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120 Whither Kashmir? (Part II) - Islamabad Policy Research Institute

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88 IPRI Factfile<br />

<strong>Kashmir</strong> by Indians such as "extra-judicial executions",<br />

"disappearances", and torture; and have asked India to repeal the<br />

"Armed Forces Special Powers Act."<br />

• February 23, 1991: Kunan Poshpora incident.<br />

• June 11, 1991: Syed Mansoor-Chota Bazaar massacre: The CRPF<br />

troops opened indiscriminate fire, having been frightened by the<br />

sound of a tire burst, leaving 32 civilians killed in the densely<br />

populated area of Chotabazar, Srinagar. The killed included,<br />

shopkeepers, passers-by, old persons, women and children.<br />

• November 1992: Amnesty International not allowed into <strong>Kashmir</strong>:<br />

Amnesty International is Barred from Going to the <strong>Kashmir</strong><br />

Valley.<br />

• January 6, 1993: Sopore massacre.<br />

• April 10, 1993: Burning of Lal Chowk.<br />

• January 1 - 3, 1994: Another failure over <strong>Kashmir</strong>: Pakistan and<br />

India's foreign secretaries fail to narrow differences on <strong>Kashmir</strong>.<br />

Pakistan rules out more talks unless India ends alleged human rights<br />

violations in <strong>Kashmir</strong>.<br />

• January 20, 1995: India doesn't want third-party involvement in<br />

<strong>Kashmir</strong>: India excludes the possibility of third-party involvement<br />

in the resolution of the <strong>Kashmir</strong> dispute. But it says it is prepared to<br />

hear from Pakistan directly about how much "elbow room" is<br />

necessary to commence talks between the two countries.<br />

• May 9, 1995: Fire rages through Chrar Sharif: Hundreds of homes<br />

are destroyed on Eid when a fire rages through Chrar Sharif. The<br />

Terrorists were under siege by the Indian army for two months in<br />

this town.<br />

• May 12, 1995: Anti-India protest in the wake of Chrar Sharif fire:<br />

Anti-India protests overwhelm the <strong>Kashmir</strong> Valley in the wake of<br />

the destruction of the 650-year-old mausoleum of Sheikh<br />

Nooruddin Wali (R.A.) and a mosque next to it. India accuses<br />

Pakistan of being behind the destruction of the shrine and issues a<br />

strong warning against interference in its internal affairs.<br />

• May 18, 1995: APHC rejects offer for talks on <strong>Kashmir</strong> with India:<br />

The APHC rejects an offer for talks on <strong>Kashmir</strong> by New Delhi.<br />

The organization says it will not enter into any dialogue with New<br />

Delhi unless India admits <strong>Kashmir</strong> is a disputed territory.

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