Mukhtar Waza urges India to take steps for Kashmir resolution

Senior Leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference and vice chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has said that India cannot suppress the Kashmiris struggle for securing their inalienable right to self-determination by resorting to arrest of innocent people and other repressive tactics.

Waza while addressing an impressive public gathering in Tral today said that Kashmir was a political dispute, which could be resolved through tripartite talks involving India, Pakistan and the true Kashmiri leadership.

He stressed India to create conducive atmosphere for meaningful and result-oriented talks on Kashmir. He said that permanent peace in South Asia was impossible without the settlement of the long-pending dispute over Kashmir.

Waza demanded an end to unlawful arrest spree and halt to gross violations of human rights by Indian troops in Kashmir. He said that the world community had recognized Kashmir as a dispute, which should be settled through dialogue process.

Peoples League Invited By Pakistan High Commissioner on Pakistan Day Celebrations

A high profile delegation of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League lead by Senior Hurriyat Leader Mukhtar Ahmad Waza along with Secretary General Mohammad Ashraf Vaid left for New Delhi to attend Pakistan Day celebrations and will met with Pakistan High Commissioner, Shahid Malik.

Peoples League during their meeting with Pakistani High Commissioner will discuss the present political and human rights situation in Kashmir.

Mukhtar Waza expresses confidence that Pakistan will continue its political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris’ just struggle for right to self-determination.

Mukhtar Waza emphasized that the government of Pakistan was of the firm opinion that peace and stability would elude South Asia till the Kashmir issue remained unresolved.

Waza pointed out that Pakistan had a historical and unique role vis-à-vis the Kashmir dispute and the country had been extending wholehearted political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiris’ struggle for their right of self-determination.

JKPL welcomes Amnesty’s report on Kashmir

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has welcomed the report of Amnesty International highlighting the human rights violations by Indian troops in Kashmir. Waza in a statement said that hundreds of innocent Kashmiri youth and children had been detained under the black law, Public Safety Act (PSA).
Waza appealed the Amnesty International to impress upon India to stop state terrorism, revoke the draconian laws in Kashmir and give the Kashmiris’ their inalienable right to self-determination.
Demanding that the United Nations should send a fact-finding mission to Kashmir to probe rights violations, Peoples League suggested for setting up of a war crime tribunal in this regard.

Martyrs sacrifices centre-staged Kashmir on global level: WAZA

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has said that the matchless sacrifices of the Kashmiri people have centre-staged the Kashmir dispute on international level.
Waza while addressing a public gathering during door to door campaign at Kulgam Anantnag said that India was under tremendous pressure from international community to resolve the longstanding dispute.
Waza said, “The martyrs are great asset of Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle. Their sacrifices will very soon come to fruition as the international pressure is building up on India to resolve the dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people.” He maintained that the Kashmiris would continue the liberation struggle till its logical conclusion.

Kashmir dispute has assumed centre stage: APHC

EXECUTIVE MEETING

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the Kashmir dispute has assumed centre stage at the global level and the international community is fully cognizant of the urgency of resolving it in accordance with the Kashmiris aspirations.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq briefing the APHC Executive Council including Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Bilal Gani Lone, Aga Syed, Abbas Ansari, Abdullah Tari and Musadiq Adil today, about his recent visit to America, Britain and Geneva, he said that the world powers acknowledged the genuine and indigenous character of the Kashmir liberation movement.

The APHC leaders said on the occasion that the people of Kashmir were being made victims of political vendetta by awarding sentences of death and life imprisonment to their youth. They denounced certain reports published in the media in this regard saying that these were meant to defame the APHC.

Kashmir dispute has assumed centre stage: APHC

EXECUTIVE MEETING

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the Kashmir dispute has assumed centre stage at the global level and the international community is fully cognizant of the urgency of resolving it in accordance with the Kashmiris aspirations.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq briefing the APHC Executive Council including Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Bilal Gani Lone, Aga Syed, Abbas Ansari, Abdullah Tari and Musadiq Adil today, about his recent visit to America, Britain and Geneva, he said that the world powers acknowledged the genuine and indigenous character of the Kashmir liberation movement.

The APHC leaders said on the occasion that the people of Kashmir were being made victims of political vendetta by awarding sentences of death and life imprisonment to their youth. They denounced certain reports published in the media in this regard saying that these were meant to defame the APHC.

Waza demands withdrawal of troops, repeal of black laws

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has demanded total withdrawal of Indian troops, repeal of draconian laws and immediate release of all illegally detained pro-freedom leaders and activists.
Waza while addressing a public gathering during door to door campaign at Shirpora and Brakipora South Kashmir Anantnag district maintained that Indian wanted to perpetuate its illegal occupation of Kashmir by putting Kashmiri youth behind the bars and killing people randomly. He pointed out that gross human rights violations would continue till Indian troops were present in Kashmir.
Waza said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had been rendering unparalleled sacrifices for the past over six decades to secure their right to self-determination and these sacrifices would never be allowed to go waste. He appealed to the international community to play its role in resolving the Kashmir dispute, once and for all.

