Mushtaq-ul-Islam led Muslim League joins HCJK

Mushtaq-ul-Islam led Muslim League joins HCJK

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Srinagar, Jan 23: The newly formed Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir got a shot in arm as one more separatist political party Muslim League Jammu Kashmir led by Mushtaq-ul-Islam on Thursday announced its decision to join the party. 
 Earlier, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( R) joined the newly formed third faction of Hurriyat Conference. The Muslim League, at a meeting of its Majlis-e-Shoura held here today with its chairman Mushtaq-ul-Islam in chair, announced its decision to join the amalgam.  
 “The members while unanimously deciding to continue their struggle of implementing a political system based on Islamic values and principles said to remove the obstacles in this way is the need of the hour. And the biggest impediment in achieving our objective is New Delhi’s forcible control of Jammu Kashmir. To get rid of this forcible control, we need to join hands with ideological people,” said a spokesman of the League in a statement today.
 “The Shoura members also upheld the recent decision of resistance leaders of forming the Hurriyat Conference JK. They resolved to strengthen the amalgam and announced that the League formally joins it,” the statement said.
 Speaking on the occasion, Mushtaq-ul-Islam hoped that Hurriyat would spare no efforts in safeguarding the sacrifices of people. “The union of like-minded resistance leaders and groups will remove the pessimism created by some so-called leaders in the minds of masses with regard to Hurriyat Conference,” he said.

Pakistan and India urged to resolve Kashmir dispute

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Srinagar, January 14 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, has said that the Kashmir dispute is the basic cause of border tension between Pakistan and India.

Shabbir Ahmed Shah addressing a convention of his party leaders and activists belonging to the districts of Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah at Freedom House in Jammu urged both the countries to find out a peaceful political settlement of the dispute for ensuring permanent peace in South Asia.He said that the longstanding dispute could be resolved through tripartite talks involving Pakistan, India and the genuine Kashmiri leadership in line with the relevant UN resolutions.

The senior APHC leader deplored that New Delhi was continuing its illegal hold on Jammu and Kashmir through its aggressive policies. He said that during the past sixty-five years whenever the Kashmiris demanded their inalienable right to self-determination, Indian troops showered bullets on them and put their leadership behind the bars.

Shabbir Shah maintained that the Kashmiri people had rendered unparalleled sacrifices in their liberation movement and they were determined to continue their struggle till the conflict over Kashmir was resolved in accordance with their aspirations.

Party leaders including Muhammad Shafi Rangrez, Maulana Abdul Qayoom, Narender Singh Khalsa and Fayaz Ahmed Sodagar also addressed the meeting.

Kashmir main cause of Pak, India tension: Shabbir

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Release of illegally detained Kashmiris demanded

Srinagar, January 14 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, has said that the Kashmir dispute is the basic cause of border tension between Pakistan and India and both the countries must find out a peaceful political settlement of the dispute for ensuring permanent peace in South Asia.

Shabbir Ahmed Shah was addressing a convention of his party leaders and activists belonging to the districts of Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah at Freedom House in Jammu. He said that resolution of the lingering dispute was possible through tripartite talks in line with the relevant UN resolutions. The senior APHC leader maintained that New Delhi was continuing its illegal hold on Jammu and Kashmir through its aggressive policies.

Shabbir Shah deplored that during the past sixty-five years whenever the Kashmiris demanded their inalienable right to self-determination, Indian troops showered bullets on them and put their leadership behind the bars. He said that the Kashmiri people had rendered unparalleled sacrifices in their liberation movement and they were determined to continue their struggle till the conflict over Kashmir was resolved in accordance with their aspirations. Party leaders including Muhammad Shafi Rangrez, Maulana Abdul Qayoom, Narender Singh Khalsa and Fayaz Ahmed Sodagar also addressed the meeting.

The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, in a media interview in Srinagar, today, said that his party would continue its struggle till justice was provided to the Kashmiri youth sentenced to death and life imprisonment in false cases. Earlier, Yasin Malik and dozens of party activists, who were arrested during the JKLF’s Court Arrest Campaign, were released on bail from Srinagar Central Jail. A large number of JKLF activists received them outside the jail, amid high-pitched pro-liberation slogans.

APHC leader, Zafar Akbar Butt, addressing public gatherings in Machho, Karalapora and Wathoora areas of Chadoora urged Pakistan and India to take steps for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute. He demanded immediate release of illegally detained Kashmiris languishing in different jails.

On the other hand, over 50 Panchayat members from Baramulla district have resigned during last two days. The resignations were tendered in the aftermath of recent killing of a Sarpanch and injuring of a woman Panch in separate attacks by unidentified persons in Sopore areas.

Meanwhile, the residents of Bandipora, Baramulla and Badgam districts have expressed concern over Indian army’s exercise of collecting details about households. They told media men that Indian troops were moving from door to door gathering information about the locals including their professions, age and other details.

QUAZI HUSSAIN PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INTERNATIONALIZING KASHMIRI CAUSE: SHABIR SHAH

sirinag january 7 -2013 : Democratic freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has expressed his deep shock over the death of former jammat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain who passed away recently in Pakistan.
Shah said that he was an institution in himself who worked for the propagation of Islam in Pakistan.
“Qazi sahib strived hard for Islamic revolution in Pakistan. He was a great man of spirit with deep sincerity and affection. When Qazi Sahib was the Jamaat-i-Islami chief he put his hard work to work for the institution, Shah said.
Shah recalled his role and said that Qazi Hussain very much committed and dedicated about the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“He played an important role in internationalizing the Kashmir cause at the international level. He was very serious and committed about the Kashmir cause and has played praiseworthy role for Kashmir at international level,” he said.
Whole Kashmiri nation is indebted for the role he played for the Kashmir cause.
Shah termed his death an irrevocable loss for the whole Muslim world particularly the people of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir. “We have lost a great mentor”, Shah said.

