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