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	{{~~More citations needed~~\|date=~~October 2017~~}}		\| name = United Kashmir People's National Party
			\| logo = File:UKPNP_logo.jpg
			\| colorcode = #EF403D
			\| leader = Shaukat Ali Kashmiri<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shukla \|first=Manish \|date=2021-03-12 \|editor-last=Chaubey \|editor-first=Arun Kumar \|title=Pakistan has no locus standi on Gilgit Baltistan, says UKPNP Chairman Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri \|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/pakistan-has-no-locus-standi-on-gilgit-baltistan-says-ukpnp-chairman-sardar-shaukat-ali-kashmiri-2347440.html \|access-date=2023-03-23 \|website=[[Zee News]] \|language=en}}</ref>
			\| general_secretary = Ishtiaq Hussain Khan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Directorate \|first=Research \|date=2000-02-11 \|title=Pakistan: Whether Sardar Ishtiaq Hussain Khan is Secretary General of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP); and the address of the UKPNP Central Secretariat \|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad6340.html \|access-date=2023-03-23 \|website=Refworld \|publisher=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \|language=en}}</ref>
			\| spokesperson = Nasir Aziz Khan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Directus \|date=2023-01-12 \|title=UKPNP spokesperson in Canada to discuss PoK concerns \|url=https://directus.gr/ukpnp-spokesperson-in-canada-to-discuss-pok-concerns/ \|access-date=2023-03-23 \|website=Directus \|language=el}}</ref>
			\| foundation = {{Start date\|1985\|4\|10}}
			\| ideology = [[Kashmiriyat\|Kashmiri nationalism]]<br>[[Separatism]]<br>[[Socialism]]
			\| website = http://www.ukpnp.info
			\| country = India
			\| abbreviation = UKPNP
			\| flag = Kashmir-ukpnp.png
			\| country2 = Pakistan
	}}		}}

			'''United Kashmir People's National Party''' (UKPNP) is a political party that advocates for an independent, united, and [[Socialism\|socialist]] [[Kashmir]].

			== Ideology ==
			[[File:Kashmir_region_2004.jpg\|thumb\|Kashmir region 2004]]
			The party envisions Kashmir as the United States of Kashmir, comprising former states of Burushal, Dardistan, [[Balawaristan\|Boloristan]], [[Ladakh]], [[Kargil district\|Purig]], [[Kishtwar district\|Kishtwar]], Duggart, [[Poonch district, India\|Poonch]], and [[Kashmir Valley]]. The party aims to achieve this through a national democratic, non-violent revolution.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukpnp.info/\|title=Home\|website=United Kashmir Peoples National Party}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-03-15 \|title=Renowned Kashmiri activist joins UKPNP \|url=https://www.dynamitenews.com/story/renowned-kashmiri-activist-joins-uknkp-1 \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=Dynamite News \|language=en}}</ref>