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Pulwama firing very grave issue for the Hurriyat leadership: Shabir shah   Srinagar December 29 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that it is a matter of concern for the people of the valley where the PM of the country advises their troops for zero tolerance but on the other hand these same troops have fired on the unarmed civilians without any reasons. It a very grave issue for the Hurriyat leadership of the valley that innocent people are being fired upon. Prime Minister of the country is trying to befool the world by asking for zero tolerance while the armed forces are firing on the innocent civilians of the valley, Shah said who has been put under house arrest. The ordering of the magisterial inquiry has become a routine and is nothing to buy time till the rage and emotions die down” he said.He said that despite the fact that people are offering sacrifices but the Hurriyat leadership has become victim of internal differences which is not good for the freedom cause in any way. I once again appeal to the Hurriyat leadership that they should not play with the sentiments of the people and get united to reach Kashmir cause to its logical conclusion,” he said. Saluting the people for their contribution towards the freedom struggle and their bravery and courage shah said that the whole people of the valley salutes them for that. Shah asked the people of the valley to be hopeful about the purpose of their struggle and sacrifices and said that nobody will be allowed to play with the sacrifices offered by the people for the sacred cause of freedom.   Liberation struggle will continue till success: Shabir shah   Srinagar December 26 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was on Wednesday once again arrested by the authorities near Bijbehara while he was on his way to Yaripora Kulgam. Shah was to pray tributes to Mudassir Ahmad Sheikh and express sympathy with the family of the martyr. JKLF Chairman Javed Ahmad Mir, Islamic Political party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash and were accompanying the DFP Chairman. Before his arrest the people present there while addressing them , shabir ahmed shah said that the sacrifices would not be stopped till the Kashmir issue is released. Shah said that it is because of the sacrifices that the Kashmir issue has come out before the world community. “It is because of the sacrifices that the international pressure is being built on India to find a solution to the Kashmir issue,” he said. Shah also reiterated his stand for continuing the freedom struggle and said that they will not allow anybody or any organization to play with the blood of the martyrs. “We have a right and duty to safeguard the sacrifices offered by the people,” he added. Shah said that the liberation struggle will continue till the last Indian trooper leaves the territory. He said that the Kashmiri youth would oppose the occupation of India and subsequently a chain of reaction would continue till India shuns its stubborn stance on the disputed territory He said that the unprecedented sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiri martyrs had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the international level and demanded that Indian troops involved in heinous crimes including killing of people and rape of women should be brought to justice. He made it clear that if he had been in Srinagar, the puppet administration would not have allowed him to offer and attend the last rituals of the martyred youth. Lashing at the administration, he said that Indian occupation had proved disastrous because they had exploited the Kashmiris’ resources and devoured their rich heritage and induced the mischievous cultural incursion. Meanwhile DFP has strongly condemned the arrest of the leaders and termed it as political vengeance and said that these tactics will only strengthen their resolve in the ongoing freedom struggle       Army, police remind us of Hitler’s regime: Shabir Shah   Srinagar, December 25 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the army and Police act like the Hitler’s regime where even innocent daughters are not spared from suppression and brutality. Shah speaking to the family members of a Kashmiri girl, Zahida who has been detained on a fake charge, at her residence in Islamabad town said, “Our daughters are now being detained. Zahida is the daughter of Kashmir and the people are with her at this testing time." Meanwhile, Shah in his telephonic address to the participants of funeral procession of a martyred Kashmiri youth, Shakir Hussain reiterated the Kashmiris resolve to continue their freedom struggle till it reached its logical conclusion. We need to take care of these sacrifices and refrain from doing the activities that are detrimental for the interest of ongoing movement,” he said, adding the youth of Kashmir would continue to resist the control of New Delhi it (New Delhi) shuns its stubbornness and declares the state as disputed territory pending final settlement. Probably it would have been impossible for me to attend funeral prayers even if I were in the Valley as the authorities do not even allow me to come out my residence and offer Friday prayers. “   Shabir Shah fuming, but rules out third front. Srinagar, Dec 25: Ruling out formation of third front, senior Hurriyat (M) leader Shabir Ahmed Shah Monday said he was trying hard to end the existing split among the separatists to see Hurriyat as a single institutionalized platform. He advised the Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to consult Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani, JKLF chief Muhammad Yasin Malik and the families of martyrs before talking to New Delhi. He, however, was quick to add that “war and talks can’t goes together." Talking to Greater Kashmir, Shah said he was happy to see the overwhelming support of the Pakistani leadership for Right to Self Determination (RSD) of Kashmiris did not oppose the visit of Mirwaiz and other leaders. I only said that they should have consulted Geelani, Malik and me before leaving,” he said. Shah said the “freedom movement was not the personal property of any leader.” “Those who are in Pakistan at present are leaders because of the sacrifices of people,” he said. He said there was no division and cracks within the Hurriyat (M). “As far as the rumors about formation of third front are concerned, there is no truth in the reports. Why should we form a third front when efforts are on to end the existing spilt? I am trying my best to see the Hurriyat as a single institutionalized forum,” Shah said. On why he doesn’t take part in the Hurriyat (M) meetings, he said there were some issues that need to be sorted out. “Those who termed UN resolutions as outdated and expired are receiving great support for the same from Pakistan leadership,” Shah said in an obvious reference to senior Hurriyat (M) leader Prof Abdul Gani Bhat.He said it was too early to say what Mirwaiz and other leaders should do before going to New Delhi. “I am not sure whether they have got an invite from the Prime Minister of India. But if they have got it, they should first consult Geelani, Malik and the family members of those whose sons have been martyred,” Shah said. “Government of India has to accept the conditions put forth to them like revocation of AFSPA and release of prisoners so that conducive atmosphere is created on ground for talks."    Every nook and cranny of the valley is soaked with the blood of martyrs: shabir shah   Srinagar December 24 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah said that the Indian forces are like the Hitler’s regime that even our innocent daughters are not spared from their suppression and brutality. Speaking to the family members of Zahida who was few days before detained under the charges of stone pelting said that whole nation is with the family in these troubled times. Our daughter’s are now detained in the jails. She is the daughter of the nation and the whole valley is with her at this point of time,” he said. Talking of the 2010 intifada he said that even after two years of that intifada our daughter has been arrested, but the armed forces who are involved in the killing of the 125 youth of the valley are scot free. Shah also in a telephonic address to the people who were offering the nimaz-e-jinaazah of Shakir Hussain of Madow Kishtawar said that we all should bear in mind the purpose for which he laid down his life. “We should not stop our freedom struggle till it reaches to its logical conclusion,” he said. Shah while stressing on the people of Jammu said that the sacrifices will bear fruit and the India’s occupation is vanishing day by day. The people of Jammu have offered huge sacrifices that are no less than the sacrifices offered by the people of the valley,” he said. He also said that no evil design will be allowed to succeed that is aimed at the division of the state. He further said that every nook and cranny of the valley is soaked with the blood of martyrs who have put the Kashmir issue on the center stage. “It is because of these martyrs that the separatist leaders have acquired such a status.”   Detention of the girl had exposed the real face of Indian democracy. Shah   Srinagar, December 23 : Senior leader of APHC and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah had strongly condemned the arrest of a young girl, Zahida Akhtar, by Indian police in Islamabad district for taking part in 2010 mass uprising. Shah in a in a statement issued in Srinagar termed the action as the madness of police and warned the occupation authorities of dire consequences. “While police is still harassing youth for participating in protests in 2010, it has arrested a girl for throwing stones. It is police’s madness, and it (arrest) will have serious consequences if the girl is not released forthwith,” he said . He pointed out that the civilized world recognized stone-pelting as a symbol of resistance. “The entire civilized world recognizes stone-pelting as a symbol of resistance Nowhere except Kashmir are cases registered against the stone throwers,” he said. Shah, said that detention of the girl had exposed the real face of Indian democracy. He urged the people and leadership to take serious notice of the police action and stage protests against it. He was informed that the police had registered a case of attempt to murder against her. In 2010, she was hit by a bullet in her leg during protests. Her brother has also undergone detention,” he said that the action was the worst example of Indian state terrorism. It is to mention here that Zahida had received a bullet in the right leg when she was part of the funeral of a youth, Maroof Ahmad Nath, who had jumped into a river and died after the Indian police had chased him in September 2010.   UN resolutions best solution of Kashmir dispute: Shabir Shah   Srinagar, December 22 : The Indian police again arrested senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah and other Hurriyet leaders including Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Javed Ahmad Mir and Raja Wasim Lone to prevent them from addressing a big public gathering at Arihal in Pulwama. Before the arrest, Shah talking to media persons said that Kashmir was not a territorial dispute between Pakistan and India that could be resolved through bilateral talks but was the issue of political future of the Kashmiri people. He said that the dispute could be settled through the UN resolutions in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. He deplored that India did not fulfill its promises made with the people of Kashmir despite the passage of over six decades. He said that India was using every tactic to suppress the ongoing liberation movement but would never succeed as Kashmiris had pledged to take the liberation movement to its logical conclusion at all costs. Praising the government and people of Pakistan, Shabir shah said that Pakistan and its people had always morally, politically and diplomatically supported the Kashmir liberation movement and expressed the hope that they in future would also continue their support. He said that the blood of Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste and the day was not far away when the oppressed and depressed people of Kashmir would get rid of Indian bondage.   Srinagar and Muzaffarabad are the two eyes of Jammu and Kashmir :shabir shah   Srinagar December 21 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was on Friday once again arrested by the authorities while he was on his way to Arihal Pulwama. JKLF Chairman Javed Ahmad Mir, Islamic Political party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash and Wasim Ahmad Lone were accompanying the DFP Chairman. Before his detention Shah while talking to media persons said that Kashmir is not any border dispute between India and Pakistan but is the issue of the political future of the people of the valley. “Kashmir is not an issue that can be resolved by talks between India and Pakistan but has to be resolved in accordance with the United Nations resolutions or tripartite meaningful talks between India, Pakistan and the pro-freedom leadership of the valley,” he said adding the Kashmir is the principal and the primary party to the Kashmir issue. Shah said that it is very unfortunate that Indian authorities have not kept their promise from time to time and have caged the people of the valley by the sheer use of military force. “India’s attitude has not changed and are still claiming Kashmir as its integral part only by using the military power. They are holding the people of the valley by the sheer oppressive ans suppressive erasures,” Shah said. Shah also hailed the diplomatic support of Pakistan and said that whether any politician remains in power or opposition he has always supported Kashmir cause in every way. Shah also said that the two parts of Kashmir across the border have a deep relationship and are infect two parts of the same body. “Srinagar and Muzaffarabad are the two eyes of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. Calling the resolution of the Kashmir issue as a key to the peace in the region, Shah said that they are in favor of the friendly relations between the two nuclear powered neighbors. “Without the friendly relations between the two countries Kashmir issue cannot be solved but the participation of the freedom loving leadership of Kashmir can prove fruitful to the long lasting friendship. The friendly relations between the two countries is the key to the solution to the Kashmir issue,” he said." It is important that both India and Pakistan understanding the Kashmir issue in its historical and its political perspective for the peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue,” he added. Shah also laid stress on the fact that the Kashmir issue has to be resolved because neither the black laws neither the oppression has stopped the freedom struggle at any point of time. Paying tributes to the martyrs Shah said that it is because of these sacrifices that the Kashmir issue has come to the limelight of the world. “Every person of the valley is eager to reach the Kashmir mission to its logical conclusion as per the wishes of the martyrs. We will continue our freedom struggle till the issue is resolved as per the aspirations of the people of the valley,” he said.   Shabir Shah was detained by the authorities on his way to Saidpora Sopore.    Srinagar December 20 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah along with others was detained was detained by the authorities while he was on his way to Saidpora Sopore. Shah was to meet the mother of Shaheed Athar whose wish was that he would meet his mother. He was also to visit the families of those whose houses were destroyed in the recent gunfight. However the police confronted him near Mirgund and were detained in the local police station. JKLF Chairman Javed Ahmad Mir, Islamic Political party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash and Wasim Ahmad Lone were accompanying the DFP Chairman. Meanwhile Muslim Conference Chairman Shabir Ahmad Dar managed to reach Sopore.The situation remained tense in the town throughout and the personnel of Indian paramilitary and police had been deployed to prevent people from taking out anti-India processions against the killings. Incidents of clashes between protesters and the Indian armed forces personnel were also reported in the area. Strike was observed in Patton against the Indian state terrorism. Addressing the people he said that on the one hand a drama is being created on the pretext of Indo-Pak talks while on the other hand innocent people in Kashmir are being killed. He said that if the military power would have been able to suppress the freedom struggle then India would not have gained independence from British. DFP has strongly criticized the arrest of the DFP Chairman and others and said that the freedom struggle will continue till the Kashmir issue s resolved as per the aspirations of the people of the valley. We will safeguard the sacrifices of the people offered from the people from the last 65 years, DFP said   Hold plebiscite in IHK and see people’s decision, Shah to India   Srinagar, December 17 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmad Shah terming the people of Kashmir as brave and determined ruled out that they would make any compromise on their right to self-determination. Shah in a statement in Srinagar challenged India and pro-India parties to hold plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir and see the decision of people. “If India and pro-India political parties are happy that people are participating in various elections, let India also give them (People) an opportunity to exercise their vote through plebiscite. Let the people decide through plebiscite and we (Hurriyet) will never oppose the decision,” Shah said. He said that in Kashmir “India says that elections are meant to address day-to-day problems of common people while in international form it (India) presents these elections as alternative to plebiscite.” He said that there could be no compromise on their right to self-determination. Elections are a tactic of India but it (India) knows that holding elections have never affected the real status of the Kashmir issue,” Shah added.   They left without consulting others'shabir shah   Srinagar, Dec 16: Senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and Chairman Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah on Sunday said that no other leader was consulted before the Hurriyat (M) delegation flew to Islamabad. “It was through media that I came to know that Hurriyat delegation is leaving for New Delhi. We all represent sacrifices and aspirations of the nation. It is because of people that we’ve been recognized in international forums and communities and are being invited in various forums. Hurriyat team should have consulted Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sahib, Yasin Malik and all pro-freedom leaders,” Shah told KNS.We’re not against Pakistan visit but it was better if we could have unanimously reached a consensus as it would have borne more fruits and the visit would have had more weight”, he added. He said the Hurriyat (M) is an amalgam of various associations and its constitution is clear that the all associations are fighting for right to self determination. “Mirwaiz Sahib is Chairman of this amalgam. He should make it very clear whether he is going to represent his own party there or the Hurriyat as a whole”, said Shah. Referring to division among Hurriyat ranks, Shah said, “Divisions among leadership is an advantage for our opponents. Unification is a must in the interest of Kashmir movement to reap desired results. It will be better to work under one programme and not to issue individual party programmes. Announcing joint programmes after consultation will be more effective’, said Shah. Reacting to the statement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq where in he had said that hardliner separatist groups should change their outlook, Shah said: ‘Mirwaiz should explain the statement to the people and clarify what outlook he was talking about.' Appreciating statement of Syed Ali Shah Geelani wherein he had said that unification of Hurriyat is possible on the basic principles of right to self determination, Shah said, “I welcome and appreciate the statement of Geelani Sahib. We (Hurriyat) are fighting for right to self determination and the constitution of Hurriyat clearly speaks about it. All Hurriyat leaders should come on the table and should make collective effort to achieve this goal. Let us all unite on this basic principle”, he said. Speaking about the Indo-Pak dialogue, he said that no Hurriyat leader is against the dialogue process. “Constitution of Hurriyat states that it should be tripartite dialogue where India, Pakistan and representatives of Kashmir are involved. I admit that in past we committed some mistakes but now we’re aware about the facts. It is India who has to initiate the meaningful dialogue and it should be held under the supervision of world independent observers. The observers of the dialogue will see who is running away from the table and who is sincere in the process. I appeal international community, European Union in general and UNO in particular to hold plebiscite in JK as it was held in East Timor and South Sweden,” he added. Senior Hurriyat leader reiterated his demand for the institutionalization of the Hurriyat. “We’ve to go at grass root level and reach out to orphans, widows and other affected people. Every person of the nation is supporting this view. People should ascertain the facts to know who is creating hurdles in this process”, said Shah. KNS   Shah pays glowing tributes to freedom fighters  Srinagar December 15: Democratic freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Saturday said paid glowing tributes to the freedom fighters who laid down their lives to free the Kashmir nation from the unconstitutional and illegal occupation of India. He also said that it would have been good if we would have chosen a single day to pay tributes to the freedom fighters of the valley who laid down their lives for the sacred cause of freedom. “It would been a real tribute to the martyrs and taking pledge on the same day to reach the freedom struggle to reach to its logical conclusion would indeed infuse a new lease of life to the freedom movement,’ he said adding that the martyrs and wishes and sacrifices have to be reached to its logical conclusion. He also said that it is because of these sacrifices offered by the people of the valley from 1931 that the Kashmir issue has been internationalized. Paying tributes to Shamsul Haq, Shah said that the freedom struggle would continue till the Kashmir issue is resolved according to the aspirations of the people of the valley and the purpose for which the people martyrs laid down their lives.     ♦ Sofi Akbar’s anniversary today   He Had The Courage To Reject Sheikh-Indira Accord: Shah   Srinagar, Dec 13: The Democratic Freedom Party chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has paid glowing tributes to the Mehaz Azadi founder Sofi Muhammad Akbar on his 25th death anniversary being observed on December 14, Friday. “Akbar has no comparison in the struggle. When the leaders like Sheikh Abdullah fell to the greed for power, Akbar had the courage to distance himself from Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and rejected the Indra-Sheikh Accord. He gave a new lease of life to the Plebiscite Front,” Shah said in a statement. Meanwhile, Shah further said: “It is the foolishness of the authorities if they think that the Kashmir struggle can be suppressed by the pressure tactics. Kashmir issue has been internationalized due to the sacrifices offered by the lakhs of people and nobody will be allowed to play with these sacrifices. The solution to Kashmir issue is getting nearer but what is needed is that leadership should get united on a single platform and move forward.”  ♦ Shabir condemns slapping PSA on Hurriyet leaders    Srinagar December 11 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has strongly criticized the slapping of PSA on the pro-freedom leaders and said that these PSA’s are a bolt on the so called democracy of India. It is very unfortunate that the government is hell bent upon slapping PSA one after the other. When the courts quashes the PSA of any person, the government uses its power immediately and gets the PSA slapped again. They do not want the leaders to come out of the jails,” he said. Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Masrat Alam Bhat and others, Shah said that they are still languishing and suffering in different jails of the valley. He said that the authorities should bear in mind that by keeping them in jails their stature becomes high in the eyes of the people of the valley. “By these arrests and other tactics the freedom struggle does not get suppressed but gets more vigor,” he said. Expressing concern Shah said that the prisoners are suffering very badly in the jails and are not being allowed the basic facilities like the medical treatment. He said that    justice delayed is justice denied” and said that the treatment being meted out with the political prisoners is against the basic principals. Shah said it is very unfortunate that the government of India is hell bent upon slapping PSA one after the other. “When the court squashes the draconian law, PSA of any Hurriyet leader it doesn’t want the leaders to come out of the jails.   ♦ Shabir urges world to take note of HR abuses in J&K.   Srinagar, December 09 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Shabir Ahmad Shah has appealed to the international community and the Indian conscious civil society to take cognizance of the increasing human rights violations in the territory. Shah in his message on the eve of International Day for Human Rights issued in Srinagar said that in the demand for the right to self-determination Kashmiris had suffered at many fronts from the Indian authorities. “We have lost over 500,000 people in the freedom struggle. There have been cases of more than 10,000 persons who have been disappeared”, he added. He said that in the fake encounters many people have lost their lives. “There is a long list of mass graves and, so far, 2,256 have been identified. Reports have surfaced about the presence of mass graves of Poonch and Rajouri,” he deplored. He said that if the world could stand and isolate Israel on the global level, ‘why they cannot stand for the same for Kashmiri people.' Our suffering is not less than the people of Palestine. International community should take their stand against India and make concrete steps to stop the human rights violation in the valley. They should take a bold step as they have taken against Israel,” he said adding that Kashmir had been suffering for the last 65 years. Expressing concern over the condition of the Kashmiri people languishing in jails, Shah said that it was the worst kind of human rights violation that they were being denied the basic amenities. “They have no provisions for medical treatment and proper food,’ he deplored. He said that there was a conspiracy going on to announce life sentences on the Hurriyet leadership of the valley. “Dr Qasim Fakhtoo, Nazir Ahmad and Showkat Ahmad have been awarded lifers and the authorities are conspiring to announce it on others,” he said. ♦ Kashmir issue should be decided according to the aspirations of Kashmiris : shabir shah   Srinagar December 8 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah said that the politics of the world is changing at a very fast pace and the people’s movements are bearing fruits. We are seeing that in various countries people’s revolution is becoming popular and their voices are being heard. Freedom loving people are moving at a very fast pace and their voices are being heard,” he said. Oppressive are being disintegrated by the people’s movement at the world level. Shah was addressing a gathering of people in Baramulla and Handwara. We also hope that the dawn of freedom that has reached to various countries will also reach to the valley and the decades long Kashmir issue is decided according to the aspirations of the people of the valley. He said that people have offered numerous sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and these sacrifices will not be let go waste in any way. “The sacred sacrifices for the sacred cause will bear fruit one day and we should remain firm stand in our resolve,” he said. Shah said that the people of the valley have never accepted the illegal occupation of the Indian forces and will never do so in the times to come. It was during the 1947 that we were occupied by the armed forces when British government left from here. Jawaharlal  Nehru promised us that the forces are here to settle the things and once the things will be settled they will leave but nothing of that sort happened. We were deceived at that time,” he said. Shah said that in order to hush up the cases of Human Rights Violations India has used various tactics from time to time. They are using election drama as a pretext to justify their illegal occupation before the whole world. They are telling the international community that by conducting elections we have accepted their occupation. But it is not true, we have never accepted their occupation. We are still continuing fight against the illegal occupation from 1947,” he said. Shah also went to the house of Abdul Majeed Lone and lauded his efforts for contribution in the freedom struggle. He also went to Langate where he expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. ♦ Shabir arrested at Newkhanda   Srinagar December 7 : Shabir Ahmad Shah, chairman Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) was arrested by police at Newkhanda in Pulwama.Shah was arrested when he was on his way to Arihal to address a public meeting. According to his party spokesman the DFP chairman was scheduled to address the people at Arihal. Cops deployed at Newkhanda did not allow Shah to proceed towards Arihal. They arrested him along with Islamic Political Chairman Mohammad Yousuf Naqash.The spokesman said people raised pro-freedom and pro-Islamic slogans when Shah was being arrested. DFP spokesman expressed serious concern over the TADA Court’s decision of life imprisonment to two Kashmiri youth, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh and Showkat Ahmad Khan, terming its a cruel act. He said that the life imprisonment to Dr Qasim Fakhtoo, Javed Khan, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh and Showkat Ahmad Khan had exposed the India’s cruel face. He said that the Government of India with the help of its puppet regime in occupied Kashmir had adopted barbarism and injustice with the people of Kashmir. However, he added that such brute policies of New Delhi would not deter the Kashmiris from pursuing their cause of freedom. He also condemned the invoking of black law Public Safety Act for the 5th time against senior liberation leader, Mushtaqul--Islam. He urged the world human rights organizations to take cognizance of human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian troops and police in the occupied territory.     ♦  ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

