Amanullah Khan (JKLF)
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Amanullah Khan (24 August 1934 – 26 April 2016) was the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a Kashmiri militant activist group that advocates independence for the entire Kashmir region.[1] Khan's JKLF initiated the ongoing armed insurgency in Indian-administered Kashmir with backing from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which lasted until Pakistan dropped its support of secular Kashmiri separatists in favour of pro-Pakistan Islamist groups, such as the Hizbul Mujahideen.[2] In 1994, the JKLF in the Kashmir Valley, under the leadership of Yasin Malik, renounced militancy in favour of a political struggle.[3] Amanullah Khan disagreed with the strategy, causing a split in the JKLF.
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Born | (1934-08-24)24 August 1934 Astore, Jammu and Kashmir, British India (present-day Gilgit−Baltistan) |
Died | 26 April 2016(2016-04-26) (aged 81) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front |
Alma mater | Sindh Madressatul Islam College, Karachi |