Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Zaffar Akber Bhat Paid glowing tributes to Cheif editor Aftab Sanaullah Bhat

A veteran Kashmiri journalist and founder editor of popular Urdu daily 'Aftab', Khawaja Sonaullah Bhat, passed away after a prolonged illness at Soura Hospital in Srinagar. Bhat (87), a bachelor, breathed his last at Sour Institute of Medical Sciences, yesterday where he was admitted on November six.
Bhat started his career in journalism in 1952 from a weekly 'Kashmir' in Azad Kashmir. He started the daily 'Aftab' in 1957.
Fully devoted to his professional life and his daily, Bhat, popularly known as 'Khawaja sahib', introduced the street sale of newspapers.
He had also authored a number of books. Bhat was the first to use offset printing technology for his daily. He also introduced photo-journalism in Kashmir. Various dignitaries have condoled the demise of the veteran journalist, was considered here as 'father of journalism'.
Doctors attending Khwaja said that he was suffering from chronic kidney ailment, coronary artery disease, renal failure, mxyedma, prostrate besides other organ failures. Thousands of people from different shades of life including APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Fazal Haq Querishi, Javeed Ahmad Mir, Farooq Ahmad Dar participate in his funeral prayers offered at Lal Chowk, today.
Kashmiri liberation leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Mian Abdul Qayoom, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Azam Inqilabi, Yasmeen Raja, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Javed Ahmad Mir, Ghulam Nabi Shaheen, Firdous Ahmed Shah, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Tufail Altaf Bhat, Mehmood Ahmad Sagar, Shaikh Muteen, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani and Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl in their separate statements while expressing deep grief and sorrow over Khwaja Sonaullah Bhat’s demise called it a irreparable loss to journalism in Kashmir.
Khwaja Sanaullah Bhat was born on November 14, 1922, in the family of Ahmed Joo Bhat at Chatabal in old city. He passed his matriculation examination from Punjab University’s Lahore Board in 1938. Later he went to Rawalpindi to assist his brother in Kashmir arts business. He couldn’t excel in business as he didn’t like it. To look for better avenues and a job that suited him Khwaja Sanaullah Bhat migrated to Lahore from where he shifted to Bombay where he ran a British Army canteen.
In 1947, Khwaja Bhat went to Lahore and then to Muzaffarabad city of AJK where he was appointed as Settlement Officer. His job was to rehabilitate those people who migrated from Jammu and Kashmir to Azad Kashmir.
Khawja Bhat started his career as journalist in Azad Kashmir’s capital Muzaffarabad wherefrom he published weekly newspaper ‘Kashmir’.
However, he went back to Kashmir valley in 1956. Soon after that he started Aftaab first as weekly and then daily. He filled a vacuum as there was no independent newspaper after Hamdard of Prem Nath Bazaz whose publication was ceased in Kashmir.
Aftaab had many firsts in journalism to its credit. It was the first paper which was printed on offset press. Introduction of hawkers and home delivery of newspapers was also started first by Khawja Bhat in Kashmir.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Chief-Editor of Srinagar Times, Sofi Ghulam Muhammad,passed away His funeral was attended by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani,

Chief-Editor of Srinagar Times, Sofi Ghulam Muhammad, 77, passed away funeral was attended by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Zaffar Akbar Bhat.

prominent Kashmiri journalist, Chief-Editor of Srinagar Times, Sofi Ghulam Muhammad, 77, passed away after a , prolonged illness in Srinagar, t after a prolonged illnes, today.Ghulam Mohammad Sofi was Editor-in-Chief of and printer and publisher of popular Urdu daily, Srinagar Times. He breathed his last at Soura Institute of Medical Sciences, where he was undergoing treatment for the past two weeks. He is survived by wife and seven daughters.
His funeral was attended by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Shabbir Ahmad Dar and a large number of Hurriyet leaders and activists and people belonging to different walks of life. They prayed for peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
Sofi who started his journalistic career as a reporter in Congress mouthpiece 'Khidmat' in 1960s launched his own newspaper, Srinagar Times, in 1969. He had been President of Kashmir Press Club and Daily Newspaper Editors Conference a number of times. He also authorised several books.

