Studies of Changing Societies: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Focus Vol. 1'(2)2012 SCS Journal POLITICAL SITUATION IN KASHMIR AND ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS © Muhammad Tahir Tabassum, the Founder President / Chief Executive Officer of the EU based think tank Institute of Peace and Development-INSPAD, had Masters of International Politics (Belgium),received reputed award “Ambassador for Peace” from UPF-USA (2007), Human rights Excellence Award from Prime Minister of Pakistan (2009) and Sitara-e-Simaj (Social Star) from PSA-Pakistan (2002), also former Advisor to Prime Minister of Govt. of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir for Human rights. He has been working as peace, human rights & political activist, freelance journalist and columnist since 25 years. Can be reached at:-
[email protected] Keywords: political situation, Kashmir, United Nation Kashmir has been under Indian military occupation since October 1947. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have been granted the right of self-determination under the UN Charter, and under several UN Security Council resolutions, more specifically under UN (UNCIP) resolution of August 13, 1948, and January 5, 1949. These and subsequent UN resolutions have affirmed that, the question of accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to India or Pakistan will be decided through the political democratic method of free and impartial plebiscite. The status of Kashmir has been hotly debated since the partition of British India and has prompted four wars between India and Pakistan, the most recent, the Kargil War, occurring in 1999. Kashmir's people have suffered immensely from the ongoing conflict between South Asia's two nuclear powers.