PEOPLES LEAGUE PAID HOMAGE TO Abdul Majeed Rah

A high level delegation of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League visited residence of Abdul Majeed Rah, who was met with an accident at sopore a days before and succumbs in SKIMS, Srinagar where he was battle for his life for two days. Abdul Majeed Rah was the younger brother of senior Peoples League Leader (Publicity Secretary PL) Gh. Qadir Rah Sahab. Jammu Kashmir Peoples League extends heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family and prays let the departed soul rest in peace and the next of kith and kin have the patience and fortitude to bear the irreparable loss of the member of the family. While addressing in a condolence meeting at Model Town Sopore Senior Hurriyat Leader and Acting Chairman JKPL Mukhtar Ahmad Waza reiterating that the ongoing liberation movement will be taken to its logical conclusion and maintained that the Kashmir dispute can be resolved by implementing the relevant UN resolutions. Waza said that the people of Kashmiri had been rendering matchless sacrifices for securing their right to self-determination. He pointed out that it was the responsibility of India to honour the commitments made by its leaders before the UN to settle the dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris aspirations. The senior Hurriyat leader stated that for ensuring permanent peace in South Asia, settlement of the dispute over Kashmir was imperative, which had been cause of three wars between two nuclear neighbours, Pakistan and India. Rejecting the self-rule and autonomy proposals by pro-India parties, Waza urged them to join Hurriyat camp if they were sincere to find out a solution to the Kashmir dispute. The leaders who attend the condolence meeting includes Secretary General PL, Mohd Ashraf Vaid, Mohd Mabool Sofi, Nazir Ahmad, Gh. Nabi Waseem, Manzoor Ahmad , Adil and Shabir Ahmad Dar.

SOLVING ISSUE OF KASHMIR KEY TO PEACE IN THE REGION: Peoples League

In prolongation to door to door campaign Senior Hurriyat Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza on Monday visited various places which include Sirgofara, Mattan and Walarhama district Islamabad. While addressing an impressive gatherings at different places Waza paid rich tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and his companions who laid their lives in the desert of Karbala in Iraq some 1400 years early to uphold and safeguard the high values of Islam, humanism and righteousness. Mukhtar Waza reiterated that Karbala symbolizes the victory of truth over falsehood and enshrines the lesson that believers of truth stand firm on values despite hardships, tortures, bloodshed, barbarism and inhuman crimes committed against them.
Waza maintained that the issue of Kashmir can be resolved peacefully only, if three parties to the conflict, India, Pakistan and genuine representatives of people of Kashmir are given the chance to negotiate. It is high time that India must realize that issue of Kashmir is a festering wound in the south Asia, if not addressed seriously.
Mukhtar Waza has strongly condemned the use of brute force by Indian police personnel against peaceful Muharram processions in Srinagar and added that the presence of Indian armed forces in Jammu Kashmir is the root cause of human rights abuses in Kashmir.

Kashmiris struggling for right to self-determination: Sheikh Yaqoob

Senior APHC Leader and chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob said that India has forcibly occupied Jammu Kashmir and the people of Kashmir are struggling for securing right to self-determination.
Sheikh Yaqoob said that Indian police during last two decades had martyred more than one hundred thousand Kashmiris and over 10,000 had been disappeared in custody.
Sheikh Yaqoob said that the people of the Kashmir had rendered unprecedented and countless sacrifices for Kashmir cause and they would take the liberation movement to its logical end. The sacrifices of Kashmiri people would not go waste as the day is not far when they would get rid of Indian rulers, he added.
Sheikh Yaqoob appealed the people to further promote unity in their ranks for securing their inalienable right to self-determination.

Resolution of Kashmir imperative for peace in South Asian Region

In continuation to door to door campaign Senior Hurriyat Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza on Saturday visited Vessu, Qazigund district Islamabad. While addressing an impressive gathering Waza urged India to give up obstinacy and take positive steps for the resolution of Kashmir dispute through negotiable settlement, while taking aspirations of common Kashmiris into consideration. Expressing satisfaction over the realization of the international community that the Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved, without any further delay and only way for emancipation is to give people of Kashmir as a region the opportunity to decide their political future by their own will and consent in accordance with chapter-I, clause – 3 of UNO (Right to Self Determination), Waza Said..
“The settlement of the Kashmir dispute is imperative not only for South Asia but also for the world peace,” Mukhtar said, adding that the international human rights organizations are urged to send their representatives to Kashmir in order to take cognizance of the miserable plight of Kashmiri detainees languishing in different jails and interrogation centers, unmarked graves, extra-judicial killings, tortures, rapes and thefts
Mukhtar Waza maintained that Kashmir issue being more human than political, the world Samaritans must address the sufferings of naïve Kashmiris, so we must be having the criterion that let we not inherit Kashmir in bad state of affairs to upcoming generation.
Mukhtar Waza reiterated that sincere efforts of world powers especially America, without their polemics can bring the contending parties of Kashmir dispute to the reconciliation which will usher the way for the durable and dignified resolution of Kashmir.

