhi, (August 19, 1949) (Dawn).

A reliable source in Karachi, said that Pakistan had no objection to the appointment of a mediator in her dispute with India over Kashmir, provided that this task was confined to implementation of the exciting resolutions of the UNCIP. (August 23, 1949) (Dawn).

A full meeting of the Kashmir Commission at a two-hour session at Srinagar, reached a tentative decision on is next step in the Kashmir dispute. (August 26, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP’s “New Formula” for a truce in Kashmir was presented to Pakistan. (August 29, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main, p. 44).

For the second time, the Pakistan cabinet discussed in Karachi, on the UNCIP’s latest proposals for a truce in the state of held Jammu and Kashmir. (September 5, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP held a meeting in Srinagar, lasting for two and a half hours, and was understood to have discussed certain routine and procedural matters. (September 6, 1949) (Dawn).

India was reported to have rejected the suggestions of the UNCIP for arbitration in the Kashmir problem. (September 8, 1949) (Dawn).

Pakistan accepted the suggestions of the UNCIP on the Kashmir issue. (September 8, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main, p.13).

The UNCIP released all correspondence that passed between the Commission and the governments of India and Pakistan, on the Commission’s Memorandum on arbitration previously submitted to the two governments on August 29 and 30, 1949. (September 23, 1949) (Dawn).

The UNCIP members arrived in Karachi, to say “good-bye” to Pakistan authorities, after about nine months of abortive attempts to bring about Indo-Pak accord on a truce in Kashmir. (September 23, 1949) (Dawn).

The assurances given about the disbandment of Azad Kashmir Forces by Dr. Lozans to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in December 1948, related exclusively to an elaboration of Part III of the August 13, 1949, resolution. The point was emphasized by the UNCIP in a statement issued on 25th September. (September 25, 1949) (Dawn).

Mr. Carlous Leguizaman, Chairman of the United Nations Kashmir Commission, said in a press conference at Geneva, that the Commission’s report to the Security Council would recommend continued United Nations efforts to solve the Kashmir question. (October 13, 1949) (Dawn).

It was announced in Geneva, that the UNCIP on Kashmir, had completed its reports which were to be sent to New York (the following day) to the Secretary General. (December 7, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that the UNCIP was expected to prose to the Security Council that a mediator be appointed in the dispute between India and Pakistan over the held Kashmir. (December 9, 1949) (Dawn).

At Lake Success, the UNCIP recommended that the Security Council should appoint a mediator to bring India and Pakistan together in all unresolved issues over Kashmir. (December 12, 1949) (Dawn).

In a report submitted to the Security Council, the UNCIP disclosed failure over the Kashmir issue over three main issues that had created a deadlock between India and Pakistan. (December 12, 1949) (Dawn).

Dr. Odrich Chyle, the Czechoslovakia member of the UNCIP published his minority report on the Commission’s work, in which he accused the UNCIP of having made several errors in its negotiations. (December 17, 1949) (Dawn).

Version of Pakistan

STATEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, LEADERS
AND POLITICAL PARTIES

            A Standstill agreement was reached between Pakistan and the State of Kashmir. Under this agreement, Pakistan became responsible for the defence, foreign affairs and communications of the State. (August 15, 1947) (Chaudhry, Mohammad Ali, The Emergence of Pakistan, Lahore, 1973, p. 288).

The Government of Pakistan, stated in a communique, that in their opinion, the accession of Kashmir to the Indian Dominion, was based on fraud and violence and as such, could be recognized. (October 30, 1947) (Ibid., p. 296).

The press communiqué issued by the Government of Pakistan, described as entirely untrue, the rumours that troops of the Pakistan Army were being employed within the borders of Kashmir state. No Pakistani troops, added the communiqué, had been used in Kashmir (October 31, 1947) (Dawn).

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, in the course of a sick-bed broadcast to the nation from his residence said; “today the people of Kashmir are fighting not only for their freedom but also for their very existence. Their misfortunes have, in recent months, taken on a darker shade; they have been caught in the Meshes of a widespread plan for the extermination of Muslims”. (November 4, 1947) (Dawn).

Khan Abdul Qayum Khan, the Premier of NWFP declared in Lahore, that it was the plan of the Indian Government, to completely encircle Pakistan through Kashmir, but Pakistani Muslims would resist this plan with all the forces at their command. (November 5, 1947) (Dawn).

The Governor of Sindh, in an interview made the following points: “The Indian army is busy at the moment fighting the battle of oppressors in Kashmir”. He added that “the armed might of the Indian Government is attacking Junagadh, a State which has announced its decision to accede to Pakistan”. (November 8, 1947) (Dawn).

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, the Premier of Pakistan explained the position of his Government vis-à-vis the State’s deadlock between India and Pakistan. He expressed that “we want peaceful and honourable settlement of all disputes”. (November 16, 1947) (Josef Korbel, Danger in Kashmir, Princeton, 1966, p.90).

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Delhi, to attend the joint meeting of Defence Council. (November 26, 1947) (Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, op.cit., p. 299).

The Premier of NWFP, Khan Abdul Qayum Khan, said in Lahore, that a Conference of all Islamic countries should be called in Pakistan, to discuss the Kashmir and Palestine issue. (December 5, 1947) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, while addressing in his first press conference as Pakistan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth Relations and States, said that: “Pakistan wanted the people of Kashmir to be assured of their independence and then be able to decide their future for themselves. The Kashmir and Junagadh Questions were still open”. (December 28, 1947) (Dawn).

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressing a public meeting at Sarai Alamgir, Jhelum, said that: “Pathans were fully justified in accusing Pakistan, of indifferent attitude towards Kashmiris but we actually did not want war and want to settle things by mutual consent”. (January 18, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said in London, that he expected that a free plebiscite in Kashmir would result in an overwhelming vote in favour of accession to Pakistan. (March 23, 1948) (Dawn).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, admitted that the two secret talks held with Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin and Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, had not brought a solution to the Kashmir problem very nearer. (October 25, 1948) (Dawn).

Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, said in the Radio broadcast to the nation that: “Free Vote only the solution of Kashmir issue”. (November 8, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum Pakistan Kay Tees Saal, Mah November Kay Ainain Main, Lahore, 1978, p. 15).

Khawaja Nazimuddin, the Governor General of Pakistan, said in his address that: “we wanted to remain on the friendliest terms with India but presently there was no other practical solution of the Kashmir problem except a free plebiscite”. (November 19, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Mohammad Zafarulah Khan, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, in an interview in Rawalpindi, refuted press reports containing speculation about the division of Jammu and Kashmir, as a solution of the Kashmir problem. (March 22, 1949) (Dawn).

Pakistan lodged a strong protest with UNCIP against the Indian Government’s action in nominating for “representatives” from Kashmir to the Indian Union Constituent Assembly. (June 30, 1949) (Dawn).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressing a huge public meeting at University grounds, Lahore, said that no Pakistani man, woman or child, would tolerate the occupation of Kashmir by force. (August 25, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main, p.38).     

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, criticised attempts to get India, to the Security Council, at a time when the Kashmir dispute between the two Dominions might come up before the Council. (September 2, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, told the press in Lake Success, that while Pakistan was prepared to accept the arbitration of Admiral Chester W. Minitz, on the Kashmir truce, India has turned down the proposal and, thereby, continued the existing deadlock. (September 14, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, told the UN General Assembly that India’s refusal to arbitrate differences in Kashmir, at that state of the dispute “merely obstructs a process which must go forward speedily and culminate in the organization and holding of a fair and impartial plebiscite at a very early date if peace is to be preserved and maintained”. (September 25, 1949) (Zahid Hussain Anjum op.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main p. 38).

Pakistan, charged before UNO that India was seeking to annex Kashmir, without giving inhabitants an opportunity to voice their wishes through a plebiscite. Mr. Nazimuddin of Pakistan, reiterated this charge during a General Assembly debate on the International Law Commission. (December 6, 1949) (Dawn).

Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, addressed a mammoth public meeting at Chat, and assured the people of Pakistan that Pakistan Government would never let India annex Kashmir by force. (December 8, 1949) (Dawn; Zahid Husssain Anjum, op.cit., Mah December Kay Ainain Main, p.15.).

Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, spoke out in the Parliament of Pakistan for 3 hours, on the “future of the Kashmir question”. (January 19, 1950) (Dawn).

Malik Feroz Khan Noon, Begum Shaista Ikramullah, M.H. Gazdar, Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan and Mian Iftikharuddin, debated on the Kashmir issue in the Parliament of Pakistan. (January 19, 1950) (Dawn).

Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, while addressing a public meeting in Abbotabad, said that: “I want to tell every Kashmiri and I hope my words will reach them – that so long as a single Muslim is alive in Pakistan, we will not allow you to become slaves”. (February 4, 1950) (Dawn).

Finance Minister of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad, in a press conference in Karachi, warned UN that time for clear and effective action on the Kashmir issue had reached. (February 6, 1950) (Dawn).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, emphasized in the Security Council, that the geographical layout of Kashmir was integrated with Pakistan and not with India. He dealt at length with the economic aspects of the issue and said that a great part of Kashmir’s trade was with Pakistan and passed through Pakistan, especially that of timber. (February 8, 1950) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, opcit., Mah February Kay Ainain Main p.12).

Referring to the question of the northern areas of Kashmir, in the Security Council, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, said that India’s insistence on her side to defend her territory was without any justification or basis. (February 9, 1950) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan said in a press conference, at Lake Success, that his Government was finding it “very difficult to dealt with the delicate situation” in Pakistan, resulting from the Kashmir deadlock and general feeling amongst the people, that no plebiscite would be held for sometime. (February 13, 1950) (Dawn).

Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, in an interview in Karachi, declared that “there can be no arbitration on a final settlement on the Kashmir Question”. (February 21, 1950) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, said in a press conference in Karachi, that there was nothing to prevent Bharat and Pakistan, coming together and settling the Kashmir dispute, which was “the main dispute holding up progress” in setting other outstanding issues. (April 25, 1950) (Dawn).

The Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, said in a press conference in Los Angeles, that it was disappointing that it was taking so long to hold a plebiscite in Kashmir. (May 19, 1950) (Dawn).

Premier of Pakistan, in a press conference held in Karachi, blaimed India, for the failure of Sir Owen Dixon’s mission to resolve the Kashmir deadlock. (August 23, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main p. 35).

Rediculing the assertion of Bharati Premier, that Pakistan had acted as an aggressor in Kashmir, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said in a meeting of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs in Karachi, that it were the Indian troops which had gone to the rescue of Maharaja of Kashmir, to perpetuate of the tyranny of the Dogra Rule, against  the patriots who were fighting for their freedom. (August 26, 1950) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, addressed the UN General Assembly, demanding of the Security Council, not to delay action on the holding of a free and impartial plebiscite in Kashmir. (September 27, 1950) (Dawn).

The Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, addressed the Parliament of Pakistan on the Kashmir problem and Indo-Pak relations. (October 5, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah October Kay Ainain Main, p. 9).

Khan Liaquat Ali Khan said in an interview that the settlement of the Kashmir dispute was an essential condition for Pakistan and India, for playing a really constructive part in the maintaining of peace in Asia. (December 5, 1950) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit, Mah December Kay Ainain Main, p.9).

Premier of Pakistan, said in London, that the Commonwealth Premiers, at their London Conference, proposed that troops from other Dominions should go into Kashmir, but India rejected this plan. The troops were be sent there before and during a plebiscite on the future of Kashmir. (January 16, 1951) (Dawn).

The Premier of Pakistan, indicated at a press conference in Karachi that “the three proposals made during the recent Commonwealth Prime Minister’s discussion on the Kashmir issue may be put forward before the Security Council when it takes up the issue”. (January 22, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, expressed to the Security Council, Pakistan’s views and reactions to the Anglo-American resolution on Kashmir, passed by the Council on March 21, 1951. (April 2, 1951) (Dawn., Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah April Kay Ainain Main, p. 4).

The Premier of Pakistan, arrived in Karachi, from the tour of NWFP. He described the Indian move to convene a “constituent assembly” for occupied Jammu and Kashmir as “absurd”. (May 5, 1951) (Dawn).

India’s move to convene a ‘constituent assembly” for the Indian occupied part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir was described as “a direct challenge to the Security Council” by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan. (May 14, 1951) (Dawn).

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, warned India, that if she persisted in repudiating all the principles of peaceful settlement of international dispute, Pakistan “will stand no nonsense, no matter to what measure it may be compelled to have recourse in order to     secure a just and fair settlement of the Kashmir dispute”. (June 12, 1951) (Dawn).

Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, said that “only a just and peaceful solution of the Kashmir question can provide a firm basis for sincere friendship between India and Pakistan”. (June 24, 1951) (Dawn).

Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs, said in a settlement that the continuance of the Kashmir dispute for nearly four years and the presence of troops on both sides of a very long cease-fire line in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir State, was full of dangerous possibilities. (July 5, 1951) (Dawn).

At a press conference, Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, declared that heavy concentrations of Indian armed forces were talking place in the East Punjab and in the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that as a result of troops movements, the bulk of the Indian Army was concentrated on Pakistan’s borders. (July 15, 1951) (Dawn).

In his latest communication, in reply to the Indian Premier, Pandit Jawarlal Nehru, the Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, told Pandit Nehru that: “you appear to be determined to put in jeopardy the peace of the sub-continent and the world for the sake of staging a political face and forcing through your programme of aggressions in Kashmir. (August 7, 1951) (Dawn).

Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan’s latest reply to the Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was received in New Delhi, in which Khan Liaquat Ali Khan had changed the Indian Premier, with reserving to himself, freedom to attack Pakistan unless Pakistan accepted India’s “unfounded claim to Kashmir as Indian territory”. (August 12, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, declared in Karachi, that the Memorandum presented to the UN representative, Dr. Frank P. Graham, by  14 leading Muslims of India, proved that “but for Pakistan a hundred million Muslims would have been living in that State of inward terror in which 35 or 40 millions of Muslims are now living there”. (August 18, 1951) (Dawn).

Pakistan’s Kashmir Affairs Minister, Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, declared that Kashmir was a “trust of the Quaid-e-Azam”. (August 27, 1951) (Dawn).

The NWFP Chief Minister, Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, said in a public meeting at Mardan, that: “If India succeeded in getting Kashmir, the Muslim of Kashmir as well as that of Pakistan would have to spend a life of perpetual servitude”. (August 31, 1951) (Dawn).

The Government of India, admitted that it could divert Pakistan’s entire water supply from the river Chenab into the Indian river Ravi, by building a dam at Dhinagarh, in held Kashmir, but at the same time, said that such a move would be neither practical nor essential. (September 9, 1951) (Dawn).

Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, Pakistan Kashmir Affairs Minister, said that India’s action in regard to Kashmir “is just the negation of the principle which the Government of India claims to follow”. (September  14, 1951) (Dawn).

Mian Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, Pakistan Minister for Kashmir Affairs, said in an interview that; “It is necessary of facts to say that the Indian Army went to Kashmir at the invitation of the people of Kashmir”. (September 19, 1951) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Mani, p. 29).

In a joint statement, the editor of 16 leading dailies of West Pakistan, warned the United Nations and those powers who would influence over that organization to beware of the grave consequence of tempering with justice “in Kashmir either through deliberate procrastination or otherwise”. (October 12, 1951) (Dawn).

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, left for Paris. He said in an interview that: “now it is the duty of the Security Council, having tried and failed to resolved the points of differences between India and Pakistan, on the question of demilitarization of the State of Jammu and Kashmir through nominating representatives of the UN, to resolve them itself”. (January 5, 1952) (Dawn., Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah January Kay Ainain Main, p.35).

Ghulam Mohammad, Governor General of Pakistan, said in  Lahore, that Pakistan would not rest content until the people of Kashmir had been given the right of self-determination to decided their future. (February 23, 1952) (Dawn).

The Governor General of Pakistan, said in Peshawar, that Pakistan wanted free plebiscite in Kashmir. (March 9, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Mahmud Husain, Minister for Kashmir Affairs, disclosed in the Pakistan Parliament that India had committed 594 breaches of the cease-fire till March 14, 1952. (March 14, 1952) (Dawn).

Pakistan was disappointed over the third report of Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for the Kashmir issue. (April 26, 1952) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said in a press conference in Karachi, that Pakistan had suggested a time limit of one month for the renewed conversation which Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative for Kashmir dispute, had proposal to have with representative of Pakistan and India. (May 25, 1952) (Dawn).

Dr. Mahmud Husain, Pakistan Minister of Kashmir Affairs, said: “accession of Kashmir to Pakistan is regarded as a sacred motto of the Government and people of Pakistan”. (August 15, 1952) (Dawn).

The Pakistan Government sources held India responsible for the breakdown of the Tripartite parleys on Kashmir, which concluded in Geneva. (September 13, 1952) (Dawn).

The Governor General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad, said in Gilgit that the Kashmir Question had put the United Nations and the basic principles on which, it was founded, on trial. (September 18, 1952) (Dawn).

Pakistan Premier, Khawaja Nazimuddin, while addressing an open Session of the Pakistan Muslim League in Dhaka, said that people of Kashmir, must decide their own destiny by a free and impartial plebiscite. (October 12, 1952) (Dawn).

Pakistan accepted the latest Anglo-American Resolution on Kashmir. (December 17, 1952) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cot., Mah December Kay Ainain Main, p.29).

Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Karachi, after attending Geneva Talks on Kashmir issue (March 2, 1953) (Dawn).

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, in an interview described Dr. Graham’s report on Kashmir, as a “very disappointing document” and called upon the Security Council to make “definite recommendations” for the settlement of this “very grave dispute”. (April 7, 1953) (Dawn; Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah April Kay Ainain Main, p. 12).

The Pakistan Premier, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali sent a communication to the Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, expressing his concern at the events in India held Kashmir, and asking for an immediate meeting between the two Premier to consider the Kashmir situation. (August 10, 1953) (Dawn).

According to a press note issued at Karachi, it was announced that the Government of Pakistan, decided to cancel all festivities such as the holding of receptions, illuminations or decoration of buildings etc., in connection with the celebration of Independence Day, in view of the latest developments and happenings in Indian held Kashmir and, as a mark of sympathy with the people of Kashmir. (August 12, 1953) (Dawn).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, reiterated that the acceptance of American military aid by Pakistan, did not affect the agreement between Pakistan and India, for the solution of the Kashmir dispute. (March 5, 1954) (Dawn).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, declared in the Pakistan Parliament, that so long as the Kashmir dispute was not resolved, it would be idle to hope that the five countries representing in the Colombo meeting of the Asian Prime Ministers, would succeed in establishing mutual understanding and trust. (May 8, 1954) (PH, Karachi, Vol. VII, No. 4, December 1954).

It was reported that the Pakistan Cabinet decided to refer the Kashmir dispute back to the United Nations Security Council. (August 30, 1954) (PH, VII, No. 4, December 1954).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, charged the Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, for blocking Kashmir plebiscite (October 5, 1954) (PH, VII, No. 4, December 1954).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, declared that so long as the people of Kashmir were denied the right of self-determination, “bitterness and tension between Pakistan and India will continue”. (November 2, 1954 (PH, VII, No. 4, December 1954).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, called on the British Commonwealth to work for a solution for the Kashmir dispute by mediation or arbitration. (January 20, 1955) (PH. VIII, No. 1, March 1955).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, told a press conference that the Pakistan Government was firm in its stand that the Kashmir dispute should be settled through a plebiscite in the whole State. (May 26, 1955) (PH, VII, No. 2, June 1955).

It was announced that the Pakistan Government had sent a protest note to the Government of India, against their Home Minister. Pandit Pant’s statement, that there was no more need of a plebiscite in Kashmir. (July 15, 1955) (PH, VIII. No. 3, September 1955).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, invited the leaders of the political parties of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, to meet in Karachi, to discuss the Kashmir dispute (September 22, 1955) (PH. VIII, No. 3, September 1955).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali declared that Kashmir’s accession of Pakistan, would be on the terms and conditions to be decided by the people of Kashmir themselves. (October 10, 1955) (PH. VIII, No. 4, December 1955).

The Russian Premier, Marshal Bulganin’s statement, that occupied Kashmir was a part of India, was rebutted by Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali. In reply to Marshal Bulganin and Mr. Khrushev’s statements, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali said: “It would seem that these Soviet leaders were now bend on making Kashmir a toy in a far more dangerous game, which is bound not only to aggravate discord between Pakistan and India but also to heighten world tension”. The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, welcomed the statements of the Soviet leaders, Marshal Bulganin and Mr. Khurshchev, supporting India’s stand on Kashmir and Goa. (December 11, 1955) (PH, VIII, No. 4, December 1955).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hamidul Haq Chaudhry, said that the Russian leaders’ statements on Kashmir were “intended to encourage Indian leaders to repudiate the right of the Kashmiris to decide their future and to involve the sub-continent in a sort of cold war”. (December 12, 1955) (PH, VIII, No. 4, June 1955).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, in his speech at the first session of the SEATO Council in Karachi, that SEATO nations should uphold the United Nation’s resolution on Kashmir, to counter the recent Russian intervention in the dispute. (March 6, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 1, March 1956).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said that Pakistan would strongly protest against India’s claim that Kashmir was “both in law and in fact” a state of the Indian Republic. (March11, 1956) (PH, IX. No. 1, March 1956).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, told the National Assembly that Pakistan would “fight to the last to secure the people of Kashmir their right to decide their future”. He added: “We consider the continued Indian occupation of Kashmir, not only immoral but also illegal”. (March 31, 1956) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1956).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, declared in the National Assembly that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s statement, that India was no longer bound by the commitment to a plebiscite in Kashmir, ended the protects of settling the dispute over that State through negotiation. (April 1, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

It was announced that Pakistan would take the Kashmir dispute back to the Security Council. (April 6, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

Rejecting Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s offer to settle the Kashmir dispute on the basis of partition along the present cease-fire line, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, declared: “The mere fact that the Indian Prime Minister should put forward such a proposal shows that little value he attaches to India’s international commitments and how little is the reliance that can be placed on his words”. (April 14, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

Addressing a press conference, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, stated that the situation in Kashmir, was very grave. “We have received information” he said, “that there are plans to convert the Muslim majority there into a minority”. (May 1, 1956) (PH. IX No. 2, June 1956).

Pakistan rejected India’s protest against the discussion of the Kashmir dispute at the Tehran meeting of the Baghdad Pact Council. (May 16, 1956) (PH. IX. No. 2, June 1956).

Addressing the members of the Foreign Press association London, Chaudhry Mohammad Ali, the Premier of Pakistan, said that the World was faced with a great moral issue in Kashmir. (June 25, 1956) (PH, IX. No. 2, June 1956).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hamada Has Chaudhry, at a news conference in London, stated that in order to reduce tension in the Middle East, it was essential that the problems of Palestine, Algeria and Kashmir should be resolved. (July 6, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 3, September 1956).

Addressing the Turkish National Assembly, President of Pakistan, General Islander Mira, said: “We do not ask Kashmir to be given to Pakistan. All we want is that the people of Kashmir be given an opportunity to decide their own future by means of free and unfettered plebiscite”. (July 16, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 3, September 1956).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, pointed out in a statement, that India’s refusal to sign the Afro-Asian nation’s demand for the consideration of the Algerian issue, was a part of the deal which India has made with France, pledging help to her, over the Algerian issue in return for support over the Kashmir question in the United Nations. (October 3, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Malik Firoz Khan Noon, said that relations between Pakistan and India, could never become cordial unit the Kashmir problem was solved. (October 21, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Pakistan told the Security Council of the United Nations, that India “should be called upon to desist” from annexing Kashmir (November 17, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Hussain Shaheed Shoreward, announced that Pakistan would never recognise the right of the so-called constituent assembly of occupied Kashmir, to decide the issue of Kashmir’s assertion. (November 18, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Pakistan’s delegate, Begum Shasta Ikramullah, told the United Nations General Assembly: “We condemn aggression and oppression equally in Egypt and in Hungry, in Algeria and in Kashmir”. (November 24, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Pakistan requested the President of the Security Council, to demand for India, a clarification of the intended integration of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (November 28, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, addressing a press conference in Lahore, stated that the time for the settlement of Kashmir dispute by negotiations was over and any suggestion to that effect from any quarter would be considered an excuse for avoiding a decision on that vital issue. (December 29, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 4, December 1956).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, in a letter addressed to the President of the United Nations Security Council, asked for an early meeting of the Council, to discuss the Kashmir dispute. (January 2, 1957) (PH. X, No. 1, March 1957).

