APHC leader Gilani rules out talks with Delhi

MIRPUR: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s June 7, 8 whirl-wind visit to the troubled Indian-held Kashmir, senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Gillani has ruled out any dialogue with government of India (GOI) and said people of Kashmir will not accept anything less than complete freedom from India.

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Attack on Hurriyat leader won’t derail quiet talks: Chidambaram

TrendPK.com The attack on moderate Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi will not be allowed to derail the quiet diplomacy on Kashmir. That’s the tough message that the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has sent out today. In a statement, P Chidambaram says, “I am deeply distressed by the attack on Shri Fazal Haq

TrendPK.com The attack on moderate Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi will not be allowed to derail the quiet diplomacy on Kashmir. That’s the tough message that the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has sent out today.
In a statement, P Chidambaram says, “I am deeply distressed by the attack on Shri Fazal Haq [...]

Tripartite Accord on Kashmir Soon: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR: Tripartite Accord on Kashmir Soon: Mirwaiz, All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that he has reached tripartite agreement on the issue of Kashmir through backdoor diplomacy.

The APHC leader said a New Delhi-Srinagar agreement with Pakistan on board is one of the key objectives of the ongoing Track II initiatives between India and Pakistan and the “quiet” dialogue between the Centre and Hurriyat, says Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

Mirwaiz, said there was forward movement on many fronts which could, hopefully, lead to a “substantive” outcome.

“A lot is happening. Work is going on…on many possible solutions, one of which is an agreement between New Delhi and Srinagar with Pakistan’s blessings,” Mirwaiz said.

However, Mirwaiz said the basic paradigm of the engagement is inspired by former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point proposal for an acceptable solution to Kashmir.

“India is not ready for the joint-management part of the proposals which talk about joint control of foreign affairs, currency and communications in Kashmir,” Mirwaiz said. “There’s a broader agreement on the other aspects of this settlement model”.

Mirwaiz said that on Kashmir the new dispensation in Islamabad hasn’t departed markedly from the approach adopted by Musharraf’s government. He said “India has to overcome a huge credibility crisis in Kashmir before setting off any dialogue.”

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Tripartite Accord on Kashmir Soon: Mirwaiz was first posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:12 am.

Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue, Pakistan and India have been engaged in back channel diplomacy as Kashmiri leaders and interlocutors are in contact with Hurriyat.

The sources of Foreign Office in Islamabad have confirmed former foreign secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan has been engaged in dialogue with Indian representatives in Hong Kong.

The president had given responsibility of restoration of the track II dialogue to Riaz Mohammed Khan.
According to the sources, in the first phase the sides were focusing on restoration of the composite dialogue and back channel diplomacy to create a consensus over the mechanism.

In second phase Kashmiri leaders would also taken into the fold of the dialogue and a Hurriyat delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooque will visit Pakistan after Eid ul Azha.

“We will be visiting Pakistan immediately after Eid ul Azha. We want the separatist leadership other than Hurriyat to join us as well. Pakistan wants to get input from Kashmiri leadership before entering into any sort of composite dialogue with New Delhi.

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Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 4:04 pm.

Girls’ Students Protest in J&K Against Indian Atrocities

SRI NAGAR: Students of different colleges and schools took to streets to lodge their protest against the killing of two women, including a student, after their rape by Indian troops in Shopian in held Kashmir on May 30.

Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani had appealed to the students to protest the incident in the afternoon.

Students took to streets and marched on different streets. The students of other educational institutions also took similar processions.

Raising pro-freedom slogans, the students were demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the incident.

A report from Baramulla said students of degree colleges and other educational institutions also led processions in the town, raising slogans against the authorities for failing to take any action against people involved in the Shopian incident.

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Girls’ Students Protest in J&K Against Indian Atrocities was first posted on June 11, 2009 at 1:53 pm.