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Srinagar: Police have formally restricted the visiting of public with chairman Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Geelani from Saturday morning and the whole office staff including the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leaders Peer Saifullah, Raja Mehraj-ud-din, Hurriyat Spokesman Ayaz Akbar and Mohammad Yousuf Mujahid have been held hostage in the Hurriyat head office Hyderpora.

According to Ayaz Akbar, chief spokesman of Hurriyat (G): “The police has formally declared the residence of Geelani Sahib as a sub jail and directed everybody there not to move outside the house. The SHO concerned had visited the Geelani Sahib’s residence with the announcement.”

Meanwhile, strongly condemning the government action, Akbar said that the record braking election boycott of South Kashmir people have frustrated the whole system from New Delhi to Umar led government in Srinagar and with the result, they have started a spree of arrest and harassment in the entire region of central and North Kashmir from Friday evening.

Besides Fareeda Behanji, Molvi Bashir, Peer Abdul Rasheed, Mir Hafizullah and Mukhtar Ahmad Sofi about 300 youth have been detained so far. In a press statement from Hyderpora, Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said that a top police official came to Hyderpora office at 9 a.m Saturday and verbally ordered the restrictions that nobody should be allowed to meet Geelani and office staff including some pro-freedom leaders are also banned to come out and he asked the police party who are already present at the main gate of Hyderpora office to strictly follow the directions and after that whoever come to meet Geelani, they were not allowed to enter and were forced to return.

According to the statement, the Geelani has been detained at his home from the very day when he returned from New Delhi, but today this office were formally sealed and restrictions has been imposed in exit and entry. Besides this Mohammad Ashraf Sehraie and Dr. Gh. Mohammad Ganie has also been kept under house arrest while as 50 Hurriyat leaders including Mir Hafizullah, Mohammad Yousuf Lone, Amir Hamza, Gh. Hasan Dar, Gh. Hasan Malik, Ab. Hameed Parray, Asadullah Parray, Mehraj-ud-din Nanda and Javed Ahmad Nanda has been detained in different police stations and jails. Besides this, the police has started crackdown in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Baramulla, Sopore, Handwara, Hajan and Bandipora areas and from last 24 hours about 200 more youths have been arrested. Hurriyat spokesman said that after having a tough experience in South Kashmir, the government is frustrated now and they have formed a new strategy to make 2^nd and 3^rd phase of election drama a success.

They have not only started the arrest spree, but a huge number of mobile voters have been prepared. According to the reports, the training of the hundreds of National Conference workers have been started in Srinagar for this purpose and they are dumped in different places where they are accommodated. (KNS)

Srinagar: In south Kashmir’s Shopian area, clashes were reported at various places after the killing of three militants during an encounter with forces. According to the reports received by KNS, people from the adjoining villages of Shopian Saturday took to streets and raised pro-freedom slogans.  Witnesses told KNS that several people are camping near the encounter site demanding the bodies of the slain militants.

Reports informed that Pulwama witnessed clashes at several places with the security forces as one of the slain militants in the encounter is from the area. Youth in Pulwama fought pitched battles with the forces with the protesters taking to streets against the killing of Mohammad Asif Wani during a 17 hour gun battle. Reports maintained that complete shutdown was observed at Drubgam. Also the family and the close relatives of the slain militant are camped near the encounter site. Also the reports informed that clashes between protesters and police erupted at various areas of Shopian with several people getting injured during the day long battles.

Pertinently, two army personnel including a major and three militants have been killed in an encounter which continued overnight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) south Kashmir, Vijay Kumar stated  that the militants killed in the killed belonged to Hizb and that the fact is yet to be ascertained that whether the slain militants had any link with the killing of a polling officer  on April 24 or not.  “The probe into the matter is going on and that we all have to wait till the investigation completes,” said Kumar. (KNS)

Srinagar: People in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district held strong protests and locked a government hospital after a woman died due to alleged negligence of doctors.

Reports said Shameema, 26, resident of Fatehpora in the district, was admitted in the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) and gave birth to a girl on Thursday morning.

“Soon after the delivery, she started to bleed excessively. The doctors at SDH referred her to Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar,” her husband Mehraj-ud-Din Malla told GNS. He added 15 points of blood were transfused into the patient.

“However,” they said, “She couldn’t survive and breathed his last yesterday afternoon.”

Soon after her death, people including her relatives held protests at SDH Ganderbal and locked down the hospital.

The protesters alleged that the woman died due to medical negligence and demanded action against the accused doctors.