Pakistan observed a “Black Day” to condemn the integration of occupied Kashmir with India. (January 24, 1957) (PH. X, No. 1, March 1957).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, urged the UN Security Council, to resolve the deadlock between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, by introducing a United nations force into the area and by calling on all Indian and Pakistan Forces, to withdraw from the dispute State. (January 29, 1957) (PH. X. No. 1, March, 1957).

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy, informed the Prime Ministers of China and Ceylon, that Pakistan could not accept their suggestions for direct talks with India on Kashmir. (February 15, 1957) (PH, X. No. 1, March 1957).

Commenting on the failure of the Jarring’s Mission, the Pakistan Prime Minister, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, said that it was “the result of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s intransigence”. (April 30, 1957) (PH, X, No. 2, June 1957).

Addressing a press conference in Bangkok, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, expressed the hope that all decent countries believing in non-aggression would come to Pakistan’s assistance, irrespective of any pact, if India attacked Pakistan. (May 5, 1957) (PH, X, No. 2, June 1957).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, stated in Washington, that the people of Pakistan, would die fighting rather than permit India, to divert the waters of the Kashmir rivers. (July 14, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

Pakistan complained to the UN Security Council, that “the recent mass introduction of non-Muslims from outside into the Indian-held zone of the (Kashmir) State is being deliberately undertaken as a planned operation in order that the Government of India are able to assert later than a plebiscite has become progressively more difficult to hold in view of the changed circumstances and that any attempt to hold the plebiscite would cause insuperable administrative and technical difficulties, besides disturbing the life of the people of State which the Prime Minister of India wishes to avoid”. (August 6, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, stated in the National Assembly, that Russian planes were known to have been landing in Indian occupied Kashmir. (August 24, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, announced that Pakistan would consider an attack on India, as an attack on Pakistan, “provided Panditji (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India) honours his international commitments with regards to the holding of a free and fair plebiscite, under the auspices of the United Nations in Kashmir”. (September 8, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

An official spokesman of the Government of Pakistan, stated in Karachi, that the migration of Hindus from East Pakistan, which was designed by India to cloud the Kashmir issue, had been reduced to “just a trickle”. (September 9, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy speaking at Narayanganj, declared that Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was aware that Kashmir would accede to Pakistan, if the people were given the right to decide their future for themselves. The was the reason why Pandit Nehru had so long denied the Kashmiri’s their right of self-determination. (September 13, 1957) (PH, No. 3, September 1957).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, speaking at Narayanganj, declared that Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was aware that Kashmir would accede to Pakistan, if the people were given the right to decide their future for themselves. This was the reasons why Pandit Nehru had no long denied the Kashmiri’s their right of self-determination. (September 13, 1957) (PH, No. 3, September 1957).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, told the UN Security Council, that Pakistan was willing to withdraw her Forces from the Pakistan side of the cease-fire line in Jammu and Kashmir, provided a “strong United Nation’s Force was stationed before hand along the line provided India reduced her Forces to the level prescribed by the Security Council in its resolution of December 23, 1952”. (September 24, 1957) (PH. X, No. 3, September 1957).

Denying the Indian charge that the Mangla Dam Project aimed at consolidating “Pakistan authority over Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir”, Pakistan permanent representative to the United Nations stated, in a letter to the Security Council, that the project was executed on the initiative of the Azad Kashmir Government, and was not dissimilar to many projects carried out on the Indian side of the cease-fire line”. (October 6, 1957) (PH, X, No. 4, December 1957).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, replying to the Indian Defence Minister, Mr. Krishna Menon’s speech in the Security Council, said that Pakistan had not increased its military strength in Azad Kashmir. (October 11, 1957) (PH, X, No. 4, December 1957).

In a letter to the President of the UN Security Council, the acting head of the Pakistan Delegation of the United Nations, charged India with having let loose reign of terror in occupied Kashmir to crush the growing demand of the people for a free and impartial plebiscite. (April 11, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 2, June 1958).

Pakistan’s permanent representative at the Untied Nations, sent a letter to the President of the Security Council, protesting against the re-arrest of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the Kashmiri leader. (May 6, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 2, June 1958).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, stated that any attempt by volunteers of the Liberation Movement Front, to violate the cease-fire line in Kashmir, will be opposed by the Pakistan Government. (June 22, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 2, June 1958).

Addressing a press conference, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, declared his Government’s determination to prevent violation of the Indo-Pakistan cease-fire line in Kashmir, by volunteer of the Liberation Movement Front. (July 3, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 3, September 1958).

In a letter to the UN Security Council, the Acting Pakistan Delegate, said that India had prevented settlement of the Kashmir dispute by breaking previous agreement with Pakistan. (August 28, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 3, September 1958).

Pakistan’s delegate to the UN sent a letter to the Security Council President, accusing India of staging an unfair trial in the court hearing against Skaikh Mohammad Abdullah and other Kashmiri leaders. (November 10, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 4, December 1958).

The President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan, said in Karachi, that the solution of Kashmir and Canal Water problems was essential to Pakistan’s security and could not be ignored. (November 28, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 4, December 1958).

Pakistan sent a letter to the President of the Security Council, drawing the Council’s attention to the deteriorating condition in Indian occupied Kashmir. (February 6, 1959) (PH, XII, No. 1, March 1959) (PH, XII, No. 2, June 1959).

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Manzur Qadir, said in a TV network programme, in New York, that an early solution of the Kashmir question was vitally important for World peace. (October 5, 1959) (PH, XII, No. 4, December 1959).

In a special interview given to the British Sunday newspaper, Reynolds News, the President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that no military alliance with India would be considered until the Kashmir issue was solved. (December 20, 1959) (PH, XII, No. 4, December 1959).

Appearing on a London TV programme, the President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that Pakistan invited India’s friendship but there was no question of a compromise along the existing Kashmir cease-fire line. (January 25, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 1, March 1960).

Addressing the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Manzur Qadir, said that the only solution of the Kashmir problem that he could think of was a free and impartial plebiscite to which both India and Pakistan were committed, but if somebody had a better solution, he (the Foreign Minister) was prepared to consider it. He further declared that “alliance with the West is the sheet anchor of Pakistan’s foreign policy”. (March 11, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 1, I Quarter, 1960).

In his Independence Day message to the nation, President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan, made reference to India’s unwillingness to settle the Kashmir issue. (August 13, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1960).

The leader of the Pakistan delegation to the United Nations, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, said in the General Assembly, that the peace of the Indian sub-continent would remain precariously poised unless the Kashmir question was solved. (September 29, 1960) (PH, XIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

The President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan, said in Muzaffarabad, that the Pakistan Army, as the defence of the motherland, could not leave the question of Kashmir unresolved. (October 6, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

General Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that Pakistan would never accept a solution of Kashmir on the existing cease-fire line. (October 8, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan delegation to the General Assembly, said in a press conference, that the fact that the Indus problem had been settled between India and Pakistan, did not in any way diminish the importance of the Kashmir issue. (October 20, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

The President of Pakistan, said in a broadcast on the eve of the Second Anniversary of the Resolution, that the Kashmir problem was a “time bomb never very far removed from the flash point”. (October 26, 1960) (PH, XIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

Pakistan, told the UN Security Council, that it did not want to get into arguments with the India, on the Kashmir issue “for the present”. (November 1, 1960) (PH. XIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1960).

At the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ meeting in London, President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan, called for an early solution of the problems of Kashmir, Algeria and Palestine (March 9, 1961) (PH, XIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1961).

Lt. General K.M. Sheikh, had a 45-minute meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in Delhi Among other things, they also discussed Kashmir issue. Later, addressing a press conference, General Sheikh, said that the “pursuit of Indo-Pakistan army would be a wild goose chase if the issue of Kashmir remains unsolved”. (July 8, 1961), (PH, XIV, No. 3, III Quarter 1961).

Addressing a luncheon meeting at the American National Press Club, President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that Pakistan’s destiny was linked with Kashmir. He also disclosed that he had told President John F. Kennedy of USA that the US decision to give arms aid to India would be “a tremendous strains on Pakistan American relations”. (July 13, 1961) (PH, XIV, No. 3, III Quarter 1961).

President of Pakistan, declared that if peaceful methods for the settlement of Kashmir dispute failed, Pakistan would be forced to resort to “other means”. (September 29, 1961) (PH, XIV, NO. 4, iv Quarter 1961).

Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that if the Kashmir situation remained as, it was, Pakistan would have to go to the Security Council. He told a press conference that all efforts to resolve the dispute through direct negotiations with India had failed. He also said that the Azad Kashmir Government represented the people of Kashmir and had every right to seek recognition from the nations of the World. Regarding SEATO and CENTO, he said that if the UN had been an effective force, there would have been no need of the pacts. (October 3, 1961) (PH, XIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1961).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that the solution of the Kashmir problem was a matter of “life and death” for Pakistan. He said that people of Pakistan would not hesitate to sacrifice even their lives for the cause of Kashmir, as the safety and territorial integrity of Pakistan, especially the western wing would always be threatened unless the problem of Kashmir was solved. (October 18, 1961) (PH, XIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1961).

President of Pakistan, said that Pakistan would take the Kashmir issue to the UN General Assembly, if it failed in the Security Council, because of a veto. (January 16, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 1, I Quarter 1962).

It was reported that Pakistan had accepted World Bank President, Eugene Black, as mediator in its dispute about Indian held Kashmir, as supported by the US President. (January 24, 1962) (PH. XV, No. 1, I Quarter 1962).

The Security Council met to debate the Kashmir question. Later, it was agreed to postpone the debate till March 1962. The adjournment move was jointly made by the United States and the Soviet Union. Presenting the case for Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan representative at UN said: “I do wish solemnly to assure the Council members that if 150 years passed this dispute will not be settled except through the freely expressed wishes of the people themselves”. (February 1, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 1, I Quarter 1962).

S.K. Sehlavi, Secretary, Pakistan Ministry of External Affairs, warned that unless the question of Kashmir was settled peacefully, a situation could develop which the Government of Pakistan, would like very much to prevent or avoid. (April 18, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that it was very difficult to control the people of Kashmir, who wanted to oust India from the occupied State by force. (May 3, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 2, II Quarter 1962).

Members of the Pakistan National Assembly from both wings (East and West) of the country, expressed strong resentment over the Soviet veto of the resolution on Kashmir. (June 24, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

The External Affairs Minister of Pakistan, in his statement in the National Assembly, deplored the Soviet veto of the Kashmir resolution. (June 25, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

The West Pakistan Assembly, unanimously adopted an adjournment motion to discuss the Soviet veto, on the Irish resolution on Kashmir in the Security council. (July 3, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, S.K. Dehlavi, reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to discuss the Kashmir dispute with India across the table, provided the discussion was confined to points relevant to the issue and was conducted on realistic just and reasonable basis. (July 11, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, talking in Quetta, ruled out the possibility of the United States and Britain, being associated with the Indo-Pakistan negotiations on Kashmir. (December 10, 1962) (PH, XVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1963).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared in Lyallpur (Faisalabad), that Pakistan would not accept any settlement of the Kashmir dispute, unless it was based on the right of self-determination of the people of Kashmir, security of Pakistan’s borders and economic safeguards for Pakistan. (March 29, 1963) (PH, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Z.A. Bhutto, External Minister for Pakistan, categorically stated in the National Assembly, that Pakistan would never accept a proposal on Kashmir, which was not equitable and honorable and which did not safeguard the interest of the people of occupied Kashmir. (April 10, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Pakistan told the UN Security Council, that the Border Agreement with China, did not prejudice implementation of the Council’s resolution on Kashmir. (April 12, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter  1963).            

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, said in Dhakka, that the question of the mediation in the Kashmir dispute was premature. (May 12, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Z.A. Bhutto, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said in New Delhi, that it was unrealistic to consider Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s proposal for a joint Indo-Pakistan no-war declaration until the Kashmir dispute was settled. (May 14, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Z.A. Bhutto, said in New Delhi, that Pakistan was willing to refer the Kashmir dispute to an International judicial body to consider the totality of the question of Kashmir and not the mere act of accession to India as an isolated issue. (May 17, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Addressing a public meeting at Sargodha, President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that no useful purpose would be served by the mediation efforts, proposed by the western bloc, for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. (June 4, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

Pakistan, proposed that mediation on the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, should be on the basis of the United Nations resolution. (June 7, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

Pakistan’s External Affairs Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, stated that Pakistan would not compromise the right of self-determination for the people of Kashmir and would not accept India’s suggestion of a “no-war declaration” as long as the Kashmir dispute remained unsolved. (July 24, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

In a statement issued at Rawalpindi, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, strongly condemned the Indian move to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with India. (October 5, 1963) (PH, XVI. No. 4, IV Quarter 1963).

Z.A. Bhutto, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, lodged a strong protest with the US Department of State, against the proposal integration of Kashmir with India. (October 7, 1963) (PH. XVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1963).

Pakistan, in a letter to the UN Security Council, stated that the Indian move to merge occupied Kashmir with the Indian Union, was as indication of India’s efforts to preclude a fair settlement of the dispute through a plebiscite. (October 10, 1963) (PH, XVI. No. 4, IV Quarter 1963).

Pakistan, in a letter to the UN Security Council, accused India of trying to upset by violence, the political and administrative status of Chaknot, an area under the control of Azad Kashmir. (November 1, 1963) (PH, XV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1963).

President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, in a television interview, said that India was forcing a conflict over Kashmir upon Pakistan. (November 4, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1963).

Pakistan, lodged a protest with India, over the statement of the Indian Home Minister, who announced in great detail on November 27, 1963, the Indian move to merge the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian Union. (December 14, 1963) (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

An official spokesman of the Pakistan’s Ministry of External Affairs warned India, that if it tried to seize by force, any area under defacto control and administration at the Azad Kashmir Government, defensive action would be taken to thwarts such move. (December 26, 1963) (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

The External Affairs Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, said that the attack on the religious sentiments of the Kashmir Muslims was the outcome of India’s policy of oppression. (December 30, 1964) (PH, XVII, no. 1, I Quarter 1963).

The President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that his theft of the Holy relic was a calculated political conspiracy, to subject the Muslims of occupied Kashmir, to more and more atrocities. (January 4, 1964) (PH, XVII, No.1, I Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, warned the Security Council, against the consequences of the latest Indian move, to merge the occupied portion of the State of Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian Union, which would divest it of its quasi-autonomous status. (January 4, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

The Government of Pakistan, conveyed its grave concern, to the Government of India, over the continued anti-Muslim disturbances in Indian-held Kashmir and West Bengal. (January 11, 1964)(PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

The Government of Pakistan, requested the President of the Security Council, to convene an immediate meeting to consider the grave situation in the held State of Jammu and Kashmir, which posed a danger to peace in the region. (January 20, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had registered a vote against the Indian hold over their State, in what really was a spontaneous referendum. (February 1, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, urged the Security Council, to take appropriate action to ensure that the Kashmir dispute moved rapidly towards an honourable and just solution, in the interest of the well-being of the people of the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent, and in the interest of the peace in Asia. (February 4, 1964), (PH, XVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1964).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, declared in the Security Council, that if the UNCIP resolutions had become obsolete, as India claimed, then the cease-fire line was also obsolete. (March 18, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that Indian troops would not break Kashmiri’s will or Pakistan’s resolve to protect their rights. (April 1, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, lodged a strong protest with India, against its latest moves to merge the disputed territory of occupied Kashmir with the Indian Union. (April 3, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

In a letter to the Security Council, Pakistan protested against the Indian attempt to obliterate the political identity of the disputed State of Jammu and Kashmir, and to force its annexation with the Indian Union. (April 16, 1964) (PH. XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, suggested that Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, be invited to appear before the United Nations Security Council, to give information to the Council on the situation in Kashmir. (May 6, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).       

Pakistan, lodged a strong protest with the Indian Government, against violations of the cease-fire line in held Kashmir by the Indian forces. (May 6, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Z.A. Bhutto, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, refuted India’s argument that it needed to stay in occupied Kashmir, to defend herself against China and termed it a “dangerous doctrine” and “real politik”. (May 12, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, gave indications of ultimately talking the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations General Assembly. (May 19, 1964) (PH. XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, announced that Pakistan would not bring up matters such as Kashmir, while the Indian Government settled in – (Because of sudden death of the Indian Premier, Pandit Nehru) (May 30, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1964).

Z.A. Bhutto, declared that Pakistan would appeal to the United Nations General Assembly, if no solution to the Kashmir dispute was forthcoming. (July 10, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, sent a note to the United nations Security Council, protesting against grave violations by India, of the cease-fire line in occupied Kashmir. (July 28, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1964).

Pakistan,  agreed in principle, to conclude a gentleman’s agreement with India, for the restoration of peace along the cease-fire line in held Kashmir. (September 1, 1964), (PH, XVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1964).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, expressed the hope that the new Soviet leadership, would revise its stand on Kashmir. (November 11, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1964).

Pakistan, strongly protested the Indian Government, against the extension of more Indian laws to the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (November 11, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1964).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, rejected Jai Parkash Narayan’s proposals for a separate status for held Kashmir. (November 20, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1964).

Z.A. Bhutto, declared in Rawalpindi, that Pakistan would not under any circumstances, accept India’s usurpation of the territory in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (November 25, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1964).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, denounced the new Indian move towards final integration of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, with the Indian Union, and declared that Pakistan strongly supported the Kashmir in their hour of crisis. (December 5, 1964) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

Pakistan’s High Commissioner in India, called on the Indian Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and conveyed Pakistan’s strong reaction to India’s proposal to extent Article 356 and 357 of the Indian Constituting to occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (December 14, 1964) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

In a letter to the UN Security Council, Pakistan denounced the India Government’s move to give the President of India, the right to govern occupied Kashmir directly. (December 17, 1964) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, protested to the UN Secretary General, against India’s latest attempt to annex the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (January 22, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, warned India, that if it persisted in ignoring the possibilities of a peaceful solution of the Kashmir problem, the final solution would mean a greater loss for India. (February 1, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that the Government of Pakistan, would provide every rightful assistance to the people of Kashmir to secure for them, the right of self-determination. (April 18, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1965).

Z.A. Bhutto, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, refused Indian allegations, that Pakistan had master-minded the revolt in held Kashmir. (August 10, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 3 III Quarter 1965).

In an interview with newsmen, Z.A. Bhutto, declared that India had driven the people of Kashmir to take up arms for their liberation. (August 12, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1965).

Referring to the popular uprising in occupied Kashmir, President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that there was still time for Indian rulers to recognise the gravity of the situation, and bring about an honourable settlement of the Kashmir problem. (August 13, 1965) (PH, XIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1965).

In a broadcast to the nation, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, reaffirmed that his Government would honour its pledge to support the people of Kashmir, in their struggle, to win the right of self-determination. (September 1, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No.4, IV Quarter 1965).

Amjad Ali, Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council, that since this resolution did not refer to the Kashmir dispute, it could not effectively restore peace in the region. (September 4, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

After Indo-Pak September War:

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, put forth the proposal that the Security Council should send a fact finding Committee or the UN Secretary General to report on the condition in Indian held Kashmir. (October 25, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, Z.A. Bhutto, expressed his regrets at the slow progress of the Security Council, towards the settlement of the Kashmir issue. He further added that the Security Council resolution of November 5, 1965, was a step towards the settlement of the Kashmir question. (November 11, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

In a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, Pakistan strongly protested against India’s continued and serious violations of the cease-fire in the Rajasthan area. (November 21, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

In a special broadcast, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, commented on the implications and provisions of the Tashkent Declaration and declared that Pakistan would never consider Kashmir, as part of India, and would continue to support the right of self-determination of Kashmiris. (January 14, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, stated that after the withdrawal of Indian and Pakistani forces had been completed, the Security Council should turn its attention to the basic political problem (Plebiscite in occupied Kashmir) underlying the Indo-Pakistan dispute. (February 1, 1966) (PH, XIX No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

In his first-of-the-month broadcast, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that Kashmir could not be ignored or put off, and that China was no danger to the sub-continent. (March 1, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

Pakistan was reported to have informed the United Nations Secretary General, U. Thank, that India was still in occupation of Pakistan territory a three places in the Jammu-Sialkot sector. (March 3, 1966) (PH, XIX No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

Addressing the National Day Military Parade in Rawalpindi, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that unless and until the Kashmir dispute was resolved equitably, no lasting peace could be established between India and Pakistan. (March 23, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

Talking to newsmen at Dhaka, Z.A. Bhutto, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, said that the question of raising the Kashmir issue at the UN was under consideration of the Pakistan Government. (April 12, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

The Government of Pakistan, lodged a strong protest with the Government of India, against a grave breach of the cease-fire in Kashmir. (May 14, 1966) (PH, XIX, No .2, II Quarter 1966).

Z.A. Bhutto, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, declared in Karachi, that better relations and cooperation between Pakistan and India were possible only when India vacated its aggression in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (May 18, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Z.A. Bhutto told the National Assembly in Rawalpindi, that India has till then committed eight breaches of the Tashkent Declaration. (June 3, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1966).

In his Independence Day message to the nation, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that Pakistan was determined to help the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir, achieve their right of self-determination. (August 13, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1966).

It was disclosed that in a note to the Indian Government, dated September 9, 1966, the Pakistan Government, had declared that it did note accept the Indian interpretation of the Tashkent Declaration, regarding the status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (September 13, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1966).

In reply to the Indian Government’s note of 10 September, 1966 Pakistan told India, that in the absence of a change of heart on the part of the Indian Government, on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, little purpose would be served by continuing the exchange on the question of an official level meeting. (September 22, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1966).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, in his address to the UN General Assembly told India, that Pakistan was “always prepared to sit across a table and seek ways of setting the Jammu and Kashmir dispute on the basis of justice and honour”. (September 29, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1966).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, declard that his country was taking “necessary steps” to counter the Indian move to integrate occupied Kashmir. (October 22, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1966).

President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that as long as the basic dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir remained unresolved, no meaningful cooperation between the two countries was possible. (March 23,1967) (PH, XX, No. 2 II Quarter 1967).

Commenting to a press report that India had approached Pakistan for talks on mutual reduction in Armed Forces, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that a settlement of the Kashmir dispute was prerequisite for a reduction in the Armed Forces of India and Pakistan. (April 3, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 2, II Quarter 1967).

A spokesman of the Pakistan Foreign Office, said that the Government of Pakistan, had “no sympathy” for the idea that a non-official delegation be sent to India, to create a climate for a settlement of the Kashmir dispute. (May 25, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 2, II Quarter 1967).

In a note handed over to the Indian High Commission in Rawalpindi, Pakistan lodged a strong protest with India, against its measures to extend the application of Indian laws to the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (August 11, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 3, III Quarter 1967).

Commenting on the statements of Morarji Desai, on Kashmir, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, declared that the final word on the future of Kashmir lay with the people of the State. (September 23, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1967).         

Speaking at the Kremlin, on the first day of the seven-day State visit to the Soviet Union, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, said that the Kashmir dispute was a source of tension in South Asia. (September 25, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1967).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, refuted the Indian Government’s contention that it had a “moral, legal and political” claim to Kashmir. He added that Pakistan was prepared to put this claim to the test of the will of the Kashmiris. (November 17, 1967) (PH, XX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1967).

In an interview to the Asia Magazine, president of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to resort to “mediation or arbitration” in bringing about a settlement of the Kashmir dispute. (December 10, 1967) (PH, XXI, No. 1 March 1968).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, issued a statement reaffirming that Pakistan would not abandon the cause of the people of Kashmir. (February 13, 1968) ( PH, XXI, No. 1, I Quarter 1968).

