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Allow APHC leaders to visit Pak:
Mufti
Jamaat wants tripartite
talks Omar flays Centre for ignoring
Farooq 10 ultras killed in
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Allow APHC leaders to visit Pak:
Mufti Srinagar, June 21 Addressing mediapersons at his Nowgam residence today, Mufti Sayeed said that ceasefire on both sides was necessary for successful negotiations and restoration of peace in the region. He pointed out that Kashmiris were sandwiched between the guns of militants and the security forces. He said the sense of alienation among the masses had to be addressed for which a formal dialogue was necessary. He demanded an initiative by the Prime Minister in this direction. The former minister urged the Centre to pave way for holding the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state under a caretaker government. He claimed that free and fair elections would not be possible under the National Conference rule and these would be possible only if “Dr Farooq Abdullah’s government is asked to step down for two months”. That would provide an opportunity to all political parties to participate in the elections in free and fair atmosphere, he added. Referring to the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes’ statement on the decline in infiltration along the borders, Mufti Sayeed held that the threat of war had been averted. “War is no solution to any issue”, he commented, adding that three wars over Kashmir did not solve the issue. “Both India and Pakistan have to sit together across the table and resolve the issue”, he commented. Mufti Sayeed said a mass contact programme at all district headquarters in the Kashmir valley would be held on June 27 to highlight the demands of the masses. A similar programme was held at tehsil headquarters here on May 19. In his 13-point programme, the former minister also demanded an end to the use of POTA, disbanding of the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police and rehabilitation of counter-insurgents and the dependents of the victims of militancy. |
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Jamaat wants tripartite talks Srinagar, June 21 In an open letter to Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Abdul Hamid, Jamaat secretary-general Sheikh Ghulam Hassan termed as “illusory and unfounded” the charge that the Jamaat was abetting militancy, politically and morally, with a view to seceding Kashmir from India and incorporating it within Pakistan. Criticising the detention of senior Jamaat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who represents the party in the Hurriyat Conference, under the Public Safety Act, he demanded that any action against Mr Geelani should only be taken after the charges against him were substantiated in a court of law. For this, Mr Geelani needed to be provided opportunity to defend himself in a local court necessitating his transfer to Central Jail, Srinagar, in view of his age and deteriorating health, the letter, released to the Press, said. Accusing Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah of resorting to mudslinging against the Jamaat, Mr Hassan said “We believe that Kashmir is the key to durable peace in South Asia and its settlement, once and for all, is necessary through tripartite negotiations.” The letter said the Jamaat “affirms in unambiguous terms that any solution reached after putting in sincere and honest efforts of tripartite dialogue is acceptable to it. Any such decision is welcome to the Jamaat and it will embrace it without loss of time.” Denying that the organisation had any overt or covert liaison with militancy, he hoped that a “friendly and reconciliatory atmosphere prevail between India and Pakistan”.
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Omar flays Centre for ignoring Farooq Srinagar, June 21 The minister, who has been camping in Srinagar for over a fortnight now, did not mince any words and clearly stated that Dr Farooq Abdullah had been treated shabbily by the Centre. “To accept that the man will accept anything that you throw at him like some sort of grateful dog waiting for scrap is to add salt to the wounds you have inflicted,” Mr Omar Abdullah said here. The remarks, expected to trigger a political debate, come only 48 hours ahead of his taking over the reins of his party at an extraordinary session of the party. His father and the state Chief Minister has already resigned as the party chief. The minister said his father had been “used” during times, when the situation was very difficult. “He represented the country at all important fora, including the famous Geneva Commission where he negated the Pakistani propaganda singlehandedly.” After the nomination of Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a Presidential candidate, Dr Farooq Abdullah had himself said that his chances to become Vice-President had become bleak. Asked about reports that the Centre is planning to offer a Cabinet portfolio to Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mr Omar Abdullah shot back, “So are you saying he has to get something with his status...you cannot treat him shabbily as you have.”
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10 ultras killed in
Kashmir Srinagar, June 21 The police here said three foreign militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces at
Hafrada, Vilgam in Kupwara district yesterday. They were identified as Sulaiman of HUM, Saleem of
Al-Fateh and Sajjad of HUJI, all residents of Pakistan. Three AK rifles, 12 magazines and 105 rounds were recovered from the site of the encounter. Two foreign militants were killed in another encounter with the security forces at Trick Kandi in Kupwara district yesterday. Two AK rifles and some ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, police sources said. The Army and the SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a hideout at Bhawan forest in Kupwara district and recovered AK rifle, two
UBGL, one RPG site, one binocular, 920 sniper pica rounds, 78 UBGI grenades, three hand grenades, eight RPG boosters, eight 60 mm rounds, 2 kg of explosives, 44 detonators, two RPG rounds, 10 fuses, 20 meter codex wire and six RCD boxes. Two militants of
Al-Badre outfit were killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces at Kema
Ghat, Bandipore in Baramula district yesterday. Two residential houses were also damaged in the exchange of fire, reports reaching here said. Three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed at Nusu
Ghat, Bandipore in Baramula district today, the police said. Three AK rifles with ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter. |
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