Monday, July 4, 2011
Release of Qazi Yasir was a drama: Shabbir Shah
Srinagar, July 03 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DPF), Shabbir Ahmad Shah has said that the release of religious scholar, Qazi Yasir was a drama and his re-arrest is shameful.
Shabbir Shah in a statement said, it is inhumane and undemocratic on part of the occupation authorities to arrest Qazi Yasir soon after the funeral of his uncle Qazi Aman. “Yasir was barred to attend the other religious rites, which is unfortunate,” he added.
Paying tributes to the deceased Qazi Iman, he said, Qazi Aman’s family is beacon light for all times to come. “Qazi Aman was the brother of Shaheed Dr Qazi Nisar Ahmad who was the alumnus of Al-Azhar University,” he said.
Recounting Qazi Nisar’s courage, the APHC leader said that he was among the bravest freedom fighters of Kashmir.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Kashmir is a political not a territorial dispute: APHC-AJK
Islamabad, July 01 (KMS): The convener of All Parties Hurriyet Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar has said that Kashmir is a political issue and not a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan.
Mehmood Saghar said in a statement in Islamabad said, “India and Pakistan are parties to the dispute, however as a principal party to the issue, Kashmiris have the right to decide their fate through free, fair and impartial plebiscite promised to them by the international community and the leadership of India. Kashmir issue cannot be resolved bilaterally.”
Condemning the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s assertion that Pakistan should ignore Kashmir, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar said that the Kashmiris would continue their liberation struggle against all odds. “Instead of issuing statements India should accept the ground realities and resolve the core issue of Kashmir peacefully in accordance with the aspirations of Kashmiri people,” the statement said.
Shabbir Shah continues to remain under house arrest
Shabbir Shah continues to remain under house arrest
Srinagar, July 01 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior APHC leader and the President of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabbir Ahmad Shah continued to remain under house arrest for the third consecutive day, today, in Srinagar.
A spokesman of DFP in a statement said the frequent house arrests and detention of Shabbir Shah reflected as to how much the authorities were afraid of his popularity. He stated that Shabbir Shah was jailed for three years since 2008. “Even after his release on November 5, 2010, he was placed under house arrest for 60 days and was not allowed to offer Juma prayers for 24 Friday,” the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a statement described as unrealistic the statement of Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh in which he had asked Pakistan to give up the Kashmir issue. He also appealed the international community to intervene into the case of illegally detained ailing Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Aasiya Andrabi and help in her transfer to Kashmir prison.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Hurriyat reunification failure Shah blames ‘invisible hands’
Hurriyat reunification failure
Shah blames ‘invisible hands’
Published:6/26/2011 1:00:00 PMUpdated: 6/26/2011 11:52:13 AMBy: KNS Filed Under: srinagar
SRINAGAR, June 26 (KNS): Blaming some ‘invisible hands’ within and outside separatist camp as reason for failure of Hurriyat Conference re-unification, senior Hurriyat (M) leader and chairman Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah, today said reunification was his dream.
In an interview with KNS, Shah said, “On June 19, 2008 when we had a meeting at the residence of Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, unification process had almost been finalized and only modalities were left. But then most of us were arrested and the process got derailed.”
Shah blamed some invisible hands within and outside the separatist camp for derailing the process. “Some people did not want unification and were not in favour of it,” he said without elaborating.
Asked to identify those elements, he said, “Time will expose them.”
However, when insisted he blamed Indian agencies for derailing the process. “I was detained under Public Safety Act eight times in the last three years. And the reasons of my detention in the PSA dossiers were that I was making efforts for Hurriyat unification. Re-unification of Hurriyat was not in the interests of Indian agencies as it would have made Hurriyat a vibrant forum,” he claimed.
On Hurriyat (M) restructuring process, Shah told KNS, “We had started the process and all the parties had been asked to suspend there activities and carry forward activities in the name of Hurriyat only. But then I was in jail and the process was stopped.”
To a question as to who was responsible for stopping the process, he said, “There were some internal and external hands to stop the process. Some people did not like restructuring process which I had started in 2008.”