Srinagar january 1-2013 : After being put under house arrest for some days after the Pulwama firing incident, Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Tuesday succeeded in reaching to Petipura Pulwama. 
Shah paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Imtiyaz Ahmad and expressed his sympathy with the bereaved family. Along with the party workers Islamic political Party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash was also with the DFP chairman. 
After that Shabir Ahmad Shah tried to go to Shopian where he was to meet the injured people but was confronted by the armed forces near Lassipora and arrested. 
Earlier addressing the people in Petipora, Shah said that the double standards of the government has been exposed. “In Delhi the protestors are being confronted with the water cannons but in the valley the people protesting the injustices being meted to them are showered with bullets by the armed forces,” he said. 
He said that the democracy and the Nazism cannot go together. “It is double standards that the authorities talk of democracy but they flow the practical way of Nazism. It has been proved that the powerful cannot take the smaller powers forgranted and make them slaves forever.” he said. 
It has been proved by the retreat of Russia from Afghanistan, US from Iraq and now they are mulling to withdrawal from the Afghanistan. He said that the US was trying to give the armed forces struggle the colour of democracy but that has failed miserably and are now about to withdraw from the Afghanistan. 
“The condition of the armed forces will be meted with the same fate in India,” he added. 
Criticizing the policies of the oppressors he said these tactics have led to the emergence of the militant organizations. “If the powerful forces will respect the smaller forces then the militant forces will automatically come to an end. The emergence of the militancy at the world level is because of the denying of the basic rights by the powerful forces,” he added. 
Shah also said that the freedom struggle is not an issue of any single person but of the nation as a whole. “When we talk of the peaceful solution of Kashmir issue, it is the solution as per the aspirations of the people of the valley.”
He also blamed the Indian politicians that they are using the armed forces for suppressing the voice of the people but on the other hand they are talking of the dialogue process. 
“The result of this double standard is before the people that the puppet governments are coming and going but the voices of the people were not given any regard. When the sacrifices offered by the people put the Kashmir issue at the international level, it is now difficult to suppress the voices of the people,” he said. 
Shah said that like the people in Arab and Afro-Asia are breathing in the freedom, the dawn of freedom will also reach to the valley in near future. The conscious people of the valley are looking towards the developments at the international level where the tyrant leaders have been pushed to the ground. “The tyrant rulers are trying to suppress these voices but we are hopeful that they will not succeed in their evil designs,” he said. 
Meanwhile DFP has strongly criticized the continuous arrest of their Chairman and said that the house arrest and the detention of their chairman in 2012 has reached to about 9 months.