Mian Arshad Husain new Foreign Minister of Pakistan, told the National Assembly, that the Kashmir issue continued to be the cause of tension between India and Pakistan. (May 8, 1968) (PH, XXI, No. 2 II Quarter 1968).

The President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that peace in the sub-continent, could prevail only if the Indian leadership saw wisdom in solving the outstanding problems (including Kashmir) with Pakistan or that Pakistan got so strong militarily as to deter Indian aggression. (July 14, 1968) (PH, XXI, No. 3, III Quarter 1968).

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mian Arshad Hussain, stated that his Government was studying the question of referring the Kashmir issue at a “suitable time” to the United Nations. (August  3, 1968) (PH, XXI, No. 3, III Quarter 1968).

Mian Arshad Hussain, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, dismissed as “absolutely baseless and without foundation” the report published in The Sunday Telegraph of March 2, 1969, that Pakistan had signed at Tashkent, a secret protocol with India and the Soviet Union, about the future of Kashmir. (March 3, 1969) (PH, XXIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1969).

The President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, reaffirmed that the Kashmir issue was under “constant review” of the Government of Pakistan, and it would be referred back to the UN at the appropriate time. (May 19, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 2, II Quarter 1969).

The President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, said that the Kashmir question would be taken to the Security Council, as and when the conditions were found to be favourable. (July 2, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 3, III Quarter 1969).

In response to India’s offer to Pakistan, in the General Assembly, to hold bilateral talks without any preconditions, Pakistan’s Information Minister, Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan, challenged India’s Foreign Minister, Dinesh Singh, to come to the world rostrum and confirm that the talks would cover all outstanding disputes, including Kashmir. (October 3, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1969).

Welcoming to the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Raza Shah Pehalvi, at a banquet given in his honour, the President of Pakistan, General, A.M. Yahya Khan, expressed the hope that India would realize the need for finding a solution to the Kashmir and the Farakka disputes, which were bedeviling relations between India and Pakistan. (March 5, 1970) (PH, XXII, No. 2, II Quarter 1970).  

At the RCD Summit Conference at Izmir, President of Pakistan, Agha, M. Yahha Khan, declared that the absence of a solution of the basic disputes of Kashmir and Farakka Barrange, posed a serious threat to peace in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. (May 7, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1970).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman denied, as without foundation, Indian charges of Pakistani troops build-up along the Kashmir cease-fire line and the Rajasthan-Pakistan border. (September 24, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1970).

In a press interview on arrival at New York, to attend the 25th anniversary session of the UN, the Pakistan President, General Yahya Khan, stated that Kashmir was a live issue and was still on the agenda of the UN Security Council. (October 21, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1970).

In an address to the UN General Assembly, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the UN, President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, made an offer to India, for the demilitarization of Kashmir by both Pakistan and India, so that the people of the disputes State could freely determine its future status. He also proposed the established of self-executing machinery to settle all Indo-Pakistan disputes, as concomitant of a no-war pact. (October 22, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1970).

Pakistan, circulated among the UN members, a letter, in which it rejected as “totally incorrect and wholly untenable” an Indian assertion, that the State of Jammu and Kashmir, was an integral part of India. (December 1, 1970) (PH, XXIV, No. 1, Quarter 1971).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman stated that the Pakistan Government, deplored India’s repressive measures to curb political activity in Indian occupied Kashmir, such as the Indian Government’s ban on the Plebiscite Front and the restrictions imposed on the movements of its leaders like Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah and Mirza Afzal Beg and others. (January 14, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No.1, I Quarter 1971).

Official sources in Islamabad, stated that the Pakistan Government had informed friendly states, including the great powers, about India’s recent repressive actions in occupied Kashmir, and had also asked them to use their influence over India to stop such actions. (January 19, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 1, I Quarter 1971).

In a letter to the President of the Security Council, Pakistan’s permanent representative at the UN stated that the recent actions by the Indian Government in the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, had aggravated tension in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. The letter further said that the responsibility for the consequent deterioration of relations between the two countries would lie on the Indian Government. (January 21, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 1, I Quarter 1971).

In a message to the President of the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir, on the occasion of the observance of the “Accession of Pakistan Week”, the President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir, of Pakistan’s continued support in their struggle against foreign domination. (July 17, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 3, IV Quarter 1971).

It was reported that the Government of Pakistan, in its Notes dated 8 and 27, September 1971, to the Indian Government, had protest against extension of many Indian laws to the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, in violation of India’s international commitments. (October 6, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1971)

After Indo-Pak 1971 War:

The President of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto,  in an interview with the BBC correspondent, declared that Kashmir still remained the “basic dispute” between India and Pakistan, but the recent aggression by India, and the occupation of large parts of Pakistani territory, had added a new dimension to the crisis in the sub-continent. He warned that “imposed peace will simply work”. (February 18, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 1 I Quarter 1972).

In an interview with Kuldip Nayar, editor of the Indian paper, “The Statement”, President of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, was reported to have given the impression that: “he is ready to go to the limit to achieve friendship with India, and has abandoned his previous belief in a policy of confrontation over Kashmir”; he would like to make the cease-fire line in Kashmir one of peace so that there could be free movement of Kashmiris between India and Pakistan: “Delhi could maintain its position that Kashmir was integral part of India and Pakistan could maintain its own position”; and he would not press for a settlement of the Kashmir dispute in initial peace talks with India. (March 27, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1972).

According to reports, Pakistan drew the attention of the Security Council, to new violations of the cease-fire, by the Indian Army in Kashmir. (May 10, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1972).

According to a release of Pakistan’s Defence Ministry, Indian forces had committed forty cease-fire violations in Azad Kashmir, northern areas and Lahore sectors during 12 to 14 May 1972. (May 31, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1972).

The Pakistan Government stated that it had conveyed its serious concern to the Government of India over the continuing cease-fire violations by the Indian forces in Kashmir. (June 13, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

Pakistan lodged another protest with India for the cease-fire vilations by the Indian armed forces in Kashmir. (June 20, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman stated that the meeting of the representatives of the Army GOC’s of India and Pakistan, to be held in Suchetgarh on August 10, 1972, would discuss only the actual line of control in Kashmir, as it existed on December 17, 1971, which both sides had agreed to maintain for the time being under Simla Accord. The withdrawal of troops from the international border, however, would coordinated by the sector commanders of the two sides. (August 7, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

Commenting on the Indian Foreign Minister’s statement that UN observers were no longer needed in Kashmir, the President of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, declared that Pakistan’s stand was very clear – it believed there could be no compromise over the right of self-determination for the Kashmiris and that the presence of UN observers was essential, (September 3, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).        

Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Mr. I.A. Akhund, while expressing surprise over the Indian Foreign Minister’s statement, said that the Simla Agreement was quite clear on the question of withdrawals which was not linked with the delineation of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir. (October 4, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, while commenting on an Indian officials spokesman’s claim that Pakistan was responsible for the delay in the delineation in Jammu and Kashmir, said that Pakistan had constantly endeavoured to promote an early settlement. (October 9, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

A spokesman of the Pakistan Defence Ministry, said that the delineation of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, had been completed and the line had been drawn on the maps by both sides. He said, it was only at the time of signing the maps that the Indian side reopened the question of delineation in a certain area which had already been settled. (October 28, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

It was reported that Pakistan had told India that its latest proposal to finalise the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, without settling Pakistan’s claim on Thaku Chak, was not acceptable to Pakistan. (November 2, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

President Z.A. Bhutto, denied Indian charges that Pakistan was delaying the delineation of the line of control in Kashmir under foreign pressure as well as his army generals. (November 18, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

The Secretary-General of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aziz Ahmad, said that India had informed Pakistan that, simultaneously with the withdrawal of the troops of both countries in Kashmir, India would withdrawal her troops from Pakistan territory across the international border. India also stated that the withdrawal would be complete within 10 days i.e., by December 21. While giving details of the territories given up by both sides, he stated that compared to the old cease-fire line, the new line appeared to be advantageous to Pakistan; that the juridical position of the UN observers along the cease-fire line remained unchanged: that the new line was not an international border; and that it would be recognised by both sides without prejudice to the recognised position of either sides – which meant that Kashmir remained a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. (December 11, 1972) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

A Pakistan official spokesman described as “false and mischievous” foreign reports about Pakistan troop movement and concentration along the line of control in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (June 19, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1973).

Addressing the 28th session of the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, said that Pakistan would not recognise “Bangla Desh” until all POWs – including the 195 marked for “war crimes” trials – were returned to Pakistan. He pleaded with the world community to see that the UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir were implemented. (September 20, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, Quarter 1973).

In a speech made during his tour of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, declared that Pakistan remained committed to the Jammu and Kashmir people’s right to self-determination and would never compromise on this principle; that she was prepared to hold talk with India, at an “appropriate time”, on Kashmir, within the frame-work of the right of self-determination; that subject to the people’s decision, Azad Kashmir could have provincial status, parliamentary government and representation of the whole of Jammu and Kashmir State in Pakistan’s federal legislature, (seats to be kept vacant for Indian occupied Kashmir) as an interim arrangement, pending a final decision on the status of Kashmir. (November 5, 1973 

During his tour of Azad Kashmir, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto stated, that Kashmiri leaders should not be taken in by Indian talk of autonomy for occupied Kashmir, which was aimed at perpetuating the enslavement of Kashmir by signing the Simla Agreement; that India was committed to hold a plebiscite in Kashmir and could not fulfill that pledge by holding election only. (November 7, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

While addressing a public meeting at Pulundri, Azad Kashmir, Z.A. Bhutto, appealed to the people of the Indian-occupied Kashmir, to observed hartal (strike) on a particular Friday, when he would give a call, in order to demonstrate their wishes to India and the while world. (November 8, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman rejected the Indian Foreign Minister’s allegation, that Premier Z.A. Bhutto’s recent speeches were inconsistent with the Simla Agreement. The Agreement, he said, provided for a discussion on the Kashmir question between India and Pakistan, and pending a final settlement, the position of either side remain, specifically unprejudiced. (November 16, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman disclosed that Pakistan had sent a reply to a recent India communication which questioned Pakistan’s support to the Kashmiri’s right to self-determination. He said that the Simla Agreement did not prejudice the recognized position of Pakistan and India on the Kashmir question; refuted India’s allegation that Pakistan was involved in the recent agitation in Indian-occupier Kashmir, and, added that it was provoked by India. (November 30, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

Officials in Islamabad, stated that the Government of Pakistan, was “absolutely unaware” of any delegation from Azad Kashmir having gone to Srinagar in Indian-occupied Kashmir, to take part in the Plebiscite Front’s Convention there. They were commenting on a foreign news agency report that a six-man delegation from the “Pakistan side of Kashmir” had arrived in Srinagar via London. (July 4, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

In an interview with James Clarity of The New York Times, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, disclosed that recently there had been some ominous movements and deployment of Indian Forces near Sialkot, in Kashmir and elsewhere, which pointed to a “grand design”. He added that the purpose was to intimidate Pakistan, and to make some unpleasant announcement relating to occupied Kashmir, but Pakistan was committed to the right of the self-determination and no Indian decision could change that, (July 8, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

In a statement issued in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support to the Kashmiri people’s struggle to achieve their right of self-determination, and said that no Kashmiri political party or leader could barter away that right. He was commenting on a Srinagar report that the Plebiscite Front in occupied Kashmir, had abandoned its demand for a plebiscite and had called for a settlement with India, allowing Kashmir “full control over its affairs except defence, communications and foreign affairs”. (July 10, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

Addressing a public meeting at Chitral, Z.A. Bhutto, said that while India had concentrated her troops along Pakistan’s borders in Sialkot and Azad Kashmir, Afghanistan had deployed her troops along the Durand Line. But, he added, Pakistan was prepared to meet any challenge or threat from any quarter to defend her integrity and independence. (July 14, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

At a press conference in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, declared that Pakistan would continue to support the Kashmiri’s right of self-determination, and that, India and Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, had no right to make any unilateral decision in this regard. He added that he had come with a special message From Premier Z.A. Bhutto, for Kashmiri leaders, asking them to adopt a united stand. (July 20, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

Addressing a special meeting of the Working Committee of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Rawalpindi, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, said that there was nothing harmful for Kashmiris in the constitutional formula for Azad Kashmir, announced on June 10. He said, it would promote the Kashmiris’ struggle for their right of self-determination. (August 16, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that Pakistan did not want war with India, and was prepared to hold talks on Kashmir. (September 25, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that he was prepared to give three more years to India to carry out “artificial development” in occupied Kashmir, after which the Kashmiris could be asked to exercise their right of self-determination. (September 26, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that the Northern Areas consisting of Gilgit and Baltistan could not be made a province of Pakistan, for the time being, because of the Kashmir dispute with India. (September 27, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, said at a press conference that Pakistan Government was examining all aspects of the developments talking place in the occupied Kashmir, and was keeping a close eye on them. (October 8, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

In a speech at Yamzan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, while commenting on negotiations going on between the Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, and the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, said that any formula drawn up between the two which either denied the people their right of self-determination or excluded Pakistan from its purview, would not be acceptable to Pakistan. (November 6, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in a recent interview to foreign journalists, reiterated Pakistan’s determination not to accept any settlement of the Kashmir dispute except on the basis of the right of self-determination of the Kashmiri people. (December 21, 1974) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

Official sources in Islamabad, refuted a report which appeared in the Indian newspaper Blitz of Bombay, on December 14, 1974, alleging that Pakistani “saboteurs” had been sent to Jammu city to make an attempt on the life of the Kashmiri leader. Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, on November 30, 1974, (December 31, 1974) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

At a public meeting, in Cambellpur, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, reaffirmed his country’s irrevocable stand on Kashmiris’ inalienable right of self-determination and warned that any unilateral settlement or understanding reached between the Kashmir, leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, and the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, would not be acceptable to Pakistan.  (January 27, 1975), (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

At a public meeting held in Gujrat (Punjab Province), the Prime Minister of Pakistan, called on the people of Pakistan and Kashmiris everywhere in the world to observe a one-day strike, to protest against any agreement reached between the Indian Prime Minister, and Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah regarding Kashmir. He added that the strike should be held on the Friday following the announcement of such an agreement. (January 29, 197) (PH, XXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

A Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesman said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan, would specify the date for the hartal (Strike) to be observed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, to protest against the Indira-Abdullah deal. The deal was reported to have been concluded between the Indian Prime Minister and the Kashmiri leader but had not been formally announced. (February 12, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

Deploring the Indira-Abdullah agreement on Kashmir, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, called upon Pakistanis and Kashmiris to observe a one-day strike on February 28, 1975, to protest against the said agreement. (February 24, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).     

Pakistan’s representative to the UN, lodged a protest with the UN Security General, and the President of the Security Council, against the Indira-Abdullah agreement on Kashmir. (February 28, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, declared that Pakistan wanted to pursue the Kashmir issue on the basis of the Simla Agreement under which India was legally bound to discuss the future of the State with Pakistan. (March 10, 1975) (PH, XXVII, No. 2, Quarter 1975).

The Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Aziz Ahmed, told the National Assembly that if bilateral negotiations failed to bring about a settlement of the Indo-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir, Pakistan would take the issue to the UN Security Council. (March 31, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

Addressing a public meeting in Sheikhpura, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that Pakistan was prepared for a dialogue with India to settle the Kashmir problem. (April 5, 1975 (PH, XXVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

It was reported that in an interview with the correspondent often Japanese Daily Mainichi Shimbun (published on June 21, 1975), the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, had stated: in order to coexist with India, it was necessary to hold summit talks on the Kashmir problem and other matters; countries around the Indian Ocean should convene a conference to discuss the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the region. (August 6, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

In his inaugural address as Council Chairman to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council (formed under the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to the process of pace and underlined the need for an equitable settlement of the Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India. (August 18, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

In an interview, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that Pakistan “would not abandon its stand on Kashmir for seeking cooperation with India.” (April 4, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that the Kashmir issue would be solved, but Pakistan would not act with undue haste in that regard. (April 29, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

In a message addressed to the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister of Pakistan, reassured the Kashmiri people that their struggle for the right of self-determination was inseparably linked with the ideal of Pakistan. (May 1, 1976) (PH, XXIX No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, stated at a public meeting in Dassu (Hazara district), that the recently concluded India-Pakistan agreement had cleared the way for negotiations on Kashmir. (May 15, 1976) (PH, XXIX No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

Z.A. Bhutto, reaffirmed his Government’s dedication to the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. He emphatically stated that there could be no compromise on his fundamental principle. (June 21, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1976).

The Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Aziz Ahmed, told newsmen in Islamabad, that the settlement of the Kashmir dispute was imperative if the objective of the Simla Agreement, for the establishment of friendly and harmonious relations between Pakistan and India was to be realized. (August 17, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1976).

Addressing the Supreme Council of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Prime Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, reiterated that the Kashmir issue was the sole dispute between India and Pakistan. Pakistan would never abandon the fundamental principle of the right of self-determination of the Kashmiri people. (September 16, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

It was reported that, in the UN General Assembly, Pakistan had rejected the India contention that the Security Council resolution on Kashmir had become obsolete, and had declared that the fact that the people of the dispute State had not, so far, been allowed to exercise the right of self-determination in no way affected the validity of that right. (October 5, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1970).

In a recent interview with a senior Indian journalist in Islamabad, Prime Minister, Z.A. Bhutto, was reported to have stated: “no government in Pakistan could think of surviving by accepting the present position in Jammu and Kashmir; that he would not be a party to an unjust solution of the dispute”. (November 14, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

In an interview with Khashwant Singh, the editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, in Rawalpindi, on December 20, 1976, Z.A. Bhutto, was reported to have said that Pakistan stood by its basic position on the Kashmir dispute and would not deviate from its international known position. (January 13, 1977) (PH, XXX, No. 1, I Quarter 1977).

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a White Paper, on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which reiterated the continuing interest and commitment of Pakistan, to the just cause of the Kashmiri people. (January 15, 1977) (PH, XXX, No. 1, I Quarter 1977).

Agha Shahi, Adviser to General Zia-ul-Haq, on Foreign Affairs, said that the right of self-determination enshrined in the UN resolutions was an inalienable right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and that Pakistan’s stand on the two UNCIP Resolutions remained unchanged. (March 18, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos. 2-3, II-III Quarter 1978).

Addressing the plenary session of the ninth Islamic Foreign Ministers’ Conference in Dhaka, the Pakistan CLMA’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Agha Shahi, called for the solution of the Kashmir, Palestine and Cyprus disputes. (April 26, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos 2-3, II-III Quarter 1978).

Official sources in Islamabad, emphatically contradicted a report broadcast by the All-India Radio, alleging infiltration into Indo-held Kashmir, by 150-Chinse-trained armed Pakistanis through Azad Kashmir. (August 3, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos, 2-3, II-III Quarters 1978).

In a speech before the UN General Assembly, the Chief Pakistan delegate and Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Agha Shahi, called among other things, for a solution to the Kashmir dispute, on the basis of the UN resolutions. (October 4, 1978) (PH, XXXI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1978).

It was reported that the Pakistan delegate to the General Assembly’s Third Committee, Mrs. Qazi Isa, had rejected the Indian delegate, Mr. Nayantara Siagal’s claim that “Jammu and Kashmir in an integral part of India, legally, constitutional and politically”. (October 24, 1978) (PH, XXXI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1978).

President Zia-ul-Haq said that a just solution of the Kashmir dispute was a must for a lasting peace in the sub-continent. (November 27, 1978) (PH, XXXI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1978).

Expressing deep regret over the Indian External Affairs Ministers’ statement on occupied Jammu and Kashmir, President Zia-ul-Haq’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Agha Shahi, said that the dispute should be resolved in accordance with the right of self-determination, as enshrined in the UN resolutions. (December 7, 1978) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarters 1979).

Addressing the plenary session of the Tenth Islamic Foreign Ministers’ Confernece in Fez (Morocco), Agha Shahi, urged the Islamic World to continue to support the Kashmiri people’s right of self-determination. (May 10, 1979) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarters 1979).

Pakistan, protested against the debate of Indian Foreign Minister in General Assembly, in which he said that disputed territory of Kashmir was integral part of India. (October 4, 1979) (PH, XXXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1979).

President Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, said in Muzaffarabad, that Kashmir issue should be solved under the resolutions of UNO. He said: “It is very necessary to solve the Kashmir problem to establish friendly relations between Pakistan and India”. (November 15, 1979) (PH, XXXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1979).           

A Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman categorically refuted the Soviet news agency Tass’s report of February 23, 1980, alleging that two Pakistan Air Force aircrafts had violated the line of control in Kashmir in the Poonch area on February 22, 1980. (February 25, 1980), (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarters 1980).

Expressing deep disappointment at the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Van Dong’s repeated statements in India, last week, mentioning Kashmir as “part of the sacred territory of the Republic of India”, a Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman announced the closure of Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in Hanoi. (April 11, 1980) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarters 1980).

In an interview with an Asian news magazine, New Delhi, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, stated that if the Jammu and Kashmir question was settled in just manner on the basis of friendship, there would be a radical transformation of the entire situation in Asia and the World. (July 23, 1980) (PH, XXXIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1980).

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Pakistan delegate, Dr Maqbol Bhatti, criticized the Indian Foreign Minister, Narasimha Rao’s remarks before the Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir as being contrary to commitments of the two countries under both bilateral agreements and decisions under the relevant UN resolutions. (October 3, 1980) (PH, XXXIII, No. 4, IV   Quarter 1980).

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Pakistan Ambassador, Niaz A. Naik, reiterated his country’s resolve to seek a final settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with India, in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions in the spirit of the Simla Agreement. (October 6, 1980) (PH, XXXIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1980).

Speaking at a debate on self-determination in the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, Pakistan representative, Zahid Daultana, reiterated his country’s commitment to seek a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute with India, in accordance with UN resolutions an in the spirit of the 1972 Simla Agreement. (October 15, 1980).

Delivering his address in Summit Conference, President of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq, hoped that the process of normalization with India would precede to its logical conclusion with the solution of the problem of Jammu and Kashmir, on the basis of the provisions of Simla Agreement and the relevant United Nations resolutions. (January 26, 1981) (PT., January 27, 1981).

The Foreign Office spokesman described as completely baseless and total fabrication the allegation made in an Indian news agency report, that Pakistani soldiers had opened fire on two Indians pickets on the Poonch sector of Jammu near the line of control, and that a Pakistani aircraft had violated the Indian airspace soon after the firing began. (April 15, 1981) (PT., April 16, 1981).

An official spokesman said that the report that Pakistani troops were being concentrated in area of the Dana Haji Pir and had also opened fire more then 10 times across the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, was wholly untrue. (May 24, 1981) (PT., May 25, 1981).

In the United Nations, Pakistan said that complete normalization of its relations with India could be achieved through the final settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and in the spirit of Simla Agreement. (October 3, 1981) (PT., October 4, 1981).

Official quarters categorically rejected the allegations made in a statement by a spokesman of occupied Jammu and Kashmir Police, about involvement of some Pakistani nationals in espionage and other subversive activities there. (October 26, 1981) (PT., October 27, 1981).

General Zia-ul-Haq said that it would not be permitted to converted the cease-fire line in Kashmir, into a permanent boundary. (November 1, 1981) (PT., November 2, 1981).

An Official spokesman denied the Indian charge that Pakistan, had    settled her forces on control line in Kashmir. (November 3, 1981) (PT., November 4, 1981).

President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, said that Kashmir issue was the part of internal political of Pakistan and it could not be separated from internal politics of Pakistan, if anyone wanted. (November 9, 1981) (PT., November 10, 1981).

On his return from India, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister categorically stated that Kashmir remained as unsettled issue between India and Pakistan. (February 1, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1982).

General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, told newsmen in Lahore, that it would be premature for his to comment on Indian reaction to Pakistan delegates reference of Kashmir issue at the Human Rights Commission’s meeting in Geneva, till Pakistan received the official version from India. (February 27, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1982).

General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, in an interview to an Indian journalist, said that Pakistan was willing to discuss all matters with India bilaterally but not Kashmir, which “is an international issue”. (April 13, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No.2, II Quarter 1982).

