Inspired by events like the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Afghan Jihad, Kashmiri youth, led by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) under Syed Geelani, initiated an armed uprising. However, unlike India’s exploitation of the Mukti Bahini rebellion in East Pakistan in 1971, Pakistan refrained from capitalizing on the Kashmiri insurgency due to geopolitical constraints.
General Zia-ul-Haq, envisioning the liberation of Kashmir, was poised to support both the Kashmir and Khalistan movements. However, his untimely demise in 1988 shifted the dynamics. The Kashmiris continued their struggle against brutal Indian forces, facing atrocities and human rights abuses.
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