			== History ==
	[[Image:Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri1.jpg\|thumb\|Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]]		[[Image:Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri1.jpg\|thumb\|Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]]
			The UKPNP was established on 10 April 1985 and is currently led by Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri as chairman.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=UKPNP Foundation Day \|url=http://www.ukpnp.info/ukpnp-foundation-day.html \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=United Kashmir Peoples National Party \|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-08 \|title=UKPNP Chairman says part of J-K illegally held by Pakistan since 1947 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ukpnp-chairman-says-part-of-j-k-illegally-held-by-pakistan-since-1947-101615185278675.html \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=[[Hindustan Times]] \|language=en \|agency=[[Asian News International]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Neelakantan \|first=Shailaja \|date=2016-09-17 \|title='Kashmir will never be part of Pakistan', says party that supports a 'free' Kashmir \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kashmir-will-never-be-part-of-pakistan-says-party-that-supports-a-free-kashmir/articleshow/54375236.cms \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	~~'''~~United Kashmir People's National Party~~'''~~,<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=~~http~~://www.ukpnp~~.info~~/\|~~title~~=~~Home~~\|website=~~United Kashmir Peoples National Party~~}}</ref> or '~~''UKPNP''', is a political party which believes~~ in ~~freedom, democracy and equality, and advocates an independent,~~ united ~~and~~ [[~~socialist~~]] [[~~Kashmir~~]]~~. UKPNP envisages Kashmir~~ as ~~United States~~ of ~~Kashmir, consisting~~ of ~~former states~~ of ~~Burushal,~~ [[~~Dardistan~~]]~~, Boloristan, [[Ladakh]], [[Purig]], [[Kishtwar district~~\|~~Kishtwar]]~~, ~~Duggart, [[Poonch district, Pakistan~~\|~~Poonch]] and~~ [[~~Kashmir Valley~~]]~~, which would be achieved through~~ a ~~national democratic (non~~-~~violent) revolution. The party was founded on 10 April 1985. Currently, it is being led by Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri as chairman~~.		In May 2017, the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a conference in [[Brussels]] to discuss the political situation in the region. During the conference, the party released a statement that aimed to highlight the efforts of the Pakistani administration to convert [[Gilgit-Baltistan\|Gilgit Baltistan]] into the fifth [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|province of Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-08 \|title=Part of Jammu & Kashmir illegally held by Pakistan since 1947, says UKPNP Chairman \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/europe/part-of-jammu-amp-kashmir-illegally-held-by-pakistan-since-1947-says-ukpnp-chairman20210308115450/ \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=[[Asian News International]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pakistan must not change demographics of PoK: United Kashmir People's National Party \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/pakistan-must-not-change-demographics-of-pok-united-kashmir-peoples-national-party20230310223300/ \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=[[Asian News International]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=UKPNP chief says Pakistan PM not authorised to allot PoK land to non-state subject \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/europe/ukpnp-chief-says-pakistan-pm-not-authorised-to-allot-pok-land-to-non-state-subject20230226110041/ \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=[[Asian News International]] \|language=en}}</ref> The statement was aimed at exposing what the party saw as a move to undermine the autonomy of the region and impose external control.''<ref name="OutlookExiled">{{cite news \|title=Exiled Kashmiri Leaders in Europe Object to 'Trifurcation' of J&K by Pakistan \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/exiled-kashmiri-leaders-in-europe-object-to-trifurcation-of-jk-by-pakistan/969478 \|access-date=25 July 2018 \|publisher=Outlook \|date=18 May 2017}}</ref>''<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-09-16 \|title=UKPNP urges UN to probe Kashmiri activist's murder by Pak \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/world/ukpnp-urges-un-to-probe-kashmiri-activist%E2%80%99s-murder-by-pak-298602 \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=[[Tribune India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-03-15 \|title=At Geneva forum, a host of Pakistanis speak of human rights violations \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/at-geneva-forum-a-host-of-pakistanis-speak-of-human-rights-violations/articleshow/63311127.cms \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	In ~~May 2017~~ The United Kashmir People's National Party ~~(UKPNP) during~~ a ~~conference held in~~ [[~~Brussels~~]] held deliberations and came out with a statement that attempted to expose the Pakistani administration's attempts to convert Gilgit Baltistan as a fifth province of Pakistan. They also stated that this was an illegally annexation of the region that was originally a part of [[~~Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)\|undivided Jammu and Kashmir~~]]~~.''~~ <ref ~~name="OutlookExiled"~~>{{~~cite news~~ \|title=~~Exiled Kashmiri Leaders in Europe Object~~ to ~~'Trifurcation' of J&K by Pakistan~~ \|url=https://www.~~outlookindia~~.~~com~~/~~newswire~~/~~story~~/~~exiled~~-~~kashmiri~~-~~leaders~~-in-~~europe~~-~~object~~-to-~~trifurcation~~-of-jk-by-~~pakistan~~/~~969478~~ \|~~access-~~date=~~25 July 2018~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Outlook~~ \|date=~~18 May 2017~~}}</ref>		In a recent statement, the party criticized the government of Pakistan for its non-serious attitude towards Kashmir and described it as a "non-serious child" which is becoming weaker by the day. The party has called for a more proactive approach towards resolving the Kashmir issue and has urged the international community to play a more active role in facilitating dialogue between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2023-01-14 \|title=Pakistan becoming weaker because she acts like a non-serious child: United Kashmir People's National Party \|url=https://theprint.in/world/pakistan-becoming-weaker-because-she-acts-like-a-non-serious-child-united-kashmir-peoples-national-party/1315461/ \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=[[ThePrint]] \|language=en-US \|agency=[[Asian News International]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tanu \|first=Tanuja \|date=2023-02-27 \|title=UKPNP प्रमुख ने कहा: PoK जम्मू-कश्मीर की पूर्व रियासत का हिस्सा, पाक PM को भूमि आबंटित करने का अधिकार नहीं \|trans-title=UKPNP Chief States: PoK is Part of Former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani PM Has No Right to Allot Land \|url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/international/news/ukpnp-chief-says-pakistan-pm-not-authorised-to-allot-pok-land-1779190 \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=[[Punjab Kesari]] \|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-02-26 \|title=UKPNP Chief Says Pakistan Pm Not Authorised To Allot PoK Land To Non-State Subject \|url=https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2023/02/ukpnp-chief-says-pakistan-pm-not.html \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=Indian Defense News}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be8e1c.html Pakistan: Whether Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri is the leader of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP); whether he lives in Switzerland; does Kashmiri still maintain a role within the UKPNP; whether Kashmiri has been granted convention refugee status in Switzerland], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 5 March 2002.
	* {{official\|http://www.ukpnp.info }}		* {{official\|http://www.ukpnp.info }}
	* [http://www.ukpnp.info/exiled-chairman-ukpnp-sardar-shaukat-ali-kashmiri2.html Biography of Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]		* [http://www.ukpnp.info/exiled-chairman-ukpnp-sardar-shaukat-ali-kashmiri2.html Biography of Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]
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[[Image:Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri1.jpg|thumb|Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]]

