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Meanwhile, complete shutdown is being observed in the Kashmir Valley against the recent killing of a 12th class student by Indian policemen at Boniyar in Baramulla. Call for the strike has been given by the Kashmiri Traders and Transporter

Saghar urged UN  to play role for Kashmir settlement

Srinagar January 05 : Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed the Right to Self-determination Day, today, to remind the international community that the UN resolutions on Kashmir had remained unimplemented even after the passage of more than six decades. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution, acknowledging Kashmiris’ right of self-determination. A seminar was organized by All Parties Hurriyet Conference AJK chapter in Islamabad  Pakistan .The seminar was presided over by the Convener, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar.
Saghar urged UN to play role for Kashmir dispute's settlement .He also urged India to shun its obdurate policy on Kashmir and take solid measures for resolution of the dispute. He called upon the international community to impress upon India to resolve the decades-old issue as per Kashmiris’ aspirations. On the other hand, the United States has reaffirmed its longstanding position on Kashmir’s status as a disputed territory urging all parties to seek a peaceful resolution to the decades-old conflict. Responding to a series of questions at the daily news briefing in Washington, today, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that acknowledgement of the Kashmir’s disputed status is in consistent with longstanding US policy.

Shabir Shah arrested at Mirgund

Srinagar, January 04 : Indian police personnel arrested senior APHC leader and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmed Shah.
Shah was on way to Boniyar area of Baramulla to express sympathy with the family members of a 12th class students, Altaf Ahmad Sood killed by Indian police, that he was arrested at Mirgund, Pattan,.The DFP spokesman condemned Shah’s arrest and described it the worst kind of violation of human rights. He said that India would never succeed in its efforts to weaken the liberation movement
The spokesman also strongly denounced the murder of the student and termed it barbarism by the Indian government. condemning the killing of the student,. He said that it was a brutal and unprovoked murder. He also expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. He demanded exemplary punishment for the involved police personnel. He appealed the international organizations to take notice of Indian state terrorism and ban on movement of Hurriyet leaders in the occupied territory.

Kashmiris’ sacrifices not to go waste: Shabir Shah

Srinagar, January 03 : Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, and DFP chief Shabir Ahmed Shah has said that Kashmiris’ unparalleled sacrifices, which had centre-staged the Kashmir dispute at the global level, will not be allowed to go waste.
Shah while talking to media men in Srinagar paid rich tributes to the Sopore martyrs who were killed on 6th January in 1993. Over 50 persons were martyred, some of them roasted alive, and more than 350 structures were gutted on that day after Indian troopers set the entire town ablaze. Shah maintained that the liberation movement would continue till the Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. Shah ridiculed the claims of pro-India politicians about peace in the occupied territory. He said that silence of graveyard was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir at gunpoint.
Shah addressing a public gathering in srinagar condemned the killing of a Kashmiri student, Altaf Ahmad Sood by Indian police during a protest demonstration against anti-people policies of the puppet administration of Omar Abdullah. He said, “It is not a new thing for the people of Kashmir. The armed forces have been killing innocent civilians for past over two decades now. Till now hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed by the Indian army and police in Jammu Kashmir.”
Amidst pro-freedom slogans by the people, Shah said that anti-human acts being carried out by the armed forces was the fallout of vast powers delegated to them under the enforced draconian laws in the territory. He added that the authorities, MLAs and other pro-India political leaders were equally responsible for the killings.

Shabir Shah pays tributes to Sopore martyrs

Srinagar, January 02 :  Senior leader of, All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and DFP chief Shabir Ahmad Shah has paid rich tributes to over 50 people martyred by Indian troops on January 6, 1993 in Sopore.
Shah talking to media men in Srinagar while terming the incident as one of the worst massacres in the history of Kashmir, said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri people had internationalized the Kashmir dispute and the world community was increasing pressure on India to seek political settlement of the dispute. Shah expressed sympathy with the families of victims and vowed that the people of Kashmir would continue their struggle for securing inalienable right to self-determination till complete success. He urged India to give up its unrealistic stance on Kashmir and come forward to resolve the dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.
Shah assured the people of Sopore that their sacrifices would definitely bring positives results and the day was not far away when Kashmiris would get rid of Indian bondage.