JKPL seeks AI's intervention for release of Kashmiris

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has urged the Amnesty International to help in release of Kashmiris including profreedom leaders and activists. Waza in a statement issued in Srinagar said that at least 1600 Kashmiris including profreedom leaders and activists leaders had been arrested and lodged in the jails within and outside Kashmir for demanding Right to Self Determination. He said, by virtue of the international law, the arrested Kashmiris are political prisoners not criminals. He said that New Delhi was keeping the leaders behind the bars to suppress the ongoing liberation movement. This has exposed India’s tall claims of being a democratic country. The condition of many detainees is serious. Many of them have been denied medical care and are being provided with substandard food, he said. Waza maintained that when Indian All-Party delegation recently visited Kashmir there were assurances that the detainees would be released. However, after the delegation left, hundreds of more people have been arrested and booked under various acts, he deplored. He pointed out that the occupation authorities had been shifting the detained Kashmiris to jails in far off places within and outside the Kashmir. I make a fervent appeal to the Amnesty International and representatives of Red Cross in Kashmir to ensure immediate release of the Kashmiri detainees, he said.

World powers urged to intervene in Kashmir Resolution: JKPL

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza said that for the sake of humanity and to respect human values: world powers are urged upon to intervene into the peaceful resolution of burning worldly issues like Kashmir, Palestine and Afghanistan.

Waza while addressing a public gathering during door to door campaign at main Islamabad district reiterated that past history reveals many examples in which disputes have been resolved in peaceful manner. In a point reference of dispute between Germany and France. If we practice this smooth and fruitful ways for clearing the dispute of Jammu & Kashmir the results would be bright and both the countries will progress. If they instead of investing money on defense would use the same for the betterment of humanity and not for preparing materials for mass destruction. This will lead us to the development and prosperity.

UNSETTLED KASHMIR THREAT TO PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA: Waza

Senior APHC Leader and Acting Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute is a potential threat to the peace and stability in south Asian region.

Mukhtar Ahmad Waza while addressing a public gathering in a door to door campaign at Pahalgam district Anantnag said that India was using brute tactics against the innocent Kashmiri people to suppress their just struggle for right to self-determination and to linger its illegal occupation over the Jammu Kashmir. He emphasized that Kashmir is a political dispute, which can be resolved through dialogue process involving Pakistan, India and the Kashmiri people.

He deplored that on one hand the Government of India was talking about the settlement of the longstanding dispute and on the other, Indian troops were killing the innocent Kashmiri youth in Kashmir.

Waza appealed the world powers to impress upon India to revoke the draconian laws like Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), withdraw its troops and release all the illegally detained pro-liberation leaders and activists.

Resolution of Kashmir vital to peace in South Asia: APHC

All parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has said that the resolution of Kashmir is vital to peace and stability in the South Asian region.

The APHC Executive Council members including Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza and others during their meeting with New Delhi-based British diplomats, led by its First Secretary, Victoria L Whitefold, who called on them in Srinagar, said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute was an obstacle in developing cordial relationship between Pakistan and India.

The Executive Council members said that the participation of real Kashmiri leadership was essential to make the dialogue process on Kashmir result oriented. They said that Britain had a moral responsibility to play an active role in seeking a peaceful solution to the lingering dispute.

Briefing the delegation about the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley, they said that the world community should use its influence with both Pakistan and India to resolve the dispute in accordance with the wishes of Kashmiri people.

Britain Should Help in Resolving Kashmir Issue: APHC

Britain has a moral responsibility to play an active role in seeking a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue, JKPL Acting chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza today said.

"The Kashmir issue is the legacy of the British rule and therefore it has the moral responsibility to play an active role along with the international community in seeking a peaceful solution to the problem," Waza said while interacting with a two member foreign delegation at APHC headquarters.

First Secretary in British High Commission (India) Victoria Whitford and political advisor Sushil A Aron visited the APHC headquarters at Rajbagh Srinagar..

The two officials held a nearly three hour-long meeting with the party leadership.

APHC Acting Chairman Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, briefing the guests about the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley, said the issue needs immediate attention of the global community as it has become a flash point and a threat to peace in the sub-continent.

"The world community should use its influence with both India and Pakistan and persuade them to resolve the issue in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people of Kashmir, who are the basic party and victims of the conflict," Gani added.

"The Kashmiris are desirous of a peaceful solution to the issue in accordance to their wishes, but the world community has failed to fulfill their responsibility."