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.

FROM MAY 11 --2012 TO DECEMBER 11--2012

News This Week 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. Shah was detained by police along with his supporters.  Srinagar December 6 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was detained by the authorities while he was on his way to Pulwama along with his supporters. Shah was to address a gathering in Pulwama but a contingent of police confronted him near New Khanda and detained him along with Islamic Political party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash. DFP has strongly criticized the arrest of their Chairman and said that even after his release most part of his life was spent under house arrest or detention. “The continuous arrest and the detention is a bolt on the face of people who are talking high of democracy. It seems that the authorities have no option than to take political vengeance by using force,” DFP spokesman said.He said that the authorities have not be able to suppress the aspirations of the people of the valley and will not be able to do so in future. If the government had any answer to these questions then instead of using police they would have allowed the leaders in reaching out to the people,. He said. Shah expressed sympathies with the bereaved families. Srinagar December 5 : Democratic Freedom Party chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Wednesday went to the house of Abdul Samad Malik of Makhamma Budgam, father of Reyaz Malik, Senior Sub-Editor at Kashmir Uzma who passed away last Monday. Shah had expressed sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul. Shah also expressed his sympathies with the family members of the Abdul Hameed Lone of Islamic political Party whose father passed away at his home town in Handwara. Abdul Hameed Lone is currently in Pakistan. Lauding the efforts of Lone Shah said that his work and dedication for the freedom struggle is commendable. “He has always been at the forefront in the freedom struggle,” he said. Shah also expressed sympathies with the family of Khursheed Ahmad Bhagwan of kashtiwar. Shah calls for unity among the separatist groups’ Srinagar December 4 : Apart from trying to suppress the freedom struggle in the valley by armed and political methods, government of India has now started using the judiciary to suppress the aspirations of the people of the valley, said democratic freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah. He extended his support for the strike call on December 10 given by Jammu Kashmir Liberation front Chairman Muhammad Yaseen Malik to protest the awarding of the life sentence to Nazir Ahmad Sheikh and Showkat Ahmad khan. It is very unfortunate that the government has now started using the judiciary to punish the people of the valley who were involved in the freedom struggle at any point of time. From 1947 they have used every arsenal at their disposal to break the resolve of the people of the valley,” Shah said. However he said that neither the armed forces or any other tactic adopted by the authorities has been successful to crush the freedom struggle in the valley. He also appealed to all the separatist organizations to come on a joint platform for the common and better cause for the people of the valley. “Until and unless we will frame a joint strategy, the authorities will launch a witch-hunt and award lifers to all the separatist leaders in the valley,” he said adding that the need of the hour is that we should become one to fight for the common good. “Whatever may be the differences whether religious or ideological or political, we will not be able to reach the desired and the logical until we shun the differences and stand united holding the bond with strength. I will always reach to all the leaders for forging unity among ourselves, he said. Awarding of life sentences to Dr Qasim Faktoo, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, Ghulam Qadir Bhat, Muhammad Ayub Dar, Muhammad Shafi Khan, Rajdin Khan, Shabir Ahmad Malik, Muhammad Amin Dar is nothing but politically motivated decisions, he said. Pointing towards the group clashes he said that this is done to divert the attention of the people of the valley away from the freedom struggle. We cannot act as mute spectators , Need to act. Shabir shah Srinagar, December 3: Asking separatist leadership to frame a joint programme to protest against the life imprisonment sentences being awarded to Kashmiri youth, Chairman Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Dr Qasim Faktoo and various other Kashmiri youth have been denied justice by such sentences. According to a statement issued here, he said: “Separatists should frame a joint programme to save the lives of Kashmiri youth and fight for them,” Shah said. " We cannot act as mute spectators and need to act." These youth are political prisoners while as some of them prisoners of war and there is no reason to award them such sentences”, he said. Also JKLF (H) Chairman Javed Ahmad Mir and Chairman of Democratic Liberation Party Hashim Qureshi expressed anguish against the sentence. Mir extended support to the Kashmir Bandh call given by JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. "People should observe complete shutdown to express solidarity with the youth."  Shah welcomed the recognition of Palestine's non-member observer status in UNO Srinagar December 3 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has welcomed the recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer status in the United Nations and said that it now becomes imperative upon the India that they should fulfill the promise made with the people of Jammu and Kashmir." Though the decision has come late but it is very positive development. It could pave the way for Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations. It is a boost for the people of the Palestine as well as the Kashmir as we have been suffering on the same lines at the hands of India,” he said adding that Palestinians can now take their cause forward as per their aspirations." It is good that India has voted in favor of Palestine . but now it is the time for them to fulfill the promises made with the people of the valley. They should not deny it anymore,” he added. He lauded the efforts and sacrifices of the Palestinian people who remained firm and determined for the sacred cause. “The Palestinian resistance and the UN decision should be an eye opener for those oppressors who are muzzling the voices of the innocent people by virtue of force,” he said. He also urged upon the UN to take due cognizance of the situation in Kashmir and said that justice will be done provided that struggle for the truth and against the evil continues.Kashmiri nation have been fighting against the India’s anti-Kashmir polices that are devised only to deter them from the real cause of freedom. “We have been fighting for the cause of freedom like Palestine have been doing from many decades. Like Palestine we will also be able to get our right to self determination,” he said. India has been denying basic birth rights to the people of the valley but we will deter in any way and will continue our freedom struggle till it reaches to its logical conclusion, he said. Shabir shah urges India to fulfill its commitments on Kashmir Srinagar, December 02 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah has urged India to fulfill the promises of its leaders of giving the Kashmiris their right to self-determination. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Kashmiri people had been fighting against the New Delhi’s anti-Kashmir polices that were devised only to deter them from continuing their freedom struggle. He appealed to the UN to take cognizance of the prevailing situation in the occupied territory. Shah also welcomed the recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer state in the UN General Assembly, adding that the move would serve as a morale booster for the Kashmiris. “Though the decision has come late but it is very positive development. It can pave the way for Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations. It is a boost for the people of the Palestine as well as the Kashmir as we have been suffering on the same lines at the hands of India,” he said. It is good that India has voted in favor of Palestine but now it is the time for it to fulfill the promises it has made with the people of Kashmir,” Shah added. Kashmir issue should be resolved as per the aspirations of Kashmiris. Shabir shah Srinagar December 01 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Friday said that Kashmir issue has to be resolved as per the aspirations of the people of the valley. Peace will continue to elude from the subcontinent till the Kashmir issue remains unresolved. Kashmir has been a major confrontation between the two nuclear powered neighbors. They have fought several wars on the issue of Kashmir. By painting a rosy picture facts will not be hidden. It is an issue of the right to self determination for the people of Kashmir that has to be given to them,” Shah said. Shah said these views while addressing a large gathering in main Chowk of watergam of Baramulla district. Javaid Ahmad Mir, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash were accompanying Shah on his visit. The government of India has tried every tactics to suppress the freedom movement of Kashmir people but have failed in every respect. “They put thousands of prisoners in jail but they could not beat their vigor and heartiness for the freedom struggle. They could not break their resolve,” he said while being all praise for the Pakistan’s support for Kashmiris at every level. If the Kashmir issue is not solved according to the aspirations of the people of the valley then the two nuclear powered neighbors can go to war at any extent that could destroy the whole South Asia. Shah also warned against the hanging of Afzal guru and said that it could have serious consequences from the whole valley. “This will be highly unacceptable to the people of valley. We will not bear this, it will have serious consequences. This is nothing more than the political vengeance that has to be stopped. They have crossed all the limits, this is the height of injustice,” Shah said. He also criticized the looting of the natural resources of the valley by the authorities and said that they don’t think even while they are hell bent at looting the natural resources of the paradise on earth. On the pretence of reaching out to the Amarnath pilgrimages they are looting our natural resources and destroying our environment. We were helping the Hindu pilgrims at every level but they have created the Amarnath shrine only to loot the natural resources of our paradise,” he said. Shah appealed Shia-Sunni for holding brotherhood strongly  Srinagar November 30 : Democratic freedom party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has appealed to the Shia-Sunni that they should hold the bond of brotherhood with strong hands under any circumstances and should not fell prey to the conspiracy forces." We have been fighting together the freedom struggle from the last 65 years and we should keep that in mind while facing the forces that are hell bent upon disturbing the unity of our community. He said adding that the religious inscription on a foreign product in a conspiracy against us." We should not let anybody to take advantage of anything and should not let them create a divide between Shia and Sunni community. We are one and we should not  create any divide between ourselves. We as a responsible nation should not let the conspiracy forces to create any kind of barrier between us, he said. There are anti-Islam forces headed by America who want to disturb our unity and take advantage out of that situation. “We have to collectively fight against them in one voice and not against one another. Shia-Sunni unity is the way to fight against these evil forces ,” Shah said. Delhi adopting biased approach towards Kashmiris: Shabir Shah Srinagar, November 29 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that New Delhi is adopting a biased approach towards Kashmiris. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the people of Kashmir were struggling for securing their birthright to self-determination but India was using brute force to sabotage their just struggle. He said that India would never succeed in its ill designs. New Delhi has deployed lakhs of troops in the civilian areas with unlimited powerss under the draconian laws, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA) to suppress and harass the Kashmiri people. Shah said, “India should accept reality and understand the aspirations of the people of Kashmir.” He said that people had rendered unprecedented sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and they would take the ongoing liberation movement to its logical conclusion. Expressing satisfaction over the support of Pakistan to the Kashmiris, Shah said that if the New Delhi really wanted to resolve the Kashmir dispute then it should make a suitable ground first. “Without repealing the draconian laws, stopping the human rights violations, releasing political prisoners and stopping arrests, nothing concrete will come out. India should make a conducive environment in the territory,” he maintained. No one can suppress the aspirations of the freedom loving people: Shabir shah Srinagar November 28 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah said that India has adopted a biased approach against the Kashmiris.They have used two faces one for the Kashmir and one before the International community. On the one hand they are supporting Ang San Sui Kyi but on the other hand they are denying the birth right to the Kashmiri people. This speaks volumes about the dual policies of the Indian government,” Shah said while interacting with district workers at the freedom house. India is supporting Kyi at every step against the military rule in Myanmar but in Kashmir they have deployed lakhs of troops in the civilian areas. When it comes to Kashmir they take a different approach and arrest the freedom loving people of the valley, he said. However he also said that even if the most powerful nation in the world cannot suppress the aspirations of the freedom loving people for long. “India should accept reality and understand the aspirations of the freedom loving people. Even the strong military that has been deployed in the valley cannot take the people for granted for so long,” Shah said." It is the first and the last wish of the people to get themselves freed from the chains of suppression and misery. Nothing short of right to self determination will be acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he added and lauded the sacrifices that people have been offering from the last 65 years. Expressing his satisfaction over the support of Pakistan for both the parts of Kashmir. He said that if India really wants to look for any solution to the Kashmir issue then they should make a suitable ground first. “Without repealing the draconian laws, stopping the human rights violations, releasing political prisoners, and stopping arrests, nothing concrete will come out. India should make a suitable environment first in this regard, Shabir Shah praises Shia-Sunni bonhomie in the valley Srinagar, November 26 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that the unique understanding among the people belonging to Shia and Sunni communities in the territory has frustrated the nefarious designs of the anti-Islam and anti-movement elements. Shah Monday hailed Kashmiris for showing unity and “defeating the elements which are bent upon creating sect-based trouble in Kashmir." Addressing 11th Muharram procession at Magam in  Kashmir’s Budgam district, shah said: “Kashmiri Muslims have once again proved that the only point of unity among different sects of Muslims is Kalimai Tawheed and all Muslims are one despite different sects and schools of thought." Shah congratulated Kashmiri Muslims for defeating “those elements which are always busy in creating trouble among Muslims. Such elements which resort to bloodshed in the name of Maslak and schools of thought should learn a lesson of unity from Kashmiri Muslims,” he said. Shah said the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) teaches us that “we should not surrender before the evil and the anti-Muslim forces and we should keep the torch of resistance burning against the forces who want to enslave Muslims through one or the other way." Shah condemned the restrictions imposed by the state government on the eve of 10th Muharram on the processions. “The so-called state government is using double-standards with Kashmiri Muslims in the name of law and order,” he said. Karbala battle carries lesson of truth, justice and sacrifice : Shah Srinagar, November 25 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that the unique understanding among the people belonging to Shia and Sunni communities in the territory has frustrated the nefarious designs of the anti-Islam and anti-movement elements. Shah addressing a Muharram procession in Budgam said, our adversaries are not happy with the traditional unity and brotherhood of Shia and Sunni community and are always hell bent to create discord among the Muslims to debilitate our freedom movement. He maintained that the unity of thought and action exhibited by both the communities in taking forward the ongoing movement would always be remembered. Shah said that the Kashmiri people had not only been enslaved by an oppressive power but were also being butchered ruthlessly to suppress their genuine voice. Paying glowing tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala, he said.Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) offered the supreme sacrifice of his life and the lives of his family members for the revival of Khalafat and rule of Islamic law.” He said that the Kashmiris who supported pro-India politicians and cast votes in elections were only strengthening the hands of modern-day Yazids.The eternal lesson the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) teach us is that Muslims should never bow before oppressive powers. The battle that began at Karbala continues till this day as the Yazids of today want to impose their will on others and enslave human beings," he said. while maintaining that the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions in the battle of Karbala carries a lesson for Muslims to follow the path of truth, justice and sacrifice,  All this is being done only to quell the freedom struggle: shah Srinagar November 23 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was once again put under house arrest and prevented from going to Sopore. Shah said that Muhammad Afzal Guru is innocent and was not allowed in any subversive activities, the fact which has been also recognized by Indian Advocates. “Afzal Guru is innocent and if he is hanged only because of being a Kashmiri then it will be considered only that all this is being done only to quell the freedom struggle,” Shah said. They think that by hanging an innocent Kashmir will quell the freedom struggle but this is not the case. The authorities have not learnt a lesson when they hanged Maqbool Bhat that erupted the whole Kashmir valley,” he said adding that it would be a clarion call for the whole Kashmiri nation to stand for their freedom struggle," Shah said. If they will try to make us remember again then the consequences will be much more serious and intense, he said." With the martyrdom of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat, freedom struggle in the valley was infused with a new vigor and heartiness and bought at the international level. Lakhs of people voluntary joined the freedom struggle braving the bullets without thinking caring for their lives,” he said. But now the issue has now been internationalized and hanging of Afzal Guru will have serious repercussions and will turn the tide that India will not be able to stop, he said. He also asked the India to learn lessons from the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi who has said that from every drop of blood from a freedom struggle 999 new freedom fighters will arise. If an innocent Kashmiri will be hanged then the whole Kashmir youth be left with no option but to come out for demanding their rights. Karbala serves as a lesson for Muslim world: Shabir Shah Srinagar November 22 : Democratic Freedom party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Wednesday said that the sacrifices offered by the Imam Hussain (RA) in the battle of Karbala will remain as an example for the whole Muslim world. He has also appealed all the leaders of the freedom movement in the valley that they should get united for the common cause of freedom. The movement which has been backed by the sacrifices of the five lakh people will never be suppressed by the Indian authorities. All the separatist leadership should get united so that the sacrifices should not get waste in any manner,” he said. Karbala Martyrs have set an example for us to get united and fight for the common cause on a single platform. He also appealed to the Sunni community that they upheld the cause of brotherhood and maintain communal harmony and do not let the conspiracy forces to disturb peace, he said. He also condemned the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people and said that Israel has launched a bloodshed in the Gaza valley. Expressing solidarity with the Palestinians he said the Kashmiri nation has always stood against the Israeli aggression and will continue to do so in future. He also said that they will held protest demonstration after Friday prayers Shah paid tribute to journalist's on their anniversary Srinagar November 21 : Democratic freedom Party chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has paid glowing tributes to  the valley’s top journalists Sonaullah Bhat and Sofi Ghulam Muhammad Bhat on their anniversary. Shah has said that the two top editors of Aftab and Srinagar Times were among the top in the valley’ history of journalism who never compromised their principles of the fourth estate. Bhat and Sofi were an institution in itself and were upholding the principles of journalism under any circumstances. They were giving voice to the voiceless people of the valley,” Shah said. He said that despite the difficulties and the conflict prevailing in the valley the two had braved every difficulty and performed their duties. The whole Kashmiri nation is highly indebted to them for their services that they have rendered in the service to the Kashmir cause, Shah said. Kashmir needs political solution: Shabir Shah Srinagar, November 20 : Senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that peace will continue to elude South Asia as long as the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved. The DFP spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that Shabir Ahmad Shah during a meeting with Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Delhi, Salman Bashir, said that Kashmir was a political problem, which needed a political solution. “Kashmiri people are the main stakeholders in deciding the future of Kashmir and solution to this issue lies in the resolutions passed by the United Nations,” the statement quoting Shah said. People of Kashmir have been fighting for securing their right to self-determination for the last over 65 years and they will carry on their struggle till complete success, ” Shah maintained. He said that the people and the government of Pakistan had been supporting the Kashmir cause at every level and hoped that this support would continue till just settlement of the Kashmir dispute. Shah told the Pakistani High Commissioner that India had never been sincere in resolving the Kashmir issue. He said that if the Indian authorities were sincere in finding a lasting solution to Kashmir then they should make a suitable environment in this regard,” the statement added. All the black laws prevailing in occupied Kashmir should be withdrawn, political prisoners be released and human rights violations be stopped immediately," Shah said. The spokesperson said that during the meeting Salman Bashir told Shah that the people of Kashmir had every right to decide their future according to their wishes. Shah meets PaK High commissioner  Srinagar November 19 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah held a four hour long meeting with the Salman Bashir, Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Delhi during which thread-bare discussions were held regarding the various aspects of the Kashmir issue. In the meeting Salman Bashir said that Pakistan wants stability I the South Asian region but the long pending issue of Kashmir has become a major cause of impediment. “Peace will elude the South Asia till the Kashmir issue remains unresolved. People of Kashmir have every right to decide their future according to their wishes and aspirations,” Bashir said in meeting with the party Chairman. Stating that the Kashmir issue is the prerogative for the India-Pakistan friendship, Shah said that Kashmir is a political problem and needs a political solution. Kashmiri people are the main stakeholders in deciding the future of Kashmir and solution to this issue lies in the resolutions passed by the Security Council by the United Nations, Shah said. He further said that the people of Kashmir have been fighting from the last 65 years for their right to self-determination and will continue to fight till the last end. Expressing his gratitude to the support extended by the people of Pakistan shah said that the people and the government in Pakistan have always been helping the Kashmir cause at every level. “The government whether ruling or opposition and the people of Pakistan have always been at fore front for extending their diplomatic and political support,” Shah said hoping that Pakistan will continue their support till the last movement. Shah reminded the Pak high Commissioner that India had never been sincere in solving the Kashmir issue. He asked the Indian authorities that if they are sincere in finding a lasting solution to the Kashmir then they should make a suitable environment in this regard. “All the black laws prevailing in the valley should be withdrawn, political prisoners should be released and stop the human rights violations should be stopped immediately. Till all this not done finding a solution will go nowhere,” he said. police intercepted Shah and his accomplices, while they were on their way to Pulwama. Srinagar November 17 : A high drama was unfolded yesterday in Arihal  Sangam area when a large contingent of police and task forces intercepted the Democratic Freedom Party Chairman and his accomplices  asked them to get down  from their vehicle. The DFP Chairman along with others were to address people in Pulwama district. When the leaders resisted the move of the police forces the authorities threatened them of dire consequences. “The task forces laid a siege to the vehicle in which the leaders were traveling and pointed their guns at them and warned to fire on us at point blank range if we did not follow the orders,” DFP spokes man said. Chairman Muslim Conference Shabir Ahmad Dar, Liberation Front Chairman Javaid Ahmad Mir, Islamic political Party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, and Wasim Ahmad lone were accompanying Shah while they were on their way to Pulwama. As the confrontation was going on between the party leaders and the police the commuters from other vehicles got down and raised pro-freedom slogans which continued for about half an hour. This threw the traffic out of gear for a while as the people from the area come out on the streets raising slogans. Police took the party leaders and lodged them in nearby police station while the party workers and the local populace tried to resist but could not face the large police forces. Condemning the move of the authorities, DFP spokes man said that the authorities have failed in facing the leaders at the political level and are indulging in the political terrorism. “This is complete political terrorism as the authorities are not allowing the party chairman to carry out the political activities,” spokes man added. Shabir Shah reiterates to continue liberation struggle Srinagar November 16 :Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue their struggle for securing right to Kashmiris liberation. Shah visited yesterday village Arwani to express solidarity with the relatives of the martyred youth. Talking to mourners, he said that Kashmiris had rendered unprecedented and countless sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and their struggle would definitely bring fruit. He said that India was massacring Kashmiris in the occupied territory but it would not succeed in its nefarious designs as the people of Kashmir had pledged that the liberation movement would be taken to its logical conclusion at all costs. Shah also visited village Chenegam in Kulgam district and expressed sympathy with the family of Shabir Ahmad Mir, who was martyred in the gunfight two day before. Speaking on the occasion shah said that if the Kashmir issue is resolved then the deadly fight between the militants and the police forces will stop and thus the innocent lives like of Shabir Ahmad Mir will not be lost. “From 1947 five lakh people of the valley have sacrificed their lives for the freedom struggle but the Indian authorities have never paid any heed to it and are always usurping their rights,’ he said. It is because of these sacrifices that the Kashmir issue has been internationalized and the world community is putting pressure on the government of India to solve the Kashmir issue, he said adding that it is the responsibility of the separatist leadership to take care of those sacrifices and to reach to its logical conclusion. The trio Javed Ahmad Mir, Shabir Ahmad Dar and Muhammad Yusuf Naqash accompanying the DFP chairman. Hurriyet leaders also expressed sympathy with the family of the deceased militant. they said" The continued killings will not stop till the Kashmir issue is not resolved. We will continue our struggle till the Kashmir issue is resolves according to the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people. DFP workers also went to the house of Feroz Ahmad Dar of Balahama whose brother Muhammad Akbar Dar died and expressed their heartfelt condolences with the family members. At the end the DFP went to the SKIMS where DR Qasim Fakhtoo is under treatment and praised his indomitable courage and strength despite the difficulties confronting him. No peace in South Asia without Kashmir resolution: Shabir shah Srinagar, November 15 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC)  and the Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party Shabir ahmed shah has said that the permanent peace in South Asia is not possible without resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiri’s aspirations. Shah addressing his party activists in Srinagar stressed that the United Nations should play a constructive role in facilitating meaningful dialogue between Pakistan, India and the genuine leadership of Kashmiris for final settlement of the dispute. He said: “People of Kashmir are principal stakeholders in the Kashmir dispute and any settlement of the dispute should satisfy the aspirations of the Kashmiri people,” he said and added that peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute is in the interests of durable peace and stability in South Asia. Stressed upon India and Pakistan to start meaningful and result-oriented dialogue process to settle the long-pending dispute. He said Kashmiri people had been suffering for last 63 years and were badly affected. He appealed to the United Nations to impress upon India to revoke the draconian laws like Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), withdraw its troops and release all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and activists languishing in different jails and interrogation centers of India and the occupied territory Shabir Shah once again put under house arrest  Srinagar November 14 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was on Wednesday once again put under house arrest band prevented to go to Kulgam. As per the programme the party chairman was to go to Arwani, Chanegam village of Kulgam district where the forces had martyred a militant a day before. The police forces did not allow Shabir Ahmad Shah to venture out of the freedom house. It has not been even a single day when Shah is not put under house arrest,” DFP said.Shabir Ahmad Mir was martyred in the gun fight in Kulgam area. Condemning the house arrest of the party chairman DFP said that it has become a routine for the police to house arrest our leader and stop him performing his daily activities. “Police is every now and then targeting our chairman to perform his activities and are not allowing him to meet the people. DFP strongly condemns the house arrest of the party chairman,” DFP said. Shah congratulated the non-Muslim community  on the eve of Diwali  Srinagar November 12 : Democratic freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad shah had congratulated the non-Muslim community (Hindu's) on the eve of Diwali and said that these kinds of festivals pave for mutual understanding and brotherhood. Everybody should congratulate one another on the festivals irrespective of any religious or political affiliation. History is witness to the fact that all the people of Jammu and Kashmir participate in one other’s religious festivals irrespective of any religious or political affiliation. Such occasions cement the bonds of brotherhood and communal harmony,” he said. In his message shah has appealed that we should optimally utilize these occasions for creating a harmonious society, for which the people of Jammu and Kashmir have already set an example. Hoping that the Diwali will come as a relief to the people who have been confronted to difficulties and facing various political problems. “This Diwali will bring some kind of relief to the people of the valley who have been struggling for the last six decades. The various religious Sufi’s and Saints that Allah has bestowed the valley with have set an example of mutual understanding among themselves. We hope that this Diwali will bring an end to the darkness of the valley that has engulfed the valley from many years and the season of Diwali will bring along with it a new dawn for the betterment of the whole society,” he said. India urged to take steps for Kashmir settlement : shabir shah Srinagar, November 11 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has urged India to give up unrealistic approach and resolve the Kashmir dispute by giving the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination for ensuring permanent peace in South Asia. Shah addressing his party activists in Bijbehara and Islamabad towns said that the Kashmiris’ sacrifices, which had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level, would not be allowed to go waste. He deplored that New Delhi was imposing curbs on Hurriyet leaders to keep them away from the masses. Shah also appealed to the international community to fulfill its obligations with regard to the settlement of the lingering dispute. He maintained that the people of Kashmir were waging a peaceful struggle to secure their inalienable right to self-determination promised to them by the international community. He appealed to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to take immediate steps for resolving the dispute over Kashmir in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions. He said that the occupation authorities once again slapped draconian law, Public Safety Act, on Hurriyet leaders, he strongly condemned the action. He said that sacrifices of the people of Kashmir, which have center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level, will not be allowed to go waste. He said that durable peace in the South Asian region was only possible when the lingering Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people. He urged India to give up its unrealistic stance and take steps towards settling the Kashmir dispute, which was the main hurdle in cordial relations between Pakistan and India. He deplored that curbs were being imposed on Hurriyet leaders to stop them from meeting the masses. He said that the Hurriyet leadership and the Kashmiri people could not be prevented from carrying on the liberation movement through such tactics as they were determined to take the movement to its logical end at all costs. Shah also  appealed to the world community to play role in resolving the long-pending Kashmir dispute according to the will of Kashmiri people in line with the UN resolutions. Not allow  Sacrifices to go waste in any manner:shabir shah Srinagar November 9 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that it is the joint responsibility of the separatist leadership in the valley not to allow the sacrifices to go waste in any manner. “Kashmiri’s have offered numerous sacrifices for their right to self-determination and separatist leadership should give everything to that sacrifices so that the people should get what they deserve, the right to self-determination,” he said. Meanwhile shah was on Friday put under house arrest and was not allow to move towards Islamabad where he was to address people after the Friday prayers. He further said that there is no alternative to the freedom for the valley as they have offered sacrifices only for the sacred cause of freedom. “Like in other place of the world where the United Nations have took an active part in addressing the freedom loving people of the valley. It is the responsibility of the united Nations, that they should took part in the solution of the Kashmir issue according to the aspirations of the people of the valley,” he said. Our struggle is not for any particular community on any basis but it is the question is the 1 crore and 30 lakh people who have offered sacrifices for that only cause. Hurriyat should reach to the grass roots level and need what problems people are facing. “Unless the Hurriyat leaders will reach people at the grass roots level how come they know the problems of the people,” he said. Islamabad conference demands end to use of force in IHK Islamabad, November 06 : Speakers through a resolution passed unanimously at a roundtable held in Islamabad, today, asked India to stop use of brute force against the Kashmiris and give the people of Kashmir their birthright to decide their future by themselves. The AJK President, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, addressing on the occasion as a chief guest, said that the contribution of Jammu martyrs would always serve as a beacon of light for the pro-freedom people of the territory. APHC AJK chapter leaders, politicians, intellectuals, journalists and civil society members from both sides of the Line of Control attended the conference, which was organized by the APHC-AJK chapter and presided over by its convener, Mahmood Ahmed Saghar.The speakers demanded pull out of Indian troops from occupied Kashmir to pave the way for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute They also urged the international community to play its role for ensuring immediate release of all illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists and repeal of all draconian laws including the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the occupied territory. Syed Yousuf Naseem, Mir Tahir Masood, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Altaf Hussain Wani, Abdul Majeed Malik, Nisar Mirza, Abdul Hameed Lone, Muhammad Rafiq Dar, Muzaffar Hussain Shah, Khadim Hussain, Tufail Altaf Butt, Dawood Khan Yousuf and Abdullah Gilani were among the speakers. Sacrifices of Jammu Muslims unforgettable: Shah Srinagar, November 04: Senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir cannot forget the sacrifices rendered by the Muslims of Jammu region in the ongoing liberation struggle. Shah was addressing a meeting of his party activists in Srinagar, said that during the past 65 years the Kashmiris had rendered unparalleled sacrifices for securing their right to self-determination. He paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of Jammu on the eve of their martyrdom anniversary. