Not sure if Geelani will attend: Hurriyat (G)
Still undecided whether we attend or not: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar | June 21: The Pakistan high commission in New Delhi has invited the Pakistan High Commission for the annual Iftar party in New Delhi on June 25.
Apart from top Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, several other middle-rung separatist leaders from both factions of Hurriyat Conference as well as the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front have been invited to the event.
Some 30 members from Hurriyat Conference (G) have been invited by the Pakistan High Commission, said Hurriyat (G) spokesperson Ayaz Akbar, which include Geelani, Ashraf Sehrai, Shabir Shah and Nayeem Khan.
The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and its other executive members have also been invited, Mirwaiz’s media advisor Shahid-ul-Islam said.
Apart from Mirwaiz, former Hurriyat chairmen Moulana Abbas Ansari and Abdul Gani Bhat have also been invited, he said.
Islam said no decision has been taken yet by the Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat faction on attending the party.
“We have some days till Saturday to decide on it,” he said.
JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik has also been invited. (PTK)