Kashmir Resolution must for Peace in South Asia

Executive Member APHC and Acting Chairman JKPL Mukhtar Ahmad Waza today visited many places of Bejbehara District Islamabad in view of social interaction budge where he enquired about the well being of senior activists belonging to Peoples League. During the discourse between activists he said that Kashmir has espoused a potential threat with the India and Pakistan who have arranged their nuclear war held towards each other. It is an admitted fact that in the name of security economy of both India and Pakistan gets drained worth trillions of dollars while as the recent report issued by UNESCO at DHAKA that 300 million children are trapped in poverty where as 32 lakhs women suffer from cervical diseases especially cancer. Moreover the basic development indicates that India and Pakistan are not on ride pace. Human Development Index (HDI) is not satisfactory in both countries after the emergence of two dominions of the sub-continent after the partitioning of British India the two neo-democratic countries come into the existence. However Kashmir remains schema of the division- any hostility between India and Pakistan leads to the causality of Kashmiri as first. The resolution of Kashmir can act as a bridge of prosperity associated with over all development of sub-continent. Moreover India and Pakistan cannot only to correct but also improve the basic social indicators. Therefore for the human development Kashmiri can play a pivotal role which guarantees an era of progress in the south Asia. If Kashmir is settled through reconciliation – can usher a permanent seat to India in UNO and Pakistan can reach to the pinnacle on global politics.

CBI report a stage managed drama ..Peoples League

Senior Hurriyat Leader and chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob in his statement has strongly condemn the report of Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the rape and murder of two Kashmiri women in Shopian, terming it as a drama to shield the men in uniform. Yaqoob said that the CBI in its report shielded the guilty people. He demanded a probe into the case by an international agency. Sheikh Yaqoob also appeals the world human rights organizations to probe the discovery of unknown graves in Kashmir. He said that the presence of Indian troops was the root cause of human rights abuses in Kashmir. He appeals the Amnesty International, Asia Watch and other humanitarian organizations to take cognizance of the situation. “The issues like the rape & murder, discovery of unmarked mass graves and disappearances must be probed by independent commission,” he maintained.
Meanwhile vice chairman JKPL Mukhtar Ahmad Waza while dismissing the CBI report regarding the rape and murder case of two women in Shopian, termed it unjust, unrealistic and baseless. “We had already expressed apprehension over the handing over of the case to CBI and had apprehended that the agency would protect the real guilty and accuse the eyewitnesses and innocents.”, Waza said. He said that the CBI had already lost its credibility and its investigation into the Shopian tragedy was just a drama to shield the men in uniform. He said that hoping justice from India was unwise as its occupation was only because of troops concentration.

PL leaders arrested by police in view of World Human Rights Day Demonstration

Jammu Kashmir peoples League staged a protest demonstration at Rajbagh Srinagar on the eve of World Human Rights Day. The protest demonstration was led by party Acting Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza along with Mohammad Ashraf Ved, Gh. Qadir Rah, Mohammad Maqbool Sofi, Gh. Nabi Waseem, Nazir Ahmad Khan, Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi, Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, Firdous Ahmad Shah, Ashaq Hussain Naikoo, Riyaz Ahmad Dar, Shabir Ahmad Baba, Ashaq Hussain Khan and Shabir Ahmad besides other party activists. During his speech at Rajbagh Chowk to the Peoples League party cadre Mukhtar Ahmad Waza said that India in the garb of culling armed resistance struggle has rendered innumerable human rights violations and it is enigmatic that in most of the cases naïveKkashmiris have been dubbed as foreign militants with an pointed reference of Pathribal Panchalthan of Islamabad where five innocent Kashmiris roasted alive. “Our chastity has been tarnished with a special reference of Kanunposhi pora, channapora of Srinagar bride of Kokernag at Hiller bridge, double murder and rape case of Shopian which need to be probed and guilty punished to justice,” Waza said, adds that human rights bodies like Amnesty International, Red Cross, Asia Watch, ICRC and others are urged to probe the cases of human rights violations in Kashmir along with citing of unmarked graves in the border areas of Naramulla, Kupwara and Poonch Rajori. Mukhtar Waza maintained that Kashmir has invited potential threat in south east region of Asia as India and Pakistan have ranged their weaponised missiles at each other, it is amicable solution of Kashmir which can guarantee perpetual peace in South Asia. Later on a heavy contingent of police and para-military forces arrested all the leaders and were lodged at police station Rajbagh Srinagar.
Meanwhile chairman JKPL Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob has strongly condemned the arrest of Peoples League leaders and activists and said that such cowardice acts will not deter kashmiris for achieving their cherished goal.

