FIR lodged against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

In Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), following massive anti-India and pro-liberation demonstrations on the day of Eid at historic Lal Chowk in Srinagar and other parts of the valley, the authorities have imposed curfew in Srinagar, Islamabad, Bijbehara, Pulwama, Kakapora, Sopore and Baramulla and restrictions in all parts of the territory.
On the other hand, an FIR has been lodged by authorities against APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq alleging him of instigating trouble and arson in Lal Chowk. The FIR no. 83/2010 stands registered against Mirwaiz in Shergarhi Police Station, a police official told media men.

UK needs global military force post-Afghan: Fox

LONDON: Speaking to a meeting of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank, Fox said pulling British troops from Afghanistan before 2015 would boost militants everywhere, because only by then would British forces, working with the U.S.-led coalition, have achieved their security aims.

Fox told the gathering in Geneva of military officers and strategists that British defence planners conducting a review of military priorities had to take account of the possibility that its forces might have to intervene again elsewhere in the world.

“We’re going to have a long-term battle against transnational terrorism and it will pop up in a lot of different places over a long period and we are going to have to face up to that,” he said.

One of the lessons of recent British defence history, he added, was that combat troops should not be deployed

Indefinite curfew imposed in Kashmir Valley

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SRINAGAR: Indefinite curfew was imposed on Sunday in Srinagar city and six other towns of Kashmir Valley in view of several incidents of violence on Saturday .The decision was taken after a high-level meeting of Civil and security forces officials in Srinagar.

An FIR was registered against moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for inciting people to violence, officials said.

A senior police official said imposition of curfew had become necessary in the wake of the massive violence that followed a separatist march in Srinagar on Saturday that was led by the Mirwaiz, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, and Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front.

For the first time Eid congregations turned into violent pro-freedom demonstrations. A mob on Saturday set afire offices of the state power department

Hurriyat leaders, activists arrested in H-Kashmir

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, along with dozens of Hurriyet leaders and activists were arrested while leading a protest march towards the UN Military Observer Group headquarters, today.

According to Kashmir media service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Nayeem Ahmad Khan and other leaders and activists were taken into custody near Tourist Centre Complex while proceeding towards the UNMOG in Sonawar area to denounce continued gross human rights violations by Indian troops in the occupied territory.

Back Channel Diplomacy on Kashmir Underway: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR: Back channel diplomacy between India and Pakistan regarding the Kashmir issue has already begun, All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said.

“I believe the process of talks is underway,” he said while addressing a congregation at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, adding that an APHC delegation would visit Pakistan after Eidul Azha.

“We will be meeting the Pakistani leadership. It is a part of our effort to seek a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue,” he said, adding that talks were also underway between Kashmiri leaders and New Delhi.

Farooq said “some agencies” bent on sabotaging any headway to seek a resolution to the Kashmir issue. He said the “ongoing struggle of Kashmiris” had entered a crucial phase and urged all the pro-freedom groups to unite in their endeavours.

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Back Channel Diplomacy on Kashmir Underway: Mirwaiz was first posted on November 21, 2009 at 1:38 pm.

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.

US Realises Urgency of Kashmir Settlement: Mirwaiz

Srinagar: US Realises Urgency of Kashmir Settlement: Mirwaiz, Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the United States has realised the urgency of resolving the Kashmir dispute.

“The US is eager to resolve the Kashmir issue once for all. It is again showing interest in Kashmir.” Without naming anyone, Mirwaiz said, the seriousness on the part of the US can be gauged from the fact that it has identified individuals to study the Kashmir issue with new global realities.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Obama administration has asked renowned security expert, Stephen Cohen to study the Kashmir dispute. Cohen has already presented a paper on Kashmir issue and the peace process to the Obama administration.

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US Realises Urgency of Kashmir Settlement: Mirwaiz was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 3:26 pm.

Sacrifices of Kashmiris to Bear Fruit: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday said the Kashmir issue is becoming prominent with the passage of every day and expressed the confidence that sacrifices of Kashmiris will bear fruit.

Talking to state television of Pakistan, he said Kashmir was an internationally recognised dispute as per the relevant UN Resolutions and the liberation movement would continue till its logical end.

He urged India to adopt positive approach by taking international community’s involvement in resolving the Kashmir dispute as an opportunity for working towards durable peace in South Asia.

To a question he said Pakistan’s observance of the Kashmir Solidarity Day will further boost the morale of Kashmiris, who have been rendering unique sacrifices to secure their right to self-determination.

It would help further highlight Kashmiris’ cause at the international level, he added.

He expressed the confidence that Pakistan would continue its moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiri’s just struggle.

The APHC Chairman said command of ongoing liberation movement has been transferred to youth who would continue the struggle till its logical end, he added.

To a question he, said that more than 10,000 Kashmiris have disappeared and thousands of youth, Hurriyet leaders and innocent people were languishing in the jails of occupied Kashmir and India.

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Sacrifices of Kashmiris to Bear Fruit: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was first posted on February 5, 2009 at 7:30 pm.