Hurriyat roadmap: Sub-sovereign State with Indo-Pak role Sunday, February 8 2004 18:38 Hrs (IST) New Delhi:
The Hurriyat Conference is likely to throw a new mantra of "Sub-Sovereign State" as a roadmap for solving the vexed Kashmir issue, in which India and Pakistan will have an equal role in Defence, Foreign Affairs, Currency and Communication matters.
According to the draft proposal, which was being given final touches by the top Hurriyat leadership, the amalgam has suggested that both Indian and Pakistani forces will jointly man the international border of "undivided" Jammu and Kashmir and the currency of both the countries will be acceptable in the State, insiders within the amalgam said.
The draft proposal also opines that both the countries will speak on behalf of the State in all international and regional fora in tandem, thus "taking care" of the foreign affairs, the sources said.
The proposal also clarifies that such a "Sub-Sovereign State" will have no "expansionist policy" and would act as virtual bridge between India and Pakistan by providing its way even for boosting exports of the two countries, they said.
The "undivided State" will choose a Government, which will administer Jammu and Kashmir, the proposal said.
The draft proposal includes areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, but remains silent over the areas of Aksai Chin, the part of the State handed over to China illegally by Pakistan.
Repeated attempts to get comments of Hurriyat executive members failed.
PTI
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