Peoples League To Continue Efforts For Settling Kashmir

In a extra-ordinary meeting of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League at its district office Islamabad presided over by party Acting Chairman and Executive Member APHC, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza accompanied by party General secretary Mohammad Ashraf Ved, District President Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, District Secretary Firdous Ahmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad, Shabir Ahmad Baba and other senior peoples league leaders. In the meeting a threadbare discussion was held on current situation vis-à-vis Kashmir dispute. The PL leaders unanimously hail the Mirwaiz’s avowal to carry forward the efforts for resolving the Kashmir dispute through peaceful means. The leaders condemned the murderous assault on Fazl Haq Qureshi and prayed for his early recovery. Mukhtar Ahmad Waza said that such spineless, un-Islamic and inhuman acts could not deter Kashmiri leaderships efforts to settle the Kashmir dispute amicably through talks. Some elements for their vested interests resort to acts of cowardice to create chaos and confusion among the people. Waza reiterated that the Kashmir dispute could only be settled through talks among Pakistan, India and the Kashmiri leadership. Waza maintained that pro-liberation leadership and the people of Kashmir with their unity and political vision would defeat the conspiracies of anti-Kashmir, anti-movement and anti-people elements. The PL lauded the role of Fazl Haq Qureshi in the ongoing movement. It deplored that whenever there was some progress towards the resolution of the dispute through peaceful means, certain individuals and agencies got unnerved and resorted to such dastardly acts to thwart the process.

Dialogue only way out says Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob

Senior Hurriyat leader and chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob strongly slams over the attack on Hurriyat executive Fazal Haq Querashi and said that we will not be cowed down by these attacks of cowards. Yaqoob reiterated that dialogue between India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri leadership is the only way-out. Whenever the Kashmir issue was at a crucial juncture, Sheikh said, different agencies would become active and create confusion and a negative impact on the masses with their activities. Sheikh Yaqoob maintained that this kind of approach is not going to help us get to a resolution.

Peoples League strongly condemns attack on Fazl Haq Querashi

In an extraordinary meeting at Mirwaiz’s residence Nigeen presided over by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and was attended by other Senior Hurriyat Executives which include Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Shabir Ahmad Shah and Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi. A threadbare discussion was held in the meeting about recent development vis-à-vis Kashmir. APHC strongly denounced the attack on senior Hurriyat leader Fazl Haq Querashi. Fazl Haq Qureshi was attacked by blunt objects yesterday, after he was coming out of a mosque in Soura, where he had offered Maghrib prayers. He has got injuries in his skull and doctors have described his condition as precarious. Meanwhile a delegation of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League headed by Mukhtar Ahmad Waza visited SKIMS to enquire his health condition. Mukhtar Waza condemns the assassination attempt and added that it is a great tragedy. Waza reaffirmed its commitment to the dialogue process, saying they would not be cowed down by such attacks and the path of self-determination would be perused, come what may.

Waza expresses serious concern over HR violations

Senior Hurriyat Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza called upon the world community to impress upon India to resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris aspirations. While addressing a public gathering in Sally Anantnag after Friday prayers Mukhtar Waza said our political, administrative, social and other human rights have been trampled by India for the past 62 years. Arrests, rapes, custodial disappearances, third degree torture are routine. Thousands of our youth have been martyred for raising voice demanding their political rights. “The international community and the Indian civil society must come forward to stop the abuses here and support and help in the resolution of the issue”, Waza said. Waza appeals world powers like UNO, OIC and other HR bodies to send the HR-organizations to Kashmir to have first hand account of the situation.

Peoples League expresses concern over HR violations

In an extraordinary meeting at APHC head office presided over by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and was attended by other Senior Hurriyat leader Executives which include Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Masroo Abbas and Fazl Haq Querashi. A threadbare discussion was held in the meeting about recent development vis-à-vis Kashmir. However meeting ended inconclusive and it was unanimously decided that tomorrow it will again start in the morning hours along with general council members.
Meanwhile Executive Member APHC and vice chairman, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza visited many places of Srinagar district to strengthen the morale of party cadres, he however expressed serious concern over the deteriorated human right situation of Kashmir and urged upon the international communities to pressure upon India to end human right violations in Kashmir.