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were killed in the first week of November in 1947 by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian army and Hindu extremists in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan. We cannot forget that day when our Muslim brothers were snatched from us and killed indiscriminately,” he said, Adding that the Muslims of the Jammu region had always been at the forefront in the freedom struggle. Reiterating that all the three regions of occupied Kashmir have given countless sacrifices for the liberation movement, the APHC leader said that the question of division of the territory was not acceptable. “We are against the division of the territory. The Muslims of the Jammu have offered huge sacrifices for the freedom struggle, so they cannot be separated from the Valley by any means,” he maintained. Shah said that the sacrifices of Kashmiris would not be allowed to go waste. He said that resolution of the Kashmir dispute was possible by giving the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination. He also praised the government and people of Pakistan for extending continued moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmir cause. Kashmiri nation can never forget the sacrifices offered by the Muslims of  Jammu region. shah Srinagar November 3 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah said that the Kashmiri nation can never forget the sacrifices offered by the Muslims of the Jammu region. Shah said that on November 6 lakhs of Muslims of Jammu were killed without any reasons. “We cannot forget that day when our Muslim brothers were snatched from us and killed indiscriminately,” he said adding that the Muslims of the Jammu region have always been at the forefront in the freedom struggle. Shah held these views while interacting with his party workers. He also addressed the party workers in Seer, Islamabad. Reiterating his stand that all the three regions of the valley have offered countless sacrifices for the freedom struggle, Shah said that the question of division in any part is never a possible solution. “We are against the division of the state. The Muslims of the Jammu have offered huge sacrifices for the freedom struggle. so they cannot be separated from the valley by any means. We will not in any manner left the pro-freedom groups of the Jammu alone in the freedom struggle. They had never deterred in offering sacrifices for the freedom movement,’ he said. Shah in the current year had tried to visit various places like Rajouri, Doda, Kishtawar but the government had always arrested him and never allowed him to met the people. Shah further said that very soon he will visit Jammu and meet the pro-freedom groups and hold deliberations with them on the Kashmir issue and the ways and needs to address it. He said that the sacrifices offered by the people for their nation had never gone waste and so not will be the Kashmir's. “History is testimony to the fact that the revolutions in France and Russia or even the Indian struggle bear the fruits for their respective nations. It has been proved every time that in between a fight between the oppressor and the oppressed, at the end it is the oppressed who comes out victorious from the battle field,’ he said. shah said the solution to the Kashmir lies only in giving the people the right to self-determination. The lakhs of sacrifices offered by the people had no substitute other the freedom. By offering the people something other than freedom is just putting salt on our wounds. Nothing short of freedom will be acceptable to the people who have been offering sacrifices from the last six decades for freedom . He said that the Kashmiri nation is much alive and much interested I the freedom and they will not rest till they get their aim, the freedom for the valley. He also praised the both the opposition and the ruling parties of Pakistan for their extended moral, diplomatic and political support for a final settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people. Shah also thanked the writers and the intellectuals of both the nuclear powered neighbors who have asked the government of India to fulfill all the promises made with the Kashmiri people from time to time. Shah  on its way to Safapora was stopped by police  Srinagar November 2 : DFP delegation led by its Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah that was on its way to Safapora was stopped by police in the midway. Liberation Front Chairman Javaid Ahmad Mir, Islamic Political Party Chairman Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Wasim Lone and other party workers were accompanying Shah while they were arrested by the police and lodged in Sadder police station. Shah was scheduled to address the people in the main Chowk of Safapora after the Friday congregational prayers and make them aware about the problems confronting the people." It is not the first time that the DFP chairman was arrested and prevented from meting the people. During the last two years Shah has been put under house arrest for eight months,” the party spokes man said adding that these are the human  rights violation. The party spokes man has strongly condemned the arrest of their leader and said that the political rights of the party workers are being trampled upon. This is highly unjustified, he said Shah expresses deep anguish and concern over the violence against minority Muslim community in Zanskar Srinagar October 31: Democratic freedom Party chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has expressed his deep anguish and concern over the violence against minority Muslim community in Zanskar and the desecration of the HolyQuran by some miscreants." It is very unfortunate that the minority community is being harassed and intimidated and the authorities have adopted a deep and criminal silence,” Shah said. It is the responsibility of the government to protect the minority community from any difficulty. The communal forces who are trying to create tension and confusion among the people should be dealt with and it is the responsibility of the authorities, he said. It is very unfortunate that the communal forces are hell bent upon breaking the brotherhood of the communities that have withstood the testing of times. The Muslims and other communities should not fell prey to the communal force who are desperate to create a sectarian conflict in the valley. I appeal to the Muslims and the Buddhists that they should ensure the protection of the minority community in zanskar, Shah said. He further said that the protest of the people of the Chenab valley is highly commendable who come out in protest against the desecration of the holy Quran. “Any conscious Muslim will not tolerate the desecration of the Holy Quran. The state authorities have given a free hand to the communal forces and they are hell bent upon the desecration of the Muslims and their faith,’ he said. Shah also criticized the slapping of another PSA on Masrat Alam Bhat, and said that the authorities are arresting the separatist groups without any reason. “But the authorities should bear in mind that by these arrests and intimidation the freedom struggle will not be suppressed, he added. India can’t weaken liberation movement: Shabir Srinagar, October 30 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that India cannot weaken the ongoing Kashmir liberation movement through use of brute force. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar expressed serious concern over the plight of illegally-detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and activists languishing in different jails of India and the occupied territory and demanded their immediate release. He also denounced the occupation authorities for slapping draconian law, Public Safety Act (PSA) on Hurriyet leader, Masarrat Aalam Butt. He added that the court had time and again quashed Masarrat Aalam Butt, but the puppet administration was not releasing him and prolonging his illegal detention through different tactics. Shah said that some elements were spreading sectarianism in the territory to suppress Kashmir liberation movement but they would never succeed in their nefarious designs. He said that the people of Kashmir would continue their struggle till complete success. Shabir Shah urges Salahuddin to unite separatists: Srinagar, Oct 29: Underscoring the need for unity among separatists, Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Chairman, Shabir Ahmad Shah on Monday appealed the United Jihad Council Chairman Syed Salahuddin to intervene and play a role in the unification of separatists. Talking to KNS, Shah said the UJC Chief can play a vital role in sorting out of differences between separatist leaders. “I appeal UJC Chairman Syed Salahuddin to intervene for the unification of the Hurriyat leadership. We are fighting for the same cause and unification of the separatist leadership across the board is in the interest of the cause”, Shah said. He said the Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani should have consulted other resistance leaders before threatening the government with launching an agitation after Eid-ul-Azha against the proposed construction of macadamized road to the Amarnath cave. He said the agitation threat by Geelani was not issued after consultation with other leaders of the separatist camp or the Hurriyat Conference. “Geelani Sahib has neither contacted us nor consulted us. In my opinion, he should have contacted Mirwaiz Sahib, Malik Sahib and other Hurriyat leaders as we are all fighting for the same cause”, said Shah. On the proposed macadamization of the Amarnath route, he said that media has reported the news in detail and that more investigations were going on from Hurriyat side into the reports.Shah said Kashmiris have proved best hosts to the Yatris and would continue to do so. “We’re ready to carry them (Yatris) on our shoulders to the cave,” Shah added. He said that the control of the Amarnath Shrine Board should be given to Kashmiri Pandits. “I think there is hardly any Kashmiri member in the Shrine Board”. On the apology tendered by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to the families of martyrs for not being able to do enough for them, he said that it was the responsibility of resistance leadership to reach them. “I appreciate the statement of Mirwaiz Sahib, he has shown sincerity towards the nation”, said Shah. He was quick to add that for reaching out to them, Hurriyat has to be institutionalized. “Hurriyat has not been institutionalized yet. I have always been advocating the institutionalization of the Hurriyat”, he said. “There should be division of work in the Hurriyat. One of the divisions should be given the responsibility to reach out to the families of the martyrs”, he said. “We’ve the large number of orphans and widows and we must take the responsibility towards them”, Shah added. Describing the sacrifices of people of Kashmir and the martyrs as the mile stone in highlighting the Kashmir issue, he said “It is the sacrifices of the people and the martyrs that the Mirwaiz Saab is representing people of Kashmir in OIC and other conferences”. “Resistance leadership must formulate a roadmap for enlistment of these orphans and widows”, added Shah. Talking about the current situation of the Kashmir, he said that fake encounters, slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on minors and others, silence over the unidentified graves and house arrests of the resistance leaders are the stories of the present. “Our youth are being booked under fake cases and they are being suspected outside the State. It’ll continue until the Kashmir issue is resolved”, he added. He said Kashmiri jail inmates are being harassed and the objective of quotient of the PSA by courts is defeated through slapping PSA on the same person again and again. He said that the Kashmir issue is universally accepted dispute and President of America Barrack Obama during his visit to India admitted it. He said that the India has to respect the sentiments of the people of Kashmir. “Some of our fellow Kashmiris deceived the nation in 1975 by signing an accord. It (India) got independence in 1947 but has forced its imperialism on us”, he added. India cannot suppress Kashmiris peaceful struggle :Shabir shah Srinagar, October 28 : Senior APHC leader, Shabir Ahmad Shah in a media interview warned India that it can no longer suppress the voices and will of the people of Kashmir through the use of brute force and military might policies. He maintained that the Kashmiris wanted a solution of the Kashmir that would reflect their wishes and aspirations. He said that the time had come to make a new beginning and formulate a way to resolve the dispute in a friendly and amicable manner. He emphasized that the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir were relevant today as they were six decades ago. He demanded the resolution of Kashmir dispute in accordance with the resolutions of the World Body. Shah, visited the house of a Hurriyet activist, Muhammad Yousuf Ganai alias Palay Khan who was killed in a road accident near Nagrota in Srinagar-Jammu highway. They expressed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family. The Convener of APHC AJK Chapter, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar in a statement strongly denounced restrictions on APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hurriyet leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Zaffar Akbar Butt and Javed Ahmad Mir on Eid ul Azuha in occupied Kashmir. Eid observed in IHK with pledge to continue freedom struggle Srinagar October 27: people observed Eid-ul-Azha, on Saturday, the 27th October, with traditional zeal and religious fervor, reaffirming their resolve to continue liberation struggle till it reaches its logical conclusion's Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was on Friday arrested by the police forces while he was on his way to south Kashmir’s Islamabad district. Shah was intercepted by a large contingent of police near Pam pore. He was to offer the Friday congregational prayers in his home town in Islamabad. During the last two years the party chairman was only allowed 11 times to offer the Friday prayers. With the today’s house arrest the detention or house arrest of the Chairman has reached to eight months during the last two years. The party also said that by arresting the separatist leadership including Shabir Ahmad Shah .The freedom struggle will not loose its momentum but it will be carries on with more enthusiasm and vigor. “The arrests of the separatist leadership will have a negative bearing on the situation in the valley. Disallowing the separatist leadership from offering the prayers is direct interference into the religious matters of the Muslims. This is highly condemnable,” the Party said that they should be allowed to offer the Eidul Azha prayers that come only once in a year. Democratic Party spokes man while criticizing the arrest of their Chairman said that this is highly unjust and a blot on the “so called democracy. By arresting our leader the authorities are trying to suppress the freedom movement. They want to desist the people from pursuing the cause of freedom . But these detentions and house arrests hardly matter for a freedom lover. History is witness to the fact that whenever and wherever the authorities tried to suppress the freedom struggle, every tactic failed. Infect the freedom is infused with much vigor and heartiness,” he said. Intimidations, house arrests, detentions and harassment have never stopped the freedom movement and will never stop in the future. Kashmir has offered 5 lakh sacrifices for the freedom movement and the sacrifices will bear fruit one day, he said. India should bear in mind that by selecting then puppet governments in the valley, they will find no solution to the Kashmir issue. “Right to self-determination is the birth right of every Kashmiri and the Kashmiri nation will not stop till they attain the right to self-determination,” Eid ul Azha reminds us about the sacrifices : Shah Srinagar October 25 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has congratulated the Muslim community on the eve of Eidul Azha and has said that the holy days, Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha