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Jehad in Kashmir to continue, says Pakistan

Jehad in Kashmir to continue, says Pakistan

Author: PTI
Publication: Hindustan Times
Date: February 24, 2001

PAKISTAN HAS said it considered Kashmir as its "unfinished agenda" and that Islamabad wanted jehad (holy war) in Kashmir to continue.

"We respect jehadi outfits and we never called for giving up jehad in Kashmir," Pakistan's interior minister Moinuddin Haider said in a face-to-face meeting with leaders of various Pakistan-based militant organisations.

"We do say that what is going on in Kashmir is indigenous jehad and not terrorism," Urdu daily Jang, which organised the meeting, said in its report.

He said Islamabad considers Kashmir as an unfinished agenda of Pakistan and it would not backtrack on the issue.

The minister said whatever he was saying was not his individual thoughts but the policy of the present Pakistani government.

On his threats to ban open display of arms and public collection of funds by jehadi groups, Haider said "if any individual or outfit refuses to abide by the laws, stern action would be taken."

He said the ban would be for all outfits particularly the sectarian groups.

Haider's comments came when the militant leaders said that the Pakistan government should not have "apologetic attitude" over helping the militants.

"We do get military aid from Pakistan but instead of admitting it, apologetic attitude is being adopted in this regard, which gives a negative impact," Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin said.

He said: "If the State (Pakistan) would not fulfil its responsibilities, people would take power in their hands."

The Hizb chief said military pressure on India should be intensified as militants had already rejected the ceasefire announced by the Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Ceasefire might be a step towards the resolution of the Kashmir issue but not a cure for the disease," he said.

Salahuddin and other militant leaders told Haider that they were ready to cooperate with the military regime on issues relating to Pakistan's security, provided the Musharraf government acknowledged that it was their suicide attacks that made India to declare ceasefire in Kashmir, the report said.
 


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