A spokesman for the Pakistan Ministry of Defence refuted a foreign news agency report regarding an exchange of fire between Pakistani and Indian troops across the border in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir on July 29, 1982. (Augurst 5, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 3, III Quarter 182).

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, said that his country’s only dispute with India was over the issue of occupied Jammu and Kahsmir. (October 4, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1982).

President Zia-ul-Haq, said that “Kashmir is a problem but our efforts is to resolve its peacefully through dialogue and that we are prepared to talk if an when India is prepared”. (March 1, 1983) (PT., March 2, 1983).

Pakistan’s representative to the General Assembly’s Third Committee, pledged his country’s support to people deprived of their legitimate and recognised right to self-determination. He also drew attention to the ”unresolved question of Jammu and Kashmir”. (October 18, 1983) (PH, XXXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1983).

A Foreign Office spokesman in Islamabad, said that Indian troops had committed 11 violations during the past eight days in the Kotli sector along the cease-fire line in Kashmir.  (January 9, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1984).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, expressed concern over the recent clashes between India and Pakistani troops, along the  border in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the military commanders of India and Pakistan, stationed in the area, were discussing how to avoid similar clashes in the future. (July 22, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

Talking to newsmen at Karachi Airport, President Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, said that normal diplomatic and other procedures were being followed with the Government of India, for a mutually satisfactory solution to the Siachin Glacier dispute on the Indo-Pakistan control line in Kashmir. (July 23, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

Pakistan’s delegation to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, reaffirmed Islamabad’s support to people’s right to self-determination, and drew world attention to the “unresolved question of Jammu and Kashmir”. (October 16, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1984).

Addressing a huge public meeting near Muzaffarabad, President General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, said that Pakistan would continue to strive for the solution of Kashmir issue through peaceful means and in accordance with UN resolutions. (July 16, 1985) (PH, XXXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1985).

President Zia-ul-Haq, addressed the Commemorative Anniversary Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly. In this connection, the President particularly mentioned major issues especially Jammu and Kashmir, Palestine apartheid and colonialism in South Africa and Afghanistan. (October 23, 1985) (PT., October 24, 1985).

Prime Minister Junejo, said that Pakistan believe in seeing a peaceful solution of Kashmir issue. He was addressing at the inaugural ceremony of Poonch House Complex in Rawalpindi. (October 25, 1985) (PT., October 26, 1985).

Speaking at a dinner given in his honour by President Sardar Abdul Qayyun Khan of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, President Zia said that Pakistan wanted the Kashmir issue to be resolved peacefully and honourably in accordance with the UN resolutions and under the spirit of the Simla Agreement. (March 5, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Speaking in the National Assembly, Premier of Pakistan, Mohammad Khan Junejo, declared that his government had neither shelved the Kashmir dispute nor yielded to Indian occupation of the Siachen Glacier, (June 3, 1986) (PH. XXXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1986).

Replying to various supplementaries in the Senate, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zain Norrani, declared that Pakistan did not retaliate against the violations committed by Indian forces across the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, and “prefers to settle them through flag meetings”. (July 15, 1986) (PH, XXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

The Government of Pakistan strongly protested to the Government of India, against a marked increase in the violation of the line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir by Indian troops. (July 30, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

Speaking at a dinner, hosted by Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan in Islamabad, Prime Minister, Mohammad Khan Junejo, reiterated that his government stood committed to securing a peaceful and honourable solution to the Kashmir issue on the basis of UN resolutions and Simla Accord. (August 3, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

Addressing a public gathering at Muzaffarabad, Premier of Pakistan, Mohammad Khan Junejo, assured the public that his government would never abandon the Kashmir issue and would make all efforts to secure their due right of self-determination. (September 20, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

At Seoul, Pakistan’s Chief-de-Mission, Mujahid Baluch, in a statement, said the Pakistan would pull out the remainder of the games and also boycott the closing ceremony if a new map of India, with Kashmir as its integral part, was displayed. (September 27, 1986) PH, XXXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

A Foreign Spokesman categorically denied as totally baseless, the reports appearing in the Indian official media alleging intruders from Pakistan having been intercepted, killed or captured by the Indian Border Security Forces. He further stated that dissemination of such false reports by AIR and Indian TV constituted a violation of the Pakistan-India agreement on avoidance of hostile propaganda. (January 7, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

A spokesman of Defence Ministry, in a statement strongly denied allegations made by Indian newspapers that Pakistani troops were firing across the line of control in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (February 2, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

President Zia-ul-Haq, declared that Pakistan would apply all political and peaceful means for security a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue in the spirit of UN resolutions. (July 20, 1987) (PH, XL, NO. 3, III Quarter 1987).

Indian Ambassador to UN, regretted Prime Minister Junejo’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in his address to the UN General assembly and exercising his right of reply in the Assembly, maintained that the 1972 Simla Agreement provide a basis for resolving all outstanding issues between the two countries through bilaterial negotiations. (September 25, 1987) PH, XL, no. 3, III Quarter 1987).

Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo, on his return from New York, told a news conference, with reference to his raising the Kashmir issue in his address to the General Assembly, that Pakistan stood for the resolutions of the issue in accordance with the UN resolutions and in the spirit of the Simla Agreement. (September 28, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 3, III Quarter 1987).

Speaking in the General Assembly’s Third Committee, Pakistani delegate, reaffirmed Pakistan support to the right of the people of self-determination and drew attention to the unresolved question of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (October 14, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, January 1988).

Talking informally to newsmen, Premier of Pakistan Mohammad Khan Junejo, said that Pakistan sought peaceful solution of the Siachen issue, and wanted India to vacate the area and go back to its 1970 position. (October 19, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, January 1988).

At the United Nations Pakistani and Indian delegates exchanged hot words over the Kashmir question, when Senator S. Abbas Shah, praised the role of UNMOGIP which monitored the line of control in held Kashmir. (October 22, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, January 1989).

Premier of Pakistan, Mohammad Khan Junejo, talking to newsmen at Multan airport, said that India had no right to move towards Siachen Glacier, as it is a part of Pakistan’. (October 25, 1987) (PH, XL, no. 1, January 1988).

President Zia-ul-Haq, said that Siachen Glacier was a part and parcel of Pakistan, and talks were being held with India, on Defence Ministers levels to resolve this issue. (December 21, 1987), PH, XLI, No. 1, January 1988).

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, said that the assurance given by India, not to go ahead with the construction of Wullar Barrage in Indian held Kashmir, had expired at the end of December. He hoped that Indians would continue to observe the assurance pending the government-to-government meeting to resolve the issue. (January 14, 1988) (PH, XLI, no. 2, April 1988).

A Foreign Office spokesman of Pakistan, expressed indignation over the remarks on Kashmir and Afghanistan by the spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. (February 23, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, April 1988).

Pakistan’s delegate to the UN General Assembly’s Social Committee, Mohammad Haroon, reaffirmed his country’s support to the right of peoples self-determination. He also drew the attention of the world body to the “unresolved question of Jammu and Kashmir”. (October 17, 1988) (PH, XLII, No. 1, January 1989).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, categorically stated, at her first new conference in Rawalpindi, that Pakistan did not intend to seek a no-war pack. The relations between the two countries would be based on sovereign equality and on the provisions of the Simla Agreement. The Kashmir issue would also be resolved in accordance with the Simla Agreement. (December 3, 1988) (PH, XLII, No. 1, January 1989).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, declared in the National Assembly, that Pakistan would never compromise on the Kashmir issue. (January 25, 1989) (PH, XLII, No.2, April 1989).

Pakistan Prime Minister, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, stated that the Siachen Glacier issue was an “unnecessary irritant” in the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. India could rectify the situation by withdrawing its forces from the Siachen Glacier to the pre-Simla Agreement Position. (February 8, 1989) (PH, XLII, No. 2, April 1989).

A spokesman of Pakistan’s Foreign Office, confirmed that an agreement had been reached between Pakistan and India, on the withdrawal of troops from the Siachen Glacier but gave no comment on India’s denial to their effect. (June 20, 1989) (PH, XLII, Nos, 3-4, October 1989).

Pakistan’s delegate at the United Nations told the General Assembly’s Social Committee that Pakistan, in accordance with the spirit of Simla Agreement, would continue to see a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute “in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions” which recognized the right of the people of the State to decide their future. (October 17, 1989( PH, Vol. 43, No. 1, January 1990).

The Attorney General of Pakistan, Yahya Bakhtiar, told the special General Assembly session on apartheid, that Pakistan was fully supporting the people’s struggle for a democratic life, free from terror and exploitation, in South Africa, Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanistan and other parts of the Third World. India strongly protested against reference to the Kashmir dispute by Pakistan. Pakistan defended its statement by saying that Jammu and Kashmir was a dispute territory. (December 15, 1989) (PH, 43, No. 1, January 1990).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, said that the turmoil in held Kashmir, was the result of denial of the right of the self-determination. (January 24, 1990) (The Nation, January 25, 1990).

The Pakistan Government, made a high level contact with India, expressing the need for calm and restraint asking India, to stop shooting civilian Pakistani and Azad Kashmiris across the border. (February 12, 1990) (The Nation, February 13, 1990).

Dr. Tanvir Ahmad Khan, the Foreign Secretary of Pakisan, termed as “prepostenous, ridiculous and tissue of lies” the world wide propaganda being carried out by India, alleging Pakistan complicity the uprising in occupied Kashmir. (February 15, 1990) (The Nation, February 16, 1990).

Pakistan, urged UN to force India, for a plebiscite in the occupied Kashmir State. (February 26, 1990) (The Nation, February 27, 1990).

President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaque Khan, said that Kashmir was an integral part of Pakistan. (March 23, 1990) (The Nation, March 29, 1990).

Pakistan Minister of State for Defence, Colonel Ghulam Sarwar Cheema, said that there was no clause in Simla Agreement, for taking the Kashmir issue to the UN. (March 26, 1990) (The Nation, March 27, 1990).

The advisor on Foreign Affairs to Premier Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, Iqbal Akund, said that Simla Accord was not a hindrance in the taking the Kashmir issue to the United Nations. (April 5, 1990) (The Nation, April 6, 1990).

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan, discussed the Kashmir matter with the Secretary General of OIC. (April 7, 1990) (The Nation, April 8, 1990).

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, said that she would welcome dialogue with Indian Premier V.P. Singh, on the Kashmir issue. (May 1, 1990) (The Nation, May 2, 1990).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, said that Pakistan would continue its support for Kashmiris. (June 16, 1990) (The Nation, June 17, 1990).

President of Pakistan, Ghulam ishaq Khan said, that only the exercise of right of self-determination could ensure peace in Kashmir. (July 2, 1990) (The Nation, July 3, 1990).

Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, called upon the Indian Premier, V.P. Singh, to step towards giving right of self-determination to the Kashmiris. (August 14, 1990) (The Nation, August 15, 1990).

At UN, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan, discussed the Kashmir issue with the Secretary General  of the UN, Mr. Cueller. (September 25, 1990) (The Nation, September 25, 1990). 

Addressing the UN General Assembly, Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan, reiterated that Pakistan wanted a peaceful solution in Kashmir. (September 28, 1990) (The Nation, September 29, 1990).

Foreign Minister of Pakistan, attended the ministerial meeting of 101 members of the Non Aligned Movement at United Nations. He told the meeting that the Kashmiri people, having been denied of their right of self-determination, were valiantly struggling against Indian occupation. (October 5, 1990) (The Nation, October 6, 1990).

Caretaker Premier of Pakistan, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, had increased grant of Rs. One Crore for the welfare of the Kashmiri refugees who had been taken refugee in Pakistan from Indian atrocities. (October 13, 1990) (The Nation, October 14, 1990).

Premier of Pakistan, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, appealed to world community to take notice of the continued atrocities being committed on the people of the Indian occupied Kashmir. (October 20, 1990) (The Nation, October 21, 1990).

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of Bharat, declared that “the Government of India is prepared to face when Law and Order have been established in Kashmir, to have a referendum held under international auspices like the United Nations”. (November 2, 1947) (Dawn).           

In a Press Conference, the Premier of Bharat, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, threw light on the events that led to the Government of India’s decision to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council, and also blamed that 50,000 invaders were within Kashmir territory and still 100,000 more in Pakistan territory were being trained, fed, armed and organized for invasion. (January 2, 1948) (Dawn).

An Embassy spokesman said in Washington, that it was possible that the Security Council discussions on Kashmir, might be withdrawn by New Delhi. (January 31, 1948) (Dawn).

“Though it is nearly two and a half month since the situation was brought to the notice of the Security Council, it has yet to discharge its elementary and obvious duty in talking measures to bring about the immediate stoppage of the fighting in Kashmir”, said N. Gopolaswamy Ayyangr, leader of the Indian delegation to the Security Council, in a broadcast interview from the New York City Radio Station. (March 15, 1948) (Dawn).

Indian Premier, Jawaharlal Nehru, said in a press conference, that “war would continue in Kashmir until the withdrawal of the last foreigner commando”. He further added that: “We could not allow the Hyderabad Daccan to be independent. We wanted to finish the absolute government in Hyderabad”. (May 1, 1948) (Dawn).

India denied Pakistan’s claims that Indian troops had launched a major offensive in Kashmir, with the aim of deciding the State’s future by force. (December 1, 1948) (Dawn).

Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, said in a press conference on Kashmir, that: “the business of Kashmir gets curious and I do not know how many of you are acquainted with ‘Alice in wonderland”. (August 24, 1950) (Dawn).

Bharat, rejected the New Kashmir Plan. The Security Council adjourned until March 6, 1951. (March 1, 1951) (Dawn).

Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, said in a press conference that: “we can not set aside the lawfully established government of popular elements (meaning Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Government in occupied Kashmir) which at present, controls the greater part of Kashmir”. (March 13, 1951) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Saal: Mah March Kay Ainain Main, Lahore, 1978, p. 23).

The Indian Premier, told a press conference in Srinagar, that India had rejected the latest Kashmir resolution adopted by the Security Council. (April 2, 1951) (Dawn).

Jawaharlal Nehru, said in a press conference, that they would not cooperate with Dr. Frank P. Graham, UN representative in Kashmir, in the implementation of the latest UN Kashmir Resolution as they (India) had not accepted it. (June 11, 1951) (Dawn).  

Jawaharlal Nehru, said that it was not Kashmir but a “much deeper conflict” that stood in the way of friendship between India and Pakistan. (July 7, 1951) (Dawn).

Jawaharlal Nehru, in the Parliament, again challenged the authority of the Security Council, to interfere in the proposed Constituent Assembly for the Indian held Kashmir, which he maintained, was “an internal” arrangement. (August 11, 1951) (Dawn).

The Indian Premier, denied having received any proposals from Dr. Frank P. Graham, the UN representative in Kashmir. (August 28, 1951) (Dawn).

The Indian Premier, declared  in New Delhi, that “if Pakistan by mistake invaded Kashmir, we would not only meet them in Kashmir but it will be a full scale war between India and Pakistan”. (January 1, 1952) (Dawn).

India’s President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, expressed the hope that the Kashmir issue would find solution in near future. (February 5, 1952) (Dawn).

The Indian Premier, said that India wanted Kashmir dispute to be settled without leaving a taste of bitterness. (February 12, 1952) (Dawn).

Jawaharlal Nehru, rejected Pakistan’s latest demilitarization proposals for Kashmir, commenting it as: “far worse than must suggestions that we had to consider”. (December 20, 1952) (Dawn).

Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, leader of the Indian delegation to the Security Council, informally told the Council that India would not enter into any talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute, on the basis of Anglo-American resolution placed before the Council. (December 23, 1952) (Dawn).

Indian Premier, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, told pressmen in Bombay,  that he shared the Pakistani Premier, Mohammad Ali’s optimism that “the Kashmir problem will be solved shortly”. (June 27, 1953) (Dawn).

Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, President of the Constituent Assembly of India, said in held Kashmir, that the agreement on the Kashmir between the Premiers of Pakistan and India, had made the people of occupied Kashmir, happy. (August 22, 1953) (Dawn).

Jawaharlal Nehru, reiterated in the Parliament, that the Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir, should not be from any big power. (September 17, 1953) (Dawn).

Jawaharlal Nehru, declared in the House of the Peoples, that in view of the Mutual Security Pact between Pakistan and the United States, American military men, serving as United Nations Observers in Kashmir, could no longer be regarded by India as neutrals. (March 1, 1954) (PH, Karachi, Vol. VII, No. 4, December 1954).

The statement of the Home Minister of India, Pandit Pant, that “India no longer stood committed to her pledge to hold a plebiscite in Kashmir”, evoked sharp reaction in Pakistan. (July 10, 1955) (PH, VII, No. 3, September 1955).

Jawaharlal Nehru, declared in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, that Pandit Pant’s recent statement on the future of Kashmir, was constituent with the policy of the Government of India. (August 5, 1955) (PH, VII, No. 2, September 1955).

The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, welcomed the statement of the Soviet leaders Marshal Balganin and Mr. Khrushchev , supporting India’s stand on Kashmir and Goa. (January 3, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 1, March 1956).

In a note to the SEATO Powers, protesting against their having dealt with the Kashmir question, India claimed that Kashmir was, both in law and in fact, a part of the Indian Republic. (March 10, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 1, March 1956).

The Prime Minister of India, went back on his Government’s international commitments for a plebiscite in Kashmir. He declared: “All this talk of a plebiscite is completely beside the point”, because he said, “during last eight years a number of important developments had taken place”. (March 29, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 1, March 1956).

Jawaharlal Nehru, suggested that Kashmir should be partitioned along the cease-fire line. (April 13, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

Jawaharlal Nehru, while speaking before the House of the Peoples, laid claim to Chitral, Hunza, Nagar and Punial, on the ground that these areas of Pakistan were under the suzerainty of the Kashmir State which had accepted to India. (May 26, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

The Prime Minister of India, severely criticised the attitude of the United States and Britain on Kashmir, and declared that India would not change her stand on Kashmir by “an iota under any threat from Pakistan or any other country”. (March 6, 1957) (PH, X, No. 1, March 1957).

Addressing a public meeting in Srinagar, Jawaharlal Nehru, announced that Kashmir was a part of India, and any attack on Kashmir, would be considered an attack on the whole of India. (September 12, 1957) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

The Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, disclosed in Srinagar, that the late M.K. Gandhi, had approved his decision to send troops into Kashmir in 1947. (September 13, 1947) (PH, X, No. 3, September 1957).

India sent a note to the UN Security Council, stating that Pakistan had violating the Security Council resolution on Kashmir, by concluding a border agreement with China. (March 16, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

It was reported that India had agreed to mediation in its dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. (May 8, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1963).

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Premier, categorically rejected proposals for division or internationalization of Kashmir, as a solution to the Indo-Pakistan dispute over the Indian occupied State. (June 18, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking in the Indian Parliament, withdrew the “concession” India had offered to Pakistan earlier, for the settlement of the Kashmir issue. (August 13, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

The Government of India, officially confirmed that it had under consideration, certain proposals aimed at establishing closer integration of occupied Kashmir with the rest of the Indian Union. (August 28, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 3, III Quarter 1963).

India rejected Pakistan’s protest against the recent Indian move to integrate occupied Kashmir, with the Indian Union. (December 15, 1964) (PH, XVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1965).

In his reply to the UN Secretary General, U. Thant’s appeal, the Indian Premier, Lal Bahadur Shastri, wrote that a cease-fire could only be effective if Pakistan “immediately accept he responsibility for withdrawing not only its armed forces but also the infiltrators” from Kashmir. (September 4, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

The Indian Defence Minister, stated in the Indian Parliament, that the agreement between India and Pakistan, on reduction of troops in Kashmir, would not affect India’s defence of the Ladakh region of Kashmir, on the borders of China. (February 17, 1966) (PH, XIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

It was reported that the Indian Government turned down Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s request to allow a delegation of Kashmiri leaders residing in Pakistan to attend the Kashmiri convention to be held in May in occupied Kashmir. (March 17, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1970).

 

The Indian Defence Minister, said that the Kashmir cease-fire line would have to be adjusted and made into an international frontier in peace negotiations with Pakistan. (February 2, 1972) (PHZ XXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1972).

The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, warned that “India won’t tolerate interference” in Kashmir. She said that attempts by some big powers to interfere in Asia, would create uncertainty about the future which was not congenial to peace and tranquility in the region. (February 28, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1972).

The Indian Defence Minister, Jagjivan Ram, said in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, that the Indian troops had to withdraw from two posts in the Titwal sector of Jammu and Kashmir, because they had been outnumbered by the Pakistani forces in the area. (May 10, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1972).

While referring to the withdrawal of Indian and Pakistani troops from each other’s territories, the Indian Foreign Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh, stated in the Parliament, that “Action regarding withdrawals to the international border and delineation of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir will have to be taken simultaneously”. (July 31, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

In India, the Lok Sabha in a resolution approved by an overwhelming majority, welcomed the Simla Agreement, and extended its full support to the Government in its effort to bring peace in the sub-continent. A Jan Sangh Party motion criticizing the Agreement was rejected. Speaking during the Lok Sabha debate, the Indian Foreign Minister, stated that by singing the Agreement, India had not moved an inch from its previous stand on Kashmir. He stated that the accession of Kashmir to India was “complete and final” and the India’s sovereignty over Kashmir was “not negotiable”. (August 1, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

The Indian Defence Minister, declared that if Pakistan had ceded any part of Kashmir to China, in their border agreement, India would certainly claim that area. (August 7, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

Addressing the Lok Sabha, India’s Deputy Foreign Minister, stated that the UN should withdraw its observers, who had been stationed along the cease-fire line in Kashmir since 1949, because a new cease-fire line had come into being as a result of the December 1971 War and, at the Simla summit, India and Pakistan, had also agreed to settle the matter bilaterally. He also said that China, since the 1962 War, had “illegally” occupied 37,000 square kilometers of Indian Territory in Ladakh whilst Pakistan had “illegally” conceded 5,000 square kilometers of Indian territory in Kashmir to China under the 1963 Border Treaty. (August 17, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).          

The Indian External Affairs Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh, told Indian Parliament that: Pakistan’s insistence on having UN military observers in Jammu and Kashmir was not consistent with the Simla Agreement; India would seek clarification on this and other matters at the Indo-Pakistan official-level talks in New Delhi; and though India had “not thought of taking the step” of asking the UN observers to quit, if had made it clear that they did not have any role to play. (August 25, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).           

Indian reports stated that: the deadline for the withdrawal of troops under the Simla Agreement was endangered because of the near impasse over drawing the line of control in Kashmir, that India was concerned over Pakistan’s refusal to give up two posts in Kashmir ‘that if took after the war ended’; and that India’s stand was that no role be assigned to UN observers in regards to the line of actual control in Kashmir. (August 26, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).          

Sardar Swaran Singh, said in New Delhi, that India had no intention of making the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, an international boundary. (October 7, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

The Indian Foreign Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh, declared that the delineation of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, was an inescapable precondition for the withdrawal of Indian troops from the occupied Pakistan territory. (October 10, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Indian Foreign Minister, said that India was considering the possibility of upgrading the talks with Pakistan, on the delineation of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, to the level of higher army commanders. (November 13, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

The Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, “sincerely” trying to solve the problems of the Kashmir control line said that: she had received no formal invitation from President Z.A. Bhutto to visit Pakistan; and that the US should show a greater understanding of the prevailing situation in India. (December 4, 1972) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

While speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Indian Foreign Minister, said that Pakistan had accepted India’s stand on Thako Chak and India had also agreed to make some changes in the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir. He termed the settlement as a “victory for both and defeat for none”. (December 8, 1972) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

The Indian Foreign Minister stated in Parliament, that India had conceded two villages on the Kashmir cease-fire line to Pakistan, in return for a recent Pakistani concession of a three-square kilometer area in southern Kashmir. He gave an assurance that territorial agreement between the countries would be respected and not changed unilaterally, and both sides would also refrain from threats or military action to change the cease-fire line. (December 12, 1972) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

In an interview published in an Indian daily, Statesman, the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said that the entire border between India and Pakistan including Kashmir, could be made soft, if there was friendship between the two countries. (March 10, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1973).

