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Indo-American Kashmir Forum IAKF
Indo-American Kashmir Forum Condemns Politicization of Amarnath Land Transfer
August 31st, 2008
Indo-American Kashmir Forum (IAKF, www.iakf.org) convened an emergency board meeting to discuss its position and response to the evolving Amarnath crisis in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Board reviewed the situation following the issuance and retraction of the State Government Order authorizing temporary transfer of land to build comfort facilities for Amarnath pilgrims. Over 400,000 Hindu pilgrims trek during two months of every summer to the holy Amarnath shrine, situated at over 12,000 ft. elevation in the Himalayan Mountain range in the predominantly Muslim region of Kashmir. As described in Kashmir's historical text Rajatarangni, the centuries-old...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-08-31)
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