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Islamabad, March 30|05 :Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Convenor All Parties Hurriyat
Conference, Azad Kashmir chapter has categorically stated that in no case
the flag of struggle for freedom and the right to self-determination could
be lowered by the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who had suffered under the
illegal Indian occupation for several decades.
In a statement here today, he said that not small CBMs but big CBMs like the
abrogation of armed forces special powers act would create trust in Jammu
and Kashmir and pave way for a just and durable solution of Kashmir issue.
He appreciated US State Department's observations on human rights conditions
in J&K, which had taken notice of extra judicial killings, custodial deaths,
excessive use of force, torture, poor prison conditions, extended pre-trial
detention, arbitrary arrests and forced disappearances. He stressed upon the
US to facilitate all such measures, which could finally compel India to
repeal draconian laws in occupied Kashmir and restore full civil liberties
in the troubled region.
Muhammad Farooq Rehmani said India's cosmetic measures and selective
approach to the problem could never be acceptable to Kashmiris but India had
to take a big step forward to encourage peace and peaceful resolution of the
issue, without hoodwinking the global community. He said the people of
Kashmir had rendered unprecedented sacrifices for freedom over the years,
which could not be downplayed. |