Geelani, Malik, Salahuddin Shah real leaders’ Tired lot should join NC, PDP: Javed Mir

Srinagar, Dec 25: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( H) chairman Javid Ahmad Mir, Muslim Conference chairman Shabir Ahmed Dar and Islamic Political Party chairman Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, on Tuesday said real leaders and representatives such as Syed Ali Geelani, Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmed Shah and Syed Salahuddin have been given the mandate by Kashmiri people to represent them in trilateral dialogue to resolve the dispute of Kashmir permanently according to the  wishes and aspirations of people.
 “The real leaders and representatives must understand their responsibilities in this regard and act accordingly so that no tired leader takes the advantage and misrepresent us,” the trio said in a statement.
 Rejecting the four point formula mooted by the former President of Pakistan General Parvez Musharraf they said, “No four- point and shortcut solution will be allowed to bypass the United Nations resolutions. Even the Pakistan leaders have endorsed our stand.”
 Without naming anyone the trio said, “Those who advocate short cut solutions and four- point formulas must join National Conference and PDP as this movement belongs to sincere leaders and activists who are leading from the front and also believe in solution as suggested by UN resolutions,” they added.

'They left without consulting others'

Srinagar, Dec 16: Senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and Chairman Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah on Sunday said that no other leader was consulted before the Hurriyat (M) delegation flew to Islamabad. 

“It was through media that I came to know that Hurriyat delegation is leaving for New Delhi. We all represent sacrifices and aspirations of the nation. It is because of people that we’ve been recognized in international forums and communities and are being invited in various forums. Hurriyat team should have consulted Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sahib, Yasin Malik and all pro-freedom leaders,” Shah told KNS.

 “We’re not against Pakistan visit but it was better if we could have unanimously reached a consensus as it would have borne more fruits and the visit would have had more weight”, he added.

 He said the Hurriyat (M) is an amalgam of various associations and its constitution is clear that the all associations are fighting for right to self determination. “Mirwaiz Sahib is Chairman of this amalgam. He should make it very clear whether he is going to represent his own party there or the Hurriyat as a whole”, said Shah.

 Referring to division among Hurriyat ranks, Shah said, “Divisions among leadership is an dvantage for our opponents. Unification is a must in the interest of Kashmir movement to reap desired results. It will be better to work under one programme and not to issue individual party programmes. Announcing joint programmes after consultation will be more effective’, said Shah.

 Reacting to the statement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq where in he had said that hardliner separatist groups should change their outlook, Shah said: ‘Mirwaiz should explain the statement to the people and clarify what outlook he was talking about.’

 Appreciating statement of Syed Ali Shah Geelani wherein he had said that unification of Hurriyat is possible on the basic principles of right to self determination, Shah said, “I welcome and appreciate the statement of Geelani Sahib. We (Hurriyat) are fighting for right to self determination and the constitution of Hurriyat clearly speaks about it. All Hurriyat leaders should come on the table and should make collective effort to achieve this goal. Let us all unite on this basic principle”, he said.

 Speaking about the Indo-Pak dialogue, he said that no Hurriyat leader is against the dialogue process. “Constitution of Hurriyat states that it should be tripartite dialogue where India, Pakistan and representatives of Kashmir are involved. I admit that in past we committed some mistakes but now we’re aware about the facts. It is India who has to initiate the meaningful dialogue and it should be held under the supervision of world independent observers. The observers of the dialogue will see who is running away from the table and who is sincere in the process. I appeal international community, European Union in general and UNO in particular to hold plebiscite in JK as it was held in East Timor and South Sweden,” he added.

 Senior Hurriyat leader reiterated his demand for the institutionalization of the Hurriyat. “We’ve to go at grass root level and reach out to orphans, widows and other affected people. Every person of the nation is supporting this view. People should ascertain the facts to know who is creating hurdles in this process”, said Shah. KNS