are the two important days in the life of a Muslim. He said that the true spirit of Eid is in bowing ones head before the almighty Allah. He said that the sacrifice on the Eid reminds the nation of the sacrifices that its people have offered for the freedom of a nation from the slavery. “Eid ul Azha reminds us about the sacrifices that the Kashmiri’s have offered for the freedom struggle,” Shah said. I want to make the people of the valley remember the sacrifices of the people who have laid down their lives for the Kashmir Nation. People should not forget the sacrifices at any cost." People should help the needy and the deserving people on the eve of Eid and share their joys and happiness. The greatness and goodness of a nation comes only offering sacrifices and the real lovers of a nation do not hesitate in offering any kind of sacrifice, he said. “We have to make sure that the Kashmir issue is resolved according to the wishes and aspirations of the martyrs,” Shah said. Kashmiris to observe Oct 27 as black day,  Shah Srinagar, October 24 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and democratic freedom party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir will observe October 27 as Black Day to convey to India that they reject its illegal occupation on Jammu and Kashmir. It was on 27th October in 1947 when Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir in total disregard to the partition plan of the Subcontinent and against the aspirations of the Kashmiris,he said. He deplored that India had not vacated Jammu and Kashmir despite the passing of more than a dozen resolutions by the United Nations Security Council and the promises to the Kashmiris that they would be given an opportunity to decide their fate by themselves. Shah said that New Delhi was using repressive tactics to subjugate the Kashmir sand had enacted draconian laws in the territory that caused terrible miseries and sufferings to the people. He said that India held sham elections in the occupied territory time to time to hoodwink the world community that there was democracy in the occupied territory. He said now the world has realized that the people of Kashmir were not happy with India and wanted liberation from their bondage. Shah said that hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris had rendered their lives for the Kashmir cause and their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. Shah visits Shalapora, pays tributes to martyrs Srinagar October 23 : Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Tuesday visited Shalapora in Sopore town where he expressed sympathies with the family of the slain youth including the Hurriyat leader Muzamil Amin. The martyrdom will continue till the Kashmir issue is resolved according to the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people. Kashmir has become a cause of war between the two nuclear powered neighbors and the confrontation will continue till the issue is resolved. The unresolved issue will remain a cause of confrontation between the two," Shah said while addressing a condolence meeting, adding that the freedom struggle will continue till it reaches its logical end. He said, “Kashmir issue is a political issue and it needs a political solution. The aspirations and wishes of the Kashmir nation will not be suppressed by the use of force. Hurriyat leadership needs to work collectively. He said that Indian authorities from 1947 have been trying to suppress the freedom struggle by the use of force but the sacred cause of freedom for which lakhs of people have offered their uncompromised sacrifices will not be slowed down or suppressed by the use of the tactics like beating or arresting people. Shah placed under house arrest  Srinagar October 22 : Senior leader of APHC and chairman of JKDFP Shabir Ahmad Shah was again placed under house arrest and was not allowed to move outside his house. As per the programmes was scheduled to go Bijbehara for praying the martyrs of 22 October 1993,where 53 civilians were killed by the troops. The innocent people were protesting against the desecration of the holy shrine. We are not being allowed to even pray for the martyrs who laid down their lives for the sacred cause," Shah said. He said that the struggle against the Indian forces will continue till each and every trooper leaves the valley. Separatist leadership should ensure that the sacrifices reach to the logical conclusion. Pak High Commissioner invites Shah to visit  Pakistan Srinagar October 20 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has accepted the formal invitation from the Pakistan High Commissioner to visit to Pakistan. Pakistan High Commissioner in Delhi Babar Amin in a telephonic conversation with the party chairman invited him to visit to Pakistan. However shah conveyed to him that the Indian authorities have never allowed him to visit to Pakistan. He has appealed to Babar Amin to pursue his case with the authorities at the official level and allow him to visit Pakistan via Uri. He said that if the Indian authorities are sincere in finding a solution to the Kashmir then they should allow the separatist leadership to visit Pakistan. “The separatist leadership can play an important role in finding a solution to the Kashmir issue,”  frivolous reasons. He said. “Pakistan’s and Azad Kashmir’s leadership and the people will go a long way in finding a solution to the Kashmir issue." He further said that he had earlier wished to visit to Pakistan but he has always been denied the permission and stopped from visiting Pakistan. Spokes man of Democratic Party has said that the Indian authorities should not stop Mr. shah for any Scotland, Ireland, East Timor, Sudan, given their rights, but why Kashmir denied ,Shabir shah Srinagar October 19 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Friday said that the people of the valley have never accepted the illegal occupation of India in the valley. “People have never accepted the illegal occupation of the Indian forces, they have fought against it at each and every level. People have offered huge sacrifices fighting against the illegal occupation of the Indian forces,” Shah said. Inspire of all this if any body still calls Kashmir as an integral part of India, he is living in fools paradise and talking nonsense.” Shah was addressing a large gathering in the main Chowk in Tral ,Paying tributes who have offered sacrifices for the sake of freedom he said that people from all walks of life including students, laborers, doctors, teachers have contributed to the freedom struggle at their individual level, he said. He said that history cannot be changed by conducting election in the valley and forming puppet government’s who are carrying the orders of the Government of India. He further said that the separatist leaders are being harassed and intimidated to deter then from pursuing the cause of freedom struggle. Mushtaqul Islam, Dr Fakhtoo, Masrat Alam Bhat are languishing in jails without any justifications. Shah welcoming the decision of the Uk of giving the people of Scotland their right to decide their future through a referendum he said that people of the valley have the same right to decide their future. He said that the world community should intervene in the 65 year old pending Kashmir dispute that has become a threat to the security in the South Asia. “East Timor, South Sudan, Ireland have been given the choice to decide their future but only Kashmir was left and ignored. India should learn a lesson from the decision and give the people of the valley a chance to decide their future,” Shah said. Shah calling it a people’s decision said that the World community should support the people’s decision. “It was a people’s decision and the whole World should recognize it. The people here in the valley want to hold a referendum in the valley and should be given a chance to vote for the referendum. World community should also support the people’s decision and understand the aspirations and emotions of the people of the valley,” Shah said. He said that all the freedom loving people have to work collectively for the freedom only then will the illegal occupation of India will diminish and the freedom will knock on our doors. Nayeem Ahmad khan, Shabir dar, Javaid Ahmad Mir, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash also addressed the gathering on the occasion. Shabir Shah pays homage to Bijbehara martyrs. Srinagar, October 18 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs will not be allowed to go waste. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar paid glowing tributes to the martyrs who fell to the bullets of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Bijbehara on October 22, 1993. He deplored that no action had been taken, so far, against the killers of the innocent people despite passing of 19 years. He said that the ongoing movement would be taken to its logical conclusion and appealed to the international community to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah said that more than 51 people were martyred, hundreds of others got injured by the BSF troopers in Bijbehara on October 22, 1993,when the people of the area held a peaceful demonstration against the siege of Hazratbal shrine by Indian Army. DFP spokesman in a statement said that Shah along with other Hurriyet leaders would visit the Mazar-e-Shuhada in Bijbehara on October 22 and would reiterate the Kashmiris’ resolve to take the liberation movement to its logical conclusion besides offering fateha for the departed souls of martyrs. The Indian forces have turned the valley into a graveyard. Shabir shah Srinagar October 17 : Senior leader of APHC and DFP Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah said that the Indian forces have turned the valley the ‘paradise on earth’ into a graveyard. Everywhere we have to see the graves, in forests, in residential areas, graveyards are full who have fallen to the bullets of the Indian forces,” Shah said this while paying glowing tributes to the dozens of the martyrs of Bijbehara area in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district. On October 1993 dozens of people were killed indiscriminately by the armed forces while they were protesting against desecration of the holy shrine by the armed forces. Kashmir is a tale of the sufferings of the people who have suffered during the last 65 years of their freedom struggle. Kashmir is a tale of the killings of the innocent people, innocent being lodged in jails, and other brutal tactics done to the hapless and helpless people of the valley. The people of Bijbehara were protesting against the destruction of the shrine by the armed forces. They were protesting against the injustices being meted out to them,” he said. Kashmir is a place where the unarmed and innocent people are being killed indiscriminately with no fault of theirs. The Indian forces have played blood bath in the valley and there is not a single place where these forces have not done killed the innocent people. Shah also asked the Hurriyat conference to address the sufferings of the people who have been victims of the brutality of the armed forces. “The Hurriyat leaders should take care of the people who have been victims of the forces terrorism. It is the responsibility of the Hurriyat leadership that they should ensure that the victims do not suffer,” he said. He also said that the he along with his followers will reach go to the Bijbehara on 22 October on Friday where they will offer congregational prayers and pray for the martyrs Shah expressed his deep sympathies with the bereaved family of late prof. Altaf Hussain Srinagar October 15 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah Thursday visited the house of Prof Altaf Hussian Taak who left for heavenly abode a few days back where he expressed his deep sympathies with the bereaved family. Altaf Hussian Talk was teaching English at the University of Kashmir. While talking about life and death with the people there he said life and death is in the hands of the Allah. “Allah gives us life in order to prepare for hereafter. We are sent here for a cause and we must not deviate from the cause that Allah has entrusted on us. We are here so that we may be able to secure a better place for ourselves on the day of Resurrection,” he said. Shah also went to the house of the slain Hurriyat leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Ibrahim. Shah said that our time in this world is fixed by Allah and he decides when we have to leave for the heavenly abode. He also said that the Hurriyat leaders who have laid down their lives for the sacred cause of freedom will be rewarded on the judgment day. Shah also went to Kangan Ganderbal where he discussed the present day happenings in the valley. Mirwaiz, Shabir shah discuss measures to strengthen APHC Srinagar, October 14 : All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq discussed various measures for strengthening of the Hurriyet Conference with senior APHC leader and the President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah in Srinagar. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq visited the residence of Shabir Ahmad Shah at Sanatnagar in Srinagar and apprised him of his recent foreign tour during which he also took part in the OIC conference in New York. The two leaders also discussed the modalities of proposed Pakistan tour of the Hurriyet Conference members on the invitation of Pakistan government. Shah pays glowing tributes to 15th October 1993 martyrs, at Dargah Hazratbal. Srinagar October 13 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah paid glowing tributes to the freedom fighter who laid down their lives while fighting the Indian forces on 15th October 1993 at Dargah Hazratbal.He said “We cannot forget the people who laid down their lives for the freedom movement. They are the real heroes and we are highly indebted to them.Shabir Siddique was martyred inside the Hazratbal shrine while fighting the Indian forces. They laid down their lives for the freedom movement while fighting the Indian forces. The whole nation is indebted to them and the freedom movement will be carried on to its logical conclusion, Shah said. Shah also paid tributes to all the freedom fighters who laid down their lives from 1947 while fighting the Indian illegal occupation and said that their sacrifices will not be allowed to go waste Shabir shah placed under house arrest  Srinagar, October 12 : The authorities placed senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest to prevent him from leading protest demonstrations. The DFP spokesman, in a statement issued in Srinagar condemned in the strongest terms the house arrest of Shah. He said that Shah was not being allowed to offer Juma prayers for past several weeks. He also described the arrest of Hurriyet leaders including Shah as frustration of the occupation authorities. This is direct interference into the religious affairs of the Muslims. This is highly irresponsible and unacceptable to the Muslims that they are not allowed to perform their religious duties,” Shah said. During the last two years of his detention and house arrest Shah was only allowed to offer Friday prayers ten times. The authorities can not face their opponents and are thus using these tactics that are direct interference into the religious affairs , They are trying their best to prevent us from meeting the people and do everything to put curbs on our every movement,” he added. He said that the authorities said they will not allowing Shah to offer Friday prayers and meet people because wherever he goes the people, raise slogans against the illegal occupation of the Indian forces. “They are curbing this movement because the people raise pro-freedom slogans wherever he goes to propagate the freedom movement.” Shah has been put under house arrest for eight months during the last two years after his release India arming Panches, Sarpanch under a conspiracy: Shabir Shah Srinagar, October 10 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that occupation authorities are arming Panchs and Sarpanchs under a well-hatched conspiracy to convert the ongoing struggle for right to self-determination into a civil war. he said. “Sapranchs and the punches are being made scapegoats under a deep rooted conspiracy. The so called Panchayat members should take every care in order to avoid becoming scapegoats,” he added. He said that from the last six decades India has been persecuting the valley ties. “The people of the valley are being tortured, harassed, intimated but this does not mean that we have accepted the illegal occupation of the Indian forces, He said while addressing his party workers from different districts at central office of his party. Shah, while addressing a party meeting at his residence in Srinagar reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the martyrs’ mission till it reaches its logical conclusion. He said that the people of Kashmir were offering remarkable sacrifices for their inalienable right to self-determination, which would not be allowed to go waste in any case. Shah appealed to the people to forge unity among their rank and file to thwart the Indian designs. Our mission will not get changed by any circumstances,Shabir shah Srinagar October 9 : Senior leader of APHC and president of jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah Tuesday said that it has become imperative that the freedom struggle should be infused with much vigor and heartiness and there should be no compromise on that front. Those who feel that they are tired or they are hungry for power should choose their own path and should not become an impediment in the sacred freedom movement. Nobody will be allowed to make any compromise on the sacrifices that the people have been offering from the last decades. Our mission will not get changed by any circumstances,” Shah said this while holding an interaction with the party workers at the party headquarters. He said that freedom does not come as a gift from anybody but it needs struggle and commitment on which no compromise should be made. While referring to the Indian struggle he said that they were able to free themselves from the slavery of the British rule after 100 years. He said that we were slaves of the dogra rule till 1947 and after that India occupied the land illegally. It is unfortunate that India is portraying the illegal occupation of the valley as a democracy in order to befool the whole world, and for their evil designs they have been utilizing the services of the Kashmiris people,” he said. “Sapranchs and the punches are being made scapegoats under a deep rooted conspiracy. The so called Panchayat members should take every care in order to avoid becoming scapegoats,” he added. He said that from the last six decades India has been persecuting the valley ties. “The people of the valley are being