Shah for Eid prayer at one place in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 27: The Hurriyat (M) incarcerated leader and Democratic Freedom Party president, Shabir Ahmad Shah has urged the people of Kashmir to offer Friday prayers on Jumat-ul-Wida and Eid prayer at one place in Srinagar.

Shah, also appealed to Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Yaseen Malik and other leaders to take steps for offering congregational Nimaz on Jamiat-ul-Wida and Eid Nimaz at one place in Srinagar where resolutions could be adopted by the people, demanding resolution of Kashmir issue through implementation of UN Resolutions. Shah, who is serving detention in Kote Bilwal Jail, Jammu, was on Friday taken to medical college, Jammu, for treatment. 

Shah made a passionate appeal to the people of Kashmir to maintain communal harmony and brotherhood. He said the ongoing struggle for freedom was passing through its decisive phase.

DFP concerned over HR violations in Kashmir

Srinagar, August 3: Expressing serious concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Kahmir, the acting president of Democratic Freedom Party, M Abdullah Tari has said that India was trying to suppress Kashmiriris’ mass movement by using its military might.

Citing the recent killings of innocent civilians by Indian troops across the valley Tari said that India has declared a war against people of Kashmir. Terming it as worst kind of state-terrorism he said that India has imposed undue restrictions on print and electronic media to conceal the heinous crime that it has inflicted upon the people of Kashmir.

Referring to Indian home minister P Chidambaram's statement he said that the so-called secret diplomacy was no solution to Kashmir issue. He said that Kashmir was an issue of right to self-determination that was guaranteed to them by the world community besides the leadership of India. He said that during his historical speech at Lal Chowk Srinagar the Indian premier Jawahar Lal Nehru had also promised the people of Kashmir that they would be given the right to choose their political destiny. He regrettably noted that 63-years down the lane India did not fulfill this promise.

He said that the basic purpose of Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle was to pressurize India to honour the commitments that it made with the people of Kashmir. To achieve this pledged right, the right to self-determination Tari pointed out that the DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah had to spent half of his life in Indian jails.

Expressing solidarity with the people whose near and dear ones were killed during recent wave of violence in Kashmir, the DFP secretary general said that the Kashmiris’ struggle was an indigenous mass movement and no one would be allowed to play with the sentiments of the people of Kashmir who have rendered matchless sacrifices during the past 21 years long resistance movement.

He maintained that secret-talks would not bring any change on ground saying that India should come forward with a positive mindset to get the dispute resolved peacefully. Instead of current-traditional rhetoric, he said that India should change its policy on Kashmir by taking into account the ground reality. 

Meanwhile, vice president of DFP Mehmood Ahmed Saghar has condemned in strong terms the use of brute force against innocent civilians by Indian troops. Terming it as violation of human rights he appealed the world HR bodies to take cognizance of Indian high-headedness.

Shah an asset for the peace loving people of the world: Lord Galloway

London, Mar 08: Renowned British parliamentarian and Anti war coalition leader MP. George Galloway while expressing serious concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Occupied Kashmir has shown complete solidarity with DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah saying that the incarcerated Hurriyat leader was an asset for peace loving people of the world.

The British parliamentarian made these remarks while talking to media men here on Tuesday. "Had Mr. Shah been born in the west he would have received Nobel Peace prize", he added.

A demonstration organized by Democratic Freedom Party UK Zone, Justice Foundation and the All Parties Kashmir Co-ordination Committee was also held in front of Marlborough House on Pall Mall in London today where members of the Commonwealth gathered to celebrate Commonwealth Day in the presence of Her Excellency Queen Elizabeth II.

On the occasion prominent political figures of the United Kingdom visited the site. Parliamentarian Lord Sheikh and his wife also participated in demonstration and showed concern about the health of Shabbir Ahmad Shah.

Carrying pictures of ailing senior Hurriyat leader Shabbir Ahmad Shah and banners with slogans calling for peace in Kashmir, the demonstrators urged the Commonwealth to play its pivotal role in mitigating the sufferings of Kashmiris. Besides highlighting the human rights situation they urged it to take appropriate measures to ensure safe release of senior Kashmiri leader and President of Democratic Freedom Party Shabbir Ahmad Shah.

Calling for an end to the human rights abuses in Kashmir the UK Kashmiri Diaspora demanded immediate release of political prisoners of Kashmir especially Shabbir Ahmad Shah who is detained illegally in Kathua jail in deteriorating health conditions despite the High Court release orders.

A memorandum was also presented to Queen Elizabeth II, wherein the British Kashmiris asked for empowerment of Kashmiris as the basic party to the dispute in any future dialogue. "The youth of Kashmir are getting more and more frustrated as they do not foresee a result oriented engagement and way forward.", the communiqué said.

Of those who spoke on the occasion included Advocate Ershad Malik, N. A Shawl and others. They said that in any composite dialogue on Kashmir, authentic voice of Kashmir should be integrated. Prospective Parliamentary candidate of Liberal Democrat Party Chaudhary Qurban said that world community should pay attention towards Kashmir dispute now. Renowned British kashmiris will take the issue of Shabbir Shah's deteriorating health with the foreign minister of United Kingdom Mr. David Milliband tomorrow in the House of Lords.