FROM JANUARY 2-2012 TO JUNE 13 -2012

Shabir continue to remain under house arrest                       Srinagar, June 13 : In occupied Kashmir, the authorities placed APHC leaders, Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar, today. A spokesman for the Democratic Freedom Party, in a statement, said that the party chairman, Shabir Ahmad Shah could not attend the APHC Executive Council meeting, which was held at Rajbagh in Srinagar due to house arrest. The statement while condemning the police act, termed the detention undemocratic and unjustifiable. He said, “No progress and headway can be expected in talks on any issue between India and Pakistan until steps were taken to resolve the Kashmir issue in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of its people.” Mentioning the recent talks on Siachen between the two neighborly countries,  He said that all the pending issues between Pakistan and India are directly linked with Kashmir. So India and Pakistan cannot sideline the Kashmir issue. Holding talks on other issues is tantamount to patchwork only which will not take the two countries anywhere.” He said People of Jammu Kashmir have been struggling for their right to self-determination to decide their future since 1947 and during this period lakhs of them suffered tremendous losses in terms of life and property. Kashmiris’ struggle totally indigenous: Shabir shah Srinagar June 02 : Senior APHC leader and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah during a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to India, Mehdi Nabizada in Srinagar expressed the hope that being an Islamic country Iran would raise its voice at every forum for the Kashmiris who have been facing Indian state terrorism. Shah, said that the Kashmiris’ liberation struggle aimed at securing their inalienable right to self determination was indigenous and without the involvement of any other country. He urged the world community to help resolve the Kashmir dispute as per the UN resolutions for sustainable peace in the South Asian region.  Shah placed under house arrest Srinagar, Jun 1 : Senior APHC leader and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar, today, to prevent him from addressing a public gathering in Taral after Friday prayers. the jkdfp spokesman in a statement condemned the house arrest of Shah . He said that Shabir Ahmad Shah had spent over 27 years in detention for his valiant role in freedom struggle against India. He said Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism, martyred 13 Kashmiris including a woman and a young boy during the last month of May. He said that JKDFP demanded probe by international community into the enforced disappearances of 8000 Kashmiris, discovery of mass graves and killing of foreign tourists who were abducted by India-sponsored Al-Faran in 1995. He called upon India to create an atmosphere conducive for resolving the long-pending Kashmir dispute through tripartite talks involving Pakistan, India and the true leadership of the Kashmiris. Shabir, continued under house arrest Srinagar, May 30 : In occupied Kashmir, the authorities have continuously placed senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest to prevent him from visiting Shopian on the third martyrdom anniversary of Asiya and Neelofer who were molested and killed by men in uniform three years ago. The DFP spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar termed the illegal house arrest as murder of democracy and humanity. He said that Shah was due in Shopian to express solidarity with the bereaved family but was not allowed. He said that resolution of Kashmir dispute was imperative for permanent halt to human rights violations in the occupied territory. He urged India to realize the ground reality and come forward to settle the dispute, once and forever." He said honor of our victimized women is very important. It can’t be forgiven. No doubt years have passed since fall of the tragedy over Kashmir. The double rape-murder case of Asiya and Neelofar martyrs, or any other such tragedy of any family of Kashmir is not a local issue Every such issue is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the UNO at large. Therefore, all those culprits, criminals in any capacity must be brought to book and sentenced to uphold honor of women, society and humanity.” He said, “since the regime and its civil and military brass has only shielded criminals throughout these long years of turmoil, therefore the time has come when legal fraternity, human rights activists and political leaders with their rigorous campaign should take the Shopian, Kunan Poshpora and other such heinous crimes to the international community to punish culprits, who committed heinous crimes against Kashmiri women in the last two decades, but are still at large with the support of regime-high-ups.”  Kashmiris will not accept solution against their will: Shabir Shah Srinagar, May 27 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC),and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir will accept only such a resolution of Kashmir dispute that reflects their aspirations. Shah in a media interview in Srinagar said that Kashmiris were not against the friendly relations between Pakistan and India but without settling the core dispute friendship between the two countries would not prove long lasting. Shah has said that the Kashmiris’ continued liberation struggle is aimed at securing their right to self-determination that has been denied by India for the past over six decades. He said that endeavor for settlement of the Kashmir dispute by ignoring any of its stakeholders would not prove result-oriented. He said that improvement in Pak-India relations would also pave way for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute. He said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute was a big threat to the peace of South Asia, adding that the UN Secretary General, Ban ki-Moon during his recent visit to India had stressed the need of its settlement. He said that the people of Kashmir were peacefully struggling for securing their right to self-determination and they would take the liberation movement to its logical conclusion. Shah expressed serious concern over the summoning of released Kashmiri youth to the police stations and army camps. Kashmir can be resolved through tripartite talks: Shabir Shah Srinagar, May 26 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC),and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir dispute can be resolved through tripartite talks involving Pakistan, India and the genuine Kashmiri leadership in line with the UN resolutions. Shah addressing a public gathering in Pulwama urged the youth to foil the conspiracies being hatched to sabotage the ongoing liberation movement. He expressed solidarity with family members of Aasiya and Neelofar of Shopian who were raped and murdered by men in uniform in 2009. He urged the people of Kashmir to make the May 30 strike call a success. Shah said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute posed a huge threat to the peace in South Asia and even the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon during his recent visit to India had underlined the need for its peaceful settlement. Shabir Shah reject interlocutors’ report  Srinagar, May 25 : Senior leader of all parties Hurriyet conference [APHC] AND [DFP] chief Shabir ahmed shah totally rejected the report of India-appointed interlocutors on Kashmir terming it as against the aspirations of Kashmiri people. Shah addressing a party meeting at his residence in Srinagar said that Kashmir was a political problem that needed to be resolved politically through tripartite talks involving Pakistan, India and the genuine Kashmiri leadership. “When interlocutors were appointed we rejected their appointment. Kashmir issue has to be resolved politically. We have a clear policy that solution should be according to the aspirations of people. The predominant point of Azadi is missing in the report. These can only be CBMs, not the solution of Kashmir issue. Recommendations, committees, sub-committees are waste of time. It is not a matter of recommendations, there is need of political will for solving Kashmir dispute,” he said Shah said that in interlocutors’ report, the Kashmir society had been shown a fragmented society with different demands “but I want to make it clear that we are united. They may project us in different groups with different demands. Majority of people want the solution of Kashmir issue according to their wishes.” Shah said, “We demand Azadi. Azadi is the only solution for Kashmir issue not the self-rule, autonomy and other such recommendations. It was just a time-consuming process. We reject it.”  Shah continue to remain under house arrest today Srinagar, May 22 : In occupied Kashmir, the authorities placed Senior leader of all parties Hurriyet Conference [ APHC] and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest on second consecutive day, today to prevent him from participating in Hurriyet functions. Shabir shah was scheduled to attend the public rally. for Langate Chalo as a part of Martyrs Week’s programmed to commemorate the anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, at Langate in Handwara, today.  Spokesman of [DFP] in a statement condemned arrest of shabir ahmed shah. and said that the programmes and functions arranged by the Hurriyet during the Martyrs Week to pay tributes to Kashmiri martyred leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone had baffled the occupation authorities. Indian troops in their fresh act of sate terrorism, martyred one more Kashmiri youth at Ghambir-Tarkundi in Poonch district. He maintained that no amount of the use of brute force and restrictions on the movement of Kashmiri leaders could intimidate them into submission and the struggle would be continued on both political and diplomatic levels. Earlier,  Shah placed under house arrest Srinagar, May 21 : The authorities have placed senior leader of all parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir ahmed shah under house arrest to prevent him from leading a rally at Mazar-e-Shuhada in Eidgah area of Srinagar, today. Shah had announced to hold the rally to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone. Meanwhile, the occupation authorities have imposed strict restrictions in most parts of the Srinagar city to prevent people from taking out the rally. They have also sealed all roads leading to the Eidgah. It was on 21st May in 1990 when unidentified gunmen killed Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq at his residence in Srinagar. More than 60 mourners were later martyred in Hawal area of the city when Indian troops fired upon his funeral procession. On the same day, in 2002, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, was assassinated by unknown assailants when he was returning from Eidgah after addressing a public gathering.               Blood of Kashmiri martyrs will not go waste: Shabir Shah Srinagar, May 18 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC),and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs including Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone have projected the Kashmir dispute at international level. Shah, who is under house arrest in Srinagar, in a statement said that the Kashmir dispute had become a focal point in the world due to the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs. He said that it was the result of such sacrifices that the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon during his visit to India had told the Indian rulers that resolution of Kashmir dispute was inevitable for regional peace. Shah on the occasion reiterated the pledge that the blood of Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste. He said that the dispute could be resolved according to the UN resolutions or through tripartite talks between Pakistan, India and the genuine leadership of the Kashmiris. Democratic Freedom Party spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar has strongly condemned the house arrest of party leader, Shabir Ahmad Shah and described it frustration of the occupation authorities. We welcome Indian tourists despite engaged in political struggle" Shah  Srinagar, May 17: Senior APHC leader and President Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah Thursday said that despite being involved in the political struggle against India, people of Kashmir receive Indian tourists with open hearts. Expressing satisfaction over the tourist inflow in the Valley, Shah said tourists throughout the world visit the Valley to enjoy its mesmerizing beauty. He, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the political situation in Kashmir. During an interaction with tourists, Shah said people of Kashmir do not harbor hatred against Indians and there was no rift between the people on the basis of religion." My party has always struggled for the freedom as people of India did,” he  said. He urged the people of Kashmir to self-introspect to retain the popularity of Kashmir among the tourists. He said people should raise voices against the killings of people who were killed by India troops for fighting for freedom. We cannot forget that lakhs of people martyred by India troops. Scores were put in custodies and scores were disappeared as well,” he said. Shah urged New Delhi to come up with a solution to resolve the long-pending Kashmir issue amicably to ensure durable peace in the region Shabir Shah express grief over death of Yasin Malik’s father Srinagar, May 15 : Senior leader of all parties Hurriyet conference [APHC] and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah have expressed grief and sorrow over the death of Ghulam Qadir Malik, the father of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik, who passed away in Srinagar on Monday.                      shah prayed for peace to the departed soul and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family. UN resolutions provide legal basis for Kashmir settlement: Shabir shah Srinagar, May 13 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has said that the relevant UN resolutions provide legal basis for resolution of the lingering Kashmir dispute. Shah, in a media interview in Srinagar said that the unparalleled sacrifices offered by the Kashmiri people for securing their right to self-determination would not be allowed to go waste. He maintained that the ongoing movement would continue till complete success. Shah urged the Kashmiris to forge greater unity among their ranks to take the ongoing movement to its logical conclusion. Shah   addressing a meeting of party activists in Srinagar,  said that the unparalleled sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiris were not for perks and privileges rather they were aimed at securing their inalienable right to self-determination promised to them by the international community. He stressed the need of holding tripartite talks amongst Pakistan, India and the genuine Kashmiri leadership for permanently settling the Kashmir dispute to ensure durable peace in South Asia. Kashmiris’ sacrifices not to go waste: Shabir Shah Islamabad, May 12 : Senior leader, of all parties Hurriyet conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the unparalleled sacrifices offered by the Kashmiri people for a great cause of freedom from India will not be allowed to go waste. Shah talking to Kashmir Media Service over phone from Srinagar said that the Kashmiris’ sacrifices had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level. He deplored that on one hand, India claimed to be the largest democracy of the world, while on the other, it had imposed curbs on the free movement of Hurriyet leadership in the occupied territory. Shah maintained that such tactics could not deter the Kashmiri people from carrying forward their liberation movement. He said that settlement of the decades-old Kashmir dispute was imperative for establishing durable peace in the region. He said that the conflict over Kashmir had been the cause of wars between Pakistan and India emphasizing that both the countries should take steps for settling it through tripartite talks. He pointed out that without addressing the Kashmir problem, cordial relations were not possible between the two countries. Shah expressed serious concern over the miserable plight of illegally detained Kashmiri youth languishing in different jails. He appealed to the international community to impress upon India to stop gross human rights abuses in the occupied territory and release the unlawfully detained Kashmiris.  