Shah stresses Kashmir settlement through talks
Srinagar, February 23: Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and chairman of DFP Shabir Ahmed Shah has urged India to give up its unrealistic approach and come forward to settle the Kashmir dispute through meaningful and result-oriented dialogue in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people.Shabir Ahmed Shah while addressing a press conference in Srinagar, today, said that India should withdraw its troops from the occupied territory, repeal all draconian laws, release all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and bring the perpetrators of human rights violations to justice so that conducive atmosphere could be created for resolution of the dispute.He said that India had stepped up human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir to prolong its illegal occupation of the Valley and prevent the Kashmiri people from raising their just voice for securing right to self-determination. He said that innocent youth and teenage students were being arrested and were sent to jails under draconian law, Public Safety Act (PSA), which was injustice and against the democratic norms.The senior APHC leader also praised the people and government of Pakistan for their moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmir cause and hoped that the support would continue in the future as well.Shabbir Ahmad Shah called upon the world human rights organisations particularly Amnesty International and Asia Watch to take notice of the Indian state terrorism in occupied Kashmir and put pressure on India to stop rights violations in the territory.He also welcomed the resumption of talks between Pakistan and India and demanded the inclusion of the true leadership of Kashmiris in the dialogue process so that permanent settlement of the dispute could be evolved.
Srinagar, February 23: Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and chairman of DFP Shabir Ahmed Shah has urged India to give up its unrealistic approach and come forward to settle the Kashmir dispute through meaningful and result-oriented dialogue in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people.
Shabir Ahmed Shah while addressing a press conference in Srinagar, today, said that India should withdraw its troops from the occupied territory, repeal all draconian laws, release all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and bring the perpetrators of human rights violations to justice so that conducive atmosphere could be created for resolution of the dispute.
He said that India had stepped up human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir to prolong its illegal occupation of the Valley and prevent the Kashmiri people from raising their just voice for securing right to self-determination. He said that innocent youth and teenage students were being arrested and were sent to jails under draconian law, Public Safety Act (PSA), which was injustice and against the democratic norms.
The senior APHC leader also praised the people and government of Pakistan for their moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmir cause and hoped that the support would continue in the future as well.
Shabbir Ahmad Shah called upon the world human rights organisations particularly Amnesty International and Asia Watch to take notice of the Indian state terrorism in occupied Kashmir and put pressure on India to stop rights violations in the territory.
Victims of Kunan Poshpora incident await justice: Shabir
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| Shah Addressing press conference in Srinagar |
Srinagar, February 24: In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the victims of mass rape in Kunan Poshpora are awaiting justice even after the lapse of 21 years of the incident. Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the tragic and immoral event that took place in Kunan Pospora was a blot on the so-called Indian democracy.
“Twenty years have passed but justice is still being denied to the unfortunate women as not a single arrest has been made in the case,” he added.
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