The Indian Defence Minister, Jagjivan Ram, accused the Prime Minister of Pakistan, of indulging in “double talk”, and stated that Kashmir would remain an integral part of India, and this fact would not be undone by Z.A. Bhutto’s “utterances”. (November 18, 1973) (PH, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

In Parliament, the Indian Foreign Minister said; Pakistan was trying to help pro-Pakistan elements in occupied Kashmir as the Pakistani Premier’s recent remarks on the Kashmir problem were not in keeping with Simla Agreement, (November 30, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).  

Criticizing the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s statement on Kashmir, an Indian Foreign Office spokesman described it as “unfortunate” and observed that it would “vitiate the atmosphere” and “generate tensions” between the two countries. (January 31, 1975) (PH, XXVII No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said that the Pakistan Prime Minister’s call for a general strike in Kashmir, amounted to “outside interference in our affairs”. (February 26, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

It was reported that the Indian Foreign Minister, Y.B. Chauvin, had claimed in the UN General Assembly, that the Security Council resolutions of 1948 and 1949 on Jammu and Kashmir, had become “obsolete”, and they had not been implemented at that time because Pakistan did not fulfill certain essential pre-conditions that had been laid down in them. (October 4, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

The Indian Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, told Pakistani newsmen in New Delhi that he was willing to discuss the Kashmir issue with General Zia-ul-Haq. (April 12, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos. 1-2, II-III Quarters 1978).

The Indian External Affairs Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, told the Lok Sabha, that India had expressed its displeasure to the Pakistan Ambassador in New Delhi, over the fact that General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, had equated Kashmir with Palestine, at the recent Asian Islamic Conference held in Karachi. (August 10, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos. 2-3, II-III Quarter 1978).

The Indian Foreign Minister, Narasimha Rao, said that Pakistan had captured 30,200 square miles area of Jammu and Kashmir, and 2000 square miles of the total captured areas had been handed over to China in “1963 Pakistan-China Boundary Agreement”. (December 5, 1980) (PT., December 6, 1980).

Indian External Affairs Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, said in the Indian Parliament, that Pakistan attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at various international forums was inconsistent with the spirit of Simla Agreement. (February 27, 1981) (PT., February 28, 1981).

Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, accused Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, of exploiting communal feelings in held Kashmir. (April 6, 1981) (PT., April 7, 1981).

Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said that the dispute of Kashmir could be resolved under the Simla Agreement. (November 5, 1981) (PT., November 5, 1981).

All India Radio reported that the Indian Premier, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, had complained that Pakistan had raised the Kashmir issue with its offer of a no-war pact. (December 9, 1981) (PT., December 9, 1981).

At a meeting in New Delhi, with US envoys from three South Asian countries, the Indian Foreign Minister, Narasimha Rao, reiterated that by raising the Kashmir issue at international forums, Pakistan had caused a setback to the normalization of relations between the two countries. (March 6, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1982).

In an exclusive interview with Dawn, Karachi, the outgoing Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, Kanwar Natwar Singh, said that India was for a permanent settlement of the Kashmir issue as it was high time to discourage steps which could promote an arms race and induction of sophisticated weapons in the region. (March 29, 1982) (PH, XXXV, No. 2, II Quarter 1982).

The Indian Ambassador in Pakistan, K.D. Sharma, expressed in Karachi, the confidence, that all issues between Pakistan and India, including the Kashmir dispute, would be amicably resolved. He said it while talking to newsmen in Karachi. (March 20, 1983) (PT., March 21, 1983).

The Indian Foreign Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, told the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, that it would be difficult for anyone to fix a time-frame for settlement of differences with Pakistan on Kashmir. (March 25, 1983) (PT., March 26, 1983).

The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said in Srinagar, that Pakistan might venture to launch a war on India. (May 23, 1983) (PT., May 24, 1983).

While inspecting the troops stationed in the occupied Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Defence Minister, Ramswami Venkataraman, said that the situation on India’s western  borders had deteriorated as a result of the “armed provocation by Pakistan”. (January 19, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1984).

In an address to the Lok Sabha, the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, expressed grave concern over the secessionist activities and communal forces in the Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir territory. (May 1, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1984).

Speaking in the Indian Parliament, Indian Defence Minister, Narasimha Rao, said that India had lodged a protest with Pakistan over incident in Siachin Glacier on the control line in Kashmir. (July 23, 1984) (PH, XXXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1985).

The Indian Home Minister, S.B. Chavan, said in a press conference, that India had intensified security measures along the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir as well as its borders with Pakistan, in view of the mounting anti-India activities of the secessionist forces in the occupied territory. (September 8, 1985) (PT., September 9, 1985).

India, threatened to pull out of the Asian Games closing ceremony, if the Indian map, excluding the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, that was shown during the opening celebrations, was against displayed. (September 24, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No.3, III Quarter 1986).         

An Indian Foreign Office spokesman, commenting or President Zia’s statement that Kashmir was an integral part of Pakistan, said that it was meant to arouse tension on the issue between the two countries. (July 21, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 3, III Quarter 1987).

The Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, accompanied by Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of occupied Kashmir, visited the Siachen Glacier area. It was reported that the Indian Premier directed the troops there to teach Pakistan a “lesson” long to be remembered. Earlier, talking to newsmen at the Srinagar Airport, he maintained that India would also go nuclear in case Pakistan would manufacture the bomb. (February 10, 1988) (PH, XL, No. 2, April 1988).

Talking to a meeting of the consultative committee, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Natwar Singh, said that on Siachen, there was no question of dispute as the territory “is ours”. (February 10, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, April 1988).

Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, while addressing an external affairs parliamentary committee meeting in New Delhi, said that India would not surrender any part of the Siachen Glacier, which he claimed to be an integral part of his country. (February 12, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, April 1988).

An Indian Foreign Office spokesman, in a statement claimed that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and that the only issue remained to be resolved was the vacation of the territory of Pakistan. Regretting President Zia-ul-Haq’s remarks of February 16, about the Siachen issue, he said that it was not India which attacked Pakistani positions but it was Pakistan, who attacked India’s position in Siachen. (February 18, 1988) (PH, XLL, No. 2, April 1988).

Speaking to pressmen in Srinagar, India’s General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt. Gen. B.C. Nanda, said that there had been no major clash in Siachen, and that, the Indian troops had full control of the situation there. (February 20, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, April 1988).

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, of the Indian troops, in the Indian-held Kashmir, said that the over all situation over Siachen Glacier was under full control of India. (March 15, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, April 1988).

Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, talking to newsmen at the New Delhi airport, declared the disputed Siachen Glacier as an integral part of India. (April 12, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 3, July 1988).

According to a spokesman of the Indian Minister of Defence, India was sending an additional force of Soviet made Mi-27 and Mi-17 helicopters to the Siachen Glaciers area, to reinforce the feet already stationed there. (April 15, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 3, July 1988).

Indian Defence Minister, K.C. Pant, talking to Srinagar Radio, on his return from a visit to the border area in occupied Kashmir, said: “we have to be vigilant due to the massing of troops by Pakistan on the Kashmir border” and called on China not to supply the long range missiles to Pakistan, as it would endanger “every nook and corner of India”. (April 27, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 3. July 1988).

According to BBC, Indian authorities reported that Pakistani troops tried to recapture a strategic post in the Siachen area of disputed Jammu and Kashmir territory on May 9, 1988. (May 11, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 3, July 1988).

Indian Defence Minister K.C. Pant, addressing a press conference in Srinagar, claimed that the Indian Forces had repulsed attack from the Pakistani side of the Siachen Glacier. He added that the entire Siachen was an integral part of India, and that the “matter ended there once and for all”. (August 6, 1988) (PH, XLI No. 4, October 1988).

Addressing a press conference in Jammu, the Defence Minister of India K.C. Pant, said that he did not foresee any immediate change in the atmosphere on Indo-Pakistan borders, as a “sequel to General Zia-ul-Haq death”. (August 25, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 4, October 1988).

The Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, while addressing the Congress Party workers and the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir State, cautioned them against what he alleged were the ‘nefarious designs’ of a neighboring country which was trying to foment trouble in the State after finding it difficult to do the same in East Punjab. (October 17, 1988) (PH, XLII, No. 1, January 1989).

It was reported on the Radio of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, that the Kashmir issue could be settled through mutual negotiations with Pakistan under the Simla Accord. (October 19, 1988) (PH, XLII, No. 1, January 1989).

Inaugurating a five-day conference of the Army Commanders in Delhi, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, expressed the hope that Pakistan would extend support to India, to end terrorism in Kashmir and the Indian Punjab. (April 24, 1989) (PH, XLII, Nos. 3-4 October 1989).

Addressing a joint news conference, (Islamabad) the Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi expressed his deep suspicion about Pakistan’s nuclear programme controlled by the military. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, assured that Pakistan’s nuclear programme was not controlled by the military and that Pakistan opposed proliferation. On the settlement of the Kashmir issue, the Indian Prime Minister, totally ruled out the possibility of a plebiscite in Kashmir. Simla agreement, he said, had replaced all previous commitments on Kashmir. (July 17, 1989) (PH, XLII, Nos. 3-4, October 1989).

India again warned Pakistan, against alleged aid to freedom fighters in occupied Kashmir. (January 22, 1990) (The Nation, January 23, 1990).

India, almost rejected Pakistan Premier, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto’s willingness to initiate a dialogue with New Delhi, to resolve the Kashmir issue. (February 23, 1990) (The Nation, February 24, 1990).

India strongly reacted to Pakistan move of Kashmir issue, in Human Rights Commission. (March 1, 1990) (The Nation, March 2, 1990).

The Indian Premier, V.P. Singh, stated that Indo-Pak relations were strained due to ‘interference in Kashmir’. (March 12, 1990) (The Nation, March 13, 1990).

V.P. Singh, the Indian Premier, again warned Pakistan against ‘interference’ in Kashmir. (March 13, 1990) (The Nation, March 14, 1990).

The Indian Foreign Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral, said that there was no need of UN observers in occupied Kashmir. (March 15, 1990) (The Nation, March 16, 1990).

The Indian Government, accused that the speech of Pakistan Premier, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto in Muzaffarabad, was violation of Simla Accord. (March 16, 1990) (The Nation, March 17, 1990).

The Indian Premier, V.P. Singh, accused Pakistan of continued insurgency in occupied Kashmir. (April 24, 1990) (The Nation, April 25, 1990).

India rejected the proposals of Stevn Solarz, the prominent US Congressman of a Summit on Kashmir. (April 24, 1990) (The Nation, April 25, 1990).

India rejected Pakistan’s proposals for a neutral body probe into charges of intervention in the held Kashmir. (May 1, 1990) (The Nation May 2, 1990).

The Indian Foreign Minister, Gujral, said that India agreed to unconditional dialogue on Kashmir with Pakistan. (May 3, 1990) (The Nation, May 4, 1990).

Indian Minister for Kashmir Affairs sought a dialogue with the freedom fighters. (May 26, 1990) (The Nation, May 27, 1990).

The Indian Foreign Minister, ruled out war with Pakistan on Kashmir. (July 2, 1990) (The Nation, July 3, 1990).

The observation of ‘Martyrs Day’ in held Kashmir was prevented by Indian Government. Curfew was imposed all over the valley. (July 13, 1990) (The Nation, July 14, 1990).

Version of Azad Kashmir Government

        The Provisional Azad Government of the Jammu and Kashmir, was formed and established its role over a major portion of the State territory. Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim became its first provisional head. (October 24, 1947) (Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, The Kashmir Saga, 2nd ed. Mirpur, 1990. p. 116).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, Head of the Provisional Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, asserted that the major portion of the State territory was in their hands and his government was the real government of Kashmir. (October 29, 1947) (Dawn).

It was reported that Kashmir Army had captured Srinagar Aerodrome after a fierce battle with Indian Union forces assisted by air attacks. (October 31, 1947) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Saal-Mah October Kay Ainain Main (urdu), Lahore, 1978, p. 54).

According to communiqué of the Azad Kashmir of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, it was declared that the Azad Kashmir troops were in the suburb of Srinagar and were consolidating position and digging in for the main battle of the capital. (October 31, 1947) (Dawn).

The Provisional Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, appealed to all the democratic minds and freedom loving nations of the World, through M. Frygve Lie, Secretary General of the UN organization, to support the patriotic people of Jammu and Kashmir, in their fight for freedom and also recognize the Provisional Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (November 3, 1947) (Dawn).

The spokesman of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government said that having suffered a temporary set back, the liberation army had recaptured Pattan and were now streaming towards Srinagar from three directions. (November 6, 1947). (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah November Kay Ainain Main, p. 12).

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government in a communique stated that the three pronged advance to Srinagar continued unabated inspite of strong opposition. (November 8, 1947) (Ibid., Mah November Kay Ainain Main, p. 23)

A spokesman of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government revealed that five Royal Air Force planes had been shot down and several other hit and damaged since the Indian armies joint the enemy ranks. (November 8, 1947) (Dawn).

The press note issued by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government said that: “our forces have captured two important enemy strongholds in Poonch sector”. (November 10, 1947) (Dawn).

A communique issued from the Azad Jammu and Kashmir headquarters said: Hajira in Poonch sector and the whole of Poonch area except a small pocket was under our sway”. (November 12, 1947) (i) Dawn (ii) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah November Kay Ainain Main, p. 23).

An RIAF plane was shot down by the Azad Kashmir forces in the Bhimbar area and the Pilot was captured, said a communique issued by Azad Kashmir Government. (December 3, 1947) (Dawn).

According to a communique issued by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, Akhnoor, the last strategic gateway to the city of Jammu, was liberated after a prolonged war. (December 4, 1947).

(i) Dawn  (ii) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah December Kay Ainain Main, p. 7).

According to an announcement made from the headquarters of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, it was said that about 400 Indian troops were killed in a pitched battled, when the Azad Kashmir forces made a surprise attack on a strongly defended enemy post in URI. (December 14, 1947) (Dawn).

General Tariq, Commander-in-Chief of Azad Kashmir Liberation Army, made a fervent appeal to the people of the Kashmir, for the utmost help in building up Azad Kashmir Civil and Military Organization. (December 20, 1947) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, appealed to the Pakistan Government and the Muslim countries of the Middle East and Indonesia to support his Government and nip in the bud the evil of Hindu imperialism which was unchecked since then. (December 22, 1947) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, said in a statement that: “If Kashmir is annexed by India, the turn of some of the other nations will come one by one in the say way to which the European countries fell one after the other before Hitler’s border. Kashmir, therefore, like Palestine, is the concern of the whole Muslim world and invites all the Muslim powers to stand united behind Azad Kashmir Government and nip in the bud the Hindu imperialism which, if left unchecked, will devour all. Let all the Muslim countries of the Middle East and Far East take note of this”. (December 23, 1947) (Dawn).

Jhangar, the strategic town and its vital out-posts-Metlasi, Saris and Manglakot – on the Jhangar, Dharamsala sector as well as Jhankar on the Akhnoor sector, had been liberated by the Azad Kashmir forces, according to a communique issued by the Azad Kashmir Government. (December 27, 1947) (Dawn).

According to a press note it was announced that Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, accompanied by General Tariq, with his personal staff left Tarakhel for a seven days tour of the liberated areas. (December 31, 1947) (Dawn).

The Azad Kashmir forces had successfully maintained pressure on the Indian positions in the Naoshera area. Their line of communication was cut off at several places said a press communiqué issued by the Azad Kashmir Government. (January 11, 1948) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, President of the Provisional Government of Kashmir, left for New York via London, to present the Kashmir case in the meeting of UNO Security Council. (January 14, 1948) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, asked to be heard by the Security Council in reply to the statement made by Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of the Emergency Kashmir Government. In a letter to the President of the Security Council, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan said that the point of view presented by Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah was incorrect and misleading. He said that it was incorrect statement of Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah that he was unanimously chosen leader of the people of the Kashmir. (February 5, 1948) (Dawn).

Syed Ali Ahmad, Defence Minister, Azad Kashmir Government, in a statement called upon UNO to handle the Kashmir Question boldly and through a formula for settlement of the Kashmir dispute. (March 11, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, founder President of the Kashmir and Jammu Muslim Conference, met with the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, for 3 hours in Karachi. (March 15, 1948) (Dawn).

The Azad Kashmir Government announced that Muslim officials were being dismissed by Shaikh Abdullah’s illegal Government in occupied Kashmir, (April 28, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas and Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, President of the Azad Kashmir Government, arrived in Karachi. (August 21, 1948) (Dawn).

The President of the Azad Kashmir Government, in a press conference said that they would never agree to execute the ceasefire order unless the members of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, did not discuss with the Azad Kashmir Government, the terms of the proposed cease-fire in the held State of Jammu and Kashmir. (August 27, 1948) (Dawn).

The Defence Minister of Azad Kashmir Government, Colonel Ali Ahmad Shah, said that partition of Kashmir would never be accepted. (September 1, 1948) (Dawn).

The United Nations Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan, discussed the cease-fire proposals with the President of the Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, and Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in Karachi. The Commission was reported to have recognized the Azad Kashmir Government. (September 4, 1948) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, said that the meeting with UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan was formal. (September 5, 1948) (Dawn).

The Azad Kashmir leaders, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas and Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, declined to comment on the UN Kashmir Commission for India and Pakistan proposal of August 13, with regard to occupied Kashmir. (September 6, 1948) (Dawn).

The Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Liberation Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, and President of the Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, said in a joint statement issued in Karachi, that the proposal of United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, were not acceptable to the people of Azad Kashmir. (September 9, 1948) (Dawn).

Qazi Zahir-ud-Din, Foreign Minister of Azad Kashmir Government, arrived in Cairo from Damascus. He met with Premier of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (November 5, 1948) (Dawn).

The President of Azad Kashmir Government, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Liberation Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (November 16, 1948) (Dawn).

Ghulam Mohammad, the Finance Minster of Pakistan, visited Ali Bagh Mirpur (Azad Kashmir) and was given a rousing reception by the people of Azad Kashmir. (January 10, 1949) (Dawn).

Foreign Minister of Azad Kashmir Government disclosed that many prominent leaders in the Middle East had offered to serve in Kashmir, during the plebiscite. (January 12, 1949) (Dawn).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressed a public meeting at Muzaffarabad. (January 26, 1949) (Dawn).

Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, returned to Rawalpindi after a tour of the most forward areas in the Azad Kashmir territory. (January 27, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, appealed to the people of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir State, to “take the matter of plebiscite in a spirit of Jihad and self sacrifice”. (February 12, 1949) (Dawn).

President of Azad Kashmir Government, said that people of the Jammu and Kashmir State were prepared to stake their all for the States’ accession to Pakistan. (February 27, 1949) (Dawn).

It was learnt that the resignation tendered by Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, President of the Azad Kashmir Government, on his behalf and on behalf of his colleagues has been accepted by Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, President of All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, till the formation of new Council of Ministers, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas requested Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and his colleagues to continue as a care-taker Government. (March 8, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, President of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, nominated Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, as President of the Azad Kashmir Government, and called upon him to form a new cabinet. (March 10, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, announced the allocation of portfolios to minister of the new cabinet. (April 1, 1949). Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah April Kay Ainain Main, p. 2).

The first anniversary of the Azad Kashmir Radio was celebrated. (April 16, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Government, said in an exclusive interview to APP in Lahore, that “while we would welcome a peaceful solution of the Kashmir problem, we attach the greatest important to the time factor which affects neither India nor the Security Council, but the people of held the State”. (August 24, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Government, welcomed the tone of realism indicated in the recent notes of President, Truman and Premier, Attlee, addressed to the Premiers of India and Pakistan. (September 4, 1949) (Dawn).

Azad Kashmir Day was observed in Pakistan. (November 18, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, President of Azad Kashmir Government, left Karachi for London enroute to New York. (November 20, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, arrived in London from Karachi, to spend a week in London before going to New York. (November 21, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, said in an interview in London, that “whatever happens before the Security Council, I am sure about one thing: I will never lose Kashmir. May be, the war will be of five years – ten years – but Kashmir belongs to us and we shall never lost it”. (November 24, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Government, made an appeal to the United Nation to ensure a bloodless victory for democratic will of the people of Kashmir and thus “entrench their own position among smaller nations”. (December 20, 1949) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, left New York for Pakistan. (January 17, 1950) (Dawn).

Sardar Ibrahim Khan, addressed a meeting of the Azad Muslim League (Britain) in London. He said that a solution of Kashmir was the key to all South East Asia’s problems. (January 26, 1950) (Dawn).

President of the Azad Kashmir Government, said in a press conference that the killing of Muslims in Calcutta and other parts of West Bengal had further exposed the hallowness of India’s stand in Kashmir. (February 16, 1950) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, said in Karachi, that UN Security Council was unable to solve Kashmir issue peacefully at an early date. (February 17, 1950) (Dawn).

The President of Azad Kashmir Government, called on the Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (April 19, 1950) (Dawn).

In a meeting of the Azad Kashmir Cabinet, the President, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, gave his report to the Cabinet about this tour of America. (May 1, 1950) (Dawn).

New Azad Kashmir Cabinet was announced. (May 30, 1950). (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op. cit., Mah May Kay Ainain Main, p. 48).

Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Government, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, met the Pakistan Premier, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan. (September 13, 1950) (Dawn).

Kashmir Day was celebrated. (September 15, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, ip.cit., Mah September Kay Ainain Main, p. 23).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, resigned from the chairmanship of the Kashmir Refugees Central Relief Committee and membership of the Kashmir Relief Fund Committee. (November 15, 1950) (Ibid., Mah November Kay Ainain Mian, p. 28).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, commenting on the Indian Premier’s latest statement, said that Nehru was no longer quibbling or evading the implementation of the Security Council’s decision on Kashmir, but now was “openly and unabashedly” defying it. (June 15, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, observed the fact that India could direct the course of rivers Chenab and Jhelum, at the end of the Kashmir valley – the fact that was known to every body in the Kashmir State. (August 19, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghullam Abbas Khan, called upon the meeting of the Security Council immediately to proceed with the implementation of the next alternative of its latest resolution in view of yet another failure in mediatory efforts. (September 10, 1951) (Dawn).

“Kashmir Day” was observed in Pakistan. (November 14, 1951) (Dawn).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, former President of the Azad Kashmir Government, said in Lahore, that Pakistan could not get Kashmir through the intervention of United Nations. (February 8, 1952) (Dawn).

Maulana Mohammad Yusuf Waiz, President of the Azad Kashmir Government, declared in Karachi, that Kashmir would finally become a part of Pakistan. (February 24, 1952) (Dawn).

It was learnt that a new and representative Azad Kashmir Government would be installed on June 21 (June 19, 1952). (i) (Dawn) (ii) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah June Kay Ainain Main, p. 30).

Kashmir “martyrs day” was observed. (July 13, 1952) (Dawn).

“Kashmir Day” was observed in Pakistan. (August 16, 1953). (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah August Kay Ainain Main, p. 27).

Azad Kashmir’s Finance Minister, Chaudhry Hameed Ullah, stated that “the Pakistan Government was committing blunders of grave magnitude, which had shattered all hope of a solution of Kashmir issue”. (September 15, 1953) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Hammed Ullah, Finance Minister of Azad Kashmir Government, was dismissed by the Azad Kashmir President, Col. Sher Ahmad Khan, for “grossy abusing the powers as a Minister" and being “prima-facie guilty of acts of nepotism and private gain”. (September 18, 1953). (i) (Dawn) (ii) Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah October Kay Ainain Main, p. 42).     

Sixth anniversary of the Independence of Azad Kashmir was observed. (October 24, 1953) (Ibid).

Mir Waiz Mohammad Yusuf Shah was sworn in as the President of Azad Kashmir. (May 31, 1956) (PH, Karachi, Vol. IX, No. 2, June 1956).

The President of Azad Kashmir, said in Karachi, that his Government was not found by any pacts signed, or commitments made, by the Government of Pakistan. (May 22, 1961) (PH, XIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1961).

