Take peace initiatives’ before dialogue process, Waza tells India

Srinagar, November 09, 2012: Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Chairman and Hurriyat Executive Member, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza on Friday said that India should take peace initiatives before formal dialogue process, so that conflict affected people of both sides of Jammu and Kashmir can breathe in a peaceful atmosphere.

Addressing Friday congregation In Shopian today, Waza welcomed the ongoing dialogue process between the two countries and said that we have always advocated a result oriented dialogue process with the inclusion of Kashmir genuine leadership representing aspirations of people at Large.

However, he said that the dialogue process can’t yield fruits till government of India fails to take peace initiatives in the state.

“Dialogue and Human rights violations, dialogue and killings can’t go side by side, so first of all government of India should make atmosphere appropriate for dialogue process, that would turn it result oriented,” Waza said.

He said that after passing several years’ persons involved in the tragic incident of Shopian, in which our two sisters Neolfar and Asia were raped and killed were promoted instead of giving them punishment and said that there are thousands of incidents resembling shopian tragedy.

Waza said that Government of India should firstly stop violating human rights in the state that he and his security agencies are continuously violating the state. He said that they should investigate the cases of custodial killings, unnamed graves, and cases of custodial disappearances, cases rapes, molestations, human rights violations and others.

He said that both the countries before the dialogue process should reopen all five traditional routes that connect Azad Jammu Kashmir with this part of the state so that disconnected families of the both regions can meet the dear ones for which they are waiting from last a decade and people of Jammu and Kashmir can restart their business with Azad Jammu and Kashmir and other south Asian countries, were economic prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir is hidden.

Waza pointed out that without demilitarizing the valley, dialogue process can’t yield fruits and said that government of India should leave aside its rigid police and should demilitarize the valley, release all illegally detained political detainees lashing in different jails and intragration centres’.

He maintained that if government of India succeeds in taking these initiatives, can make post started dioluge process a result oriented and can pave a way for the peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue, for which they have given unparallel scarifies that will not go in vein nor any body will be allowed waste the blood of martyrs’ that they have given for securing right to self determination, a birth right of every Kashmiri.  

Waza said that Kashimr freedom movement will be taken to logical conclusion besides facing all odds.

Waza hopes Obama may play role in Kashmir settlement

Srinagar, November 07, 2012: Senior Hurriyat leader and Jammu Kashmir Peoples League Chairman, Mukhtar Ahmad waza today hoped that President Barack Obama, who today got its second chance by winning the presidential election in America, may play his important role in settling the 65 years old Kashmir dispute according to Wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people.

Mukhtar waza in a Press Statement hoped that President Barack Obama’s intervention in the Kashmir dispute can prove fruitful for the political and economical stability of South Asia as well as for whole world.

Waza said, “Kashmir being a issue between three nuclear powers of the world i,e India, Pakistan and China has endangered the peaceful atmosphere in South Asian region. On Kashmir issue trio countries have fought several wars resulted bloodshed and wastage of money etc.”

He said that world P5 powers like, America, Russia, France, China and Bartania, G8 and others are well known about the fact the India has illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to got freedom from Indian bondage Kashmiri innocent people are fighting peacefully from last 65 years.

He said that the during this period of time Indian and its security forces got involved in serious and worst kind of Human rights violations and people of Kashmir was subjected to worst kind of torchers that led to custodial killings, rapes and molestation,  brutal killings, hundreds and thousands  of people were killed by security agencies on the name counter insurgency, one generation of the Kashmir got affected by one or the other means due to the illegal occupation of India and the last 65 years have left thousands kids as orphans and more than that women as widow.

He expressed concern over the fact that the international community is only concerned about the economic interests in the world than humanity. He appealed international community to sideline the economic interests and gave priority to those issues who are connected with Humanity and said that Kashmir dispute important humanitarian Issue that needs intervention of international community.

He also appealed civil intelligentsia of India and Pakistan to come forward and play its role in resolving the dispute so that peace prevails in both countries as well as in whole South Asian region. He maintained that the civil intelligentsia of both the countries can draw a peaceful line by which Kashmir Issue can be resolved.

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League bereaved Hamidullah Bawani, Parvaiz Hyder

Srinagar, Oct 30: Jammu and Kashmir people’s league today expressed shock over the sad demise of Hamidullah Bawni’s wife that passed away on 27^th of this month.

A high level Delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League, headed by Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza today visited the house of Hamidullah Bawani, a renowned social activist of  Dooru Shahabad Islamabad  

Mukhtar waza expressed shock over the sad demise of Dr Bawani’s wife and termed a great loss to the movement. He said that she was a pious woman and during which he helped Kashmir freedom movement.