Kashmiris to continue struggle till success: Shabir Shah Srinagar, May 11 : Senior leader all parties Hurriyet conference (APHC) and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has reiterated that the people of Kashmir will continue their struggle till complete success. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that that sacrifices rendered by Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste. He said that Kashmir was a political dispute and should be resolved through political means by holding meaningful and result-oriented tripartite talks among Pakistan, India and the genuine leadership of the Kashmiri people. He said that India had always used delaying tactics, as it was not sincere in settling the lingering dispute. He deplored that New Delhi was resorting to brute force to suppress the Kashmiris’ just struggle for securing right to self-determination. He said that settlement of the Kashmir dispute was imperative for durable peace in South Asia.  Shabir placed under house arrest Srinagar, May 09 :Senior Hurriyet leader and chief of [DFP] Shabir Ahmad Shah was placed under house arrest in Srinagar today., Shah in a statement in Srinagar said that the Kashmiris wanted a peaceful settlement of the dispute. He made it clear that the so-called elections under the occupation authorities had no worth, as Kashmir was the most heavily militarized zone in the world. Shah demanding the holding of free plebiscite in occupied Kashmir under the auspices of the United Nations, has said that India is suppressing the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle through military might. Shah urged the world powers including the United States to impress upon Indian to resolve the Kashmir dispute within a stipulated timeframe. Shah expressed grief over killing of an eight year old Tariq ahmed  Srinagar, May 08 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah in his statement expressed grief over the killing of an eight-year-old boy, Tariq Ahmad , in a grenade blast in Qalamabad area of Kupwara.Shah maintained that the solution of the Kashmir dispute could be found through tripartite talks in line with the relevant UN resolutions. He pointed out that the APHC leaders will create more coordination amongst themselves and would continue with unity their mass awareness campaign. Shah said that the resolution of Kashmir dispute as stipulated by the Hurriyet Constitution should be based on Kashmiris’ inalienable right to self-determination. He said that Kashmiri pro-India parties had no role in Kashmir because they had been working as collaborators of India in the genocide of Kashmiris.  Shabir Shah placed under house arrest Srinagar, May 04 : In occupied Kashmir, the puppet authorities placed Senior APHC leader, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest, today, to prevent him from addressing public gathering. Huge contingent of paramilitary forces were deployed outside the residence of the Hurriyet leader and was not allowed to come out of his house. The DFP chief could not offer Friday prayers. Shah was to address a public meeting at Awantipora and Tral areas today, In London, the Amnesty International, releasing its fresh report on human rights situation in occupied Kashmir, reiterated its demand for complete repeal of the draconian law, Public Safety Act and release of political detainees in occupied Kashmir. The Amnesty said that hundreds of people, including Hurriyet leaders and activists, continued to remain in detention without any trial. Shah stresses Kashmir settlement through talks Srinagar, May 03 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is a political dispute and should be resolved through tripartite talks between Pakistan, India and the genuine leadership of the Kashmiri people. Shah addressing a news conference in Srinagar, today, said that India had endangered the regional peace by trying to suppress the Kashmiris’ voice for securing right to self-determination through use of brute force. He said that the people of Kashmir wanted friendly relations between Pakistan and India as it were in the interest of both the countries. He said that settlement of the lingering Kashmir dispute was imperative for durable peace in South Asia. He said that the division of Kashmir on communal basis would not succeed. However, he said that Pundits could come to their houses any time, as they were a part of the Kashmir valley. He said that sacrifices of the Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste as their sacrifices had internationalized the Kashmir dispute. He said that the people of Kashmir had vowed to take the Kashmiri martyrs’ mission to its logical conclusion at all costs.  Shabir arrested in Jammu, sent back to Srinagar Liberation struggle to continue till logical end Srinagar, April 29 : The Indian police, today, arrested senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, in Jammu and forcibly sent him back to Srinagar. Shah, who was in Jammu in connection with his mass contact campaign, was scheduled to address a press conference in Jammu, today. However, the police sent him to Srinagar after forcing him to board an aero plane. The occupation authorities had kept him under house arrest in Jammu since Thursday to prevent him from addressing public meetings. Shah while talking to the KMS over phone after arriving in Srinagar strongly denounced the police action. He appealed to the international community to take cognizance of the curbs imposed by the puppet authorities on the movement of people and Hurriyet leaders in the occupied territory. Shah, talking to different delegates in Srinagar, maintained that the ongoing liberation movement would be taken to its logical conclusion against all odds. He stressed on the inclusion of genuine Kashmiri leadership in the dialogue process between Pakistan and India to make it meaningful and result-oriented. Shah in his statement welcoming the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon’s recent assertion on Kashmir termed it as vindication of the stand of Hurriyet leadership. He said that the time had come that India should respect the sentiments of the Kashmiri people and give them their inalienable right to self-determination. The Convener of APHC-AJK chapter, Mahmood Ahmed Saghar in his statement also appreciated the UN Chief’s remarks on Kashmir. Shabir placed under house arrest in IHK Srinagar, April 28 : The authorities have placed senior Hurriyet leaders, and [dfp] chief Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest. Shah, remains under house arrest on the second consecutive day, today, at his residence “Freedom House” in Jammu. He was scheduled to visit towns of Rajouri and Poonch to address public gatherings.  Ban Ki-moon urged to raise Kashmir dispute with India, Shah Srinagar, April 27 : Senior [APHC] leader and chief of democratic freedom party Shabir ahmed shah, has urged the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, presently on a visit to India, to raise the Kashmir dispute with the Indian government. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Kashmiris had been suffering for the past over sixty-four years due to the fact that the international community had failed to resolve the dispute over Kashmir. He said that the dispute had posed a great threat to the peace in the region. On the other hand, the New-York based Human Rights Watch in a statement posted on its official website appealed to the UN Secretary General to impress upon India to repeal draconian law, Armed Forces Special Powers Act from occupied Kashmir. The statement maintained that Ban Ki-moon should press the Indian government to address serious human rights violations such as extra judicial killings and widespread torture. Shah, addressing a public gathering in Srinagar, said that the Kashmiris should be given a chance to decide their fate by themselves. He said that the Kashmiri people were determined to take their liberation movement to its logical end against all odds. Shah also demanded an immediate halt to the arrest of innocent Kashmiri youth by Indian police in the occupied territory. Attempts being made to divide Kashmir along ethnic lines through instigating communal sentiments. Shah Srinagar, April 25 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that Indian-sponsored communal forces are conspiring to divide Jammu and Jammu along ethnic lines through instigating communal sentiments. During his interaction with people from different shades upon his visit to Jammu, today, Shah said that Kashmir was a political dispute, which needed to be resolved politically through a meaningful dialogue between Pakistan, India and the true representatives of the Kashmiris. Shah addressing separate meetings in various parts of the occupied territory, said that India’s negative approach was the main hurdle in the way of settlement of the Kashmir dispute. He however, hoped that the fast-changing scenario at international level would force India to accept facts on Kashmir and the day was not far away when the Kashmiri people would reap the fruit of their sacrifices. Shah in his statement in Srinagar, urged the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to take up the Kashmir dispute with Indian leaders during his visit to India. Shabir Shah arrested in Banihal Srinagar, April 19 : Indian police personnel arrested senior APHC leader and the President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmed Shah at Banihal. Shah was on way to Doda to address different public meetings when a heavy contingent of Indian police intercepted him and took him along with several party leaders and activists including Maulana Mohammad Abdullah Tari, Mushtaq Ahmad Butt, Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Ghulman Mohammad Mir, Bashir Ahmad Gatoo and Tanveer Ahmad. He was not allowed by the police team of Qazigund police station to visit Doda. The DFP spokesman in a statement, while condemning the police action, said that India would never succeed in its efforts to weaken the liberation movement by keeping Shabir Shah away from the people.  Shah pays tributes to Kashmiri leader S. Hammed Wani Srinagar, April 16 : Senior APHC leader and the President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has paid glowing tributes to the prominent Kashmiri leader, S. Hammed Wani, on the eve of his 14th martyrdom anniversary. Shah, while addressing a condolence meeting at his party office in Srinagar, reiterated to take the mission of Kashmiri martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the cause of Kashmir, to its logical conclusion. He said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level. He maintained that without inclusion of the Kashmiris’ genuine leadership, the dialogue process between Pakistan and India would remain meaningless. He pledged that the people of Kashmir would continue their liberation struggle till its complete success. It is worth mentioning here that S. Hammed Wani was unlawfully arrested by Indian police and killed in custody in Srinagar on April 18, 1998.  Shah for Kashmir settlement through meaningful talks Srinagar, April 14: Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that a meaningful and result oriented dialogue was must to bring about a just settlement of the lingering Kashmir dispute. Addressing party workers in Srinagar, Shah, stressed the need for including Hurriyet leadership in Pak-India talks on Kashmir to make the process result-oriented. He stated that the Kashmiris were not averse to the Pak-India friendship, saying that this friendship could only be durable and sustainable after settling the Kashmir dispute in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah detained at Patten Srinagar, April 13 : Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmed Shah was taken into custody along with his dozens of party workers at Pattan while they were on their way to Bomay in Sopore, where Shah was scheduled to address a pubic meeting. Shabir Ahmed Shah arrested in Pampore Srinagar, April 06 : Indian police arrested senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmed Shah along with his party activists from Pampore, tod . Shah was on his way to Keller area of Shopian to address a public gathering. The DFP spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar strongly denounced the arrest of Shabir Shah and his associates. He termed the police action as undemocratic.  