tortured, harassed, intimated but this does not mean that we have accepted the illegal occupation of the Indian forces,” he said while addressing his party workers from different districts. He said that the sacrifices would bear fruit and will not let them go waste in any way. “No force will deter the Kashmir's from pursuing the cause of freedom. Neither the intelligence agencies or the brutality of the armed forces will make the freedom struggle weak in any manner,” he added. He said that the freedom leaders are indebted to the Kashmir university teachers and students who have helped the sacred cause in one way or the other. “It is very unfortunate that the Kashmir University has been turned in to a political hub where the authorities are propagating anti-movement propaganda. We salute the emotions and the courage of the students who stood up against the political activities that are against the sacred cause. This should be an eye opener for the authorities that the youth have become conscious and of their rights,” he said. He also criticized the statement of P Chidambaram wherein he had stated that the situation has improved in the valley. “P C is indulging in jugglery of words. Sometimes he says that that Kashmir needs a unique solution and at other times he says that the situation has improved a lot and the youth are protesting for employment and other problems and not Azadi. This is far from the reality,” he said. If P Chidambaram is so confident that the people in the valley do not want Azadi, then it is a golden chance for India to hold a plebiscite here and everything will be clear to one and all,” shah said. We want that all the people in the valley irrespective of their ideologies should come under one umbrella and work for the common good. That is our aim and ideology. Kashmiris determined to continue liberation struggle . Shabir shah Srinagar, October 07 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and chairman of jammu Kashmir democratic freedom party Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that the Kashmiri people are determined to continue their liberation struggle and the day is not far away when they will get rid of Indian bondage. Shah addressing a meeting of his party activists in Srinagar, today, said that the forceful protests by the students of Kashmir University during the recent visit of Indian Congress party’s General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi, reflected the aspirations of Kashmiris that they didn’t want to live under Indian rule any more. The way students protested showed their affiliation with the liberation struggle.” He said that the students had conveyed a message to New Delhi that Kashmiris would not compromise on their inalienable birthright to self-determination. The JKDFP chief urged New Delhi to take steps for resolving the Kashmir dispute permanently so that durable peace could be ensured in South Asia. Shah strongly denounced the booking of two minor boys under black law, Public Safety Act. He said that before making Kashmir dispute more complex, it was better for India to withdraw its troops from the occupied territory, release all political prisoners, repeal draconian laws and allow Hurriyet leadership to carry on their political activities. He said that settlement of the lingering dispute would guarantee peace in the entire South Asia. He expressed concern over reports that Indian government was pushing the puppet authorities for widening of Amarnath cave road, saying that it would badly affect Kashmir’s environment, ecology and bio-diversity. He said that the Indian government was politicizing the Amarnath yatra and destroying Kashmir environment. Shah arrested, not allowed to offer Friday congregational prayers Srinagar ,October 05 : Senior APHC leader and the chairman of democratic freedom party Shabir Ahmad Shah along with his other accomplices were on Friday arrested by a large party of the police forces when they were on their way to Thadew Harwan.A large contingent of police forces intercepted the Naeem khan, JavidMir, Wasim Lone under the leadership of Shabir Ahmad Shah who were on their way to harwan where they were to address the people. Later they were taken to the police station and lodged there. However Yusuf Naqash and shabir dar managed to escape after giving fleece to the police forces. They addressed a large gathering of people in the Harwan area. They said that the freedom movement cannot be suppressed by the use of force. If the government thinks that by arresting the leaders the government will kill the freedom struggle then they are living in fool’s paradise." They also criticized the slapping of PSA on two minors of Nowhatta area, Harris Rashid and Sajad Ahmad Geelani. “It is the worst kinds of human rights violations that PSA is being slapped on the minors of the valley. By using these tactics the authorities are trying to suppress the freedom struggle,” said the leaders while addressing the people in Harwan.They also said that the sacrifices of the people will not be let go waste at any cost. “The sacrifices of the people of the valley will bear fruit one day and that is not far away when the dawn of freedom will reach the valley,’ said the leaders. They highly criticized the arrest of the Freedom party Chairman and said that the police is not allowing Shah to offer the Friday prayers. They termed the arrest of their Shah as interference in their religious affairs as he is not allowed to offer Friday congregational prayers. Shah welcomed  Zardari's. statement ,Kashmir is a disputed territory. Srinagar September 04 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah has welcomed President Asif Ali Zardari's statement wherein he has said that Kashmir is a disputed territory. “By calling the Kashmir as a disputed territory Asif has vindicated the stand of the separatist leadership in the valley. Kashmir is a disputed territory that needs a political solution,” he said. Shah also criticized the India’s External Affairs Minister S M Krishna’s statement, and said that by making these statements history cannot be changed. if India calls it as their integral part why the two nuclear powers have been fighting from the last many decades. If Kashmir is their integral part why they have been holding with their counterpart. These kinds of statements are uncalled and unwarranted,” he added. Why the Kashmiri’s have been given promises from time to time? Why the United Nations passed 18 resolution for resolving the Kashmir issue,” Shah questioned. The representatives of India and Pakistan had a verbal spat in United Nations General Assembly over the decades-old Kashmir dispute. SM Krishna’s statement had called the remarks made by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's on Kashmir as “unwarranted”. However the Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative Raza Bashir Tarar defended the Pakistani leader’s statement at UN. Shah said that by holding elections under the garb of power India tries to befool the whole world. In Kashmir there are seven lakh troops which is a clear cut evidence that the India is holding the valley by the use of force, he said. Shah also said that the Kashmir is a political problem and the peace will elude the South Asia till the Kashmir issue remains unresolved. Kashmir has never been part of India, nor will become its part: shabir shah Srinagar, October 03 : Senior APHC leader and the chairman of jammu and Kashmir democratic freedom party Shabir Ahmed Shah has strongly denounced the recent statement of Indian External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna in the United Nations that Kashmir is an integral part of India. Shah addressing party activists in Baramulla termed as unrealistic and ridiculous, the reaction of Foreign Minister S M Krishna to the Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s speech in the United Nations. Terming Jammu Kashmir as inalienable part of India is tantamount to saying the day as night and it is not even remotely true,” said Shah , adding that the territory divided on the either side of ceasefire line “is an internationally acknowledged dispute and it is yet to be resolved." Those who claim that people of Kashmir have decided to live with India by participating in the elections are telling a white lie which has no takers in the world, He added. Shah accused New Delhi of pursuing the “policy of stubbornness and deceit. This policy belies its all claims of democracy." The resolution of this dispute is still pending,” he added. “In presence of 7.5 lakh army and over one lakh paramilitary forces and police, elections held in Kashmir lack credibility,” he said. that Krishna’s assertion was totally unrealistic. He said that even Indian leaders had promised that Kashmiris would be given an opportunity to decide their future by themselves. He deplored that India was using different tactics to prolong its illegal hold on Jammu and Kashmir. Rejecting the claim saying that such assertion was part of false and deceptive Indian propaganda. Kashmir has never been part of India, nor will become its part, he said. Shabir Shah condoles death of Afzal Guru’s mother Srinagar, October 02 : Senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah visited the residence of innocent jailed Kashmiri Muhammad Afzal Guru at Doabgah in Sopore and condoled the death of his mother. A statement issued from the party office in Srinagar said that Shah expressed concern about the way the Indian was handling the Afzal Guru case. “Afzal is an innocent person, who has been serving the death sentence unjustly for the last many years,” he said. While paying tributes to other Kashmiri political prisoners, he said, “They are not alone in their struggle but the whole Valley is with them.” He further added, “We will not let the sacrifices offered by the people go waste in any way." Shah said that the people of Kashmir had been waging a political struggle and were determined to continue it until they secured their right to self-determination. Liberation struggle to continue till logical end : Shabir Shah Srinagar, September 30 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the Kashmiris are struggling for securing their inalienable right to self-determination and they will continue their struggle till complete success. Shah interacting with the Kashmiri Pandits at the Shopian Colony said that it was a deep-rooted conspiracy when the Pandits were forced to leave the Kashmir Valley to gain political points. He said that instead of settling them in separate colonies the Pandits should have been settled along with the Muslims at the places they used to live earlier. As the Indians had fought against the British occupational forces, Kashmiris are fighting on the same basis against Indian forces,” he said. Shah pointed out that the Indian leaders had promised that the Kashmiris would be given an opportunity to decide their future by themselves but after the passage of over six decades the commitment was yet to be honored. The Hindus have the same rights here as we possess. After the dawn of freedom in the Valley Hindus will be granted the same rights as the Muslims will be enjoying here,” Shah maintained. JKDFP WELCOME ARRIVAL OF PUNDITS BACK TO VALLEY. Srinagar,september 29 : Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad shah Saturday said that they are very happy with the arrival of the pundits back to the valley. He said that instead of settling them in separate colonies that should have been settled along with the Muslims at the same places. It is very bad that they have been kept away from the Muslims. It does not feel good and does not sent a very good message,” Shah said these views while interacting with the pundits who had stayed put at the Shopian colony. We do not want that anybody should try to make differences between us. We were one, we are one and will always remain one,” he said. He said that it was a deep rooted conspiracy when the pundits were forced to leave the valley to gain political points. It pains to see the condition of the pandits who had settled in the separate colonies. They should be settled in the Muslim locations,” he added. It also pained me to see when the fear psychosis had gripped the pundits in the Budgam colony.I went to them and assured them there is nothing to worry about and said to them that these are not based on facts. He said that the Hindus have the same rights here as we possess. He said that as the Indian’s were fighting against the Britian’s occupational forces, Kashmir's are fighting on the same basis against Indian forces. He said that the Indian authorities has promised that the Kashmir's will be given the chance for deciding their future but we were deceived. He said that the Kashmir's are fighting for their freedom and will continue to do till they achieve their birth right. After the dawn of freedom in the valley Hindus will be granted the same rights as the Muslims will enjoying here,” Shah said. Later on Shah went to Islamabad district where he expressed sympathy with the senior separatist leader whose mother passed away few days before. Kashmir was never part of India.shabir shah Srinagar ,September 28 : Rebutting Indian foreign Secretary Ran Jan Mathai’s remarks on Kashmir, Democratic Freedom party chairman said that Kashmiri’s have never accepted India as their nation and will never do so in their lifetime. Kashmir was never part of India. By shying away from the reality India is trying to portray a false picture before the whole world but they will not succeed in their evil designs. Kashmir has become a cause of concern before the whole world from the last 63 years,” Shah said. It is true that the UN has failed in resolving the Kashmir issue but this does not mean that the Kashmir issue is resolved. “India is issuing these unfortunate decisions out of frustration. They are giving solace to themselves by issuing these false statements,” Shah said. He also criticized the Chief Minister of the State and said that he trying to be more loyal than the king. “He has been toeing the government line from his early days. He is concerned only about his position and thus issues statements that are in favor of the Indian government,” Shah said. Meanwhile Shabir Shah was stopped from marching towards the Sopore town where he was to address a gathering after Friday prayers. When the party chairman along with Javaid Mir, Mohd Yousuf Naqash, Shabir Dar and Wasim Lone tried to move towards a large contingent of police forces confronted them and stopped them and were asked to move back. Shah along with others tried to break the cordon but the large police forces stopped them and bundled them in police vehicles. A minor scuffle also went on between the pro-freedom leaders and the police. Later on the pro-freedom leaders were lodged in sadder police station.” He said that it was not the first time when the party chairman was stopped from meeting the people but many times before Shabir Shah was not allowed to meet the people. Shah expressed concern over the detention of the worsening condition of the jail inmates in various jails . Srinagar, September 27 : Democratic Freedom party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah expressed concern over the detention of the worsening condition of the jail inmates in various jails of valley and said that they being denied the medical facilities there. Mushtaqul Islam, Dr Qasim Fakhtoo and Masrat Alam are being tortured and denied basic facilities. “We strongly condemn the inhuman treatment being meted out to the jail inmates. This is a gross human rights violation. There are huge number of people languishing in the jails from many decades who are denied even the basic facilities,” Shah said. He said that the whole Kashmiri nation is with the people who have been suffering from tortures by the jail authorities. He said that the authorities are using these tactics to deter the freedom loving people from pursuing the cause of freedom. “But these things will not deter the freedom lovers from pursuing the cause of freedom and one day the valley will be liberated from the occupation of the illegal forces,” he said. Meanwhile the Freedom party has strongly condemned the continued house arrest of their leader and said that the detention of shah has reached to seven months and 23 days during the last two years. Shah said that these house arrests are the tactics by the authorities to suppress the freedom movement which is impossible. “If the authorities are thinking that they can suppress the freedom movement by house arresting the freedom lovers then they are mistaken. We have offered huge fro this sacred cause and will continue to do so till the mission reaches to its logical conclusion,” he said. Kashmir resolution through tripartite talks stressed :shabir shah Srinagar,  September 25 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and president of jammu and Kashmir democratic freedom party Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is neither a bilateral issue between Pakistan and India nor will the Kashmiris accept any bilateral solution to the dispute. Addressing party workers at different places during his visit to Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Islamabad districts of the occupied territory, Shah maintained that there were three parties to the dispute and, therefore, called for its resolution through tripartite talks involving Pakistan, India and the Kashmiris – the fundamental party. Shah reminded India that Kashmir was neither its part nor would it be. He demanded immediate release of all illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists. Kashmiris won't let the sacrifices go waste: Shah Srinagar, September 24 : Freedom party's two days organizational meeting in Noor abad was held on 22nd and 23rd instant under the president ship of party Chief Shabir Ahmad Shah. Shah stressed up on the party workers to join common people at grass root level to take the on going struggle to its logical conclusion Shah said that they will not let the sacrifices go waste that the people have been offering from the last 63 years. “We will do everything possible thing to ensure that the sacrifices will not go waste in any way. The people have reposed faith in us and have offered huge sacrifices and we will ensure that the freedom struggle reaches to its logical conclusion. Shah expressed these views while interacting with the party workers at Noor Abad. “It has become our duty and the responsibility to ensure that the freedom struggle will see the light of the day in the valley,” he added. He further said that it is imperative to bring unity between the different parties to work collectively for the Kashmir movement. “I have been working hard to ensure that the different parties working for the Kashmir movement will work with hand in hand. I had gone to jail for this but I will not stop and will continue to work so that the different