Rebuilding lives in Kashmir

[A1Kaid]

Only 2% Kashmiris want to join Pak: Survey

Zeenews Bureau

Srinagar: Less than half of residents of Kashmir favour independence as a solution to end unrest in the region and only two per cent of them want to join Pakistan if given an option, a survey said on Friday.

Conducted by British academic Robert Bradnock, the independent survey found that 44 percent of people in Pakistani occupied Kashmir favour independence, and 43 percent on the Indian side Kashmir. United Nations resolutions soon after the partition of the sub-continent in 1947 called for a plebiscite to determine whether the region should belong to India or Pakistan, both of which claim Kashmir in full.

"These results support the already widespread view that the plebiscite options are likely to offer no solution to the dispute," said the survey, which was released by the London-based Chatham House think-tank.

Titled "Kashmir: Paths to Peace", it was a rare attempt to assess the opinions of people on both sides of the Line of Control (LOC) -- the de facto border that splits the region between the two rival nations.

"Any solution will depend on the Indian and Pakistani governments’ commitment to achieving a permanent settlement," Bradnock said.

The survey interviewed about 3,800 people to record their views on how they saw the future of Kashmir -- a scenic region that has been a constant source of tension between India and Pakistan.

In the Kashmir valley, which has been at the heart of a 20-year-old insurgency against Indian rule, between 74 percent and 95 percent respondents favoured independent Kashmir.

But in the Jammu region, support for independence dwindled to less than one percent.

Surprisingly, nearly 58% of those surveyed said the LOC could be accepted as a permanent border if it was made more flexible.

The survey found that the "overwhelming majority" of people wanted a solution to the dispute, even though there were no "simple fixes".

It also showed that only 20% of respondents said violence could be a solution to the issue while 40% felt it was a deterrent to peace.
Only 2% Kashmiris want to join Pak: Survey

In that case why doesn't India hold a plebiscite in Kashmir since you feel so confident about this 2% figure. In reality you people are deluded if you believe only 2% of Kashmiris want to join Pakistan, it's the vast majority of Kashmiris and that is why they struggle to free themselves to this day. They hoist Pakistani flags, support Pakistan, identify themselves as Pakistanis; this is the reality not this 2% pos survey your Indian media concocted, at least make the survey believable.

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Please go rebuild lives in Assam and Mumbai effort there is needed, don't touch Kashmir the more you do there the worse things get.

Don't u think its a off topic comment and flame bait???

What about Assam and Mumbai???

100 times more people get killed in Karachi alone, why don't u concentrate on their problems???

 

[livingdead]

In that case why doesn't India hold a plebiscite in Kashmir since you feel so confident about this 2% figure. In reality you people are deluded if you believe only 2% of Kashmiris want to join Pakistan, it's the vast majority of Kashmiris and that is why they struggle to free themselves to this day. They hoist Pakistani flags, support Pakistan, identify themselves as Pakistanis; this is the reality not this 2% pos survey your Indian media concocted, at least make the survey believable.

The majority want independence, pakistan has lost support since last 10 years.
If you have any kasmiri friend, ask him.

 

[KingMamba]

Only 2% Kashmiris want to join Pak: Survey

Zeenews Bureau

Srinagar: Less than half of residents of Kashmir favour independence as a solution to end unrest in the region and only two per cent of them want to join Pakistan if given an option, a survey said on Friday.

Conducted by British academic Robert Bradnock, the independent survey found that 44 percent of people in Pakistani occupied Kashmir favour independence, and 43 percent on the Indian side Kashmir. United Nations resolutions soon after the partition of the sub-continent in 1947 called for a plebiscite to determine whether the region should belong to India or Pakistan, both of which claim Kashmir in full.

"These results support the already widespread view that the plebiscite options are likely to offer no solution to the dispute," said the survey, which was released by the London-based Chatham House think-tank.

Titled "Kashmir: Paths to Peace", it was a rare attempt to assess the opinions of people on both sides of the Line of Control (LOC) -- the de facto border that splits the region between the two rival nations.

"Any solution will depend on the Indian and Pakistani governments’ commitment to achieving a permanent settlement," Bradnock said.

The survey interviewed about 3,800 people to record their views on how they saw the future of Kashmir -- a scenic region that has been a constant source of tension between India and Pakistan.

In the Kashmir valley, which has been at the heart of a 20-year-old insurgency against Indian rule, between 74 percent and 95 percent respondents favoured independent Kashmir.

But in the Jammu region, support for independence dwindled to less than one percent.

Surprisingly, nearly 58% of those surveyed said the LOC could be accepted as a permanent border if it was made more flexible.

The survey found that the "overwhelming majority" of people wanted a solution to the dispute, even though there were no "simple fixes".

It also showed that only 20% of respondents said violence could be a solution to the issue while 40% felt it was a deterrent to peace.
Only 2% Kashmiris want to join Pak: Survey

If this survey is to be believed then the solution is pretty simple. Pakistan accepts Ladakh as a part of India and India reciprocates by accepting Gilgit-Baltistan as a part of Pakistan. Since the Majority of Kashmiris in the valley don't want any part of India the valley should go to Pakistan while Pakistan accepts Jammu as a part of India.

Just like that the dispute is solved.
What do you guys think is the feasibility of such a settlement??

 

[Joe Shearer]

Did you miss the bit where the Kashmiris stated they do not want Pakistan?

 

[Bond]

India's stand is simple- you keep what you have, India keep what it has.. the moment you try to claim anything from Indian side- be ready for eternal dispute... game will continue.. India is here to stay. Kashmir was, is & will remain integral part of India.

If this survey is to be believed then the solution is pretty simple. Pakistan accepts Ladakh as a part of India and India reciprocates by accepting Gilgit-Baltistan as a part of Pakistan. Since the Majority of Kashmiris in the valley don't want any part of India the valley should go to Pakistan while Pakistan accepts Jammu as a part of India.

Just like that the dispute is solved.
What do you guys think is the feasibility of such a settlement??

 

[EzioAltaïr]

In that case why doesn't India hold a plebiscite in Kashmir since you feel so confident about this 2% figure. In reality you people are deluded if you believe only 2% of Kashmiris want to join Pakistan, it's the vast majority of Kashmiris and that is why they struggle to free themselves to this day. They hoist Pakistani flags, support Pakistan, identify themselves as Pakistanis; this is the reality not this 2% pos survey your Indian media concocted, at least make the survey believable.

Stop trying to derail the thread. We talk about rebuilding Kashmir, and you send in the same old argument of plebiscites, and Pakistani flags, and holocausts. The reality has changed! I've been to Ladakh, and Kashmir, people there want nothing to do with Pakistan. They speak of militancy (or as you call them "freedom fighters", as ****, and don't even like it when Pakistan is brought up to the discussion.