Shabir Shah detained; stopped from going to Jammu Srinagar, April 05 : Indian police detained senior APHC leader, Shabir Ahmad Shah, at Banehal Tunnel to prevent him from visiting Kishtwar. Shah, who was scheduled to address a number of public meetings in the area, was intercepted by the police after he crossed the Banehal Tunnel to enter Kishtwar. He was intending to visit several areas of Jammu to organize his party. Shah was detained and stopped from going to Jammu Hurriyet leaders aghast over US court verdict against Dr Fai NISAR AHMED THOKAR Islamabad/Srinagar Mar 31: Expressing dissatisfaction over the US court’s verdict against veteran Kashmiri scholar Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, Kashmiris on this side of the Line of Control on Saturday said the judgment had come as a shock to Kashmiris. The convener of Hurriyat Conference (M) Pakistan and AJK chapter Mehmood Ahmed Saghar while talking to Greater Kashmir said, “Dr Fai is a proud son of the soil who has been championing legitimate cause of Kashmiris’ at international level for more than 25 years. For us he (Dr Fai) is a great patriot, who served Kashmiris’ cause for Right to Self Determination diligently and selflessly over the years on diplomatic front”, Saghar said. “Dr Fai’s years-long struggle on diplomatic front stands witness to the fact that he worked within the parameters and in accordance with the US policy regarding Kashmir,” he added. Referring to the UN resolution on Kashmir Saghar said the United States was the co-sponsor of the historic resolution that gave legitimacy to Kashmir issue. He stated that it was under the direction of President Harry Truman, the then president of the United States that the US ambassador to the UN, Ambassador Huston wrote the resolution guaranteeing right to self-determination to Kashmiri people. Saghar said that Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir was based on the relevant UN resolutions on Kashmir and “It does not mean that any person promoting and pleading right to self-determination for Kashmiris is working on Pakistan’s agenda.” “Such an argument” he said lacks credibility and is devoid of any meaning and substance. He also expressed his sympathy with Dr Fai and his family and said the whole Kashmiri nation stands with them. Shabir Shah disappointed  Terming imprisonment sentence to Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai as unfortunate and disappointing, chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah Saturday said such punishments in a democratic country like USA were not only disappointing but undemocratic. In a statement, Shah said, “Lobbying is not illegal according to USA law and punishing a separatist who was working for the Kashmir cause cannot be justified.” He vowed that Kashmiris would not be deterred by such acts and the movement would be carried forward at any cost. Verdict unfortunate:  Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples Freedom League, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani said, “An American court’s judgment to sentence Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai to 2 years imprisonment has surprised and shocked the people of Kashmir across region for he was advocating the cause of the basic human rights and the right of self-determination as envisaged in the UN charter and relevant security council resolutions for the last several decades in US”. The latest harsh court judgment he said won’t really send a good message to Kashmiris and all those people who expected and also demanded American facilitation in the sub-continent on the dispute of Kashmir. He was of the view that the US should ponder one thousand times before giving up its helpful role in resolving the Kashmir issue and should not hurt the sentiments of Kashmiris. Ghulam Muhammad Safi, the convener of Hurriyat (G) while terming the court verdict as politically motivated said that the judgement amply demonstrates the United State’s double standard vis-à-vis Kashmir and Pakistan. Move to appease India: Salahuddin  Chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC) and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Sallahuddin while condemning the court verdict termed it as a contemptible attempt to appease India. He said that the decision was reflective of the America’s dichotomy and its policy of indifference towards Kashmir issue. He said Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, became a scapegoat of confrontation between the intelligence institutions of Pakistan and American. “Where they (US intelligence agencies) not aware of Dr. Fai’s activities prior to Abbotabad incident”, he asked saying that the KAC chief had been working on Kashmir cause for past three decades in the US. He maintained that the verdict was tantamount to adding insult to the injuries of Kashmiris. Unfortunate: Geelani  Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has expressed serious concern over the awarding of two-year imprisonment sentence Dr Fai by a US Court, terming it unfortunate. “New Delhi’s lobbying in America got him trapped in its net. This is an attempt to malign the ongoing movement in Kashmir,” Geelanisaid in a statement. He described him ( Dr Fai) as Kashmiris’ ambassador. “Dr Fai has been actively highlighting the Kashmiris’ peaceful struggle for in the world at diplomatic levels for the past several years,” he added. Mirwaiz unhappy  Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the verdict against Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai as unfortunate and expressed dismay over it. “Dr Fai has been representing Kashmiris for past three decades. He has played a pro-active role to highlight Kashmir movement. People of Kashmir salute him for him remaining steadfast on his resolve,” Mirwaiz told Greater Kashmir.  Kashmiris’ sacrifices will not go waste: Shabir Shah Srinagar, March 26 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC),and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir have rendered countless and unprecedented sacrifices for                        securing right to self-determination and their sacrifices would not go waste. Shah, expressing solidarity with the family members of Kashmiri youth, Sajjad Ahmad Dar, in Sopore, who was killed in Kupwara sub-jail in custody on March 22, demanded impartial probe into the custodial killing of the youth. Shah said that, on one side, India claimed to be the biggest democracy but, on the other, even medical facilities were not being provided to the illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and activists despite the court orders. He said that India was using every tactic to weaken the liberation movement but it would never succeed in its nefarious designs. Shah said that Indian police also tortured Sajjad Ahmad Dar Shaheed during custody and even he was not provided medical treatment. He said that all the illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders were being inhumanly treated in jails and demanded of the international human rights organizations including Amnesty International Asia Watch and the UN Human Rights Council to take notice of Sajjad Mir’s custodial killing. He said that substandard food was being provided to political prisoners due to which their health were being deteriorated with each passing day and medical facilities were not available to them. Shah lauds Pak support for Kashmir cause Srinagar, March 23: Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and chairman of DFP Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that the government and people of Pakistan have been providing political, moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris' legitimate struggle for right to self-determination. In a statement issued in connection with Pakistan Day here today Shah while expressing good wishes for Pakistan and its people said that strong and prosperous Pakistan was essentially important for peaceful future of billions of Muslims living in South Asia. He hoped that Pakistan would continue its all out support to the people of Kashmir till they achieved their inalienable right to self-determination. Kashmir settlement key to regional peace: Shah Srinagar, March 14 : The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) senior leader and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the settlement of the lingering Kashmir dispute was the only way to save South Asia from destructions of war. Shah, addressing party activists in Srinagar, said that Kashmiris couldn’t be kept hostage in name of economic packages for long. “If peaceful solution of Kashmir doesn’t emerge soon Kashmiris will be forced to come on streets again,” he added. He said that Kashmiris had been sacrificing for the cause of Kashmir for last several decades and New Delhi had always tried to maintain status quo over the Kashmir dispute but now settlement of Kashmir dispute according to Kashmiris’ will had become inevitable Shah said that economic packages and perks could resolve the dispute and reminded the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh of his zero tolerance on human rights promise. Kashmiris' sacrifices  not to go waste Srinagar, March 12 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and the president of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmed Shah has urged the member states of Commonwealth to play their pivotal role in resolving the long-running dispute of Kashmir in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. On the occasion of the Commonwealth Day, today, Shah in a media interview in Srinagar said that the international community should realise its responsibilities towards the settlement of the core issue and exert. He deplored that India claimed to be the largest democracy of the world but it had usurped all democratic rights of the Kashmiri people. All-inclusive dialogue imperative to resolve K-issue: Saghar NISAR AHMED THOKAR Islamabad, Feb 29: The convener of Hurriyat Conference (M) Pak chapter Mehmood Ahmed Saghar on Wednesday said the solution of Kashmir dispute was possible either through the implementation of the long-pending UN resolutions on Kashmir or through a dialogue process involving all the stakeholders particularly the representatives of Kashmiris. “We believe in dialogue, however, unlike the past experience there is a dire need to have an all-inclusive, time-bound and result-oriented dialogue to explore all possible means to bring about an honourable, peaceful and durable solution to Kashmir conflict that marred the socio-economic growth in the region since 1947 besides consuming three generations,” Saghar told Greater Kashmir. “Although the UN resolutions provide a comprehensive roadmap to resolve this dispute but the Hurriyat leadership also believes that tripartite talks is a feasible option to evolve a mechanism to resolve the issue once and for all ”. Regarding the purported reports regarding the plan to freeze Kashmir for 10 years, he said that the top leadership of the amalgam has categorically rejected the report and termed it as baseless. “Any plans intended to freeze or putting the Kashmir issue on backburner won’t really work in Kashmir as the people have suffered terribly and offered matchless sacrifices for the right to self-determination”, he said adding these sacrifices could not be overlooked or ignored in any ways. Rather than wasting time and energy and creating chaos amongst the masses he said that it was high time to build greater consensus on the issue and forge unity within the ranks and files to steer the nation out of the prevailing chaos. Terming unity as key to success he said that the dissident voices emanating from separatist circles had in fact damaged Kashmir cause both at internal as well as international level. He said, “At this very crucial juncture, unity and concurrence amongst the Hurriyat leaders is imperative to take the ongoing struggle for right to self-determination to its logical conclusion”. Regarding the Hurriyat (M) leaders upcoming visit to Pakistan he expressed the hope that the Hurriyat leaders’ visit would have positive impact on the overall situation besides providing the Kashmiri leadership across the divide an opportunity to share their expertise and observations regarding the final settlement of Kashmir issue. APHC thanks Pak for support to Kashmir cause New Delhi, Feb 23: The All Parties Hurriyet Conference has thanked the government and the people of Pakistan for extending political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmir cause The Hurriyet leaders expressed their sincere gratitude to Govt. of Pakistan during a meeting ith Pakistan High Commissioner, Shahid Malik in New Delhi, today. The delegation led by APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was comprised of Shabir Ahmed Shah and other leaders of the amalgam. According to a spokesman of the APHC the delegation emphasised the inclusion of Kashmiri pro-movement leadership in the talks process between the two neighbouring countries to make it more meaningful and result-oriented. Mr. Shahid Malik assured the delegation that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute was an important component of Pakistan’s national policy that could never be sidelined. Victims of Kunan Poshpora incident await justice’Shabir Shah Srinagar, February 23: In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that the victims of mass rape in Kunan Poshpora are awaiting justice even after the lapse of 20 years. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the tragic event that occurred in Kunan Pospora was a blot on the so-called Indian democracy. “Twenty-one years have passed but justice is still being denied to the unfortunate women as not a single arrest has been made by the occupation authorities in the case,” he added. Shah demanded probe into the Kunan Poshpora incident. He also condemned the mysterious killing of an innocent Kashmiri youth, Omar Rasool Yattoo at Armpora in Sopore.Shah also demanded immediate implementation of Human Rights Commission about Kunan Pospora tragedy. He said that during the intervening night of 23rd and 24th February in 1991, Indian troops slapped on the face of humanity in the Northern Village of Kunan Poshpora and left deep injuries on the hearts and soul of Kashmiris, he added. He said that the Indian troops had been violating human rights in the occupied territory for the last several decades The people of Kashmir have been giving unprecedented sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and they would not compromise on their principled stance of securing right to self-determination, the JKLF-R leader maintained. Kashmir gateway to political stability in South Asia: Shabir shah Srinagar, February 22 : Senior All Parties Hurriyet Conference leader and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah, stressing the need for resolving the Kashmir dispute through tripartite talks, has said that Kashmir serves as a gateway to political and economic stability in South Asia. Addressing party workers in Srinagar, Shah described the Kashmir dispute as a main hurdle in the establishment of better relations between Pakistan and India. Shah maintained that Kashmir was a political dispute, which needed to be resolved politically. However, presence of Indian troops in bulk in parts and parcel of the territory was a cause of massive human rights violations in the area. He demanded withdrawal of Indian troops, revocation of all black laws including AFSPA and release of all political detainees in occupied Kashmir.  Kashmir main hurdle in Pak-India cordial relations Shabir Shah Srinagar, February 21 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has reiterated that the Kashmir dispute is the main hurdle in establishing cordial relations between Pakistan and India as well as political and economic stability in South Asia. Shah addressing various delegations in Srinagar, today, maintained that the Kashmiris were the basic party to the dispute and wanted its settlement in accordance with their aspirations in line with the relevant UN resolutions. He maintained that the APHC was the custodian of the sacrifices of the Kashmiri martyrs and would take their mission to its logical conclusion. He strongly denounced the recent killing of a youth in Sopore town by unidentified gunmen. He said that Indian secret agencies were behind such incidents. Complete shutdown was observed in town against the killing Shah urged India to withdraw its troops from the occupied territory to create conducive atmosphere for settling the Kashmir dispute, once and for all. He strongly denounced the recent killing of a youth in Sopore town by unidentified gunmen. He said that Indian secret agencies were behind such incidents. Complete shutdown was observed in town against the killing. Shah urged India to withdraw its troops from the occupied territory to create conducive atmosphere for settling the Kashmir dispute, once and for all. India urged to withdraw troops, draconian laws in IHK Srinagar, February 17 : Senior leader of APHC and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah, has urged India to withdraw its troops and repeal draconian laws in occupied Kashmir so that cordial atmosphere can be created for resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah expressed solidarity with the family of a youth who was recently martyred by Indian troops. Shah maintained that the Indian forces, under the protection of black laws, were engaged in the genocide of Kashmiri people in the occupied territory. Meanwhile, Indian police arrested senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmed Shah, and other Hurriyet leader from Mirgund in Pattan, today. Shah and other Hurriyet leaders including Mohammad Yousuf Naqash, Mukhtar Ahmad Sufi and Mohammad Maqbool Sofi were on their way to Lesar area of Rafiabad to express solidarity with the family members of a 20-year youth, Ashiq Hussain, who was recently killed by Indian troops. They were lodged in Mirgund police station. The APHC spokesman in a statement in Srinagar while condemning the arrest of Hurriyet leaders described it as the worst kind of violation of human rights. He appealed to the international human rights organizations to take cognizance of the situation of the occupied territory and restrictions on the movement of Hurriyet leaders.  