“We will succeed only when we will take people at grass roots level into confidence and there is no better way than that,” he told KNS.
Asked why he has restricted his activities in Hurriyat after being released last year, Shah said, “After my release I had again made an attempt for restructuring. I attended one or two meetings of the Hurriyat. Hurriyat is not anybody’s personal property. Hurriyat is asset of the nation.”
Asked whether some people within Hurriyat (M) did not want to see restructuring and unification, Shah said, “I cannot rule that out?”
The DFP chairman said that anything can be changed in Hurriyat, but for right to self-determination. “Within the frame work of possibilities anything can be changed in Hurriyat, but right to self-determination condition can not be changed,” he asserted.
Shah said there is no question of contesting elections under Indian constitution. “Why George Bush (senior) and Robin Cook met me? It was because I represented sentiment of Kashmiris. When 11 lakh people came out on the streets at the call of Hurriyat in 2008, it was referendum,” he said.
However, he said, if elections were held under UN or under the supervision of civil society members from India and Pakistan, “we are ready to participate.”
“If India claims that people of Jammu and Kashmir are not with freedom movement let them hold referendum and see what people want,” DFP president added.
He supported Hurriyat (G) leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s strike politics.
“To achieve something, you have to sacrifice something. When you do not have any other option what will you do. I agree people suffer. But to achieve freedom, you have to make sacrifices,” He said.
On allegations that separatist leaders made lot of money in the name of freedom movement, he said, “Money is important to run any movement. Everybody is a human first. But if we have done something wrong. We are accountable before Allah.”
Asked if New Delhi invites Hurriyat leaders for talks, he said, “We are always ready for talks. We are not against talks between India and Pakistan, but it should be meaningful and purposeful.”
Friday, June 24, 2011
Hurriyet leaders welcome Ban Ki-Moon’s statement
Hurriyet leaders welcome Ban Ki-Moon’s statement
Srinagar, June 24 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and other pro-liberation parties have welcomed the statement of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon that the Kashmir dispute needed to be resolved peacefully through dialogue.
The APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a statement in Srinagar said that the UN had begun to realise its responsibility towards the Kashmir dispute. “It is encouraging to see the role of the UN vis-a-vis political and human rights in Kashmir,” he maintained.
The Mirwaiz said, the world is talking about settlement of the Kashmir dispute due to sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiris during past 64 years especially since 1989. “It is time for the international community to impress upon India to resolve the dispute in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspiration, he added.
Veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani in his statement said that Kashmir was not a border dispute between India and Pakistan. “It is a hard reality that Kashmir dispute is pertaining to the future of thirteen million people and it is the moral and constitutional obligation of the UN Security Council and Ban Ki-moon to implement the 18 resolutions passed by the World Body on Kashmir,” he maintained.
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement, terming the remarks of the UN Secretary General as a good sign, said that the Kashmiris needed to be on board for any dialogue process aimed at resolving the dispute. He said that the statement was a welcome development but he wanted to convey that Kashmir was not a border dispute between India and Pakistan but was an issue of the future of Kashmiri people.
APHC leaders including Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Yasmeen Raja and Zafar Akbar Butt welcoming the statement of Ban Ki-moon, said that the time had come that the world community should come forward for resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
APHC-AJK demands Kashmir resolution under UN formula
APHC-AJK demands Kashmir resolution under UN formula
Islamabad, June 22 (KMS): The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Azad Jammu Kashmir Chapter in a meeting held with its Convenor, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar in chair, demanded resolution of Kashmir dispute according to the aspirations of Kashmiri people in the light of the UN resolutions.
The participants of the meeting also stressed the inclusion of genuine leadership of Kashmiris in the Pak-India dialogue process. The meeting said the Hurriyet Conference supports the foreign secretaries level talks between Pakistan and India, however, they stressed meaningful talks on the Kashmir dispute.
The meeting also appealed the United Nations and the international human rights organisations to take notice of rights violations by Indian troops in the occupied territory. The participants of the meeting welcomed the report of Human Rights Council of the United Nations regarding Kashmir, adding that the report had proved that India was committing state terrorism in the territory.
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