Kashmir is not territorial dispute: Shabbir Shah

Srinagar, May 04 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the chairman of DFP Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is a political dispute and should be resolved politically through meaningful talks. Shah in his telephonic addressing to the Fifth Global Discourse on Kashmir in the European Parliament said that Kashmir was not a territorial dispute between Indian and Pakistan but a matter pertaining to political future of 15 million people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that amicable settlement of the Kashmir dispute was in the interest of India and Pakistan as its resolution was pre-requisite for establishment of permanent peace in the region. DFP chief said that Kashmiri people had rendered unprecedented sacrifices for liberation of Kashmir and their struggle would not be allowed to go waste as they had vowed to take the movement to its logical end despite all odds. He urged India to withdraw its troops from the occupied territory, repeal draconian laws and release all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and activists so that conducive atmosphere could be created for meaningful tripartite talks.