Category: Union Territory

Srinagar: July 05, 2019: Seriously concerned about the worsening health of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani, All Parties Hurriyat Conference said that although physical weakness is because of his advanced age, but continued confinement in his house has grossly effected his well being.

Keeping a political personality away from his routine engagements and forcibly preventing him from participating in any social, religious or family function puts a lot of stress. It is surprising that mighty Indian establishment is scared of an old, frail man and feels comfortable by putting curbs on his activities.

Hurriyat said that pulling all along through his turbulant political carrier, Syed Ali Geelani has always been an eyesore for the opponents, both oppressor and their paid pawns.

To force this powerful voice to subjugation, first his close associates and amalgam workers have been booked in fabricated cases and put behind bars. When they failed to get him in line, they started targeting his children and grand children through so-called investigating agencies.

Hurriyat said that it is only by the grace of Almighty Allah and prayers of his well-wishers—that he faces the oppressive onslaught so bravely and is determined to stand his ground.

Hurriyat said that despite his bad health he chaired an important meeting of the forum, but because of his chest infection and physical weakness, he is under strict advice of doctors and is recovering.

Hurriyat appealed people to pray for speedy recovery of Geelani.

SRINAGAR, JULY 05 : People from different walks of life joined today the sit-in protest organized by People United Front (PUF) at Press colony Srinagar against highway ban and abandoning rail services between Banihal and Kashmir.

The protesters were holding play cards and banners and chanting slogans “Yatri agar Insaan Hein, Kya Kashmiri Haiwaan Hein”, Yatri Agar Mehmaan Hein, Kashmiri Bhi Insaan Hein”.

On the occasion while talking to media Er. Rasheed denounced the ban and called it gross violation of fundamental rights of people of Kashmir. He said “Who doesn’t know that more than security agencies Kashmiris make Yatra a success but by creating issues just to defame Kashmiris and make their life miserable New Delhi is exposing its colonial mindset and hatred towards Kashmiris.

It is unfortunate that Yatra is being communalized for political gains and New Delhi is giving notion that Kashmiris are anti-Hindu. Not only common men but students, patients, government employees and business community is suffering and entire Kashmir feels caged and jailed”.

Er. Rasheed challenged government to withdraw the security cover on highway and see how Kashmiris Muslims will facilitate and protect the Yatris and make Yatra success. Er. Rasheed criticized NC leadership and said that people have a right to know what NC is doing over the issue.

He said “NC is crying about just votes and elections. If party claims to be representing regional aspirations, it must join hands with other forces to fight the state suppression. However despite having three MPs in Lok Sabha the party seems to have compromised everything.” On the occasion JKPM General Secretary Shehla Rasheed came down heavily on government and said “New Delhi is following path of destruction and using Israeli sort of policies to suppress Kashmiris and communalize religious pilgrimage.

While common Kashmiri is suffering the Union government is forcing state administration to take harsh measures just to make Kashmiris feel helpless. Life of people in south Kashmir has become miserable and government is enjoying from the sufferings of Kashmiris”.

Awami Ittehad Party president Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rasheed on Friday said that it is not the security forces but the people of Kashmir who make the annual Amarnath Yatra successful.

“It is the people of Kashmir like traders, civil society, Hurriyat, mainstream parties and especially the ponywallas of south Kashmir who make the yatra successful and not the security forces,” Er Rasheed said while holding a sit-in at Press Enclave in Srinagar against the suspension of the train service from Banihal to Qazigund in view of the yatra.

He said that the intellectual class and society needs to understand that the people of Kashmir are not fundamentalists but a peace-loving society.

“From Hurriyat to militants, every one has welcomed them even the incarcerated Shabir Shah had gone to welcome the Yatris. Then why Kashmiris are always shown in a bad light,” Er Rasheed questioned.

He said that Hurriyat, traders, and all other sections of the society have unequivocally welcomed the yatris.

He said that whenever a Kashmiri Pandit dies in the valley it is a Kashmir Muslim neighbor who is always there to help his or her neighbor.

“Stop giving us lectures on pluralism and secularism. And stop dividing us,” Er Rasheed said.

Referring to ban on train services, Er. Rasheed said that these are only tactics to polarize the local population of the state.

Srinagar: The Shiv Sena has said that the real danger to Kashmir is not from Pakistan but from Kashmiri leaders who, it said, are the enemies of Kashmiri people. Party mouthpiece Saamana said that the main issue in Kashmir is not the Assembly polls but the abrogation of Article 370.

In an editorial in Saamana, it said that the Jammu and Kashmir issue is not in Pakistan but in “our” country. Justifying the extension of Presidential Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, it said, “The environment in the Valley will be made normal. The main issue in Kashmir is not the polls but the abrogation of Article 370.”

It criticized Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti for their stand against the abrogation of Article 370.

The Sena said that development works worth crores have been taking place in Jammu and Kashmir under Modi and the previous governments as well. “To generate employment, the industries need to come and the tourism business should be run smoothly. To increase the trade and industry in Kashmir, the laws need to be changed and Article 370 needs to be abrogated,” the editorial said.

Jeddah, July 05 : The first batch, comprising 237 pilgrims, arrived here yesterday at the main gate for aerial flights’ related to performing Hajj in King Abdulaziz International Airport, coming from Bangladesh.

The batch was received by Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten, and a number of officials.

A militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Narwani area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday.

An official source told news agency GNS that one militant has been killed and his body has been also recovered from the orchards.

The firing has stopped, however searches are underway, he said.

A police official said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF men ring fenced the orchards of Narwani, Imamsahab village and started a search operation.

The operation, according to official, was launched after the forces received inputs about the presence of militants in the area.

“As the operation was in progress, militants hiding in the area opened fire on the forces”, the official said, adding that the fire was immediately returned, leading to an encounter.

Gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Narwani area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday morning.

Reports said the gunfight broke out after a joint team of Army’s 44RR and SOG launched a cordon and search operation in Narwan.

A senior police officer, according to news agency GNS, said an orchard was cordoned off following “specific” inputs about the presence of two to three militants.

Mobile Internet was been suspended in the district soon after the firefight started.

On Twitter, a police spokesman said an exchange of fire took place in Shopian. “Details will follow,” he said.