Amanullah Khan (JKLF)
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Amanullah Khan (24 August 1934 – 26 April 2016) was a Pakistani activist and writer. He was born in Astore. He was the founding leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. It was a pro-independence militant activist group in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He was the co-founder of the Kashmir Independent Committee in 1963. He was elected Secretary General of JK Plebiscite Front (PF) in 1965. He Co-founded the JK National Liberation Front (NLF) with Maqbool Bhat.
Khan died on 26 April 2016 at a hospital from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, aged 82.[1][2]
References
- ↑ M. Saleem Pandit (26 April 2016). "Amanullah Khan, architect of Kashmir militancy, dies". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "JKLF founder Amanullah Khan passes away in Pakistan". DNA India.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
Other websites
- Profile at JKLF web site
- Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front at the South Asia Terrorism Portal
- Pakistan: Activities of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.