groups will come and work on a single platform,” he said. He urged upon the leaders that they should hold the freedom struggle higher than their parties and should make their parties as a means to reach the goal of freedom. He said that the Kashmir issue has become the second most important issue after the Palestine issue that has become a cause of concern for the world community. Kashmiri’s have been offering sacrifices against the illegal occupation of the Indian forces. Stating that the sacrifices are the most important for a nation to attain freedom he said that the people have to be ready at all the times for this. “History is witness that every nation has offered sacrifices for the freedom and the people have to be ready for the sacrifices at ant time. India wants to kill the 63 years of freedom struggle by the use of force but we have to remain cautious and united to thwart every such evil design aimed at weakening the freedom struggle,” he said. He said that these evil designs will not deter them in any way. “The resistance movement of the three successive years 2008,2009,2010 should be an eye opener for the occupational forces that no such things will deter us to remain away from achieving our freedom struggle. During the summer uprising the people were facing the bullets without any hesitation. They were coming on the streets without any fear. This shows their aspirations and the commitment,” he said. He said that the Kashmir is not any border dispute between the two nuclear powered neighbors but is the question of the lakhs of Kashmiri’s and their sacrifices. “Kashmir issue should be resolved as per the resolutions of the United Nations or the talks between the Freedom loving leaders along with India and Pakistan,” Shah said. He also urged upon the party workers to reach to the people and understand and address their problems. “Some political elements who are against the freedom movement are trying to defame the freedom struggle. They are using various tactics for their evil designs. They are using the use of media to attain their evil designs,” he said. Shah also condemned the police action on the Dukhtaran-e-Millat and other protestors who were arrested while they were expressing their anger over the release of an anti-Islam film. “The police arrests are highly condemnable. Police has launched a manhunt to arrest the people who were out on the streets protesting against the film Police is playing with the religious sentiments of the Muslims as they are not allowing to protest an anti-Islam film,” he said. Kashmir resolution vital for peace in South Asia: Shabir shah Srinagar, September 23 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that resolution of the Kashmir dispute is imperative for establishing permanent peace in South Asia. Shah addressing his party activists at Aharbhal in Shopian said that Kashmir was an internationally recognized political dispute and the people of Kashmir would continue their peaceful. He said that Kashmiris had not rendered unprecedented sacrifices for perks and privileges but for resolution of the long-pending dispute, adding that their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. He said, the APHC is a representative forum of the Kashmiri people and it will not accept any solution, which is against their wishes. Shah said that Kashmiris were not against cordial relations between Pakistan and India but added that the friendship between the two countries was not possible without settling the lingering dispute on durable basis. He said that India claimed to be the biggest democracy but it had deprived the people of Kashmir of their democratic rights. Other speakers on the occasion condemned in strong terms the arrest of Kashmiri youth after protests against the blasphemous film in the US, demanding their immediate release. Shabir shah stresses political resolution of Kashmir dispute Srinagar, September 18 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that Kashmir is a political problem that needs to be resolved politically. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the friendship between Pakistan and India depended upon settlement of the Kashmir dispute. He said that the peace would continue to elude South Asia till the lingering dispute remained unresolved. “If the two nuclear powers want that the peace prevails in the area then they should take bold steps for resolution of the dispute,” he said. Shah pointed out that New Delhi wanted to suppress the aspirations of Kashmiri people by force. “The Kashmiris will continue their freedom struggle till they are released from the Indian occupation,” he added. Shah paid glowing tributes to all those innocent Kashmiris who were martyred by Indian troops and police personnel during 2008-2010 mass uprising. He deplored that the Indian police personnel involved in the killing of three youth, Noor-ul-Amin Dagga, Bilal Ahmad Najar and Maroof Ahmad, in Islamabad town on 18th September 2010 were still roaming free. The authorities have given the killer a free hand. The police have not registered an FIR against them, despite orders of the High Court. This speaks volumes about the brutality and lawlessness prevailing in the territory,” he stated. Shah also paid homage to prominent liberation leader, Aijaz Ahmad Dar, on his martyrdom anniversary. He reiterated that the Kashmiri people would not allow the sacrifices of their martyrs go waste Shabir Shah support shutdown call Srinagar, Sep 17 : Senior all party Hurriyet leader has supported the strike call for Tuesday given by various religious and other organizations against the anti-Islamic video clip released by the United States and the shutdown call given by the ‘Heirs of Martyrs’ in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district. In a statement here Shabir Ahmad Shah, said i support the strike call on September 18 to remember the martyrs of Islamabad and against the blasphemy act." He paid glowing tributes to Maroof Ahmad Nath, 17, of Northport Khanabal Islamabad, Noor-ul-Amin Dagga, 30, of Naibasti and Bilal Ahmad Najar, 34, of Khanabal who were martyred by forces on September 18, 2010.He appealed people to observe complete shutdown to remember the martyrs and take a pledge to take their mission to its logical end. The killers of 2010 have not been brought to book instead they have been rewarded which is enough proof to understand the criminal mentality of mainstream politicians,” He said. Referring to the latest blasphemy act he said it has wounded the hearts of the Muslims. “People should observe complete shutdown.” He supported the strike call given by Ahle-sunat-Waljamat in this regard. Massive protests broke out in south Kashmir’s Shopian town on Sunday against the anti-Islamic video clip released in the United States. Hundreds of people gathered in Shopian town this morning and staged a massive demonstration. Protesters were shouting anti-US slogans and they set ablaze the American flag. “The act is condemnable and all the Muslims across the Valley should raise their voice against it. Muslims are targeted everywhere and it is an international conspiracy against the Muslims” protesters said. India urged to give up intransigence on Kashmir :shabir shah Srinagar, September 16 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabir Ahmed Shah, urged India to give up intransigence and take practical measures for resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Addressing a meeting of his party activists in Srinagar . He maintained that the unparalleled sacrifices offered by the Kashmiri people would not be allowed to go waste and the ongoing liberation movement would be taken to its logical conclusion at all odds. He condemned in strong terms the recent sacrilegious film in the US. A complete shutdown was observed in Kupwara district against the screening of a blasphemous film at a school in Lolab by the Indian army. Despite heavy deployment of Indian troops and police, people took to the streets in Dooniwari, Cheerkote, Potushai, Lolab, Trehgam, Kralpora, Handwara and other areas and staged demonstrations against the incident. Indian troops, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one Kashmiri youth during a continued siege and search operation in Uri area of Baramulla district. Shah strongly denounced the arrest of innocent youth by Indian police after the forceful demonstrations across the Kashmir Valley against blasphemous film in the US. He demanded immediate release of the illegally detained youth. Kashmir resolution vital to regional peace: Shabir Shah Srinagar, September 12 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is not a territorial dispute between Pakistan and India but an issue of right to self-determination of over 150 million people of Kashmir. Shah addressing his party workers in Islamabad town ruled out durable friendship between the two nuclear-armed countries unless the Kashmir dispute was addressed according to the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah maintained that the two countries had fought several wars over the dispute. He reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue their struggle till achievement of their birthright. He said that the people of Kashmir had rendered unprecedented sacrifices for the cause of Kashmir and their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. He urged India to give up its unrealistic stance towards Kashmir and resolved it through negations in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people. He said that amicable solution of Kashmir dispute could bring permanent peace in the region. India occupying Kashmir by force: Shabir Shah Srinagar, September 08 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that every child of Kashmir is aware of the fact that the Indian forces had illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 by resorting to force. Shah addressing a public gathering at Soibugh in Budgam said that the people of Kashmir had been fighting the war with the Indian forces for the last 65 years and had not given up yet in any way. He said that the Kashmiris had offered huge sacrifices and had been subjected to torture but they were still continuing their freedom struggle. The people of Kashmir are still falling prey to the bullets of the Indian forces. The innocent children like Faizan Bashir are detained under draconian laws that are against the basic human rights. Jammu and Kashmir has become a lawless territory and all the powers are vested with the armed forces,” he deplored Shah maintained that the tensions between Pakistan and India would continue till the Kashmir dispute remained unresolved. He called for the inclusion of Kashmiris in the dialogue process between the two countries to pave way for settlement of the lingering dispute. “Kashmir is a political issue and serious steps should be taken to resolve it and the Kashmiri people should be given their right to decide their future by themselves,” he added. Shah also condemned the arrest of liberation leaders including Muhammad Yasin Malik, Nayeem Ahmed Khan and Javed Ahmed Mir, during a procession at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Kashmir dispute main cause of tension in region: Shabir Shah Srinagar, September 05 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute is main cause of tension between Pakistan and India. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that durable friendship between the two neighboring nuclear countries was impossible without settling the core issue of Kashmir. He maintained that the inclusion of Kashmiri people in the dialogue process was imperative for permanent settlement of the dispute. Shah also welcomed the recent statement of the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar on Kashmir that it could be resolved through the UN resolutions. India urged to accept realities about Kashmir dispute, Shabir shah Srinagar, September 02 :Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has said that India must accept the reality that it will not succeed to continue its illegal hold on Kashmir for long and the Kashmiris will get rid of its bondage soon. Addressing a meeting of his party activists in Srinagar, today, Shah said, Kashmir is a political dispute and it should be resolved politically. He maintained that the permanent peace in South Asia and cordial relations between Pakistan and India could not be established without resolving the lingering dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah said that the Hurriyet Conference was the custodian of Kashmiri martyrs and it would not allow their sacrifices to go waste. Shah urged the Kashmiris to beware of the cultural aggression unleashed by India to change the mindset of new Kashmiri generation and take it away from the ongoing liberation movement. Shabir stresses political resolution of Kashmir dispute Srinagar, September 01 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir is a political dispute and should be resolved politically. Shah addressing his party office bearers and activists in Srinagar, today, said that the people of Kashmir were fighting for securing their inalienable right to self-determination and would continue their struggle till complete success. He said that durable friendship between Pakistan and India was also imperative for permanent peace in the South Asian region but it was impossible without resolution of the Kashmir dispute. He said that hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris had rendered their lives, thousands had been disappeared and many were behind the bars for challenging illegal hold of their homeland by India. Shah demanded of the UN to settle the Kashmir dispute in the same way as it had done in resolving the issues of Kosovo, East Timor and Sudan. He maintained that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs would not go waste and would definitely bring positive results very soon. Kashmir settlement vital for peace in South Asia: Shabir Shah Srinagar, August 25 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the peaceful political settlement of the Kashmir dispute is essential for ensuring durable peace in South Asia. Shah addressing a public gathering at Manigam in Ganderbal said that the uncertainty would continue to prevail in the region until rulers of India and Pakistan took the pro-freedom leadership into confidence to hammer out a resolution to the dispute through talks. “There will be no improvement in relations between India and Pakistan till the Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people.” Shah expressing serious concern over the plight of illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists demanded their immediate release. Detention and house arrest of APHC leaders condemned Jammu, August 22 : The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic freedom party a constituent of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), has condemned the house arrest of top leadership of APHC, preventing them from offering Eid prayers.Jkdfp spokesman in a statement said that authorities in occupied Kashmir are not only violating political and democratic rights of the people, but their religious rights are also being infringed upon. He said India was scared of the popularity of the Kashmiri leadership that’s why they were not allowed to hold public meetings and move freely. He said India will never succeed in crushing the freedom struggle in Kashmir by using the tactics of oppression and suppression against the innocent Kashmiris. “India is usurping the rights of freedom loving people of Jammu and Kashmir, but nobody can deprive them of their inalienable right to self-determination,” he said. He also urged upon the world community especially the Muslim world to intervene and help Kashmiris achieve their birth right of self-determination. He condemned the repressive policy of authorities in occupied Kashmir for detaining and house arresting Hurriyet leaders. He said, “We are awaiting the release of detained leaders and others on Eid-ul-Fitr. Alas! The tyrannical and atrocious rulers failed in providing respite and reprieve to these jailbirds.” Shah greets Pakistanis on their Independence Day Srinagar, August 12 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah , have felicitated the people and the government of Pakistan on the eve of their Independence Day, being celebrated on Tuesday. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that in 1947, the people of Indian subcontinent were given the right to decide their future and as a result two new counties Pakistan and India came into being. He deplored that at the same time Kashmiris, under a conspiracy, were enslaved by New Delhi against their will and they were still struggling to get rid of illegal Indian occupation. He said that while India had been committing gross human rights violations in the occupied territory and victimizing the Kashmiris, Pakistan had continuously been extending its political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmir cause. Shah said that the people of subcontinent had achieved Pakistan after matchless sacrifices. He said that Pakistan was the center of all hopes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir as it had been effectively highlighting the Kashmir dispute at the international level. Shah thanked Pakistan for its continued support to the Kashmiris’ just struggle for right to self-determination and hoped that this support would continue till the Kashmiri people achieved their cherished goal. He also prayed for the security, stability and progress of Pakistan. Shah strongly condemned the illegal detention of JKLF-R Chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar, and other Hurriyet activists and demanded their immediate release. Hurriyet delegation condemns Gandarbal incident Srinagar, August 09 : A delegation of Hurriyet leaders, led by the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah visited Sindhbal in Gandarbal where a college student was martyred and several others were injured during an attack by the activists of National Conference on the worshippers in a mosque. Shah addressing a gathering on the occasion deplored that India was carrying out killings in the occupied territory through its puppet organizations. Shah said that political differences were being colored as religious disharmony and described it a dangerous game by the authorities. He said that the international community should take cognizance of the fact that the people of occupied Kashmir were facing the worst type of state terrorism. The other delegates including Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash and Javed Ahmad Mir speaking on the occasion said that India should leave Jammu and Kashmir and allow the people to exercise their right to decide their future. They said that religious seminaries are fortresses of Islam from where people get religious education and spread it in every nook and corner of the world. They appealed the people to forge unity and foil such attempts in future. Hurriyet revival need of the hour: Shah Srinagar, Aug 04: The Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah on Friday said the Hurriyet Conference was committed to take the mission of martyrs to its logical end. Shah, who is currently under house arrest, said there was dire need for reviving the Hurriyet Conference along with modern lines to meet the demands of ongoing movement and bridge the existing gap between leadership and people. We want to take the Hurriyet manifesto and programmed to the door steps of people in the state to make its representative character stronger so that the purpose for which it had come into existence is realized in letter and spirit,” Shah said in a statement. Whenever the movement gains momentum, the police and other forces use more brute forces to suppress it,” he said, adding that “New Delhi knows it that British also did the samebut finally they had to quit. So will the India from Kashmir.” Referring to the changing political scenario at international level, Shah said that the resolution of Kashmir issue was hidden in the friendship of India and Pakistan. However, he said no solution could be reached in this regard until New Delhi accepted Kashmiri leadership as stakeholders like Pakistan. Liberation struggle to continue till logical end: Shah Srinagar, August 03 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the APHC is committed to take the mission of Kashmiri martyrs to its logical end. