“Unity paramount to achieve the goal”
Nisar Ahmed Thokar
Islamabad, Aug 11: The segregated factions of Hurriyat conference at a joint session here on Saturday paid eulogizing tributes to PL Chairman Shiekh Abdul Aziz and reiterated their pledge to continue the ongoing struggle at all fronts to get the sacred mission of martyrs accomplished.
Highlighting supreme sacrifices of the deceased leader, APHC leaders hailed the PL Chief’s peerless contribution towards Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle and termed him as icon of the “freedom movement”. Referring to the unpredicted sacrifices of the people of Kashmir, they said that it was unfortunate that despite offering tremendous sacrifices Kashmiris were far behind from their goal.
“It is high time that all the pro-freedom leadership should sit and reflect deeply on the subject to analyze as what went to wrong that nothing tangible has been achieved despite huge sacrifices and years long struggle that consumed hundreds and thousands of precious lives over the years”, they said adding that it was time for introspection both at individual as well as collective level.
Terming unity as key to success the speakers on the occasion appreciated the recent move regarding the setting up of joint committees comprising of members of both the factions and expressed the hope that the working relationship between the leaders of segregated factions in Pakistan would help to forge broad bases consensus in the valley thereby bringing separatist leadership close to each other.
Of those who spoke on the occasion included APHC convener Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Sheikh Yaqoob and Ghulam Nabi Nowsheri.
Earlier, Quran Khawani was held at the amalgam’s office, which was attended by representatives of both Hurriyat factions and leaders of JKLF. On the occasion special prayers were offered for thousands of Kashmiri martyrs who laid down their lives during the ongoing struggle.
It may be recalled here that senior APHC leader and the chairman of Peoples League Sheikh Abdul Aziz was shot dead by troops on 11 August 2008 while he along with other APHC leaders was leading a big procession from Srinagar to the Line of Control against the economic blockade of the Kashmir valley.
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