'''United Kashmir People's National Party''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukpnp.info/|title=Home|website=United Kashmir Peoples National Party}}</ref> or '''UKPNP''', is a political party which believes in freedom, democracy and equality, and advocates an independent, united and [[socialist]] [[Kashmir]]. UKPNP envisages Kashmir as United States of Kashmir, consisting of former states of Burushal, [[Dardistan]], Boloristan, [[Ladakh]], [[Purig]], [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]], Duggart, [[Poonch district, Pakistan|Poonch]] and [[Kashmir Valley]], which would be achieved through a national democratic (non-violent) revolution. The party was founded on 10 April 1985. Currently, it is being led by Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri as chairman.

In May 2017 The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) during a conference held in [[Brussels]] held deliberations and came out with a statement that attempted to expose the Pakistani administration's attempts to convert Gilgit Baltistan as a fifth province of Pakistan. They also stated that this was an illegally annexation of the region that was originally a part of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|undivided Jammu and Kashmir]].'' <ref name="OutlookExiled">{{cite news |title=Exiled Kashmiri Leaders in Europe Object to 'Trifurcation' of J&K by Pakistan |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/exiled-kashmiri-leaders-in-europe-object-to-trifurcation-of-jk-by-pakistan/969478 |access-date=25 July 2018 |publisher=Outlook |date=18 May 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kashmir conflict]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be8e1c.html Pakistan: Whether Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri is the leader of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP); whether he lives in Switzerland; does Kashmiri still maintain a role within the UKPNP; whether Kashmiri has been granted convention refugee status in Switzerland], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 5 March 2002.
* {{official|http://www.ukpnp.info }}
* [http://www.ukpnp.info/exiled-chairman-ukpnp-sardar-shaukat-ali-kashmiri2.html Biography of Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri]

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