It was learnt in Karachi that the first  major step in the current negotiations for the demarcation of the undemarcated portion of the Azad Kashmir-Sinkiang bordr, was expected to be taken in the later half of July. (July 2, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962).

China categorically rejected an “unjustifiable protest” of the Indian Government against the Sino-Pakistan negotiation for a provisional boundary agreement between Azad Kashmir and Sinkiang. (July 7, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 3, III Quarter 1962). 

K.H. Khurshid, President of the Azad Kashmir Government, warned India, against her unholy move to merge occupied Kashmir with the Indian Union. (September 14, 1962) (PH, XV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1962).

The Azad Kashmir police repulsed an attack by the Indian soldiers in Betar Valley in Pounch district. (October 31, 1963) (PH, XVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1963). 

The President of the Azad Kashmir Government of Jammu and Kashmir resigned, to make way of the formation of an interim government, pending fresh elections. (October 7, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1969).

Abdul Rahman Khan, who was sworn in as the interim President of the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir declared that his foremost task would be to assist in the framing of a new consultation and holding election on the basis of the adult franchise. (October 8, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1969).

Sardar Abdul Qayyun Khan, President of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, was officially declared elected President of the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir. (November 9, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1970).

The President of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, formally inaugurated the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. (January 7, 1971) (PH, XXIV, NO. 1, I Quarter 1971).

On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Azad Government of Jammu and Kashmir, the President of Azad Kashmir, declared that Indian guns could not smother the Kashmiris’ urge to liberate their territory occupied by India. (October 24, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1971).

The Azad Kashmir Assembly unanimously passed a resolution assuring President Z.A. Bhutto of complete support of the Kashmiri people. (July 1, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

While addressing a number of public meetings during the course of his tour of Azad Kashmir, the President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, was reported to have stated that Kashmir and Pakistan, were eternally linked together and no power, however mighty, could break these imperishable bonds of religion and history, (September 21, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, said that Azad Kashmir would prove to be the last bulwark of Pakistan’s defence against India, and warned that no conspiracy for the creation of an artificial line of control in Kashmir would be acceptable to Kashmirs. (October 8, 1972) (PH XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

In an interview published in the weekly Akhbar-e-Jahan, Karachi, President of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, said that the question of recognition of Azad Kashmir as an independent State, had been considered by nearly all the regimers in Pakistan, but they had come to the conclusion that this would not be in the interest of Pakistan. (December 17, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 1, I Quarter 1972).

A statement issued by the Azad Kashmir Government said that after the meeting of the President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum, with President Z.A. Bhutto of Pakistan, in the recent crisis situation in Azad Kashmir had been “amicably settled”. (May 30, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1973).

The Pakistan Government issued a statemen on the recent crisis in Azad Kashmir. (May 31, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 2, II Quarter 1973).

In Rawalpindi, Mir Waiz Mohmmad Ahmad, Chiarman of the Awami Action Committee for Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, assured Premier Z.A. Bhutto to support of the Kashmiris in his efforts for a democratic solution of the Kashmir issue. He appealed to the people on both sides of the ceasefire line to make the hartal (strike) call of Premier Bhutto, a success in Lahore. The President of the Kashmir Plebiscite Front, K.H. Khurshid, welcomed the Pakistan Prime Minister, Z.A. Bhutto’s alternative suggestions to ascertain the status of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that in this regard, an exchange of views should be held at the national level ; new ways and means should be developed to revive the Kashmir issue at the international level. Referring to statement reportedly made by Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah in occupied Kashmir, that the status of Kashmir could not be changed, he said that no individual had the right to decide the fate of the Kashmiris. (November 11, 1973) (PH XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

The Azad Kashmir President, Abdul Qayyum Khan, described Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto’s tour of Azad Kashmir as historical, and said that his call to Kashmiris, to observe hartal, had infused a new life in the 26 year old Kashmir question. (November 12, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

In Rawalpindi, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, President All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, said that Azad Kashmir should have some constitutional links with Pakistan including the provision of symbolic representation of Kashmiris, on both sides of the control line, in the National Assembly and the Senate. The Links should be “transitional arrangements” subject to plebiscite to be held in Kashmir. (November 13, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

The President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, expressed deep concern and anguish over the atrocities being committed on the student community in the Indian-held Kashmir. (January 14, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1974).

After his talks with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan stated that Z.A. Bhutto had reaffirmed his support for the right of self-determination to Kashmiris; his call for a hartal should in no way be considered as an alternative for holding a referendum; Z.A. Bhutto, he added, had made no proposal to accord provincial status to Azad Kashmir in the Federation of Pakistan. (January 21, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1974).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, hailed China’s unequivocal support to the liberation cause of the people of held Jammu and Kashmir. (May 15, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 2, II Quarter 1974).

At a conference of Kashmiri leaders, presided over by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, it was decided that Azad Kashmir, would in future, have parliamentary form of government. Besides a 42-member Legislative Assembly, elected by Azad Kashmir people and the kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan, a 13 member council for Azad Kashmir was also proposed. The council was to be headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan which would include five of his nominees. (June 10, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The President of Azad Kashmir, declared that the Kashmiri people would continue to fight for their right to self-determination, and would not be deterred by the concentration of Indian troops on the borders of Azad Kashmir nor by the explosion of nuclear devices. (July 12, 1974) (PH. Xxvii, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

Mir Waiz Mohammad Ahmad, Chairman of the Awami Action Committee for Azad Kashmir, declared in a statement that : a clique was conspiring to render fruitless the Kashmiri people’s struggle for freedom ; Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah had been chosen by India to tighten the nose round the neck of the Kashmiri people; the Shaikh who had never condemned Kashmiri’s occupation by India had recently said that Azad Kashmir might have to be wrenched from Pakistan. (July 13, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

A meeting of the Azad Kashmir Council of Ministers, held under the chairmanship of the Azad Kashmir President, passed a resolution in which it took serious note of the latest developments in occupied Kashmir, and expressed concern over the calculated campaign launched by Indian through the Plebiscite Front to usurp the right of self-determination of the Kashmiri people. (July 14, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

In a message broadcast on the radio, on the eve of “Accession to Pakistan Day”, the President of Azad Kashmir, reaffirmed that Kashmir was an integral part of Pakistan. (July 18, 1974) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The Azad Kashmir Government, appointed Justice Ghulam Rasol Shaikh, Judge of the High Court of Sind-Baluchistan, as Chief Election Commissioner for the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (July 21, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The Azad Kashmir Assembly passed a resolution reiterating Kashmiri people’s firm resolve to continue their struggle for self-determination and accession of Jammu and Kashmir State to Pakistan. (August 18, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

A meeting of the Kashmiri leaders, held in Islamabad, under the chairmanship of Federal Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, examined the draft of the Azad Kashmir interim Constitution Act 1974 prepared by the Pakistan Ministry of Law in accordance with the formula agreed upon on 10 June, 1974, with the Kashmiri leaders. (August 19, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The Azad Kashmir Assembly unanimously passed the interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, providing for a parliamentary system of government. (August 24, 1974) (PH, XXVII No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

The President of Azad Kashmir, expressed his conviction that neither the might of enemy nor its false propaganda could change the course of history and that the Kashmiri people would ultimately achieve their goal. (October 14, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The President of Azad Kashmir, in his message on the 27th anniversary of the Azad Kashmir Government, expressed his conviction that the people of Kashmir would finally emerge victories in their struggle for their freedom. (October 23, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The Azad Kashmir President, announced that elections in Azad Kashmir, which were due to be held on 15 December 1974, had been postponed and would take during the last week of April 1975. (October 29, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Azad Kashmir Council of Ministers, held to consider the situation arising out of the ‘Indira-Abdullah deal’ on Kashmir, the President of Azad Kashmir, Abdul Qayyum Khan, condemned the deal as a conspiracy against the people of Jammu and Kashmir. (February 24, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

In a statement, Mir Waiz Ahmad, Chairman of the Awami Action Committee of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, strongly condemned the “Indira-Abdullah deal” on Kashmir on a heinous conspiracy against the Kashmiri people’s right of self-determination. (February 25, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, passed a resolution condemning the ‘Indira-Abdullah agreement’ as a conspiracy against the right of self-determination of the people of the Kashmir and open violation of the commitments made by India with regard to Kashmir. (March 1, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

It was disclosed by the Chairman of the Awami Action Committee for Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, that two attempts had been made, in February 1975, on the life of Mir Waiz Mohammad Farooq, Chairman of the Awai Action Committee, Kashmir. (March 2, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

The Chairman of the Awami Action Committee for Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, welcomed the reaffirmation of China’s support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. (March 4, 1975) (PH, XXIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, passed a no-confidence motion against the President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan. (April 16, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, was sworn in as the new President of Azad Kashmir. (June 5, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

The former Azad Kashmir President, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, categorically denied a Srinagar Radio broadcast, of May 30, 1975, that he had addressed a letter to Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, alleging that Pakistan had enslaved Azad Kashmir, and that he had called upon the occupied Kashmir Chief Minster, to take  steps to “liberate” Azad Kashmir. (June 6, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

Khan Abdul Hamid Khan was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, following his election to the office by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. (June 29, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter1975).

The Azad Kashmir Prime Minister, Khan Abdul Hamid Khan, reaffirmed that the people of Kashmir would continue to strive for the accession of the State to Pakistan. (August 4, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

The President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim, disclosed that a delegation comprising members of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and other people, would be send abroad soon, to project the Kashmir issue. (August 25, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1975).

At a press conference, the President of Azad Kashmir, suggested a round-table conference on the question of Azad Kashmir’s representation in the Pakistan Parliament. (May 23, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

In a statement issued to the press, the Azad Kashmir Premier, Khan Abdul Hamid Khan, hailed the Pakistan-Korea joint communiqué as “yet another proof that the Prime Minister of Pakistan is firm in his stand on Kashmir”. He said that it was a further blow to those who indulged in false propaganda with regard to the Simla Agreement. (May 27, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

In a statement issued in the press, Mir Waiz Mohammad Ahmad Chairman of the Awami Action Committee for Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, said that for a just solution of the Kashmir problem, it was necessary to hold a tripartite conference of the representatives of Kashmir, Pakistan and India on this issue. (May 31, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1976).

The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Khan Abdul Hamid Khan, thanked the Pakistan Government, for 126 million rupees allocation in the Federal Budget, for the development of Azad Kashmir. (June 6, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1976).

It was reported that the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League, headed by K.H. Khurshid, had merged with the Pakistan People’s Party, at a special session of the Supreme Council of the League held in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. (September 16, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

Bifurcating the Government and party in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan people’s Party Chairman, Z.A. Bhutto, nominated Pir Ali Jan Shah, as the new President of the PPP (Azad Kashmir branch) in place of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Khan. (September 18, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

While addressing a huge gathering in Muzaffarabad on the 29th anniversary of the Azad Kashmir Government, the Azad Kashmir Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Khan, expressed his conviction that the State of Jammu and Kashmir would ultimately join Pakistan. (October 24, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

“Self-Determination Day” was observed throughout Azad Kashmir and Pakistan by the Kashmiris, who declared that they would continue their efforts to achieve the national objective of the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan. (March 17, 1977) (PH, XXX, No. 2, II Quarter 1977).

A Presidential Proclamation issued in Muzaffarabad, announced that the Azad Kashmir Assembly had been dissolved, and that general elections would be held in Azad Kashmir in October 1977, be fixed by the Chief Election Commissioner. (August 10, 1977) (PH, XXX, Nos. III-IV Quarter 1977).

The Azad Kashmir Chief Election Commissioner said that Azad Kashmir would go to pools on 27 October. (September 7, 1977) (PH, XXX, Nos, 3-4, III-IV Quarter 1977).

It was officially announced that the Azad Kashmir Government had decided to postpone the general elections, scheduled to be held on October 27, 1977, since no electioneering activity would be possible for 12 seats of Jammu and Kashmir refugees, settled in Pakistan, following the banning of political activity in the country. (October 3, 1977) (PH, XXX, Nos. 3-4, III-IV Quarter 1977).

Presidential proclamation issued in Muzaffarabad stated that the elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly would be held within 10 days of the general elections in Pakistan. (October 8, 1977) (PH, XXX, Nos. 3-4, III-IV Quarter 1977).

It was reported that Kashmiri people, all over Pakistan, and in Azad Kashmir, had paid homeage to the martyrs of 13 July, reaffirming their resolve to continue their efforts for the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan, and to bring to a successful culmination the great struggle initiated by the Martyrs fortyseven years ago. (July 13, 1978) (PH, XXXI, Nos. 3-4, II-III Quarter 1978).

Brigadier Mohammad Hayat Khan was sworn in as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (October 31, 1978) (PH, XXXI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1978).

President of Azad Kashmir, Brigadier Mohammad Heat Khan, described as “most unrealistic” the recent remarks on Kashmir made by the Indian Foreign Minister. (December 8, 1978) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarter 1979).

It was officially announced that the Islamic law promulgated in Pakistan would be enforced in Azad Kashmir on February 20, 1979. (February 14, 1979 (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarter 1979).

Day of martyrs of Jammu was observed throughout Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. (November 6, 1979) (PH, XXXII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1979).

It was reported that ‘Soliditary Day’ with the struggling people of the Indian-held State of Jammu and Kashmir, had been observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (August 29, 1980) (PH, XXXIII, No 3, III Quarter 1980).

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Brig. Mohammad Hayat Khan, inaugurated the Seerat Conference in Muzaffarabad. (January 11, 1981) (The Pakistan Times, Lahore, January 12, 1981).

In an interview, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said that he was considering the formation of an advisory council on the same pattern as would be adopted in Pakistan. (January 31, 1981) (P.T., February 1981).

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, called on the President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. (February 9, 1981) (P.T., February 10, 1981).

Proprietary rights were granted to Jammu and Kashmir refugees allottees of  evacuee properties living in Azad territory. (February 22, 1981) (P.T., February 23, 1981).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and Acting Chairman of the MRD, said that since Begum Nusrat Bhutto, Chairperson of the PPP, was leading the extremist wing of the defunct Pakistan People’s Party, it would be impracticable for component to work in it for the achievement of MRD objectives. (March 24, 1981) (PT., March 25, 1981).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, said that the security and solidarity of the country was above all and nothing should be considered by “any of us” as a point of prestige. (March 27, 1981) (PT., March 28, 1981).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, President of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, charged Bhutto family and PPPs top leadership with designs against the country, which according to him, after the PIA plane’s hijacking had been fully exposed. (March 29, 1981) (PT., March 30, 1981).

The former Azad Kashmir President and leader of All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, said that his party agreed in principle with the programme announced by the defunt JUP and PML (Pagara group) alliance and a decision to join this alliance would be taken shortly by the central Executive Committee of the AJKML. (April 2, 1981) (PT., April 3, 1981).

The Azad Kashmir Cabinet Development Committee met under the chairmanship of Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, Hayat Mohammad Khan. (April 27, 1981) (PT., April 28, 1981).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir emphasized the need of conducting socio-religious and economic survey to lay the permanent edifice of Islamic system of government in the country. (May 8, 1981) (PT., May 9, 1981).

The 10th Session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council was held under the chairmanship of the President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. (June 21, 1981) (PT., June 22, 1981).

Development record budget of more than Rs. 64.8 crore for Azad Kashmir, for fiscal year 1981-82 was announced. (June 23, 1981) (PT., June 24, 1981).

The accession of Pakistan day and the thirteenth death anniversary of late Mir Waiz Maulana Mohammad Yousaf Shah, vetern leader of the Kashmir movement, was observed with great fervour and reverence throughout Azad Kashmir and Pakistan by the Kashmir people. (July 19, 1981) (PT., July 20, 1981).

President of Azad Kashmir, Brig. Mohammad Hayat Khan called on the President of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq. (August 21, 1981) (PT., August 22, 1981).

The 34th anniversary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government was celebrated by hundred of thousands of people throughout Azad Kashmir. (October 24, 1981) (PT., October 25, 1981).

Former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, welcomed the statement of President Zia-ul-Haq about Kashmir. (November 2, 1981) (PT., November 3, 1981).

Major-General (Rtd.) Abdul Rehman Khan was sworn in as President and Chief Executive of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, in Muzaffarabad. (February 1, 1983) (PT., February 2, 1981).

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, expressed his deep concern over the decision taken by the Indian Government, to execute Maqbool Butt on February 11. (February 10, 1984) (PH. XXXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1948).

Azad Kashmir President Maj. General (Rtd.) Abdul Rehman Khan started his week-long tour of Punjab. (December 14, 1984) (PT December 15, 1984).

A.J.K. Government announced that elections for the Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, would be held in the last week of April on party basis. (January 30, 1985) (PT., January 31, 1985).

The President of Azad Kashmir, Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Abdul Rehman said that the political parties of Azad Kashmir would be provided with maximum opportunities to play their vital role in the State’s affairs by participating fully in the forthcoming elections in Azad Kashmir. (February 2, 1985) (PT., February 3, 1985).

Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Mohammad Hayat Khan, ex-President of Azad Kashmir and President of Tehrik-e-Amal Party, urged upon the people to stand up unitedly on one platform as a nation to safeguard the independence of the State. (February 13, 1985) PT., February 14, 1985).

Addressing a big gathering at Kel in Muzaffarabad district, President, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, said that Pakistan would continue to give maximum finance assistance to Azad Kashmir to make it a model Islamic state. (July 14, 1985) (P.H. XXXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1985).           

Azad Kashmir Prime Minister, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, announced the names of members of his cabinet. (August 3, 1985) (P.H, XXXVIII, No. 3, III Quarter 1985).

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council was installed into office. Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo, administered the oath. (September 7, 1985) (PT., September 8, 1985).

Speaking to the first meeting of the newly formed Accession to Pakistan Council, Azad Kashmir Prime Minister, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, said that Kashmir was an integral part of Pakistan and the survival of Kashmir’s territory was in its accession to Pakistan. (September 10, 1985) (PT. September 11, 1985).

The Chief Election Commissioner, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, announced the schedule for election to the office of the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (September 18, 1985) (PT., September 19, 1985).

Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan was elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (September 30, 1985) (PT., October 1, 1985).

Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan was sworn in as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. (October 1, 1985) (PT., October 2, 1985).

The newly elected President of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan called on President Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan. (October 5, 1985) (PT., October 6, 1985).

A meeting of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council was held under the chairmanship of the Pakistan Premier, Mohammad Khan Junejo, at Prime Minister’s Secretariat in Rawalpindi. (October 25, 1985) (PT., 26, 1985).

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir arrived in Karachi on a five-day visit to Karachi and Sukhar. (November 12, 1985) (PT., November 13, 1985).

Huge rallies were held all over Azad Kashmir to commemorate the second death anniversary of the renowned Kashmir freedom fighter, Maqbool Butt, who was executed by the Indian Government, two years back, for his alleged acts of sabotage and terrorism. (February 17, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Talking to newsmen in Sialkot, K.H. Khurshid, former President of Azad Kashmir, said that Pakistan should unequivocally declare that free plebiscite was the only solution to the Kashmir issue. (March 9, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, five members of the Northers Area Council said that they were strongly opposed to any suggestion of a merger of the Northern Areas with Azad Kashmir. (March 13, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Addressing a press conference in Azad Kashmir, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, head of the AJK people’s party, urged the holding of fresh elections for AJK Legislative Assembly, under interim Constitution Act of  1974. (March 16, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Addressing a gathering of Kashmir refugees in jhang, the Azad Kashmir prime Minister, Sardar Sikandar Hayat, called upon the Kashmiri refugees in Pakistan, to remain wedded to the ideology of Pakistan. (April  27, 1986) (pH, No XXXIX, 2, II Quarter 1986).

In a statement issued in Muzaffarabad, the Azad Kashmir prime Minister, described as “ridiculous” the reported Indian protest over construction of tow airports at Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot. (May 11, 1986) (PH, No.XXXIX, 2,II Quarter 1986).

The president of Azad Kashmir, said that normalization of relations between Pakistan and India, was not possible without resolving the Kashmir dispute. (June 12, 1986) (ph, XXXIX, No.2, II Quarter 1986).

In an interview with the BBC, the President of Azad Kashmir, said that his government had no conflict with the Government of Pakistan. (June 16, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1986).

A record budget amounting to Rs. 1852.8 million for the fiscal year 1986-87 was presented before the AJK Legislative Assembly by Raja Zulqarnain khan, the AJK Finance Minister. (June 22, 1986 ) (PH, XXXIX, No. 2, II Quarter 1986).

While talking to PPI, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, president, Azad Muslim Conference, and deputy leader of opposition in AJK Assembly, criticized the AJK Assembly’s decision to deport the sikh leader , Sardar Swaran Singh Bhindranwala, from Azad Jammu and Kashmir . (July 5, 1986) (PH, XXXIX,No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, president of Azad Kashmir, criticised the imposition of president’s rule in occupied Kashmir. (September 9, 1986) (PH, No . XXIX, 3, III Quarter 1986).

Addressing a press conference at Muzaffarabad,  K.H. Khurshid, former president and new leader of the Opposition in Azad Kashmir Assembly, repudiated Indian allegation that he was introduced as a leader of the Kashmir Liberation Movement by Pakistan at the Harare NAM Summit. He said that he was there in his individual capacity as a leader of the Kashmir Liberation League and not as a delegate from Pakistan. ( September 22, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1986).

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister, Sardar Sikandar Hayat  Khan, said that India had been violating the cease-fire line “almost every day” because it was planning to make Azad Kashmir the target of its aggression under a  well planned scheme. (November 2, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986).

“Jammu Martyrs day” was observed throughout Azad Kashmir and by Kashmir is in Pakistan with pledge to make sacrifices for the liberation of Indian held Kashmir.(November 6, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986)

AJK Prime Minister said that the latest gimmick staged by India in occupied Kashmir, by striking a commercial like deal with Dr. Farooq Abdullah would not succeed. (November 15, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986).

At a press conference, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, said that freedom struggle in the occupied occupied Kashmir stepped up following the visits of President Zia and Premier Junejo to Azad Kashmir, and their assertion that Pakistan would take all measures for the Kashmir’s right of self-determination. (November 22, 1986) (PH, XL, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986).

The Azad Kashmir cabinet meeting held in Muzaffarabad under the chairmanship of premier Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, reviewed the situation arising from the massive concentration of the Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. (December 1, 1986) (PH, XL, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986).

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said that the unprecedented concentration of Indian troops along Pakistan border demonstrated India’s intention to storm Pakistan frontier.(December 4, 1986) (PH, XL, No. 4, Iv Quarter 1986).

K.H. Khurshid, President, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League, addressing a press conference in Lahore, urged the forthcoming OIC summit to discuss the Kashmir issue. (January 11, 1986) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

Addressing a news conference, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, President Azad Kashmir, said that a formal invitation would be extended to Farooq Abdullah, chief Minister of occupied Kashmir , to visit the liberated part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (March 11, 1987) (PH, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

Addressing workers of Muslim Conference in Sialkot, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, appealed to all the political of Pakistan, to adopt a clear cut and unambiguous state. (March 20, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , categorically rejected the Indian charge that guerrillas were being trained in camps in Azad Kashmir , in order that they should be sent to Indian held Jammu and Kashmir to stir trouble.(October 31, 1988) (PH, XLII, No 1, January 1989)

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said that the uprising in occupied Kashmir could lead to Indo-Pak war. (January 19, 1990) (The Nation, January 20, 1990).

The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution at Muzaffarabad, demanding the United Nations to fulfill its promise and get its resolution implemented immediately. (February 6, 1990) (The Nation, February 7, 1990).

A new Alliance, called Tehrik-e-Kashmir, was formed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir . (March 3, 1990) (The Nation, March 4, 1990).

The Premier of Pakistan, Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto, addressed the Azad Jammu  and Kashmir Parliament and Kashmir Council. (March 12, 1990) (The Nation, March 13, 1990).

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan was allowed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, to contest AJK elections. (May 20, 1990) (The Nation, May 21, 1990).

Thirty eight members of AJK Assembly took oath of office. (June 16, 199) (The Nation, June 17, 1990).

