Continuing the funny fiction about Junagadh and Hyderabad posted on the Pakistani foreign ministry's web site mentioned in my column of January 1, 2002, its article entitled 'Jammu & Kashmir Dispute' goes on to merrily mention the following:

"In Jammu and Kashmir State, the population was overwhelmingly Muslim and wanted to join Pakistan. In this case, India consistently pressurized the Hindu Ruler to accede to India. Apprehending that the Hindu ruler was likely to succumb to Indian pressure, the people of Jammu and Kashmir rose against him, forcing him to flee from Srinagar, the capital of the State. They formed their own government on 24th October 1947. On 27th of October, 1947, the Government of India alleged that the ruler had acceded to India on the basis of a fraudulent instrument of accession, sent its forces into the State and occupied a large part of Jammu and Kashmir."

rest of the article is at http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jan/10arvind.htm

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