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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto admitted today that she had 8216;8216;hyped up8217;8217; the Kashmir issue during her tenure and that it had been a joint decision with the military establishment to introduce a 8216;8216;low-intensity8217;8217; conflict into the Valley.
8216;8216;It is quite true that the Kashmir issue was hyped up and could have motivated militancy to some extent,8217;8217; Bhutto said in answer to a question, adding, 8216;8216;It was a joint political and military decision to introduce low-intensity conflict into Kashmir, so as to bring the attention of the international community and resolve the situation.8217;8217;
8216;8216;Yes, there was a rise in rhetoric,8217;8217; she admitted, 8216;8216;but after 9/11, we, in the PPP, have reviewed our stand on Kashmir.8217;8217; 8212; ENS