The Kashmir freedom council was formed by the prime Minister of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government. (September 1,  1990) (The Nation , September 2, 1990).

The Premier of AJK, Raja Mumtaz Hussain Rathore, said that the very purpose of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was to serve as base camp for the liberation of remaining part of Jammu and Kashmir under India occupation. (November 25, 1990) (The Nation, November 26, 1990).

Version of Indian Leaders and Political Parties

            The President of the All-Indian Hindu Mahasabha, Dr. N.B. Khare, expressed the view that Kashmir should have become part of Pakistan, when India was partitioned in 1947. (May 3, 1951) (Dawn).

India’s Education Minister, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, said that India’s point of view in regard to Kashmir was not being properly appreciated in Europe and Britain. (July 28, 1951) (Dawn).

The Congress Working Committee, expressed regard over the continued tension over Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, “which injures both countries and poison their relations”. (October 17, 1951) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Indian held Kashmir, was greeted with shouts of “shame, shame” – “do not talk nonsense”, at a public meeting held under the auspices of the Delhi Provincial Congress in old Delhi. (January 22, 1953) (Dawn).

Jammu Praja Prishad submitted a detailed report on post Abdullah political trends in occupied Kashmir, with particular reference to the possibility of holding a plebiscite to the Jansangh of India. (September 2, 1953) (Dawn).

The Chairman of the “End-Kashmir Dispute Committee”, Puran Lal Lakhanpal, said in New Delhi: “Were a plebiscite to be held in Kashmir today, over 90 percent of Kashmiris would vote against India and vote for Pakistan”. (February 18, 1956) (PH, Karachi, Vol. IX, No. 1, March 1956).

The Chairman of the Swatantra Party of India, said in New Delhi, that the only way to solve the Kashmir issue was to soften the present line of control and allow free movement of the Kashmiri people. (July 21, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, II Quarter 1972).

BJP (India) demanded white paper on Kashmir. (July 8, 1990) (The Nation, July 9, 1990).

Version of Pakistani Leaders and Organisations

            Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, President of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam, stated in an interview that “Kashmir had now become our own responsibility. In fact seen in a large perspective, it was the responsibility of the entire Muslim world”. (November 6, 1947) (Dawn).

A meeting of the All-Pakistan Muslim Students Federation held in Lahore, appealed to the Government, to atonce recognise the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government. (November 10, 1947) (Dawn).

At a joint meeting of the Kashmir Freedom League and the Kashmir Muslim Students Federation, it was decided to organize a Kashmir Civic School at Lahore. (January 22, 1948) (Dawn).

Mian Mumtaz Mohammad Daultana, President of the West Punjab Muslim League, addressing the Friday congregation in the Badshahi Mosque at Lahore, appealed to the Muslim to give an all our support to the Mujahids for the successful prosecution of the long war in Kashmir. (December 3, 1948) (Dawn).

The Pakistan Muslim League Council, recorded its disapproval of “any idea of division of Jammu and Kashmir State as a solution of the present impasse”. (February 20, 1949) (Dawn).

Miss Fatima Jinnah, while addressing a huge public meeting at Cunningham Park in Peshawar, said that “People of Pakistan can not take rest till the Kashmir question is amicably settled”. (April 30, 1949) (Dawn).

In Peshawar, Lal Kotu Ram, the only Hindu member of the Muslim League Party of the NWFP Legislature, said in a statement that “Kashmir belongs to the people of Kashmir”. (December 1, 1949) (Dawn).

The Punjab Muslim League Working Committee in Lahore, passed a resolution demanding a speedy settlement of the Kashmir issue through a free and fair plebiscite in occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (April 30, 1950) (Dawn).

The pledge to prevent Kashmir from growing under the tyrannical Dogra Raj “and being annexed by the imperialistic expansionism of India” was renewed by a crowded public meeting held under the Mutamir-e-Alam-e-Islami in Karachi. (October 24, 1950) (Dawn).

The first public meeting under the auspices of the Azad Pakistan Party, was held in Karachi, which urged upon the Pakistan Premier to abandon his proposed visit to London, for attending the Commonwealth Premier’s Conference. (November 18, 1952) (Dawn).

In Karachi, Yusuf A. Haroon, Vice-President of the Pakistan Muslim League, warned that a war between Bharat and Pakistan, over the Kashmir issue appeared “a close-probability”. (January 12, 1953) (Dawn).

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, declared in a mass meeting at Thall, that Pakistan was determined to secure settlement in Kashmir, by whatever means she might be forced to adopt. (January 21, 1953) (Dawn).

In a resolution, the Punjab Muslim League Working Committee, condemned the firing on Kashmiri Muslims in Srinagar, engaged in demonstrations against the dismissal of Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, the Premier of the Indian held Kashmir State. (August 12, 1953) (Dawn).

The Council of the Pakistan Muslim League, adopted unanimously, a resolution on Kashmir expressing “gravest concern at the continued delay in holding a free and fair plebiscite in Kashmir”, as a result of which a “mounting wave of dissatisfaction and bitterness was sweeping the country”. (October 18, 1953) (Dawn).

Demonstrations in Pakistan, for the liberation of Kashmir, gained further momentum when people launched hunger strike to draw the attention of the United Nations towards the importance of solving the Kashmir dispute. (September 28, 1955) (PH, Karachi, Vol. VIII. No. 3 September 1955).

The Pakistan Muslim League President, Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar, stated that organization like NATO, SEATO, the Baghdad Pact, and even the Bandung Conference, had failed to solve the problems of the Muslims of Algeria and Kashmir. He, therefore, called on the Muslim countries to form an “Islamic Commonwealth” to safeguard their interests. (June 29, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

Strong indignation swept all over Pakistan, over the threat of India’s Defence Minister, Krishna Menon, that India would “undertake military steps to secure Azad Kashmir of India”. (September 30, 1957) (PH, X. No. 3, September 1957).

A meeting of the Special Kashmir Committee, was presided over the Prime Minister, Malik Firoz Khan Noon, and attended by Pakistan former Prime Minister, Messrs Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy and Chaudhry Mohammad Ali. (May 27, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 2, June 1958).

Malik Firoz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan, was reported to have agreed to call a conference of all political parties on formulate a national policy on Kashmir. (July 22, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 3, September 1958).

A protest day was observed throughout Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, to express resentment against India’s refusal to concede the right of self-determination to the Kashmiris. (August 9, 1964) (PH, XVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1964).

Addressing the members of the Muslim League Parliamentary Party, President of Pakistan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, declared that there would be no question of joint ventures with India until and unless there was a sincere desire on the part of Indian rulers, to solve all outstanding disputes with Pakistan, including the Kashmir issue. (May 18, 1976) (PH, XX, No. 2, II Quarter 1967).

“Self-determination Day” was observed through our Pakistan, to reaffirm its solidarity with the Kashmirs in their struggle for self-determination. (March 17, 1975) (PH, XXVIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1975).

In an interview which the PPI, Professor Ghafoor Ahmad, Secretary General, PNA, stated that the Pakistan National Allience was of the considered opinion that there could be no normalization of relations with India unless the Kashmir issue was resolved satisfactorily. (February 2, 1978) (PH, XXXI, No. 1, I Quarter 1978).

In her first public address in Muzaffarabad University Ground, (Azad Kashmir) Mrs. Benazir Bhutto, said that her party was determined to secure for Kashmiris, their basic right of self-determination. (November 1, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1986).

Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed, also the Naib Amir of the Jammat-i-Islami, demanded the Government of Pakistan, to raise Kashmir issue at the forthcoming OIC summit. (January 11, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

Amir Jamaat-i-Islami, Mian Tufail Mohammad, in a press statement, urged the Government of Pakistan, to take up the Kashmir issue at the forthcoming OIC summit; he condemned the government’s cautious attitude towards Indian propaganda that the Kashmir issue should not be raised on international forums and stressed that when India did not respect Simla Accord, Pakistan was also not bound to it. (January 16, 1987). (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

The National Assembly of Pakistan, admitted an adjournment motion to discuss the alleged construction of a barrage over the Wooler Lake in occupied Kashmir by the Indian Government. (April 27, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 2, II Quarter 1987).

The entire Pakistani nation celebrated Solidarity Day with Kashmiris, to express its firm support for the valiant struggle, being waged by the Kashmiris in the occupied Kashmir, for the inalienable right to self-determination, as per specific resolution of the United Nations. (February 5, 1990) (The Nation, February 6, 1990).

A 2-Day Kashmir Conference was inaugurated in Islamabad. (March 24, 1990) (The Nation, March 25, 1990).

Version of (Illegal) Kashmir Government

            Chaudhry Hamidullah Khan, Acting President, All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, and Mir Waiz Mohammad Yusuf, said in a joint statement about the Kashmir Government, that in case, “it decides to join the Indian Union, the State Muslims will be compelled to resist to move”. (August 25, 1947) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Hamidullah Khan, submitted a memorandum to the Government of Kashmir, in which he urged the Government that Kashmir State should immediately accede to Pakistan. (September 3, 1947) (Prem Nath Bazaz, The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir, Karachi, 1976, p. 323).

The Kashmir Government prohibited the entry by post or otherwise into the State the copies of the Zimindar and Ehssan, the two urdu dailies, including Pakistan Times, of Lahore. (September 12, 1947) (Dawn).

The Government of Kashmir refused to join the Indian Union. (September 18, 1947) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Saal-Mah September Kay Ainain Main, Lahore, 1978, p. 27).

A resolution urging the Maharaja of Kashmir, to join Pakistan, was unanimously adopted by the Jammu Muslims in a local mosque. (September 19, 1947) (Prem Nath Bazaz, op. cit., pp. 321-23).

Prem Nath Bazaz, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader and editor of the influential daily Hamdard, appealed to Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah and his Nationalist Party, “not to stand in the way of people’s will” and, advised the Maharaja of Kashmir, to join Pakistan. (September 25, 1947) (Dawn).

It was learnt the Maharaja of Kashmir, invited recently the Amir of Hunza and the Amir of Nagar to Sringar, to make consultation with them on the question of Kashmir’s joining India or Pakistan or declaring the State independent. (September 27, 1947) (Dawn).

Abdus Salam, President, Kisan Mazdoor Conference, in a press statement appealed to those who supported the demand for Kashmir joining Pakistan, to rally all forces and come under one banner to achieve their end. (October 2, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, President of Kashmir National Conference, was released by the Maharaja of Kashmir. (September 3, 1947) (Prem Nath Bazaz, op. cit., p. 319).

A manifesto signed by six thousand workers was issued by the Kashmir Kisan Mazdoor Conference, discussing in detail as to why Kashmir State should accede to Pakistan. (October 6, 1947) (Dawn).

The Maharaja of Kashmir, declared accession to the Indian Union. (By the time, India had sent troops to the State of Kashmir). (October 27, 1947) (Amanullah Khan, Free Kashmir, Karachi, 1970, p. 33).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah became Chief Emergency Administrator of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (October 31, 1947) (Amanullah Khan, op.cit., p. 35).

Mr. Khurshid, formerly Secretary to the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was arrested in Srinagar by the illegal Kashmir Government. (November 2, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, told pressmen that the Referendum in Kashmir, could not take place before the next spring. (November 11, 1947) (Dawn).

The Deputy Premier of Bharat, Sardar V. Patel and the Defence Minister, Sardar Baldev Singh paid a visit to Jammu. (December 2, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, arrived in Jammu from Srinagar. (After a two-day’s stay he was to proceed to Delhi to meet Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru). (December 19, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, head of the Emergency Administration of Jammu and Kashmir, reiterated in Delhi at a press conference, the demand of the Kashmir National Conference “for full responsible Government with Maharaja as Constitutional Head no more and no less”. (December 30, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, said at a press conference in Bombay that: “I don’t want Pakistan to win politically. If Pakistan wins politically, we have no future”. (January 10, 1948) (Dawn).

A communique said that an Ordinance to be known as “the enemy agents confiscation of Property Ordinance, 1948, has been promulgated by Ghulam Mohammed Bakhshi, Acting Head of Administration of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir Government. (March 3, 1948) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, President of All Jammu and Kashmir National Conference was sworn in as Prime Minister of occupied Jammuand Kashmir State. (March 5, 1948) (Alastair Lamb, Crisis in Kashmir, 1947 to 1966, London 1966, p. 68).

A great Sajadanashin of Kashmir, Pir Ziauddin, who was also member of the Kashmir Assembly, reached Lahore after undergoing many hardships. He revealed in an interview that the Abdullah-cum-Hari Singh regime was most unpopular in Kashmir. (March 30, 1948) (Dawn).

Indian Government signed an agreement with Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Government of Kashmir, under which India was to provide a loan of Rs. 25 crore. (April 8, 1948) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of held Kashmir, arrived in Delhi for talks with the Indian leaders. (June 17, 1948) (Dawn).

The Pathankot-Jammu road, the only road link between India and Kashmir, was opened by Indian Premier, Jawaharlal Nehru. (July 7, 1948) (Dawn).

The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, issued a proclamation declaring that he had decided for “reasons of health” to leave the State temporarily and to invest his son, the Yuvraja, with all his “powers and functions”. (June 20, 1949) (Dawn).

According to a report, a popular and revolt was reported against Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s regime last week, effecting the major portion of Halqa Safakadal in Srinagar. (August 14, 1949) (Dawn).

The new year’s budget of the Indian occupied Kashmir was presented in the Constituent Assembly of Kashmir. (May 6, 1952) (Dawn).

Premier of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, met Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Chief Minister of the Indian occupied Kashmir. (July 19, 1952) (Dawn).

Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad, occupied Kashmir’s Prime Minister, declared that “if Pakistan quite the territories of Kashmir State lack stock and based, we are prepared to have a plebiscite within two or three months”. (September 13, 1953) (Dawn).

The Premier of occupied Kashmir, Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad, said that Kashmir would become a part of India’s Northern Zone, when the Zone was formed under the provisions of the State’s Reorganisation Bill. (May 3, 1956) (PH, IX, No. 2, June 1956).

It was reported that under a plan prepared by the Government of occupied Kashmir, approximately 1,50,000 Hindu militants were to be settled in areas bordering Azad Kashmir. (December 2, 1965) (PH, XIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1966).

In a note banded over to the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad, the Pakistan Government, strongly protested against the introduction by the Government of India, of a Bill in the Indian Parliament, seeking to extent the application of a large number of Labour Laws, to the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir. (September 3, 1969) (PH, XXII, No. 2, II Quarter 1969).

Editors of three newspapers of occupied Kashmir were reported to have been arrested in Srinagar, on the charge of refusing to print fabricated Indian stories about the political situation in East Pakistan. (April 1, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

According to a report, several members of the “Legislative Assembly” of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, walked out from the “Assembly”, to protest against the resolution passed  by it, which sympathized with the supporters of the so-called Bangladesh movement. (April 2, 1971) (PH, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

It was reported that the Punchayat elections in occupied Jammu and Kashmir had been postponed until further orders. (September 3, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 3, III Quarter 1976).

Addressing a press meeting in New Delhi, the Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, said that the Kashmir problem could be solved if good sense prevailed between India and Pakistan. (September 1, 1980) (PH, XXVIII, No. 4, IV          Quarter 1980).

It was reported from across the cease-fire line that the Abdullah government had arrested over 100 Congress (I) workers from different part of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, following demonstrations and procession by the party. (January 9, 1981) (PT., January 10, 1981).

It was reported that Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah said the Government would have no objection if a separate division was created for the Ladakh region and would not stand in the way of declaring Ladakhis as a scheduled tribe. (January 11, 1981) (PT., January 12, 1981).

Reported from across the cease-fire line, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Chief Minister of occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, refused to accept an offer to join the cabinet led by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India. (January 12, 1981) (PT., January 13, 1981).

It was reported that Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, was reported to have expressed his desire to retire from politics. (January 14, 1981) (PT., January 15, 1981).

Talking to newsmen, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, denounced a New Delhi report published in a section of the press, that he was going to retire from the active politics in order to make a way for the younger generation. (January 15, 1981) (PT., January 16, 1981).

Lakshmikant Tha, a former Governor of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, said that the atmosphere round occupied Jammu and Kashmir was charged with the fear of war and it seemed that the big power might press the trigger and time. (February 4, 1981) (PT., February 5, 1981).

Reported from Jammu and Kashmir, the refugees settled in Indian occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, announced to court arrests if their demands were not accepted by the held State government till the target set. (February 17, 1981) (PT., February 18, 1981).

The Assembly of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, constituted a special committee to make a through assessment of all laws promulgated in the held State, after 1953, by the Indian Government. (February 19, 1981) (PT., February 20, 1981).

The new wave of anti-India demonstration by students and teachers in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, had almost paralysed the Abdullah government. (February 20, 1981) (PT., February 21, 1981).

The article 370 of the Indian Constitution, guarantees special status of disputed State of Jammu and Kashmir, came under discussion in the India-held-state legislature, with Chief Minister, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah saying, there was nothing sacrosanct about the article. (March 13, 1981) (PT., March 14, 1981).

The Chief Minister of Indian occupied Kashmir State, said that clause 370 of the Indian Constitution could not be changed or cancelled without the approval of the State masses. (March 22, 1981) (PT., march 23, 1981).

Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the widespread genocide of the Muslims in various parts of India. (May 9, 1981) (PT., May 10, 1981).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, reiterated that the Indian Government, had no right to make any amendment in section 37 of Indian Constitution under which the occupied State enjoyed special status. (June 23, 1981) (PT., June 24, 1981).

The Chief Minister of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, said that Pakistan could not become matter of danger for India, if it was provided with the arms by United States of America. (July 22, 1981) (PT., July 23, 1981).

Held Kashmir Chief Minister, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, handed over the presidentship of his ruling National Conference Party to his son, Farooq Abdullah. (August 21, 1981) (PT., August 22, 1981).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, threatened resignation of his government, over the protracted issue of conformation of Acting Chief Justice of the State High Court by the Indian President. (September 18, 1981) (PT., September 19, 1981).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, suggested that Pakistan and India should come to the negotiating table to resolve their mutual problems, including the Kashmir issue. (June 1, 1981) (PH, XXXV No. 3, III Quarter 1982).

The Chief Minister of occupied Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, said in Srinagar, that the Kashmir issue could be solved by keeping in view the spirit of Simla Agreement. (March 5, 1983) (PT., March 6, 1983).

The Chief Minister of held Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, said that the people of this State were facing such a great magnitude of economic problems that they could not be solved with the limited resources of the State. (April 3, 1983) (PT., April 4, 1983).

It was reported that the Chief Minister of Indian held Jammu and Kashmir, said “if his party was thrown out of power, the entire Valley would meet the fate of Assam”. (May 7, 1983) (PT., May 8, 1983).

It was reported that Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the head of the State government, had been dismissed and G.M. Shah, the leader of a rival group, had been sworn in as the new Chief Minister. (July 2, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

The Press Trust of India, reported that Indian opposition parliamentarians had demanded the immediate recall of the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Jagmohan, back to New Delhi. (July 9, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

A great uproar was witnessed in the so-called Legislative Assembly of Indian-occupied Kashmir when the opposition  charged speaker, Mangat Ram Sharma, with large scale irregularities and unparliamentary behaviour. (February 20, 1985) (PT., February 21, 1985).          

A scuffle took place between the members of ruling and opposition parties, during the budget session of the Indian-occupied Kashmir’s so-called Legislative Assembly in Jammu. (February 24, 1985) (PT., February 25, 1985).

It was reported that the Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, in an interview to Daily Telegraph, revealed that his government had stated creating barded wire fencing along the international border with Pakistan, from Chambo to Kathua. He said that “Pakistan was allegedly using the border for the flow of arms of the Sikhs terrorists”. (April 22, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 3, July 1988).

Addressing the State Assembly, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Indian-held Kashmir, said that the Pakistan tension, would be “thrown” across the border into Pakistan. (August 27, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 4, October 1988).

The Governor of occupied Kashmir resigned. (January 15, 1990) (The Nation, January 16, 1990).

Farooq Abdullah’s government in held Kashmir resigned. (January 18, 1990) (The Nation, January 19, 1990).

President’s rule in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, came into force. Krishna Rao, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, was replaced and Jag Mohan had been sworn in as the new Governor. Jag Mohan’s first act was to impose Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir, under section 92(A) of the State constitution. January 19, 1990) (The Nation, January 20, 1990).

Jag Mohan, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir dissolved the Sate Assembly, which had been suspended since January 19 when the State was placed under Governor’s rule. (February 19, 1990) (The Nation, February 20, 1990).

Dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly was challenged in Srinagar High Court. (April 7, 1990) (The Nation, April 8, 1990).           

Jagmohan resigned as Governor of held Jammu and Kashmir, and was replaced by Guirh Chandra Sexena, Security Advisor to Premier of India, V.P. Singh. (May 25, 1990) (The Nation, May 26, 1990).

The Indian Minister for Internal Affairs, Mufti Saeed, said that the Presidential Rule was to be enforced in occupied Kashmir, from July 19, 1990. (July 7, 1990) (The Nation, July 8, 1990).

President’s Rule was imposed in occupied Kashmir. (July 18, 1990) (The Nation, July 19, 1990).

The Indian Parliament approved President’s Rule in held Kashmir. (September 3, 1990) (The Nation, September 4, 1990).

State-Leaders Politics and Political Hostilities

            A Convention of nearly 200 workers of Kashmir Kisan-Mazdoor Conference, warned the Kashmir Government, against placing “reactionaries” in power by acceding to the Indian dominion. (October 8, 1947) (Dawn).

The Kashmiri Socialist Party and the Kashmir Kisan-Mazdoor Conference decided to send a delegation led by Prem Nath Bazaz, editor of the daily Hamdard to capitals of India and Pakistan. (October 17, 1947) (Dawn).

A meeting of Kashmir Muslim Association held in Rawalpindi, passed a resolution urging the Government of Kashmir State to accede to Pakistan. (October 21, 1947) (Dawn).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, leader of the National Conference of Kashmir, stated that all problems relating to Kashmir could be solved by the grant of complete responsible government in Kashmir. (October 21, 1947) (Dawn).

At a mass meeting under the chairmanship of Mir Waiz Mohammad Yusuf, President of the Kashmir Muslim Conference, Committee of Action, the Kashmiris in Rawalpindi, took an oath publicity that they would fight till the last drop of their blood to liberate their country. (December 4, 1947) (Dawn).

In a rejoinder to Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s recent statement that Kashmir’s accession to the Indian Dominion was dictated by economic considerations, the President of Kashmir Muslim Conference, Mir Waiz Mohammad Yusuf Shah, asserted that through the proper exploitation of its mineral wealth, water power, and silvicultural resources, Kashmir could be turned into a self-supporting and prosperous State without any outside help and influence. (December 6, 1947).

An appeal for an all-out for Kashmir was made by Syed B.H. Jaffari, President of the Anjuman, and Ibadur Rehman who recently from a tour of the Kashmir Front. (December 12, 1947) (Dawn).

The general military situation on all sectors of the front, remains unchanged for the last few days, “said a Press Communique issued by the Kashmir Conference Publicity Bureau, Lahore. (January 24, 1948) (Dawn).

Muslims of Kashmir were groaning under the emergency administration of Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, said a press not issued by the Kashmir Muslim Conference Publicity Bureau, Lahore. (January 10, 1948) (Dawn).

The President of Jammu Kashmir Muslim Conference, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, said that Kashmir was burning but the leaders of West Punjab were playing the flute. (April 10, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas Khan, President, All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, arrived in Lahore. (June 16, 1948) (Dawn).

The demand for a free and impartial plebiscite in Kashmir, and complete independence for Hyderabad, was made in a resolution passed at the Hyderabad Kashmir Conference held at Thana, in Malakand Agency. (August 24, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, said in a press conference that on cease-fire proposal would be accepted unless full justice was assured. (August 31, 1948) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, Pakistan Kay Tees Saal: Mah August Kay Ainin Main, (Urdu), Lahore, 1978, p. 47).

Chaudhary Ghulam Abbas said that if India wanted to force military decision, the Kashmiris were ready to take challenge. (September 10, 1948) (Dawn).

