Srinagar, March 10: A high level meeting of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) was today held under the presidentship of senior leader of the amalgam Shabir Ahmad Shah in which other leaders of the forum including National Front Chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muslim League Chairman, Mushtaq ul Islam, JKLF (R) Chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Islamic Political Party Chairman, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Muslim Conference Chairman, Shabir Ahmad Dar and Mahaz-e-Azadi President, Muhammad Iqbal Mir participated.
Throughout the meeting, the current political scenario of world with regards to Kashmir issue was deliberated upon. It was held that Hurriyat Conference JK came into being to uphold the Hurriyat Constitution by following the same in letter and spirit and to facilitate every possible step to take the sacred mission of “freedom from Indian occupation” to its logical conclusion.
“Hurriyat Conference JK is actively proceeding towards achieving a very target – freedom and considers the implementation of UN resolutions as mentioned in Hurriyat Constitution created in 1993 or tripartite dialogue between India and Pakistan as the strategy of achieving the goal,” the leaders vowed during the meeting.
The leaders also vehemently opposed the bilateral talks with India and held that any new formula or covert meetings vis-à-vis Kashmir issue is an open indiscipline and an act tantamount to treachery. “To realize our goal, we have kept faith in freedom struggle for right to self determination,” they vowed.
The meeting also deliberated upon the developments taking place in various countries across globe, from China to US to European countries vis-à-vis Kashmir issue, particularly the recent statements issued by Beijing, Washington and London with regards to K-issue.
During the meeting, the leaders welcomed Pakistan’s decision of not giving most favoured nation (MFN) status to India and highlighted the role and contribution of Pakistan with regards to Kashmir dispute. “Since Kashmiri leadership is not in a position to run the movement at such level, it is other responsibility upon Islamabad to accelerate its diplomatic initiatives to highlight the longstanding dispute at large,” the leaders said.
During the meeting, the need for unity among Kashmiri people in their struggle and to remain steadfast in their mission for freedom was also felt so as to generate as much possible support from international bodies. The leaders also expressed their grief over the miserable condition of prisoners languishing in and outside state jails.