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said, whenever the Kashmir movement gains momentum, the Indian troops and police personnel use more brute force to suppress it. New Delhi knows it that British also did the same but finally they had to quit. So will the India from Kashmir,” he maintained. Shah while referring to the changing political scenario at international level, said that the resolution of Kashmir dispute was hidden in the friendship of India and Pakistan. However, he added, no solution could be reached in this regard until New Delhi accepted Kashmiri leadership as stakeholders like Pakistan. No peace in region without Kashmir settlement: Shabir Shah Srinagar, July 27 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC),and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that Kashmir dispute is the main cause of tension between Pakistan and India and without its amicable settlement complete peace in the region is impossible. Shah, who is under house arrest, in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the purpose of the ongoing liberation movement was to secure the inalienable right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir. He expressed satisfaction over the statement of Pakistan foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar in which she had said that Pakistan wanted to resolve the core issue of Kashmir with India besides Sir Creek and Siachen issues. He also stressed the inclusion of Kashmiris in the dialogue process between Pakistan and India, adding that Kashmiris were the basic party of the dispute. Shah said that the people of Kashmir had been rendering every kind of sacrifice for the cause of Kashmir for last several decades and their struggle would not be allowed to go waste. He said that Indian state terrorism and use of brute force could not suppress Kashmiris’ right to self-determination movement and it would be taken to its logical end at all costs. Denouncing the desecration of shrines and other worship places in the territory, he said that such incidents were an eye-opener for the people of Kashmir. He added that the objective of such happening was to divert the attention of Kashmiris from liberation movement and to divide them on the basis of communalism and sectarianism. Kashmiris’ sacrifices not to go waste: Shabir Shah Srinagar, July 24 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has said that the Kashmiri people will take the mission of their martyrs to its logical end against all odds. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar paid glowing tributes to Ashfaq Majeed Wani and all Kashmiri martyrs. He said that the sacrifices of the martyrs would not be allowed to go waste Shah 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. 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. and the ongoing liberation movement would continue till complete success. Kashmir dispute main cause of Pak-India tension: Shabir Shah Srinagar, July 21 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has said that the Kashmir dispute is the basic cause of tension between Pakistan and India and without settling it, resolution of other issues between the two countries is not possible. Shah addressing in Srinagar a meeting of his party office bearers from Islamabad, Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama, said that the Kashmiris were ready with open mind to become part of any dialogue process, which was aimed at resolving the Kashmir dispute by giving them their inalienable right to self-determination. He said that the APHC was the representative and custodian of the Kashmiri martyrs and it would continue their mission till its complete success. Shah expressed serious concern over the reign of terror unleashed by Indian troops and police personnel in Tral to victimize the people for participating in pro-freedom demonstrations. He appealed to the world humanitarian organizations to take cognizance of gross human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian forces in the occupied territory. Shah said that settlement of the Kashmir dispute by involving the Kashmiris in Pak-India dialogue process could make the entire South Asian a cradle of peace. He said that the shrines and sacred places were being targeted in the territory under a well-planned conspiracy to weaken the ongoing liberation movement. Kashmiris aspire for accession to Pakistan: APHC-AJK Islamabad, July 20 : The All Parties Hurriyet Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC- AJK) chapter, has described 19th July as a historic day as on this day in 1947 the people of Jammu and Kashmir had decided that the state be acceded to Pakistan. The APHC-AJK in a meeting in Islamabad with its Convener, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar, in the chair, said that since the passage of Accession to Pakistan resolution in 1947, the Kashmiris had been rendering sacrifices for achieving this cherished goal. The participants of the meeting said that Kashmiris were battling for the safety and defense of Pakistan, adding that Kashmir movement was in fact the struggle for completion of Pakistan. They said that the formation of Pakistan was incomplete without Kashmir’s accession to it.The meeting said that India had forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir and over 7 lac Indian troops had failed to wipe out the Kashmiris’ commitment to Pakistan. The participants also discussed the current situation of occupied Kashmir and denounced the continued human rights violations by Indian troops and police personnel in the territory. They also urged the international human rights organizations to take notice of the continued illegal detention of Hurriyet leaders and activists and put pressure on India to immediately release them APHC-AJK stages sit-in outside UN Office on Martyrs’ Day  Islamabad, July 13 : The All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chapter, staged a sit-in outside the United Nations’ office in Islamabad to mark the Martyrs Day, today. Addressing on the occasion, the speakers paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of July 13 who laid their lives for freedom. They said that the July 13 incident was a milestone in the freedom struggle of Kashmiris.They expressed their resolve to continue the freedom struggle till its logical end, against all odds. They condemned the human rights violations perpetrated by Indian troops in the occupied territory. The participants maintained that India could not suppress Kashmiris’ freedom struggle through use of brute force. They maintained that the martyrs of 1931 had inspired people of occupied territory to fight for their freedom and live with their heads up. The speakers urged India to give up its traditional intransigence and adopt a realistic approach towards the resolution of Kashmir dispute. They also underlined the need for involving Kashmiris in the dialogue process between Pakistan and India to find an amicable solution to the dispute. At the end, the speakers presented a memorandum to the UN office. Convener APHC AJK Mehmood Ahmad Saghar, AJK minister Chaudhry Yasin, Syed Yousuf Naseem, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Manzoorul Haq Butt, Altaf Hussain Wani, Abdul Hameed Lone, Ishtiaq Hameed, Abdul Majeed Mir, Daud Khan, Shaukat Hussain Butt, Muzaffar Hussain Shah, Saleem Haroon, Nabeela Irshad and Noorul Bari were also among those who participated in the sit-in. Shabir shah arrested in Srinagar Srinagar, July 13 : The Indian police arrested senior leader of APHC and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah in Srinagar, today. The police took into custody Shabir Ahmed Shah, and others when they tried to march towards the Naqashband Sahib to pay tributes to the martyrs of 13th July 1931. Later, they were lodged at Saddar Police Station in Srinagar. Meanwhile, the occupation authorities confined Hurriyet leaders, Yasmeen Raja and Farooq Ahmed Dar, to Freedom House, the office of Shabir Shah in Srinagar.Shah ridiculing the policy of the administration said, on one hand, the pro-India parties visited the Martyrs Graveyard at Naqashband Sahib under heavy security cover to exploit the martyrs’ blood for their vested interests, while on the other, the relatives of the martyrs, real representatives of the sacred mission, and freedom loving people were incarcerated in their homes and police stations. 13th July is milestone in freedom struggle: shabir shah Srinagar July 12 : Senior APHC leader and DFP chief Shabir ahmed shah has paid glowing tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs of 13th July, 1931, who were shot dead indiscriminately by the police of then Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in front of the Srinagar Central Jail for demanding a fair and an open judicial enquiry into the historical Abdul Qadeer case and restoration of suppressed political, economic and religious right of the peoples of Kashmir. Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that martyrdom of 21 Kashmiris on that fateful day had jolted British India, and Punjab rushed peaceful protesters to the territory via Sialkot only to be stopped by the despotic regime on the borders of Jammu. Shah said political struggle of Kashmir beginning 1931, faced a different scenario when in 1947, Pakistan was carved out of India as an independent democratic county, while then princely states were asked to decide by their free will in favor of one or the other dominion. But the principle of partition and the right to self-determination of Jammu and Kashmir was trampled down under India’s military aggression on Kashmir; resulting in occupation, genocide and migration of the people throughout, by India, especially in Jammu. He said, “Today, after 81 years of freedom struggle we stand nowhere as a nation. Empty rhetoric can’t salvage our jolting ship in storm. We should rejuvenate the rank and file by a right direction and strategy, not rely upon utopian slogans, but devise practical measures to translate our dream into a reality and urge the world to support us in regaining our lost historical identity. Kashmir issue should be resolved through political means: Shabir Shah Srinagar, July 09 : Senior APHC leader and Democratic Freedom Party chief, Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that Kashmir is a political dispute and should be resolved through political means. Shah while welcoming the Hindu pilgrims in Pahalgam Islamabad he said, that Kashmiri people always maintain the cultural and traditional values of hospitability. He said that Kashmiris movement political and peaceful. They are demanding the rights to India, which Indians themselves asked Britain. He said that in 1947, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised Kashmiris for giving them the right to determine their future. It is unfortunate that the promised is yet to be fulfilled by Indian leaders.Shah deplored that Kashmiris are given inhuman treatment on demanding their basic right. Shabir Shah arrested in Srigufwara Srinagar, July 07 : Indian police arrested senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah along with his companions from Srigufwara, today. The police took Shabir Shah, Mukhtar Ahmed Sufi, Zahoor Ahmed Shairkh and Nazir Ahmed while they were on their way to Pehelgam to condole the death of their party activist. They were lodged at Srigufwara Police Station. Later on Shah talking to news men ,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.  Hurriyet Conference will never take part in elections: Shabir Shah Srinagar, July 5: Senior Hurriyet Conference leader and Chairman Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah, while ruling out further divisions in Hurriyet Conference, said formation of a third faction will amount to treachery with the people of Kashmir. “There is no question of dividing the Hurriyet further which I believe would amount to treason. Unity, not division among separatist leadership is the need of the hour”, Shah said in an interaction with KNS.Shah stressed the need for institutionalizing Hurriyet Conference. “Except for the basic essence and preamble of the Hurriyet Conference, we need to bring large-scale systemic changes in Hurriyet Conference to make the forum strong”, Shah said adding creation and activation of different units of Hurriyet Conference is needed which can ensure division of work. Shah stressed that the Chairmanship of the Hurriyet Conference is not an issue under contention. “We need to set up a Majlise Mashawarat or Advisory Committee or Shoora, whatever we may call it”, said Shah. He said the Hurriyet Conference Chairman is hugely overburdened with work and responsibilities, which need to be shared by others. Shah said the preamble of the Hurriyet Constitution cannot be altered or amended. “Amendments can be made in the constitution to make Hurriyet a strong and divergent platform, however I am against touching the preamble of the constitution”, Shah said. “Those who are talking about an alternative to the solution of Kashmir issue under UN resolutions are free to voice their opinion, however we don’t agree with them”, he added. Shah said Hurriyet Conference needs to be reorganized and reshaped. “Hurriyat needs to set up offices and units at different levels across the state to make it a more vibrant and inclusive platform”, he said. The DFP Chairman called for revocation of show-cause notices issued by the Hurriyet Conference to Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Azam Inqilabi after they had openly opposed the statement made by former Hurriyet Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat with regard to UN resolutions. “They wanted action against the statement but were served show cause notices. These notices should be withdrawn”, he said. Shah said since Bhat had openly made the statement, it needed public opposition. “A lot is said within organizations, but the statement was made publicly and needed a public response”, he said. The senior Hurriyet leader called upon separatist leadership to unite against sealing and confiscating of properties of pro-freedom leaders by the authorities. ”Leadership should unite and rise against such designs of the government aimed at weakening the movement”, he said adding government can take such actions against every pro-freedom leader to intimidate them and weaken their resolve. Shabir Shah said the United Jehad Council has an important role to play in the freedom struggle. “UJC’s role very important, their sacrifices are highly valuable and cannot be forgotten”, he said adding the Hurriyat Conference believes in political means for achieving its goals. Shah ruled out any possibility of the Hurriyet Conference fighting the 2014 Assembly elections in the state. “Even if the solution to Kashmir issue takes 200 more years, Hurriyet conference will not take part in elections in any way”, he said adding there will be no place for those people in the Hurriyet Conference who fight elections. He held “government agencies” responsible for the attack carried out on him at Khanyar during his visit to the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahib (RA). “Certain agencies have succeeded in hiring people like they did when they hired the renegade militants to commit atrocities against people”, he said. However, Shah said the Hurriyet Conference had made certain commitments and given assurances at the time of his joining the conglomerate, which have not been fulfilled till date. “Hurriyat has failed so far to reach out to people. We need to connect with people and understand their problems in their totality”, he said. Shah hailed the contributions of the Mirwaiz family towards Kashmiri society. “Family of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq especially Moulvi Yousuf Shah and Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq have immensely contributed to states’ social, political and educational development”, he said adding such contributions cannot be forgotten,  Shabir Shah blames Indian agencies for attack on him Srinagar, July 04: In occupied Kashmir, senior APHC leader and Democratic Freedom Party President, Shabir Ahmad Shah, has said that Indian agencies are responsible for the attack on him at Khanyar in Srinagar during his visit to the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahib, last month. Shah in a media interview in Srinagar maintained that “Certain agencies have succeeded in hiring people like they did when they hired” those who committed atrocities against people in the territory. Shah urged the Hurriyet leadership to forge greater unity in its ranks against sealing and confiscating of houses and properties of pro-freedom leaders by the occupation authorities. He said that these designs were aimed at weakening the liberation movement, adding, the authorities can take such actions against every pro-freedom leader in order to intimidate them and weaken their resolve. He hailed the contributions of the Mirwaiz family towards the Kashmiri society. “Family of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq especially Maulana Yousuf Shah and Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq have immensely contributed to social, political and educational development in the territory,” he added. Separatist leaders aghast over attack on Shah, others NISAR AHMED THOKAR Islamabad, June 27: Convener of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (Pakistan Chapter) Mehmood Ahmed Saghar Tuesday strongly condemned the ‘attack’ on senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah at Khanyar on Monday, describing it as a “big conspiracy against Kashmiri people.” In a statement here, Saghar said the assault on pro-freedom leaders was “a deep-rooted conspiracy to sabotage the ongoing struggle for right to self-determination.” But, he said, the “saboteurs must know that their nefarious designs to sow the seeds of discord amongst the masses will be foiled at all levels.”Those involved in this mindless act are enemies of freedom movement and the people of Kashmir who have offered huge sacrifices for this noble cause must remain vigilant of the activities of anti-movement elements,” Saghar said. Urging the common masses to demonstrate unity and patience, Saghar said it was “high time that the leadership shows a greater degree of responsibility and wisdom to expose those elements hell-bent upon damaging the Kashmir cause.” Describing Shah as “pioneer of the ongoing struggle”, Saghar maintained that his sacrifices and peerless contribution towards the struggle is highly appreciable. Meanwhile, Vice-Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement Altaf Ahmed Bhat also condemned the ‘attack’ on Shabir Ahmed Shah and other Hurriyet leaders at Khanyar, describing it as “handiwork of agencies and anti movement elements.” “The assault was intended to harass and pressurize the pro-freedom leaders and activists but the assailants must bear in mind that Hurriyet leaders can’t be deterred by such acts of vandalism and hooliganism,” Bhat said. Assault on Hurriyet leaders vehemently condemned Srinagar, June 27 : The assault on APHC leaders, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan and liberation leader Javed Ahmad Mir by anti-movement elements at Khanyar in Srinagar has evoked severe condemnation. The spokesman for the forum patronized by the veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani in a statement said: “Attack on Hurriyet leaders is deplorable as it is the attack on the Kashmir movement”. Condemning the assault, the chief patron of Jammu and Kashmir Mehaz-e-Azadi, Muhammad Azam Inqilabi termed it a criminal act. “It is a criminal assault. The way Shabir Shah, Nayeem Khan, Javed Mir and Muhammad Yousuf Naqash were attacked it looks New Delhi doesn’t want peaceful movement here,” he said. Condemning what she termed as murderous assault on Shabir Ahmad Shah and his colleagues, the chief of Muslim Khawateen Markaz, Yasmeen Raja said the anti-movement elements were involved in the cowardly act would be very soon exposed. Condemning the attack, the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League leader Mukhtar Ahmad Waza in a statement termed it assault on whole Kashmiri leadership. He said that attack on Shah and others near Khanyar was a pre-planned move. The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Zafar Akbar Butt and vice chairman, Tufail Altaf Butt in a joint statement condemned the attack and termed it the handiwork of Indian agencies and anti-movement elements. Convener of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, AJK Chapter, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar in a statement strongly condemned the attack on Hurriyet leaders, terming it as a big conspiracy against Kashmiri people. Shrine tragedy in IHK national loss: shabir shah Srinagar, June 26 : Senior Hurriyet leader [APHC] and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah express deep shock and sorrow over the gutting of historical shrine of Hazrat Pir Dastgeer Sahib at Khanyar in Srinagar on Monday. Shah demanded an independent impartial probe into the incident. Expressing deep anguish over the incident. shah demanded impartial probe into the incident. Terming the incident as an unbearable loss to the Muslims of Kashmir, it cautioned the people against rumors, urging them to maintain unity to foil the evil designs of anti-freedom forces and elements. Attack on us handiwork of familiar faces: Shah, Nayeem Srinagar, June 25: Senior separatist leaders, Shabir Ahmed Shah, and Nayeem Ahmed Khan on Monday said that attack on them near Khanyar was a preplanned move. They described it as a handiwork of familiar faces who are donning robes of Azadi. “It was a pre-planned attack. We know them. We have identified them. They are wearing the robes of Azadi but are involved in anti- movement activities. When we reached there, people raised pro-freedom slogans and were accompanying us to the shrine. Suddenly some 10 to 12 boys armed with stones, bamboo sticks and iron rods appeared there and attacked us. But people particularly youngsters threw themselves on us to save us from the assault,” Shah told a news conference here. Shah said, “They wanted to frighten us but let me remind them we have full faith in Allah. Threats and assaults cannot keep us at bay.” People from all over Kashmir were calling us and wanted to avenge the attack but we pacified them, as we are mourning the gutting of 200-year old shrine. It is a black day for all of us. We requested them to remain calm.” National Front Chairman, Nayeem Ahmed Khan said that it is a black day for us but people tried to hijack the situation and settle their scores. “We went there to express solidarity with the people but some miscreants tried to launch a murderous attack on us. It was pre-planned attack on me, Shah Sahib and others. It is for the first time that a person who has spent more than 20 years in jail was assaulted. It was an attack on the people associated with movement by the people who are actually anti-movement.” Khan said. Khan said that a list of the people who were involved in the attack have been identified and will soon be made public, “We will let people decide their fate.” JKLF Chairman (H) Javaid Ahmed Mir, Mukhtar Ahmed Sofi, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash who were present on the occasion condemned the assault on the leaders. Meanwhile, United Jihad Council (UJC) and Hurriyet Conference (M) condemned the attack on Shabir Shah, Nayeem Ahmed Khan and others. It is a deplorable act and we condemn it,” the UJC’s Muzaffarabad based spokesman told Greater Kashmir over phone. A spokesman of Hurriyet (M) in a statement said, “It is an assault on Kashmiri nation and miscreants would be unveiled soon.” Kashmiris’ resolve to continue struggle reaffirmed, shabir shah Srinagar, June 23 : In occupied Kashmir, senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, has reaffirmed the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue their liberation struggle till it reaches its logical end. Shah along with other Hurriyet leader addressing public gatherings at Mazar-e-Shuhada Eidgah and other areas of Srinagar paid glowing tributes to all Kashmiri martyrs particularly Feroz Ahmed and Aijaz Ahmed Bazaz on their martyrdom anniversaries. He maintained that the sacrifices of the martyrs, which had center-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level, would not be allowed to go waste. He strongly denounced the arrest of prominent Kashmiri religious scholar, Qazi Yasir, terming it as the worst form of political vendetta. Shabir Shah, arrested in Srinagar Srinagar, June 22 : In occupied Kashmir, the Indian police placed under house arrest senior Hurriyet leader and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah was arrested in Srinagar, today. Shah was not allowed to come out of his residence in Srinagar by police to offer Friday prayers. Shah was scheduled to visit Dargah Hazratbal to address a public gathering after Friday prayers. Kashmiris demanding their inalienable right to self -determination, Shah  Srinagar, June 19 : Senior Hurriyet leader and DFP chief shabir shah talking to a Sikh delegation led by Peramjit Singh from Punjab, who called on him in Srinagar, said that India was trying to silence the Kashmiris at gunpoint for demanding their inalienable right to self-determination. Shah said that the Indian troops and police personnel used violent and brutal methods to crush the freedom voice of the people of Kashmir. He said hundreds of young people including teenager students and women were martyred while thousands others sustained critical injuries due to state sponsored terrorism on innocent people, It is unfortunate that no FIR has been lodged against the troopers involved in the killings and injuring of Kashmiris. He said that the developments could not be substitute to right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir. He said that India would never succeed to suppress the people’s aspirations by their might or military power, the world must know that the biggest hurdle in the way of resolution of Kashmir dispute is India’s colonialism, stubbornness and rigid attitude. Shah appealed to UN , Secretary General, Ban-ki-Moon to take necessary measures for amicable settlement of Kashmir dispute according to UN resolutions. Kashmir dispute main cause of Pak, India tension: Shabir Shah Srinagar, June 16 : Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute is the main cause of tension between Pakistan and India. Shah while addressing a public gathering in Budgam said that the UN resolutions formed the constitutional and historical basis of the Kashmir dispute. He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had started their liberation struggle on the basis of these resolutions. He reaffirmed the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the ongoing movement till securing their birthright to self-determination. Shah said that it was imperative for all pro-freedom leaders and parties to have unity of thought and action for taking the freedom struggle to its logical end. UN resolutions key to resolve K-dispute: Shah Srinagar, June 15: Senior Hurriyet Conference (M) leader and Democratic Freedom Party president Shabir Ahmad Shah Friday said the UN Resolutions formed the constitutional and historical basis of the KashmirS issue. “The freedom movement in the state owes it origin to the UN Resolutions. The people of Kashmir started their struggle for freedom on the basis of these resolutions,” said Shah, addressing a public meeting at Chrar-e-Sharief in Budgam district after offering Fateh khawani at the shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali (RA) today. Shah said Kashmir issue was the main cause of tension between India and Pakistan and other issues including water and Sir Creek were of secondary importance. He reiterated the pledge to continue “struggle till the objective of freedom is completely achieved.” Speaking on the occasion, senior leader and National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan said it was imperative for all pro-freedom leaders and parties to have unity of thought and action for taking the ongoing freedom struggle to its logical end. “It is the responsibility of pro-freedom leadership not to let the spirit of freedom cool down and it is the responsibility of pro-freedom people to extend whole hearted support to the leadership,” he said. Shabir continue to remain under house arrest Srinagar, June 13 : In occupied Kashmir, the authorities placed APHC leader and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar, today. The Democratic Freedom Party, spokesman  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 added, “Except Sir Creek, 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 the 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. Shabir Shah arrested in IHK Srinagar, June 12 : In occupied Kashmir, the Indian police arrested APHC leader and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, and others to prevent them from proceeding towards the UN Observers office in Srinagar, today. Shah was intercepted by the police at Pratap Park when he was peacefully marching towards the UN Observers office in Srinagar. Shah was supposed to submit a memorandum to ask the UN to conduct investigation into the killing of hundreds of youth including students by Indian troops and police personnel during the 2008 and 2010 uprising and disappearances of thousands of the Kashmiris during custody. The police arrested shabir shah and lodged him at Kothi Bagh Police Station in Srinagar Liberation leaders pay tributes to Kashmiri martyrs of 2010 Nisar Ahmed Thokar Islamabad, June 11: Speakers at a seminar hosted by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (M) PaK chapter here on Monday paid eulogizing tributes to hundreds of Kashmiri youth who were gunned down during mass uprising in Kashmir in 2010. Presided over by the amalgam’s convener Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, the seminar titled “Killing of 120 youth in 2010, present situation and our responsibilities” was attended by leaders hailing from both sides of line of control including Ghulam Nabi Nowshehri, Syed Yousuf Naseem, Sardar Khalid Ibraheem, Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Raja Yasin, Syed Faiz Naqashbandi, Tahir Masood, Rafiq Ahmed Dar, Manzoor-ul-Haq Butt, Ishtiyaq Hameed, Abdul Majeed Malik, Fawad-ul-Haq, Abdul Hameed Lone, Altaf Hussain Wani, Muhammad Shoaib Shah and Daood Khan.The speakers on the occasion lauded the sacrifices rendered by Kashmiri nation. Referring to 2010 uprising, they said that the peaceful movement spearheaded by Kashmiri youth earned global recognition besides establishing the fact that Kashmiris’ movement was indigenous. They were of the view that the months’ long peaceful struggle in which more than 120 youth were mercilessly killed also rejected India’s contention that Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle for right to self-determination was a sponsored one. Stressing the need for a comprehensive mechanism to take the ongoing struggle to its logical end, the speakers maintained that it was high time that the separatist leadership should rise the occasion and burry their difference for the larger interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. They said that in view of the changes sweeping across the globe Kashmiri leadership must show magnanimity, foresight and wisdom to tackle the issues confronting the nation. They opined that there could be change in the strategy; however, there should be no compromise on the basic principles. The speakers also reiterated their resolve to continue their struggle for right to self-determination. Regarding the different phases of the ongoing struggle one of the speakers maintained that it was an ideologically driven movement saying that despite many ups and downs in the movement there was no dearth or abatement in peoples’ passion whatsoever. “Those who represented the aspirations of the masses sustained and those who couldn’t were thrown into the dustbin of history”, he said adding that the recent mass uprising amply demonstrated the fact that the Kashmir movement has great potential and self connecting mechanism. The participants at the seminar adopted a unanimous resolution urging the international community to play an effective role in resolving the Kashmir dispute saying that peace in South Asia was not possible without resolving Kashmir dispute in line with the relevant UN resolutions. Liberation struggle to continue till success: Shabir Shah Srinagar, June 09 : Senior APHC leader and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah has said that the people of Kashmir will continue their struggle till they secure their inalienable right to self-determination. Shah addressing a meeting of his party activists in Shangas area of Islamabad paid rich tributes to the martyrs of 2010 mass uprising. He said that New Delhi was using nefarious tactics to suppress the ongoing liberation movement but it would never succeed in its designs as the people of Kashmir were determined to take the movement to its logical conclusion against all odds. Shah said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs, which had projected the Kashmir dispute at the international level, would not be allowed to go waste. He said that peace in South Asia was impossible without settling the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.Shah on the occasion demanded unconditional release of all illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists. He also urged the international community to play an effective role in resolving the lingering dispute. Shah addressed a big pro-liberation rally, held in Shopian, Srinagar, June 08 : Senior leader of APHC and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah, and other leaders addressed the rally, people at a big rally in Shopian, today, reaffirmed their resolve to continue the liberation movement till the inalienable right to self-determination is secured. it was participated by thousands of people. They paid glowing tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs particularly those who were killed during peaceful demonstrations in the uprising of 2010. The addresses by the APHC leaders were punctuated by full-throated pro-liberation and pro-Pakistan slogans. Later, people held a forceful demonstration in the town that was subjected to heavy lathe-charge by Indian troops. Shah and other leaders were arrested. . The DFP gen.secretry Mulana Muhammad Abdullah Tari was taken into custody to prevent him from attending the rally at Shopian.while addressing Shah said that the sacrifices of 2010 martyrs would not go waste. He urged Pakistan and India to priorities the Kashmir dispute in their talks process. Meanwhile, an Indian trooper committed suicide by hanging himself at Yogpur in Vijaypur area of Samba district, today. This raised the number of such deaths amongst the Indian troops and police personnel to 245 since January 2007 in the occupied territory. Shah urged India to give Kashmiris their inalienable right Srinagar, June 03 : Senior leader of all parties Hurriyet conference [APHC] and DFP chief shabir ahmed shah have urged India to take a lead from the changes taking place at the global level and resolve the Kashmir dispute by giving the Kashmiri people their inalienable right to self-determination Shah demanded demilitarization of Kashmir, repeal of draconian laws and punishment to the Indian troops and police personnel involved in killing of youth in the occupied territory since 2008. . Shah was addressing in a seminar in Srinagar to day he said that settlement of the dispute was a must for ensuring permanent peace in South AsiaThe seminar was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian in connection with the 23rd death anniversary of the Iranian revolutionary leader, Aayatulloh Imam Ruhollah Khomeini. Addressing on the occasion, the Iranian Ambassador to India, Mehdi Nabizada, urged Pakistan and India to settle the dispute over Kashmir in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. 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 expected  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.