Speaking on the occasion Mukhtar Waza appealed people to follow the path of Islam, traced by Prophet Mohamad (SAW) so that the life of journey becomes fruitful on the Day of Judgment.

He said that valley’s religious intelligentsia should contribute in curbing the immoral activities taking place in our society that has overall affected the society in broader sense.

People’s League delegation prayed for the departed soul and expressed sympathies with the family.

Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir People’s League also expressed shock over the sad demise of father of Advocate Mohd Ashraf alias Parviaz Hyder, who passed away today this morning in Srinagar.

JKPL shocked over the sad demise of Hurriyat activist

JKPL shocked over the sad demise of Hurriyat activist

Srinagar, 29 October: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League, a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference today paid rich tributes to Hurriyat activist Mohd Yousf Ganie alias Polly Khan of Nambalebal Pampore, who before days got martyred in road accident on Srinagar Jammu National Highway near Nandni Jammu.

A high level party delegation of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League headed by Party Chairman, Mukhtar Ahmad waza visited residence of  Hurriyat activist Namblebal  Pampore and while paying rich tributes to the departed soul, expressed solidarity and heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family.

While speaking, Senior Hurriyat Leader and Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza hailed the role that Mohd Yousf Ganie had played from past 20 years in the ongoing freedom movement and described him a great loss to the movement.

He said that Khan was imprisoned several times and had remained in jail for about 8 years and during which he sacrificed his precious time but remained economically backward that bestowed odd days for him and his family but he never compromised with his ideology and in lost years he started living his life by opting driving profession.

He expressed serious concern over the fact that people in the valley aren’t coming out to help the people especially the victims of Kashmir resistance movement that has affected a large section of society and had left lakhs of orphans, widows, mentally, physiologically and physically handicapped.

He emphases the need of making strong Batul Malis in every corner of valley on district and state levels so that victims can rehabilated on their steps and appealed Kashmir religious intelligentsia to come and take strong steps in this regard.

On Kashmir issue, Waza said that Kashmir dispute was not a border dispute between India and Pakistan but a question of the future of Kashmiri people. He reiterated that without the inclusion of Kashmiris’ genuine leadership, the dialogue process between Pakistan and India would remain meaningless, as the people of Kashmir were the main party in the dispute. Waza said that the easiest solution available to resolve the 65-year-old dispute was implementation of the resolutions passed by the United Nations. “As long as the Kashmir dispute is not resolved, neither would political uncertainty end in the South Asia nor can the people of the region realize the dream of prosperity and development,” he maintained.

Martyrs have center staged Kashmir Issue: Waza

SRINAGAR, October 22:  While stating that martyrs have center staged Kashmir issue on international level, Executive member of Hurriyat Conference (M) and Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples league, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza on Monday, has paid glowing tributes to the martyrs who fell to the bullet of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Bijbehara on October 22, 1993.

 At Mazari-e- Shudha Bijberaha  Ijtimahie Fathe Khawani was held on Monday at around 11:00am and Peoples League Chairman, Mukhtar  Waza paid glowing tributes to the martyrs .

He visited the families of Martyrs and expressed sympathies with the families, assuring them that single blood drop of martyrs will not go in vain.

Waza expresses serious concern over the harassment of youths and locals by security agencies, who are participating in programs of Hurriyat conference and similarly security agencies are conducting late night raids on the houses of those youths resulting harassment to them and their families.

He said today people of Bijbehara especially the victim families were not allowed to held fatieh Khwana at Mazri Shudha, that is grave human rights violations and people are being denied of their religious right for world religious organizations should come forward and take a serious note of it.

He said that Kashmiri martyrs sacrificed their lives for a sacred cause and the sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. They deplored that no action had been taken, so far, against the killers of the innocent people despite passing of 19 years, proving that Indian and Indian agencies are involved in bloodshed that occurred in valley from last 65 years.

“The sacrifices of 1993 and even after that are assets for the movement and can never go waste. Who sacrificed their lives will serve as beacon light for the rest of us.” Waza said adding that Kashmir martyrs have center staged the Kashmir issue and because of the martyrs world on humanitarian grounds wants to resolve the issue.

He said that the ongoing movement would be taken to its logical conclusion and appealed the international community, United Nations and world human rights watch groups to take a serious note of the human rights violations done by the security forces in the valley and to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations and relevant United Nations resolutions.

 He said that more than 51 people were martyred, hundreds of got injured by the BSF troopers in Bijehara on October 22, 1993,  when the people of the area held a peaceful demonstration against the siege of Hazratbal shrine by Indian Army .