http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/index.htm Aug 8, 2000 - 08:28 AM Kashmiri Militant Group Ends Cease-Fire With India By Amir Zia Associated Press Writer ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A Kashmiri militant group called off its cease-fire with India on Tuesday after New Delhi refused to let Pakistan participate in talks aimed at settling the protracted Kashmir dispute. Hezb-ul Mujahedeen chief Sayed Salahuddin accused India of squandering an opportunity for peace in its troubled Kashmir territory, where a secessionist uprising has been raging for more than 11 years. Many other militant groups refused to recognize the cease-fire, but the move was nonetheless considered the most significant breakthrough since the Muslim rebel insurgency in Indian-ruled Kashmir began in 1989. "This peace offensive has not been reciprocated by India, who have demonstrated their traditional intransigence," Salahuddin said at a news conference in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Salahuddin said his militant group staked its reputation on the cease-fire offer, which it made on July 24 and which India had welcomed. Salahuddin's Hezb-ul Mujahedeen group was suspended from the United Jehad Council, an organization of 14 guerrilla groups fighting in Kashmir, following the cease-fire announcement. "It needs to be pointed out that we put our entire credibility of 12 years at stake for our (desire) to facilitate a peaceful resolution," to the 53-year-old Kashmir dispute, Salahuddin said. Kashmir is one of the most volatile regions in the world and the source of international concern that an escalation of violence could lead to a larger conflict between India and Pakistan, the world's two newest nuclear powers. India has refused to include Pakistan in peace talks, accusing its neighbor of supporting the militants. Pakistan says its support is limited to political and moral help. Pakistan also says that the 53-year Kashmir dispute cannot be solved without its involvement. Divided between Pakistan and India after British rule of the subcontinent ended in 1947, Kashmir has been the flashpoint for two wars between the uneasy neighbors. Both countries claim Kashmir in its entirety. Pakistan has been pressing for a vote by Kashmiris on both the Indian and Pakistani sides of the territory to decide whether a united Kashmir would join Islamic Pakistan or Hindu India. New Delhi opposes the vote, which is in keeping with a 1948 United Nations resolution. More than 100 civilians, the vast majority of them Hindus, were killed in Indian Kashmir last week. New Delhi blamed the attack on pro-Pakistan militants. Both Pakistan and the militants denied the charge, saying the massacre was carried out by India to malign Pakistan and defame the Kashmiri freedom struggle. *** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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