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

Dr. Subramanum Swamy, President, All India Janata party

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



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

Amb. Douglas Johnston, President, International Center of 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

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. Khaldi J. Qazi, Sister's Hospital, Buffalo

Prof. Nazir Shawl, Kashmir Center, London



5.00 p.m.



Concluding Remarks:















Fifth International Kashmir Peace Conference






"Kashmir: Exploring Possible Options"


Capitol Hill, Washington , D.C.

Rayburn House Office Building

(Gold Room # 2168)

{ Indepenence 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



1. Amb. Riaz Khokhar, Former Foreign secretary

2. Mr. Gautam Navlakha, Economic & Political weekly

3. Dr. Vijay Sazawal, Indo American Kashmir Forum

4. Barrister Majeed Tramboo

5. Dr. Subramanium Swamy, All India Janata Party

6. Mr. Khalid Hasan, Daily Times

7. Mr. Liaqat Baloch, Member, National Assembly

8. Senator Aslam Buledi

9. Mr. Ejazul Haq, Member, National Assembly

10. Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, DCM

11. Prof. Nazir A. Shawl, Kashmir Center , London

12. Amb. Yusuf Buch, Former Advisor, UN Secretary General

13. Mr. Farooq Siddiqi, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

14. Mr. Muhammad Matloob, AJK Council

15. Mr. Mumtaz Hussain Naqvi, AJK Council

16. Mr. Muhammad Najeeb Khan, AJK Council

17. Mr. Faridullah Khan

18. Mr. Sareer, Fazili, Esq., Kashmiri American Council

19. Mr. Bob Giuda, Member, New Hampshire Assembly

20. Mr. Faiz Rehman, Executive Director, PALC

21. Prof. Wasiullah Khan, President, P.A.C.

22. Dr. Faizanul Haq, secretary General P.A.C.

23. Mr. Raja Muzaffar, JKLF

24. Hafiz Sabir, Kashmir Community Leader

25. 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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