APHC Delegation Meets with Zaffar Akber Bhat at Kotbulwal jail Jammu

Boy killed, another injured in a blast

Srinagar, December 11: An 11-year boy was killed and another was injured in a blast in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Saturday evening. 11-year-old Mohammad Iftikhar, son of Mohammad Lateef was killed and his younger brother, Shokwat Hussain was injured when an explosive device went off near Army’s firing range in Bera Datti area of Mendhar town in Poonch district. The injured youth was rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment.

The duo was searching for scrap at the firing range when they fiddled with an explosive device. “A boy died and another injured in the explosion that was apparently caused by a detonator.
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He was rushed to a hospital. Mendhar lies close to the Line of Control (LoC). It is a favourite route where Indian army fired shots and ammunition they carry. Agencies

HCBA, JKSM condemns killing

The High Court Bar Association and acting chairman of J&K Salvation Movement has condemned the killing of Ghulam Nabi Mir, uncle of Advocate Hilal Rashid of Pampore.

On October 7, Ghulam Nabi was hit on head by gun butts and beaten to pulp outside his house by a joint party of police and paramilitary CRPF, the Association said. He later succumbed to his injuries at, Soura here on Oct 14. A team of Bar members including Rafiq Joo, Bashir Siddique visited the bereaved family and prayed for the deceased.

Meanwhile, the acting chairman of J&K Salvation Movement, