Srinagar

Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of civilian Gowher Ahmed Rather of Kangan, who succumbed to his bullet injuries at SKIMS Srinagar.

The spokesman said that if New Delhi believes that treating Kashmir dispute militarily would solve the issue then it is living in a fool’s paradise.

He said that Kashmir issue can never be resolved through military might as is a political and a human issue based on the principle of the right to self-determination of nations to decide their future.

In a statement issued here, the chairman said that Kashmir dispute has historical background and context which can’t be ignored and dealing with it militarily and adopting an iron-fist policy that includes killings is not going to break the resolve of the people of Kashmir but rather will further strengthen their commitment towards the goal of freedom.

He said dance of death is once again going on in Kashmir’s streets in the blatant violation of international human rights laws.

APHC welcomed the statement of UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres wherein he has expressed serious concern over the killing of innocent civilians in Palestine and Kashmir and urging nations to resolve issues amicably. The Hurriyat, however, said that its time for UN to move beyond issuing statements and to do practical things on ground zero so that precious human lives are saved. The Hurriyat urged the UN Secretary-General to press New Delhi to stop the bloodshed in Kashmir and to resolve Kashmir issue as per its historical background on the principle of RSD without further delay.

APHC strongly condemned the house detention of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani and shifting of Muhammad Yasin Malik to Central Jail Srinagar yet again, stating that many other leaders including Mukhtar Ahmed Waza and others too have been taken into custody. Hurriyat also denounced the frequent raids on the houses of Hurriyat leaders in South Kashmir ahead of the Shopian march scheduled for Wednesday stating that the government already stands defeated as it is frustrated seeing the peoples’ commitment towards the ongoing struggle.

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