A police team headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Ganderbal, Liyaqat Ahmad, reached the spot and pacified them after which they dispersed.

Talking to GNS, the Block Medical Officer (BMO) Shabir Ahmad said that there is no medical negligence in Shameema’s death. However, he added: “A committee has been setup in this regard and it will probe the incident.”

Meanwhile, police have registered an FIR number 55/14 in this regard under Section 304/A at police station Ganderbal. (GNS)

Srinagar: Militant outfit Hizbul Mujhadeen Saturday claimed that its ‘Pirpanjal Regiment’ attacked the Indian troopers on Friday morning along the Line of Control in Poonch sector.

Operation Spokesman Hizbul Muhadeen, Baleeg-u-Din told CNS on phone that it were the men from their ‘Pirpanjal Regiment’ which carried the attack on Indian Forces in Poonch Sector.

“Our ‘Mujhadeen’ attacked the Indian post on Friday morning resulting in the killing of several Indian soldiers. After attacking Indian troopers our ‘Mujhadeen’ managed to reach their destination safely,” he said adding that such attacks would be carried out in future as well. (CNS)

Srinagar: Two army personnel including a major and three militants have been killed in an encounter which continued overnight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said the overall toll in the encounter, which has just ended at Karewa Manloo village, reached five, as one army soldier and a militant were killed this morning. The bodies of slain militants have been placed at District Police Lines, Shopian and their identity is being ascertained. Meanwhile, protests broke out near the encounter site as villagers took to streets shouting pro-freedom slogans. They also demanded the bodies of the slain militants

Town shuts; Youth pouring out on streets

Bandipora: Five youth including a pellet gun victim who was blinded in the right eye on March 18 and had to undergo another major surgery at Amritsar were detained by police in a raid last night in north Kashmir’s Hajin town.
According to witnesses, a police party at around 3 am broke into the house of Ishfaq Ahmad Parray, ransacking it, terrifying the family members and dragging him, his brother and three cousins out from a room where they were sleeping and took them away.
“They pointed guns at us when our sons were being dragged outside,” said a family member. “We stood there, watching, crying…”
Ishfaq had to undergo a surgey at Amritsar on April 28, the family said.
Station House Officer Hajin, Ateequllah, said, “Around 200 youth are involved in stone pelting. May be these 5 were among those people.”
Asked the family says Ishfaq had to undergo a surgry after two days, the SHO said, “The point is how did he become a victim?”
In response to the detentions, the entire town has shut and angry youth are assembling in the main market to protest this act of police.
According to locals, police were delibrately flaring up clashes in the town by detaining innocent civilians and provoking them to take to the streets.
Right now, hundreds of youth are taking out to streets to protest the detentions which the family and locals called unlawful.

Srinagar: Leaders and activists of Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) continued their election boycott campaign and visited many areas of Budgam, Tengmarg, Kupwara, Bandipora, Srinagar and Rafiaabad etc. Senior leader and Zonal President Noor Mohammad Kalwal visited Jamia Masjid kralpora Chadoora, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi Jamia Masjid Chandigam Tengmarg, Master Mohammad Afzal Trehgam kupwara, , Siraj-e -Din Mir David Kunzer Tangmarg , Sheikh Abdul Rashid ( Zonal General Secretary) Coorag Ganderbal, Prof. Javed mosque fallchall khansahib , Maulvi Mohammad Yaqoob Rabbani bandGam, Ashraf bin Salam Srinagar Mukhdoom sahib shrine  Srinagar, Sheikh Abdul Gaffer Bugam , Gulzar Ahmed Pehalwan warPura , Abdul Rashid Maglu Chatrgul kangan , Syed Nisar Jilani Madwan,Sumbal,Prang, Mukhdam Vir Hajan , and Shah Gund areas, Ghulam Jilani Akhaal Kangan,Molvi Riaz Wusan Kangan etc addressed people at various places and appealed them to boycott Indian elections as these are detrimental for sacred cause of freedom. Besides these programs JKLF leaders and activists visited many places and went door to door, distributed pamphlets and met people collectively and individually. JKLF leaders Farooq Ahmad Dar and others visited many areas of Rafiabbad which included Daligund, Chraligund, Fidaar pora, Soyel sodnaar, Bachipora, Sheikh pora, Astanpora,Rawech, Warpora,Yaarbugh etc. Mohammad Ramzan etc visited areas of Budgam including Utligaam Beerwah, Charangaam ,Betapora,Zeran new colony, and Patlibagh, Bashir Ahmad Rather and Ghulam Mohammad Dar etc visited areas of Ganderbal Wakura,Aalastaing,Warpora,Baserbugh,Khalmola,MalshahiBagh, Grend,Saloora,Brahkund,and Beehama and activists in Tengmarg visited areas like Utloo,Dooru,Chapi pora,Goyeegam and Panjoura etc and distributed boycott related written material among the people.

