While congratulating the people and the government of Pakistan on the eve of the Independence Day of Pakistan, the chairman APHC Mirwaiz Dr Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq has prayed for the peace, progress, economic stability and political stability of Pakistan.Terming the political, moral and diplomatic support of Pakistan for Kashmir cause since last seven decades as matchless and exemplary, the chairman APHC stated that the efforts of Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute, the main cause of confrontation between India and Pakistan, were of historical importance.Mirwaiz said that the time has come that India realizes the fact that Kashmir issue was a living reality and that India should shun its intransigence to bring peace and stability to South Asia. He stated that that India should stop putting hurdles in a meaningful dialogue between the main three stake holders to the dispute i.e. India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir so that a just and acceptable resolution of this dispute could be found in accordance with wishes and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.
Meanwhile, senior Hurriyat leader, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza today visited Padgampora, Awantipora to condole the death of 28 year old Bilal Ahmad Bhat who was martyred in a recent shoot out by the government forces there. While addressing the people, Waza paid rich tributes to Bilal and other two martyrs and stated that their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. He said the mission for which the martyrs laid their lives will be taken to its logical conclusion.In the meantime Hurriyat spokesman has condemned a grenade attack on a Mosque in Shopian during which scores of people got injured and said that such acts of cowardice were hurting the sentiments of Muslims and were highly deplorable.
The spokesman also condemned the house arrest of Engineer Hilal Ahmad War.