Shabir Choudhry is a British national and a Kashmiri leader, rights and peace activist, politician, academician and writer. He helped form the Kashmir Youth Movement in 1973, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front in 1976 and later on the Kashmir National Party in 2008. He resigned from each of these after being discouraged or opposed to the direction they were headed.[1][2][3] He went to United Kingdom in 1966 where he continues his struggle against forces of occupation, terrorism, extremism and religious intolerance in Azad Kashmir and Kashmir through regular statements, articles, press releases, conference and videos.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He is a British national as well as a Pakistani/Kashmiri national.[10]
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Political Life
edit- Founder member of JKLF Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front[11][12]
- Spokesman Kashmir National Party and Director Diplomatic Committee[13]
- Chairman South Asia Watch[14]
- Founder member and Director Institute of Kashmir Affairs[15]
- Regularly takes part in the Sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva[16]
- Has addressed seminars and conferences in the British Parliament, European Parliament and other important capitals of the world on issue of Kashmir, violence and terrorism
- Addressed at Cambridge University as a Chief Guest in a conference on Kashmir in 1990.
Controversy
editIn 2015, Choudhry applied for renewal of his overseas Pakistani ID card in London. His application was blocked by NADRA after Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) accused him of "anti-state activities" sponsored by India's foreign intelligence agency.[17][18] The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) came out in support of Shabir Choudhry during this controversy.[19][20] Shabir Choudhry challenged the authorities in Islamabad High Court to prove allegations made against him. After two and half years long trial the authorities, including ISI could not provide any evidence to support their contentions. The High Court ordered the authorities to renew his Identity card. Dr Shabir Choudhry proved to be an innocent person.
Publications
editEnglish
edit- Kashmir Dispute: A Kashmiri perspective - Kashmiri struggle transformed in to Jihad, terrorism and a proxy war[22]
- Tribal Invasion and Kashmir: Pakistani Attempts to Capture Kashmir in 1947, Division of Kashmir and Terrorism[23]
- Terrorism, Kashmir Dispute and Possible Solutions: Rise of Jihadi Culture, Extremism and the Peace Process[24]
- Kashmir and the Partition of India[25][26]
- Kashmir Dispute and Peace in South Asia[27]
- Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan[28]
- Are Kashmiris Part of the Kashmir Dispute?[29]
- Liberation Struggle, Jihad or a Proxy War: Nature of struggle in former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir[30]
- Kashmir Dispute: New Dimensions and New Challenges: Emerging Threats of Religious Intolerance, Terrorism, Regionalism and Outside Interference[31]
Urdu
edit- Fareena
- Bay-Khataa - about the problems of Asian youths living in UK published in 1983.
- Pakistan and Kashmiri struggle for independence
- Is an independent Kashmir a conspiracy?
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PoK leader Shabir Choudhry quits Kashmir National Party". The Indian Express. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Shabir Choudhry, a former JKLF leader, argues that he is worried about the Talibanisation of Kashmiri freedom struggle which provides an interesting viewpoint about separatists, perhaps contrary to the popular perception. http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/moving-with-the-times-a-history-of-confrontation.html
- ^ "Shabir Choudhry rejects UN Secretary General's letter to Pakistan PM as 'unimpressive'". The Financial Express. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Hafiz Saeed is a killer of Kashmiris: Dr Shabir Choudhry | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "India, Pakistan And The Kashmiri Struggle By Dr Shabir Choudhry". www.countercurrents.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Northlines (30 July 2017). "Is our mission unity of Ummah or independence of Jammu and Kashmir? - Northlines". Northlines. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Northlines (24 October 2016). "Pak did a shameful act in J&K in 1947: Dr Shabir Choudhary - Northlines". Northlines. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Sadiq, Md. "Jammu and Kashmir: Articles by Shabir Choudhry". www.jammu-kashmir.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Dr Shabir Choudhry". YouTube. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk: Shabir Choudhry: Books, Biography, Blogs, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Yasin Malik is a liar, says Dr Shabir Chaudhry". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Why I Said Good Bye To JKLF? By Dr Shabir Choudhry". www.countercurrents.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ ANI (12 November 2015). "Kashmir National Party asks Pakistan to stop harassing Kashmiri leaders in PoK". India.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ News, Asian Lite (25 January 2017). "Dr Shabir Choudhry on Kashmir Debate | Leading Asian News in the UK". asianlite.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ [...] Shabir Choudhry, the Kashmir-born director of London-based Institute of Kashmir Affairs [...] http://www.firstpost.com/world/india-must-boycott-chinas-one-belt-one-road-summit-in-beijing-heres-why-3440208.html
- ^ Dr Shabir Choudhry (23 September 2016), Dr Shabir Choudhry's speech in a seminar in UN Human Rights Geneva, retrieved 5 February 2018
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (8 November 2016). "'Kashmiri politician tasked with sabotaging CPEC'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Hussain, Danish (3 December 2017). "NADRA seeks ministry's advice in view of IHC order on non-issuance of NICOP". Express Tribune.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Intelligence agencies refuse to renew national identification of Kashmiri writer — Asian Human Rights Commission". Asian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Search results for " Dr Shabir Choudhry"". MoreBooks!. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Kashmir Dispute: A Kashmiri perspective - Kashmiri struggle transformed in to Jihad, terrorism and a proxy war eBook: Dr Shabir Choudhry: Amazon.co.uk: Books". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Tribal Invasion and Kashmir: Pakistani Attempts to Capture Kashmir in 1947, Division of Kashmir and Terrorism eBook: Dr Shabir Choudhry: Amazon.co.uk: Books. AuthorHouse UK. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2018 – via www.amazon.co.uk.
- ^ Terrorism, Kashmir Dispute and Possible Solutions: Rise of Jihadi Culture, Extremism and the Peace Process by Dr Shabir Choudhry.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (20 April 2011). {. VDM Verlag.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (20 April 2011). "Kashmir And The Partition of India". MoreBooks!. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (4 March 2011). KASHMIR DISPUTE AND PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA BY CHOUDHRY, DR SHABIR (AUTHOR)PAPERBACK. VDM Verlag.
- ^ Choudhry, Shabir (2 December 2011). AZAD KASHMIR AND GILGIT BALTISTAN BY CHOUDHRY, SHABIR (AUTHOR)PAPERBACK. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (14 August 2011). ARE KASHMIRIS PART OF THE KASHMIR DISPUTE? BY CHOUDHRY, DR SHABIR (AUTHOR)PAPERBACK. VDM Verlag.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (17 February 2011). Liberation Struggle, Jihad or a Proxy War: Nature of struggle in former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. S.l.: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. ISBN 9783639334241.
- ^ Choudhry, Dr Shabir (18 February 2011). Kashmir Dispute: New Dimensions and New Challenges: Emerging Threats of Religious Intolerance, Terrorism, Regionalism and Outside Interference. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. ISBN 9783639335668.