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| Militant groups, some of them banned by Pakistan, have met publicly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the first time since Mumbai. | Militant groups, some of them banned by Pakistan, have met publicly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the first time since Mumbai. |
| An alliance of 12 groups attended the meeting in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. | An alliance of 12 groups attended the meeting in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. |
| They called on the Pakistani government to release imprisoned activists. | |
| India has accused the Lashkar-e-Taiba group of being behind the Mumbai attack and has demanded that some of its leaders be extradited to Delhi. | India has accused the Lashkar-e-Taiba group of being behind the Mumbai attack and has demanded that some of its leaders be extradited to Delhi. |
| More than 170 people died when 10 gunmen attacked India's financial capital in November. | More than 170 people died when 10 gunmen attacked India's financial capital in November. |
| India has also accused some "state elements" in Pakistan of involvement. Islamabad and Lashkar-e-Taiba deny the allegations. | India has also accused some "state elements" in Pakistan of involvement. Islamabad and Lashkar-e-Taiba deny the allegations. |
| Armed struggle | Armed struggle |
| The BBC's Zulfiqar Ali in Muzaffarabad says that the authorities made no effort to stop the meeting, despite the ban on some of the groups taking part. | The BBC's Zulfiqar Ali in Muzaffarabad says that the authorities made no effort to stop the meeting, despite the ban on some of the groups taking part. |
| Among those attending were representatives of leading Pakistani militant groups including Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Jamat-ud-dawa, a charity linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. | |
| The conference called on the ban on Jamat-ud-dawa to be lifted. | |
| Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba | Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba |
| Our correspondent says the only security at the conference was a line of policemen who surrounded the venue. | Our correspondent says the only security at the conference was a line of policemen who surrounded the venue. |
| The 12 groups who attended the conference called on the Pakistani government to release about 150 Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa activists who were arrested by Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. | |
| Some of them also agreed on a motion which said that armed struggle was the only way to bring about a successful conclusion to the Kashmir conflict. | Some of them also agreed on a motion which said that armed struggle was the only way to bring about a successful conclusion to the Kashmir conflict. |
| They also accused the Pakistani government of continuing "the failed and cowardly policies of former President [Pervez] Musharraf" in relation to the Kashmir dispute. | They also accused the Pakistani government of continuing "the failed and cowardly policies of former President [Pervez] Musharraf" in relation to the Kashmir dispute. |
| The meeting was organised by the United Jihad Council - an alliance of Kashmiri groups fighting Indian forces in Kashmir. | |
| Pakistan and India have fought two of their three wars over the divided region. | Pakistan and India have fought two of their three wars over the divided region. |
| There has so far been no response from India to the meeting. | There has so far been no response from India to the meeting. |