Kashmiris determined to continue struggle: Shah Srinagar, February 13 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has said that the Kashmiri people with their unique enthusiasm and passion are determined to take their liberation movement to its logical end. Shah in a media interview in Srinagar said that the roots of Kashmiris’ struggle had become so strong that it was impossible to eliminate it by brute force. He said, the best solution of the Kashmir dispute lies in the implementation of the relevant UN resolutions that granted Kashmiris the right to self-determination. Shah said that elections in occupied Kashmir since 1947 had been a fraud to mislead the international community. He was commenting on the recent remarks of the Governor of the occupied territory, NN Vohra about the elections held in the territory in 1987. Kashmiris’ inclusion in dialogue process stressed shabir shah Srinagar, February 12 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah has stressed the need to include the genuine Kashmiri leadership in the dialogue process between Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir dispute. Shah said that the unresolved dispute was the basic cause of sufferings of Kashmiri people. He said that the Kashmiris would continue their liberation struggle till its logical conclusion, despite all odds. Shah in a statement in Srinagar strongly denounced the killing of an innocent youth by Indian troops at Laisar in Rafiabad area of Baramulla. He deplored that on one side, India was talking about dialogue while on the other, such inhuman acts were continuing unabatedly. He demanded an impartial probe into the killing. He appealed to the international community to ensure an immediate end to the human rights abuses by Indian troops in the occupied territory. A DFP delegation visited Laisar in Rafiabad and sympathized with the family of the martyred youth. Dozens of people were injured in the area when Indian police personnel resorted to brute force to disperse the demonstrators protesting against the killing. The occupation authorities continued to place APHC leaders, Shabir Ahmed Shah under house arrest  Shah pays homage to Maqbool Bhat  Srinagar, February 11 : Complete shutdown was observed, today, on the occasion of the 28th martyrdom anniversary of prominent Kashmiri liberation leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt. Call for the shutdown had been given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Muhammad Maqbool Butt was hanged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on the 11th of February in 1984 for his leading role in Kashmir liberation movement and his body was buried in the jail premises. The occupation authorities placed the senior APHC leader, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, under house arrest to prevent him from participating in a function in Trehgam, the native area of the martyred leader, to pay him tributes. Shah in a statement while paying homage to the martyred leader said that India had hanged Maqool Butt with the belief that sentiment of freedom would die with him but history had proven the decision wrong. HE said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste and their mission would be accomplished at all costs. Shah, said that the martyrdom of Maqbool Butt had added a new chapter to the history of Kashmir liberation movement  DFP president placed under house arrest in Srinagar Srinagar, February 10: Puppet authorities in Kashmir on Friday placed senior All Parties Hurriyet Conference leader and the chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest to prevent him from addressing a public gathering in Srinagar. It may be recalled here that Shah was scheduled to visit Dargah Hazratbal to address a public meeting. Indian police and paramilitary troopers cordoned off the residence of the DFP chief onThursday evening and informed him that he could not venture out.He said that the people of Kashmir had rendered unprecedented sacrifices for the cause of Kashmir and their struggle would not go waste. He said that Kashmiris would take the ongoing liberation movement to its logical conclusion, against all odds. Shah denounced the continued human rights violations by India and its occupation authorities in the territory and appealed the peace-loving countries of the world to help stop Indian atrocities and put pressure on India to settle the lingering Kashmir dispute. Kashmir major hurdle in Pak, India ties: Shah Srinagar, February 04: Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is the flashpoint between India and Pakistan and the main hurdle in friendship between the two countries. Shah in a statement said that Pakistan had always been a source of inspiration for the Kashmir liberation struggle and appreciated Pakistan for observing 5th February every year as a day of solidarity with the Kashmiri people. He said, on the day, Pakistan takes the issue at every international level to garner support for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that on 5th February, Pakistan not only held seminars about Kashmir but also made every effort to make the foreign diplomats aware of the dispute. He reiterated that the ongoing peaceful liberation movement would continue till its logical conclusion. Struggle to continue till settlement of Kashmir: Shabir Shah Srinagar, January 24 : Senior APHC leader and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah has reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue their liberation struggle till settlement of the Kashmir dispute under the UN resolutions as per aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a meeting of party delegates in Srinagar, Shah condemned the protracted spate of arrests by Indian army and police and said that liberation struggle could not be suppressed through such tactics. Shah said that the Kashmiris had rendered unparalleled sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and now the international community and the conscious Indian people were building pressure on India to settle the lingering dispute. He said that arrests and other atrocities could not stop the Kashmiri people from taking their liberation movement to its logical end.  Shabir Shah, stresses political solution of Kashmir dispute Srinagar, January 20 : Senior leader of APHC and President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is a political problem and it should be resolved politically in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah addressing a meeting of his party activists in Srinagar said that the amicable settlement of Kashmir resolution was imperative for establishment of durable peace in the region. He said they have repeatedly said that Kashmir is neither a law and order issue nor it could be resolved through construction of roads and bridges. He said that Kashmiris had not rendered countless and unprecedented sacrifices for roads and bridges but they should be granted their birthright to self-determination guaranteed to them by the international community. Shah also paid tributes to the martyrs of Gaw Kadal, Hindwara and Kuwpara, adding that the sacrifices of the martyrs had projected the Kashmir dispute at international level and their blood would not be allowed to go waste. He reiterated the pledge of Kashmiri people that the liberation movement would be taken to its logical conclusion at all costs. Peace in South Asia linked with Kashmir resolution: Shabir shah Srinagar, January 17 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that durable peace in South Asia will remain a distant dream unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Addressing his party workers at Magam in Budgam district, Shah reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the liberation struggle till its logical conclusion at all costs. Shah said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were struggling for securing their inalienable right to self-determination that had also been acknowledged by India as well as the international community. He deplored that with the passage of time India had backed away not only from its commitments on Kashmir, but also created hurdles to prolong its illegal occupation of the territory.  Delhi can’t suppress Kashmiris’ liberation movement Srinagar, January 11 : Senior leader all Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC] and the President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir have been struggling for securing their birthright to self-determination and New Delhi will not be able to suppress the Kashmiris’ liberation movement. Shah addressing party activists at Islamabad town said that in 1947, India had promised with the people of Kashmir that they would decide their future by themselves but New Delhi yet to fulfil its promise and commitment made with the Kashmiris despite the passage of several decades. Shah put under house arrest Srinagar, January 06 : Senior Hurriat Leader and Freedom Party Chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has been put under house arrest from yesterday 8 pm. Large contingent of Police and CRPF was deployed around his residence. Shah was scheduled to visit Sopore, today, to pay tributes to those who were martyred by Indian troops in the town on this day in 1993. Indian police and paramilitary troopers cordoned off the residence of Mr. Shah on Thursday evening and informed him that he could not venture out. Over 50 persons were martyred and more than 350 structures were gutted on 6th January in 1993 after Indian troopers set the Sopore town ablaze. The memories of one of the bloodiest massacres carried against the civilian population in the Valley remain fresh in hearts and minds of the people particularly denizens of the apple town even after the passage of nineteen years.Meanwhile, complete shutdown is being observed in the Kashmir Valley against the recent killing of a 12th class student by Indian policemen at Boniyar in Baramulla. Call for the strike has been given by the Kashmiri Traders and Transporter Saghar urged UN  to play role for Kashmir settlement Srinagar January 05 : Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed the Right to Self-determination Day, today, to remind the international community that the UN resolutions on Kashmir had remained unimplemented even after the passage of more than six decades. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution, acknowledging Kashmiris’ right of self-determination. A seminar was organized by All Parties Hurriyet Conference AJK chapter in Islamabad  Pakistan .The seminar was presided over by the Convener, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar. Saghar urged UN to play role for Kashmir dispute's settlement .He also urged India to shun its obdurate policy on Kashmir and take solid measures for resolution of the dispute. He called upon the international community to impress upon India to resolve the decades-old issue as per Kashmiris’ aspirations. On the other hand, the United States has reaffirmed its longstanding position on Kashmir’s status as a disputed territory urging all parties to seek a peaceful resolution to the decades-old conflict. Responding to a series of questions at the daily news briefing in Washington, today, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that acknowledgement of the Kashmir’s disputed status is in consistent with longstanding US policy. Shabir Shah arrested at Mirgund Srinagar, January 04 : Indian police personnel arrested senior APHC leader and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmed Shah. Shah was on way to Boniyar area of Baramulla to express sympathy with the family members of a 12th class students, Altaf Ahmad Sood killed by Indian police, that he was arrested at Mirgund, Pattan,.The DFP spokesman condemned Shah’s arrest and described it the worst kind of violation of human rights. He said that India would never succeed in its efforts to weaken the liberation movement The spokesman also strongly denounced the murder of the student and termed it barbarism by the Indian government. condemning the killing of the student,. He said that it was a brutal and unprovoked murder. He also expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. He demanded exemplary punishment for the involved police personnel. He appealed the international organizations to take notice of Indian state terrorism and ban on movement of Hurriyet leaders in the occupied territory. Kashmiris’ sacrifices not to go waste: Shabir Shah Srinagar, January 03 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that Kashmiris’ unparalleled sacrifices, which had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level, will not be allowed to go waste. Shah while talking to media men in Srinagar paid rich tributes to the Sopore martyrs who were killed on 6th January in 1993. Over 50 persons were martyred, some of them roasted alive, and more than 350 structures were gutted on that day after Indian troopers set the entire town ablaze. Shah maintained that the                   liberation movement would continue till the Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah ridiculed the claims of pro-India politicians about peace in the occupied territory. He said that silence of graveyard was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir at gunpoint. Shah addressing a public gathering in srinagar condemned the killing of a Kashmiri student, Altaf Ahmad Sood by Indian police during a protest demonstration against anti-people policies of the puppet administration of Omar Abdullah. He said, “It is not a new thing for the people of Kashmir. The armed forces have been killing innocent civilians for past over two decades now. Till now hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed by the Indian army and police in Jammu Kashmir.” Amidst pro-freedom slogans by the people, Shah said that anti-human acts being carried out by the armed forces was the fallout of vast powers delegated to them under the enforced draconian laws in the territory. He added that the authorities, MLAs and other pro-India political leaders were equally responsible for the killings. Shabir Shah pays tributes to Sopore martyrs Srinagar, January 02 :  Senior leader of, All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has paid rich tributes to over 50 people martyred by Indian troops on January 6, 1993 in Sopore. Shah talking to media men in Srinagar while terming the incident as one of the worst massacres in the history of Kashmir, said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri people had internationalized the Kashmir dispute and the world community was increasing pressure on India to seek political settlement of the dispute. Shah expressed sympathy with the families of victims and vowed that the people of Kashmir would continue their struggle for securing inalienable right to self-determination till complete success. He urged India to give up its unrealistic stance on Kashmir and come forward to resolve the dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah assured the people of Sopore that their sacrifices would definitely bring positives results and the day was not far away when Kashmiris would get rid of Indian bondage.