Chaudhary Ghulam Abbas, expressed in an interview, undiluted optimism over the military situation in Kashmir. (November 13, 1948) (Dawn).

Pro-Pakistan crowds paraded in the streets of Srinagar, shouting slogans such as “Pakistan Zindabad” and “we want to accede to Pakistan”. (January 2, 1949) (Dawn).

While at Lahore, Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, contradicted rumours regarding differences between the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and the Azad Kashmir Government. (January 24, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhary Hamidullah Khan, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Conference Plebiscite Board appealed to the Kashmiris, not to lose the vital change for shaking off their century-long slavery and added that if they lost the chance, they would lose their freedom for ever. (February 1, 1949) (Dawn).

Agha Shaukat Ali, General Secretary, All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, met with Finance Minister, Ghulam Mohammad, and discussed the Kashmir issue with him. (February 6, 1949) (Dawn).

Agha Shaukat Ali, General Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, said in Lahore, that Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah wanted to “sabotage the UN plebiscite proposals by delaying tactics”. (January 21, 1949) (Dawn).

In a press conference, Agha Shaukat Ali, General Secretary of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, urged UNCIP to restore normal life in the whole of Jammu and Kashmir State. (February 10, 1949) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, President of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, addressed the troops of the 4th Azad Kashmir Brigade at Chinari. (March 30, 1949) (Dawn).

In Sialkot, Allah Rakha Saghar, Acting President of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, said that Kashmir issue was taking a more serious turn day by day and the Kashmiris would not remain indifferent to the changes taking place. (August 22, 1949) (Dawn).       

It was reported that the Indian held valley of Kashmir, was seething with political unrest and anti-Abdullah processions were being led by National Conference workers, which had become a matter of daily occurance due to food scarcity in the State. (December 1, 1949) (Dawn).

Mufti Zia-ul-Haq, MLA. General Secretary of the Kashmir Muslim Conference, said in an interview in Lahore, that a stern warning was given to the United Nations, saying: “if it fails to take immediate steps to end the present unpleasant situation in Kashmir, the people of the State will have no other alternative left but to resume the war of liberation against Indian Dominion”. (December 28, 1949) (Dawn).

Veteran leader of the Kashmir Liberation Movement, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, resumed the Presidentship of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, after either month of indifferent health. (January 10, 1950) (Zahid Hussain Anjum, op.cit., Mah January Kay Ainain Main, p. 14).

The Working Committee of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Conference, met and welcomed the appointment of Sir Owen Dixon, as the UN representative for the Kashmir dispute. (May 16, 1950) (Dawn).

A two-day Session of the All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference Working Committee, conclude in Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir). The Session urged the UNO in a resolution to hold a free, fair and impartial plebiscite in Kashmir. (August 30, 1950) (Dawn).

The 3-day Convention of leaders and workers of the Kashmir Liberation Movement concluded in Rawalpindi. The Convention denied sovereignty of Maharaja Hari Singh, over the held State of Jammu and Kashmir. (January 22, 1951) (Dawn).

Chaudhry Ghullam Abbas, Supreme Head of the Azad Kashmir Movement, said at a press conference in Karachi, that “circumstances and world opinion will force Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to give up Kashmir”. (April 7, 1951) (Dawn).

The working committees of the held Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Conference; the Kashmir Socialist Party and the Kashmir Democratic Union, in a joint resolution declared that there could be no settlement of the Kashmir dispute unless and until the foreign armies were totally withdrawn from all parts of the occupied State. (November 3, 1951) (Dawn).           

At Lahore, a largely attended Convention of All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference workers, called upon the Pakistan Government to effect a change in its policy with regard to the Kashmir problem “in the light of the new circumstances”. (April 22, 1952) (Dawn).

The Jammu and Kashmir Editors Conference, appealed to the Government of Pakistan, to abide lay the mutually agree appointment of Admiral Chester Nimitz, as Plebiscite Administrator for the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and urged that every thing regarding Kashmir must be done in the framework of the United Nations. (August 28, 1953) (Dawn).

Prominent Kashmiri leaders decided to hold an All-Pakistan Convention to determine to set up programme and constitution of the proposed “Kashmir Liberation Front” with a view to infusing new life in the freedom movement of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (September 29. 1953) (Dawn).

A “Freedom Front” was formed in occupied Kashmir, demanding immediate exercise of their right of self-determination by the people of Kashmir, and “by holding a fair and impartial plebiscite on an overall basis in the entire State”. (October 4, 1953) (Dawn).

Talking to pressmen in Lahore. Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, Chairman, Kashmir Liberation Front, said that Kashmir should be given a “definite and real” place in the proposed constitution of Pakistan. (October 13, 1953) (Dawn).

The Working Committee of the Kashmir Democratic Union, in New Delhi, strongly condemned the policy of repression in the State of occupied Kashmir, and demanded from the Government of India, to order an open and impartial inquiry into the recent happenings and the state of affairs in occupied Kashmir. (October 24, 1953) (Dawn).

In the course of his presidential address to the first convention of over 30 prominent workers and delegates of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami League. Prof. M.I. Qureshi, declared: “Major responsibility for the delay in the solution of the Kashmir tangle lay on the USA which, on the one hand was giving aid to India and on the other, expected the latter to accept the Security Council verdict. How could better sense be brought to prevail upon Indian without imposing international sanction against her”. (September 30, 1957) (PH, Karachi, Vol. X, No. 3, September 1957).            

The Kashmiris requested, Dr. Frank P. Graham, UN representative to India and Pakistan, to make further recommendations to the disputing parties for action, and to enter in negotiation for a reduction of Forces on either side of the cease-fire line. (November 17, 1957) (PH, X, No. 4, December 1957).

The Kashmir Liberation Movement renewed its attempts to break through the cease-fire line, as more volunteers advance towards the Sialkot-Jammu border. (September 25, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 3, September 1958).            

Five leaders of the Political Conference Party of Indian held Kashmir, under trial for Hazrat-bal rioting case, told the court that they would continue to work for the union of Kashmir with Pakistan. (October 5, 1958) (PH, XI, No. 4, December, 1958).

The Revolutionary Council in Indian-held Kashmir, appointed Tariq Abdullah, as the Mir Waiz of Kashmir, and Professor Abdul Aziz as its spokesmen in Britain, Pakistan and Azad Kashmir respectively. (September 3, 1965) (PH, XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

The revolutionary Council in occupied Kashmir, rejected the Security Council’s appeal for a cease-fire. (September 5, 1965) (PH. XVIII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1965).

The veteran Kashmiri leader Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, died in Rawalpindi. (December 18, 1967) (PH, XXI, No. 1, I Quarter 1968).

A Protest Day was observed both in occupied and Azad Kashmir, against the continued Indian occupation of the State and India’s refusal to grant the right of self-determination to the Kashmiri people. (August 9, 1968) (PH, XXI, No. 3, III Quarter 1968).

It was reported that in occupied Kashmir, over 50 people were injured when police lathi-charged and teargassed mobs in different parts of the Kashmir Valley, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. (December 17, 1969) (PH, XXIII, No. 1, I Quarter 1970).

Addressing a mass gathering Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, the veteran Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, declared that the then prevailing political crisis in held Kashmir, was due to the failure of the Indian Government to hold a plebiscite to ascertain whether Kashmir should accede to Pakistan or India, or remain independent. (March 15, 1970) (PH, XXIII, No. 2, II Quarter 1970).

In a telegram sent from Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, to the Secretary-General of the Islamic Secretariat, the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, called upon the Islamic Secretariat to make “earnest endeavour to uphold the just cause of the oppressed people of Kashmir and press India to honour her pledges”. (December 29, 1970) (PH, XXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1971).

The Pakistan High Commission announced in New Delhi, that the former Prime Minister of occupied Kashmir, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, presented to the Pakistan High Commissioner, on behalf of the people of Kashmir, a donation worth Rs. 50,000 for the relief of East Pakistan cyclone victims. (January 7, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 1, I Quarter 1971).

According to a report, 19 persons were arrested in Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, on the charge of disrupting a meeting organised by the local administration to collect money through sale of tickets for the “Bangladesh Fund”. (April 17, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

Addressing a public meeting in Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, the Chief of the Action Committee, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, stated that the attitude of Indian intellectuals, including writers and journalists, towards the Kashmir issue, during the past twenty-four years, and towards East Pakistan at present, was shameful. (May 8, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

In a letter, the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, appealed to peace loving countries to extent their fullest moral support to Legal Defence Committee, headed by Mirza Afzal Beg, for securing the release of political prisoners in occupied Kashmir. He stated that Kashmiris who refused to listen to the baseless Indian propaganda designed to malign Pakistan, were beaten up and jailed. (May 12, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

The Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, stated in an interview that in expressing its sympathy for the so-called Bangladesh, India had forgotten the role it had itself been playing in Kashmir for the last 23 years, by persistently denying the right of self-determination to the Kashmiris. He said that almost all the countries of the world agreed that India had engineered the events in East Pakistan to advance its own vested interests. (May 31, 1971) (PH, XXIV, No. 2, II Quarter 1971).

The Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, on his return to Srinagar from his forced exile, ordered by the Indian Government, stated that a new leaf should be turned in the relations between India and Kashmir. (June 19, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, leader of the Plebiscite Front Party in occupied Kashmir, declared that Indian hold Kashmir might become another “Bangladesh” if India did not give up the policy of retaining it by force. (July 4, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, disclosed at a public meeting that talks were being held between his representatives and those of the Indian Government, on the future of Kashmir. (August 11, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 3, III Quarter 1972).

While addressing a meeting in Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, the leader of the banned Plebiscite Front Party, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, stated that: Kashmir’s accession to India was provisional and the Kashmiris should not accept any agreement reached behind their backs. He added that India had usurped the Kashmiris’ basic right but they would continue their struggle for self-determination. The meeting had been called to support a united front between candidates, approved by the Shaikh and the pro-Pakistan Awami Action Committee, for contesting the forthcoming municipal elections. (September 6, 1972) (PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

According to reports from Srinagar, occupied Kashmir, the outlawed plebiscite Front, led by Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, united with the Awami Action Committee, led by Mir Waiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, to launch a massive liberation struggle. At a recent mass rally in Srinagar, in which both organization pledged to unite, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, described the bigger of Jammu and Kashmir, while Maulvi Farooq termed it as the right of self-determination for them which had been denied by India. (September 8, 1972) (            PH, XXV, No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

According to reports, the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, who with Maulvi Farooq had emerged victorious in the recent Srinagar (occupied Kashmir) municipal elections, told pressmen that the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, should face realities and accommodate the real Kashmiri leaders in the next India-Pakistan summit meeting. (September 16, 1972) (PH, XXV. No. 4, IV Quarter 1972).

It was reported that the President of the plebiscite Front in the occupied Kashmir, Mirza Afzal Baig, had stated that the peace between India and Pakistan, depend on the solution of the Kashmir issue. (January 6, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

It was reported that Chairman of the Awami Action Committee of occupied Kashmir, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, had suggested a round table conference of India, Pakistan and the People of Kashmir, to solve the Kashmir problem. (January 19, 1973) (ph, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

It was reported that Chairman of the Awami Action Committee of occupied Kashmir, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, had suggested a round table conference of India, Pakistan and the People of Kashmir, to solve the Kashmir problem. (January 19, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1973).

In an interview, the Chairman of the Awami Action Committee of occupied Kashmir, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, said that the solution of Kashmir problem was his main concern. He also asked India to release the Pakistani prisoners of war. (August 27, 1973) (PH, XXVI No. 3, III Quarter 1973).

The veteran Kashmiri, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, warned that unless there was a peaceful settlement of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, based on the wishes of the people of Kashmir, a situation of the type obtaining in the Middle East would develop. (October 19, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 4, IV Quarter 1973).

Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, declared that it was “as clear as broad daylight” that the Kashmir issue was alive and that Pakistan was a party to the dispute”. (December 4, 1973) (PH, XXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1974).

It was reported that the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, had warned that the “lava of discontent and disillusionment boiling in Kashmir” could erupt any movement until the Kashmiri people’s aspirations were met. He further said that Z.A. Bhutto, Premier of Pakistan or “any other country” could not be stopped from showing interest in the Kashmir issue. (December 13, 1973) (PH, XXVI, No. 1, I Quarter 1974).

It was reported from New Delhi, that in occupied Kashmir. Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, the President of the Action Committee, had led a procession to the Martyr’s Memorial in Srinagar and said in an address”: That Pakistan was a party to the Kashmir question; a round table conference should be called of representatives of India, Pakistan, and all sections of opinion in Kashmir to try to resolve the dispute. It was also reported   that the use of violence by Committee’s opponents could not disrupt the procession which raised slogans demanding self-determination for Kashmiris. (July 13, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1974).

According to reports, a clash took place at Trial,  20 miles from Srinagar in Indian-occupied Kashmir, between the supporters of the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah and the Awami Action Committee. (September 12, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

It was reported that the Chairman of the Awami Action Committee in occupied Kashmir, Mir Waiz Mohammad Farooq, had reiterated that no solution of the Kashmir issue would be lasting unless it satisfied India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri people – the three parties to the dispute. (October 1, 1974) (PH, XXVII No. 4, IV Quarter 1974).

The All-Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, on the concluding day of its two-day annual session, in Rawalpindi, while reaffirming its faith in the ultimate victory of the Kashmiris liberation struggle expressed in a resolution, the gratitude of the people of Kashmir to Pakisan and its Prime Minister for the unflinching support they gave to the cause of the Kashmiri people. (December 22, 1974) (PH, XXVII, No. 1, I Quarter 1975).

Jammu Radio in Indian-occupied Kashmir, reported that the Kashmiri leader, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, had demanded that Pakistan should return parts of Jammu and Kashmir that Pakisan had “illegally” occupied after the 1947 partition of the subcontinent. (November 19, 1975) (PH, XXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1975).            

It was reported that in a public meeting in Srinagar, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, Chief of the Awami Action Committee, had reiterated that tripartite conference of Pakistan, India and Kashmir was the best way to solve the Kashmir issue in accordance with the Simla Agreement. (December 15, 1975) (PH, XXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1976).

The President of the Congress Party in occupied Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Saeed, stated that his party’s support for Chief Minister, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, would not continue unless it was reciprocated. (September 7, 1976) (PH, XXIX, No. 4, IV Quarter 1976).

A violent students’ mob attacked the main police station in Jammu, in the Indian occupied Kashmir, while demonstrating against Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah’s government. (December 4, 1978) (PH, XXXII, Nos, 1-2, I-II Quarter 1979).

According to reports, the Indian Army had been called out in two towns - Majuro and Pooch – of the Indian occupied Kashmir, following fresh incident of violence. (December 8, 1978) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-I Quarter 1979).

According to reports, curfew was imposed in Raja Uri town of the Indian occupied Kashmir following violent clashes between two rival groups. (December 9, 1978) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarters 1979).

Speaking at a news conference, the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League, K.H. Khurshid, suggested that the Pakistan Government should invite the UN Security Council’s attention to recent development in occupied Kashmir. (March 13, 1979) (PH, XXXII, Nos. 1-2, I-II Quarter 1979).

It was reported from across cease-fire line, that prominent religious leader of occupied Kashmir, Mir Waiz Ghulam Mohammad at Srinagar. (January 13, 1981) (PT.,  January 14, 1981).

It was reported that Abdul Ghana Lone, former occupied State Minister, Member Parliament and Chairman People’s Conference Srinagar, said that the only way to solve the Kashmir issue was to hold a free and impartial plebiscite in the State, a promised by the Indian Government at the international forum. (January 13, 1981) (PT., January 14, 1981).

Reported from across cease-fire line, that the occupied Kashmir Congress (I) Chief, Mufti Mohammad Saeed, said in Srinagar, that his party was preparing a list of charges of corruption against Chief Minister, Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah and his party, which would soon be presented to the central government. (January 31, 1981) (PT., February 1, 1981).

It was reported that Chairman Awami Action Committee in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, stated that India was acquiring a bad name throughout the world became of the day-by-day anti-Muslim violence. (February 3, 1981) (PT., February 4, 1981).      

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, member of the Indian Parliament and son of Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, justified Pakistan’s efforts to acquire nuclear capability. He said it in a public meeting at spore. (February 5, 1981) (PT., February 1981).

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, advised the Indian Government to stop the hue and cry against Pakistan. (February 19, 1981) (PT., February 20, 1981).

Over 100 members of the Bhartia Janta Party, student leaders and teachers in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested when they tried to take out procession in support of their demands regarding increasing prices, abolition of university bill and abnormal increase in the transport fare. (February 19, 1981) (PT., February 20 1981).

Workers of the Congress (I) led by Mufti Mohammad Saeed, took out a procession to defy the prohibitory order in Jammu. (February 24, 1981) (PT., February 25, 1981).

Four opposition parties of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir, which had formed a United Front against the ruling National Conference with full determination to topple the Abdullah government, accused him of gagging the press and suppressing the voice of the people of vested interests. (February 28, 1981) (PT., February 29, 1981).

Complete pandemonium was observed in the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, when members of the ruling National Conference and opposition grappled with each other. (March 7, 1981) (PT., March 8, 1981).

It was reported that an educational offensive aimed at keeping youth away from religion, particularly Islam, was being planned in occupied Kashmir. (March 9, 1981) (PT., Marc 10, 1981).

Syed Ali Gilani, the only Jamaati-Islami member of the occupied Kashmir State Assembly, said that the people of the Jammu and Kashmir, were of the considered view that they would be given the right of self-determination as justice demands so. (October 11, 1981) (PT., October 12, 1981).

Indian Prime Minster, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, arrived in Indian held Kashmir, on a visit for election campaign. (April 15, 1983) (PT., April 16, 1983).

The supreme court of India gave stay to the execution of the death sentence imposed on Mohammad Maqbool Butt, a veteran Kashmiri freedom fighter and President of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, by the Sringar special judge in 1968 and confirmed by the chief justice of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir high court in October 1970. (April 20, 1983) (PT., April 21, 1983).

It was reported from across the cease fire line, that the negotiations between Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Indian held Kashmir and Congress (I) high command for the State Assembly polls scheduled to be held on June 5, had failed and a tug of war for giving crushing defeat between the two groups had started in the Valley. (May 2, 1983) (PT., May 3, 1983).

The high court of Indian held Kashmir, issue show-cause notice to the State Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, to explain within 10 days “why he as well as his cabinet council member  be not removed from their respective offices”. (May 4, 1983) (PT., May 5, 1983).

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, said that any attempt to deplete special status given to the occupied State under section 320 of Indian Constitution, would be defied vigorously. (May 15, 1983) (PT., May 16, 1983).

A crowd attacked the headquarter of the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi’s Congress (I) Party in Srinagar. (May 19, 1983) (PT., May 20, 1983).

Over 100 workers of Congress (I) Party and the National Conference, were injured when they clashed at different places in Ananting district of Indian held Kashmir. (May 20 , 1983) (PT., May 21, 1983).

The Indian Premier, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, began a three-day campaign tour to held Kashmir, where her congress (I) was regarded as the undergo in the June 5 State elections. (May 212, 1983) (PT., May 22, 1983).

A group of Congress (I) workers allegedly attacked Begum Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, wife of the late Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, and mother of the Chief Minister of held Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, in Srinagar, but she escaped unhurt. (May 26, 1983) (PT., May 27, 1983).

Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, opened a 3-day campaign tour in the Indian held Jammu and Kashmir. (May 30, 1983) (PT., May 31, 1983).

It was reported that Farooq Abdullah, the sacked Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir called for a civil disobedience movement from July 13, aimed at restoring what he called the democratic process in the occupied Sate. (July 3, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

Indian Primer, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, said that Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, was sacked because he failed to take any action against the Sikh extremists in his State. (July 11, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

Former Chief Minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, led a protest rally in Srinagar. (July 15, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 3, III Quarter 1984).

Ousted Chief Minister of the Indian held Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was arrested. (September 10, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1984). 

All India Radio, reported that the Chief of the National Conference in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, demanded immediate dissolution of the State Assembly and holding of election, along with the Lok Sabha polls. (November 18, 1984) (PH, XXXVII, No. 4, IV Quarter 1984).

In occupied Kashmir, 5368 polling stations had been set up by the Indian Government for six seats of Lok Sabha for forthcoming Indian elections. (December 24, 1984) (PT., December 25, 184).

The Occupied Kashmir’s forcibly removed Chief Minister and opposition National Conference (F) Chief, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, reiterated his party demand of holding a fresh election in the State after immediate removal of G.M. Shah’s government, and dissolution of the Assembly. (January 1, 1985) (PT., January 2, 1985). Former Chief Minister and National Conference President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, called for immediate solution of the East Punjab problem which he said was adversely affecting the economy of the neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir State. (January 2, 1985) (PT., January 3, 1985).

Former Chief Minister of Indian held Kashmir, Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference party demanded the dismissal of the G.M. Shah government and fresh elections in the State following the defeat of the ruling National conference candidates in last month’s national elections. (January 10, 1985) (PT., January 11, 1985).

In Indian held Kashmir, over 200 workers of opposition National Conference (Dr. Farooq group) had so far been arrested from various parts of the State under the Public Safety Act. (January 31, 1985) (PT., February 1, 1985).

In Indian held Kashmir, over 200 workers of opposition National Conference (Dr. Farooq Abdullah group) had so far been arrested from various parts of the State under the Public Safety Act. (January 31, 1985) (PT., February 1, 1985).

In Indian held Kashmir, the five top opposition parties alliance announced to launch its statewide movement for the restoration of democracy and revival of civil liberties in the occupied territory from February 15, 1985. (February 6, 1985) (PT., February 7, 1985).

Srinagar Radio, said that the workers of the National Conference (Farooq Abdullah group) staged demonstration in Jammu, demanding fresh elections in the State and the release of their colleagues. (February 7, 1985) (PT., February 8, 1985).

In Indian occupied Kashmir, several opposition parties had demanded the immediate imposition of Governor’s Rule in the State by removing G.M. Shah’s puppet administration and dissolving the State Legislative Assembly. (February 10, 1985) (PT., February 11, 1985).

The occupied Kashmir National Conference headed by Farooq Abdullah, reiterated its demand for its immediate removal of G.M. Shah’s puppet administration. (February 19, 1985) (PT., February 26, 1985).

A case was registered by the police, in the Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir, against several workers of Jammat-e-Islami including its Amir M.G. M. Butt, for what had been described as “Anti-State activities”. (November 24, 1985) (PT., November 25, 1985).

The High command of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, demanded the solution of Kashmir dispute on the basis of UN Security Council resolution of August 13, 1948 and January 5, 1949, through a free and impartial plebiscite. (February 9, 1986) (PH, XXXIX, No. 1, I Quarter 1986).

Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, (JKLF) Amanullah Khan, in an interview to The Muslim, (Islamabad) opposed any normalization of relations with India, “at the coast of Kashmiri’s right of self determination, present division of Kashmir and national dignity”. (January 7, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

Amanullah Khan, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, in a message urged the visiting Zimbabwe President Mughabe, to use his good offices in persuading India and Pakistan, to accede the Kashmiris’ right of self-determination. (March 21, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 1, I Quarter 1987).

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, in a note sent, to the Soviet Ambassador in Karachi, protested to the Soviet Union, on the statement of the Secretary of the Communist Party, supporting India’s claim on Kashmir during his recent visit to the Indian-held Kashmir. (June 22, 1987) (PH, XL, No. 2, II Quarter 1987).

Complete strike was observed in various cities of occupies Kashmir to mourn heavy casualties in the Ojheri Camp (Rawalpindi) blast. (April 16, 1988) (PH, XLI, No. 2, July 1988).

RESOLUTION 39 ADOPTED BY THE SECURIY COUNCIL
AT ITS 230TH MEETING, 20 JANUARY 1948 (S/654)

The Security Council,       

Considering that it may investigate any dispute or any situation which might by its continuance, endanger the maintenance of the international peace and security; that, in the existing state of affairs between India and Pakistan, such an investigation is a matter of urgency.

Adopts the following resolution:

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