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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92 IPRI Factfile<br />
being arrested, tortured and raped. The chairperson of the Indian<br />
Commission for Women, Dr. Mohini Giri, said <strong>Kashmir</strong>i women<br />
were being treated in the most inhumane way all over <strong>Kashmir</strong>.<br />
• October 12, 1997: Rioting after Jami Mosque desecration: Angry<br />
anti-India demonstrations are sparked by the desecration of the<br />
historic Jamia Mosque in Srinagar by Indian troops. They besieged<br />
the mosque, entered it wearing their boots and carried out an<br />
extensive search for three hours.<br />
• January 25, 1998: Wandhama massacre 23 <strong>Kashmir</strong>i Pandit villagers<br />
killed by militants.<br />
• April 2, 1998: Pakistan accused of fomenting war in <strong>Kashmir</strong>:<br />
India's new government accuses Pakistan of helping <strong>Kashmir</strong>i<br />
separatists and warns it is ready to respond to the "proxy war" in<br />
<strong>Kashmir</strong>.<br />
• April 10, 1998: Pakistan and India should "go the extra mile":<br />
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Bill Richardson,<br />
urges Pakistan and India to "go the extra mile" and hold a dialogue<br />
on <strong>Kashmir</strong> and other issues in order to stop the nuclear missile<br />
race in the area.<br />
• April 17, 1998: 1998 Prankote massacre 26 hindu villagers killed in<br />
village of Prankote by Islamic terrorists.<br />
• April 22, 1998: Appointment of new <strong>Kashmir</strong> governor: The<br />
Bharatiya Janata <strong>Part</strong>y (BJP) government appoints Girsh Saxena as<br />
Governor of Jammu and <strong>Kashmir</strong>. The appointment is resented by<br />
human rights activists and intellectuals who demanded a senior<br />
politician close to <strong>Kashmir</strong> be sent as governor.<br />
• May 11 and 13, 1998: India conducts five nuclear tests.<br />
• May 28 and 30, 1998: Pakistan responds by conducting its six<br />
nuclear tests (five on May 28 and one on May 30).<br />
• May 24, 1998: Major offensive against Mujahedeen: <strong>Kashmir</strong>'s Chief<br />
Minister, Farooq Abdullah, says India will launch a major offensive<br />
against "foreign" fighters in the northern state of <strong>Kashmir</strong> and that<br />
the Indian government is ready to "flush" the terrorists out of the<br />
state.<br />
• May 26, 1998: Indian troops and Mujahedeen clash: In Indian<br />
administered <strong>Kashmir</strong>, Mujahedeen clash with Indian troops in the<br />
Keri, Rajauri area.<br />
• May 30, 1998: India responds to nuclear testing: In response to<br />
Pakistan's nuclear testing, India warns <strong>Islamabad</strong> about <strong>Kashmir</strong>.
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