The
is very close to both the
Jamaat-e-Islami in
Kashmir and
Pakistan. Most of the cadres of the Hizbul are drawn from the Jammat-e-Islami of Kashmir. The Hizbul advocates Kashmir’s merger with
Pakistan and also campaigns for Islamisation of
Kashmir. In a November 14, 1998 press conference, the mainstream Jamaat leadership had said that the organisation was not connected with
terrorism in any way and that it was committed to democratic and constitutional means to achieve its goal.
