IRNA -- Kashmiri armed organizations are considering a proposal to announce ceasefire to facilitate expected Pakistan-India talks, reported a Pakistani newspaper said Friday. "The Muttahida Jihad Council (UJC) is considering an idea to observe ceasefire with a view to facilitating dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi," Daily Times quoted a Kashmiri source as saying. The UJC is a conglomerate of over a dozen armed Kashmiri groups, fighting against Indian forces in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Lahore-based newspaper said that the UJC could announce ceasefire after conclusion of second round of possible parleys betweenthe two sides. Foreign Minister of Pakistan Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said a few days back that Islamabad will ask the armed Kashmiri organizations to observe truce. Both the rival countries have expressed their resolve in recent weeks to resume dialogue process on all issues including the core problem of Kashmir.
| I doubt that any truce will be uniformly adhered to, especially by the jihadis. Hizbul is sufficiently split that the cannon fodder faction might, but Salahuddi's air-conditioned office faction will only as long as the ISI keeps them on a short leash. I'm not sure what Lashkar e-Taiba's going to do — ISI will be tugging one way, but I don't think Hafez Saeed knows how to do anything but jihad. |
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