Jammu And Kasmir

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Annual Kashmir Boondongle..

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Fifth International Kashmir Peace Conference
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
(Cannon Caucus Room # 345)
(Independence Avenue & New jersey Avenue)

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

“The Kashmir Dispute and Building a Peaceful South Asia”

8.00 a.m.                     Registration
9.00 a.m.                     Inauguration
                                    Welcome :      Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
                                                            Ms. Karen Parker, Esq.

                                    Remarks:       Congressional Hosts
9.30 a.m.                     First Session

India – Pakistan Relations: Breaking the Deadlock over Kashmir
Moderator:     Khalid J. Qazi, M.D.
Speakers:
Amb. Jehangir Karamat, Pakistan Ambassador to the U.S.
Prof. Stanley Wolpert, Department. of History, UCLA
Mr. Ejazul Haq, Member, National Assembly
Mr. Gautam Navlakha, Economic & Political Weekly, New Delhi
Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan, Prime Minister, Azad Kashmir
11.00 a.m.                   Second Session

Resolving Kashmir Conflict: Alternative Models
Moderator:     Mr. Sareer Fazili, Esq.
Speakers;
Amb. Riaz Khokhar, Former Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary
<b>Dr. Subramanum Swamy, President, All India Janata part</b>y  <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Mr. Makhdoom Faisal Hayat Khan, Minister, Kashmir Affairs
Prof. Robert Wirsing, Department. Of Regional Studies, Honolulu

Amb. Yusuf Buch, Former Advisor to the UN Secretary General
12.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m. Lunch break [Lunch will be at Cannon Caucus Room # 345]
1.30 p.m.                     Third Session

Kashmir Centric  “CBM’s: Help or Hindrance”
Moderator:     Mr. Farooq Siddiqui

Speakers:
Dr. P. Ambegaonkar, President, Bridging Nations, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Ghulam N. Mir, President, World Kashmir Freedom Movement
Dr. Douglas Johnston, President, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, President, AJK Muslim Conference
Barrister  Majeed Tramboo, Executive Director, Kashmir Center, Brussels

3.00 p.m.                     Fourth Session
Kashmir: Human Rights Dimension
Moderator:     Mr. Shah Ghulam Qadir
Speakers:
Dr. Vijay Sazawal, Indo-American Kashmir Forum [Kashmir: A Way Forward]
Dr. Hameeda Banu, Department. of English, Kashmir University
Ms. Karin Parker, Association of Humanitarian Lawyers
Sheikh Tajamul ul Islam, Editor, Kashmir Media Service
Mr. Lars Rise, member, Norwegian Parliament
Mr. T. Kumar, Amnesty International
Dr. Khalid J. Qazi, Sister’s Hospital, Buffalo
Prof. Nazir Shawl, Kashmir Center, London

5.00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks:           
Fifth International Kashmir Peace Conference
[Kashmir Round-table]

“Kashmir: Exploring Possible Options”
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building

(Gold Room # 2168)
{ Independence Avenue
&
First Street}

Friday, July 15th, 2005
8.00 a.m.                     Registration
9.00 a.m.                     Remarks:       Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
9.10 a.m.                     Theme Paper presentation:

            Moderator:     Ms. Karen Parker, Esq.
Association of Humanitarian Lawyers
1.                  Dr. Robert Wirsing, Honolulu, Hawaii
2.                  Dr. Stanley Wolpert, UCLA 9.50 a.m.                     Respondents [5 minutes each]

1.                  Amb. Riaz Khokhar, Former Foreign secretary
2.                  Mr. Gautam Navlakha, Economic & Political weekly
3.                  Dr. Douglas Johnston, President, ICRD
4.                  Dr. Vijay Sazawal, Indo American Kashmir Forum
5.                  Mr. Lars Rise, Norwegian Parliament
6.                  Mr. T. Kumar, Amnesty International
7.                  Barrister Majeed Tramboo, Kashmir center, Brussels
8.                  Dr. Subramanium Swamy, All India Janata Party  <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
9.                  Sardar Sikendar Hayat Khan, AJK Prime Minister
10.              Mr. Khalid Hasan, Daily Times
11.              Mr. Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Minister of Kashmir Affairs
12.              Mr. Liaqat Baloch, Member, National Assembly
13.              Senator Aslam Buledi
14.              Mr. Ejazul Haq, Member, National Assembly
15.              Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, DCM
16.              Sardar Attique A. Khan, AJK Muslim Conference
17.              Prof. Nazir A. Shawl, Kashmir Center, London
18.              Dr. Hameeda Banu, Kashmir university
19.              Amb. Yusuf Buch, Former Advisor, UN Secretary General
20.              Mr. Farooq Siddiqi, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
21.              Mr. Muhammad Matloob, AJK Council
22.              Mr. Mumtaz Hussain Naqvi, AJK Council
23.              Mr. Muhammad Najeeb Khan, AJK Council
24.              Mr. Faridullah Khan
25.              Mr. Sareer, Fazili, Esq., Kashmiri American Council
26.              <b>Mr. Bob Giuda, Member, New Hampshire Assembly </b>
27.              Mr. Faiz Rehman, Executive Director, PALC
28.              Prof. Wasiullah Khan, President, P.A.C.
29.              Dr. Faizanul Haq, secretary General P.A.C.
30.              Mr. Raja Muzaffar, JKLF
31.              Hafiz Sabir, Kashmir Community Leader
32.              Shaikh Tajamul ul Islam, Kashmir Media Service

11.30 a.m.                   General Discussion and floor participation
1.00 p.m.                     Lunch at the Gold Room # 2168
2.00 p.m.                     General Discussion and floor participation
4.00 p.m.                     Recommendations and conclusion
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Registration Form
Thursday, July 14th 2005 & July 15th
Registration begins at 8.00 a.m.

Yes, I would like to attend the Kashmir Conference on Thursday July 14, 2005
Yes, I would like to attend the Roundtable Discussion on Friday, July 15th 2005
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