مسئلہ کشمےر اےک سےاسی مسئلہ ہےحصول آزادی تک جدوجہد جاری رکھیں گے

سینئر حریت رہنما و سربراہ جموں کشمیر سالویشن موومنٹ ظفر اکبر بٹ نے کہا ہے کہ مسئلہ کشمیر ڈیڑھ کروڑ کشمیری عوام کے بنیادی حقوق کا مسئلہ ہے ، بھارت کیخلاف جدوجہد آزادی تب تک جار ی رکھیں گے جب تک مسئلہ کشمیر کا کشمیریوں کی خواہشات اور امنگوں کے مطابق نہ نکلتا۔ اپنے ایک بیان میں انہوں نے اس عزم کا اعادہ کیا ہے کہ گزشتہ کئی دہائیوں سے جاری کشمیریوں کی تحریک کو حصول آزادی تک جاری رکھنے کےلئے کسی بھی قربانی سے دریغ نہیں کریں گے۔
شرومنی اکال دل کے پرصدر سمرن جےت سنگھ مان سنگھ کے ساتھ ملاقات میں ظفر اکبر بٹ نے کہا کہ اگر بھارت مسئلہ کشمیر کو حل کرنے کیلئے واقعی مخلص ہے تو اسے مقبوضہ علاقے میں ظلم و ستم کا سلسلہ بند کر کے مذاکرات کی راہ اختیار کرنی چاہئے۔ انہوںنے کہا کہ جب تک کشمیر میں بھارتی فوجیوں کی طرف سے ریاستی دہشت گردی کا سلسلہ ختم نہیں ہوتا مسئلے کے حوالے سے کسی حل کی تلاش کا تصور کرنا ناممکن ہے۔ مسئلہ کشمےر اےک سےاسی مسئلہ ہے اور اس کا حل بھی سےاسی طور پر ہی نکالا جا سکتا ہے لےکن بھارت کی ضد اورہٹ دھرمی کےوجہ سے ےہ مسئلہ طول پکڑرہا ہے ۔انہوں نے کہا کہ بھارت نے کشمیریوں کی آواز دبانے کےلئے ساتھ لاکھ سے زائد فوجی یہاں تعینات کردیئے، عوام پر طرح طرح کے مظالم ڈھائے، لیکن اس کے باوجود بھی وہ کشمیریو ں کے جذبہ آزادی کو کچلنے میں ناکام ہوا ۔انہوں نے کہا کہ کشمیریوں نے اپنے جائز حق حق خود ارادیت کےلئے ہر طرح کی قربانیاں پیش کیں، لاکھوں کشمیریوں کے خون سے عبارت اس تحریک سے کسی کو سودے بازی نہیں کرنے دینگے ۔ظفر اکبر بٹ نے کہا کہ مسئلہ کشمیر کشمیری عوام کے حقوق کا مسئلہ ہے ، بھارت اور پاکستان کو اس دیرینہ مسئلے کے حل کےلئے جلد مذاکرات کا آغاز کرنا چائیے اور ان مذاکرات کو کامیاب بنانے کےلئے کشمیری قیادت کو شامل کرنا چایئے تاکہ مسئلہ کشمیر کا دیر پا اور مستقل حل نکالا جاسکے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ تمام حریت پسند قیادت کو چاہئے کہ وہ سر عام میڈیا میں ایک دوسرے کی پگڑی اچھالنے کے بجائے تنقید برائے تعمیر کر کے آپسی اختلافات کو دور کریں ۔قائدین کانفرنسوں ،پروگراموں ،جلسے جلوسوں اور میڈیا کے ذریعے حکومت ہند اور عالمی برادری کو بانت بانت کی بولیوں کے بجائے یکجہتی اور ایک ہی آواز سے اپناپیغام دیںاور اسی ایک آواز کو لیکرسہ فریقی مذاکرات کے ذریعے مسئلہ کشمیر کو حل کرنے کیلئے اندرونی اور بیرونی سطح پر فعال بن کر تگ دو کریں

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

Zaffar paid glowing tributes to Jammu martyrs







Chairman Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement , Zaffar Akber Bhat on Friday visited Pakherpora Budgam where dozen of residential house were gutted in a devastating fire , Bhat expressed empathy with the families, who have suffered from the tragedy , he also acquainted them about the policy and programmes of APHC as per the directions of Chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq and ensured them that the mission of martyrs shall be taken to logical conclusion come what may.
Meanwhile Zaffar Akber Bhat offered Friday prayers at historical shrine of Charar-e-Sharief and later on led a massive demonstration against ongoing HR abuses , later on he delivered a lecture to the protesting people and paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of Jammu , who were massacred indiscriminately by Hindu extremists on Nov. 1947 which mostly include women ,children and elderly people .

Monday, November 2, 2009

Peace cannot be established without peaceful solution

APHC leader and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Zaffar Akbar Bhat has said that permanent peace cannot be established without peaceful solution of the long-standing Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions.
APHC leader said that all the three parties to the dispute, Pakistan, India and Kashmiri leadership should be included in talks to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
He urged the government of India to recognize the ground realities and resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations adding that Kashmir was internationally recognized dispute related to Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.
JKSM Chairman said that Kashmiris would never compromise on their freedom struggle for which they had been offering supreme sacrifices during last six decades.
He said that neither roads, railways and other facilities here could have any bearing on the liberation movement nor the Kashmir dispute could be resolved by forming puppet administrations in Kashmir.
Zaffar Akbar Bhat, said that India couldn’t suppress the ongoing liberation struggle through the use of brute force. He said that the government of India must realise the ground realities and take serious and solid step for lasting peace in South Asia as the 62 years long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan could disturb the regional peace.