JKLF leaders while addressing people at various places appealed them to refrain from and boycott Indian elections as these were detrimental for the sacred cause of freedom.  Leaders said that exemplary boycott by the people in south Kashmir should be followed in letter and spirit as this has indicated the love of kashmiris with the martyrs and freedom struggle. Leaders said that today pro India parties and their leaders fearing the strength of boycott have started a malicious campaign against the boycott call. They are propagating that this boycott is benefitting some and harming some pro India parties. We want to tell them all that elections held under the Indian constitution are in every case harmful for the nation of Kashmir and people who contest and take part in these are nothing but stooges of India and they are the handle of Indian axe that is and has been crushing and killing Kashmiris. Leaders said, that for freedom lovers, it hardly matters who is a beneficiary and who is loser. For the people of Jammu Kashmir all these pro India parties and leaders are same and their job is to harm the interests of Kashmiris. Leaders appealed the people that they should remember the mission and sacrifices of innocent martyrs and boycott these elections because boycotting Indian elections is the need of the hour to safeguard our national interests. Leaders while condemning the arrest of JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, Advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri, Mohammad Azeem Zargar said that today JKLF district president Ganderbal Bashir Ahmad Rather (Boya), Gayas Ud Din who after arrest has been tortured by Ganderbal police and Mohammad Aadil of Maisuma have been arrested by the police. Leaders also condemned the brutal revengeful acts of Indian troops and police at Pulwama and other areas of south Kashmir.

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader former deputy chief minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig has said it was PDP which forced Dr Farooq Abdullah through its positive agenda of peace to change his language of war that he has been following for years to endear himself to hoax in Delhi.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing a well-attended public meetings in Seeri Waripora and Khaipora villages of Tangmarg segment of Baramullah Lok Sabha Constituency Baig said it was ridiculous of Dr Farooq Abdullah to have said that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was a hurdle in Indo-Pak friendship.

Baig said Dr Farooq was the one chief minister who had made it a standard of recommendation to attack Pakistan. “Whether the issue related to mis-governance, corruption or the atrocities that his government committed against the people of Jammu & Kashmir till 2002, Abdullah would suggest bombing of Pakistan as the only solution to these problems”.

He said the NC leadership changed its language and started talking of resolution only after the PDP made it part of its manifesto in 2002 to convert Kashmir into a bridge of friendship between India and Pakistan. Baig said though Abdullah family has richly itself from Pakistan also during the ‘Raishumari’ campaign but their habit of advocating war with Pakistan doesn’t completely go away even though the people of Kashmir oppose any kind of confrontation. He said only a few months back amid tensions over seize fire  violations Omar Abdullah had said that India must attack Pakistan, but the people of Kashmir for the first time under the banner of PDP organized a historic protest against war.

Baig said the PDP advocates friendship between India and Pakistan and for that matter both the countries have to shun the animosity and start a dialogue process to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem and other related issues. He said the PDP has vision and agenda to smoothen the relationships between the two countries and the party will play an important role to bridge the gaps between India and Pakistan so that a permanent peace is realized in the region.

Reiterating his resolve to fight for the rights of the State that were systematically surrendered by the National Conference (NC) leadership in pursuit of power, Baig said PDP would pursue it at all forums, on the streets, in the Assembly and in the Parliament. “NC sold the very soul of the State by gifting water resources to the NHPC, which generated billions from it and Jammu & Kashmir having steeped into perpetual darkness as a result”, he said and added; “Let NC leaders name one substantial political or economic concession the State got through any of the party’s accords with Delhi.”

Muzaffar Baig said NC through all its accords right from the Delhi Agreement of 1952 had only surrendered the rights of the State and got nothing in return for the people except power and luxuries to build personal fortunes. He said NC has all along been exploiting the Kashmiri sentiment and the State’s resources to keep New Delhi happy. “No wonder people now view NC as a source of all their troubles,” he added.

Baig said PDP has become a thorn in the side of NC as it has emerged as the only credible option for the people of J&K. He said having suffered for generations at the hands of NC’s unchallenged domination, the people are now endorsing PDP’s policies after judging the party’s performance during the 3 year brief stint in power from 2002 to 2005. (KNS)