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2006-03-31 India-Pakistan

Hizbul Mujahedeen offers ceasefire if India includes them in talks

A Pakistan-based rebel group fighting India over Kashmir said a ceasefire was possible if New Delhi recognised such groups as parties to the dispute, according to a report published on Thursday. Not only Hizbul Mujahedeen but also the entire militant leadership would consider (a) truce if the Indian government acknowledges the disputed and tripartite nature of the Kashmir issue, Hizbul supreme commander Syed Salahudin told the Kashmir News Service in a telephone interview from Pakistan.

Salahudin - who is also the chairman of the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant alliance, the United Jihad Council wanted talks between India, Pakistan and Kashmiris before agreeing to a ceasefire.

New Delhi has met moderate Kashmiri separatist groups in the past year as part of an effort to discuss the dispute and reduce violence. At least 44,000 people have been killed since the insurgency was launched in 1989. But Salahudin said those talks have not helped. The dialogue process initiated by the moderate leadership has so far failed to produce any breakthrough in terms of Kashmir resolution, he said. Salahudin, who tops the security force list of most wanted militants, said violence would decline as the dialogue process moves forward. In Afghanistan, Vietnam and other conflict areas war and dialogue have run side by side. Armed confrontation would automatically recede as serious dialogue process moves forward, he said.

However, he said groups such as his would continue to boycott elections in Indian-held Kashmir. As we dont recognise the Indian constitution, taking part in Indian-held elections is immaterial, he said.

Posted by Fred 2006-03-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 damn$ right out of central casting.

Posted by RD 2006-03-31 00:30|| 2006-03-31 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Syed Salahudin pic: right hand held up..

Practicing the Skull and Bones pledge at Yale.

Posted by RD 2006-03-31 01:16|| 2006-03-31 01:16|| Front Page Top

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-03-31 05:28|| 2006-03-31 05:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't know holy men could wear a flat 'at.

Posted by 6 2006-03-31 08:47|| 2006-03-31 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I see a cartoon;
India starts catapulting their dead Muslims over to the Pakis. A form of taking out the trash. Maybe with a little sign like "We've been trying to live with you jerks for decades now, it never seems to get any easier."

Posted by wxjames 2006-03-31 08:57|| 2006-03-31 08:57|| Front Page Top

#6 He should audition for Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof".

Tradition!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-03-31 09:05|| 2006-03-31 09:05|| Front Page Top

#7 "If I were rich man, kabiddyy-boomy-boomy-biddy-boomy-biddy boom, All day long, I'd biddy-biddy-boom... ."

Posted by Perfesser 2006-03-31 09:32|| 2006-03-31 09:32|| Front Page Top

#8 I see a cartoon;
India starts catapulting their dead Muslims over to the Pakis. A form of taking out the trash. Maybe with a little sign like "We've been trying to live with you jerks for decades now, it never seems to get any easier."

WX, that reminds me of the old skit on SNL about the "Yard-A-Pult," lol. Don't know if you saw it, but it was in the form of a commercial selling the yard-a-pult (for $29.95 of course). Had a picture perfect suburban home depicted with dad & son out back using the yard-a-pult to fling trash over their fence and down a few houses. Absolutely hilarious...until lil' Timmy came home, and Spot had died (the family dog). Dad took Spot's body out back and yard-a-pult'd it into the next county, it looked like. A very good idea/invention for this region, lol!

Posted by BA 2006-03-31 09:44|| 2006-03-31 09:44|| Front Page Top

#9 This plan sounds an awful lot like blackmail. India should just keep blasting the he|| out of these rectal cavities and tell them to find some other talks to bully their way into.

Posted by Zenster 2006-03-31 11:41|| 2006-03-31 11:41|| Front Page Top

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