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THE NATION: KASHMIR

Yaseen Malik *

Was a fashion model before taking to militancy and finally politics. Heads the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). A moderate in that he wants a Kashmir free from India and Pakistan. Has a following in Srinagar's old city.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq *

Religious and political figure. Was the first chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference. (APHC) He heads the Awami Action Committee and is the uncrowned king of downtown Srinagar. He is a relative moderate, keen on an independent Kashmir. But a number of supporters he inherited from his father, the previous mirwaiz, are diehard pro-Pakistan people.

Abdul Ghani Bhat *

College professor who is the current chairman of the APHC. Heads the Muslim Conference, a party ruling Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Believes in the division of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the Owen Dixon Plan. Jammu and Ladakh should go to India. Kashmir and Muslim areas of Jammu should see a plebiscite. Not opposed to a dialogue.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz * *

Heads one faction of the People's League, once a pro-Pakistan party but now broken into four wings. A militant-turned-politician, he earlier headed the Pakistan-aligned Al Jehad. Wants a merger of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan. Main supporter of hardliner Geelani.

Maulvi Abbas Ansari *

Chief of the Ittehadul Muslaimeen political group. A religious and political leader of the Shia community. Was earlier pro-Pakistan but is now seen as a moderate who seeks an independent Kashmir. Largely, a low-profile person.

Abdul Ghani Lone *

Lawyer-turned-politician. Heads the People's Conference. Was a minister in the Congress government of the 1970s. Remained an Opposition MLA for some years after that. A popular leader in Kupwara and Handwara in northern Kashmir. Believes in an independent Kashmir. An experienced campaigner, regarded a moderate.

Syed Ali Shah Geelani * *

School teacher-turned-politician and former chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami. Perceived as a hardliner who firmly believes that Kashmiri politics cannot be separated from religious politics. Calls the present movement an "Islamic struggle" and stoutly advocates accession with Pakistan. An MLA from Sopore in the early 1990s, now seen as Pakistan's spokesperson.

* Pro-independence
* * Pro- Pakistan

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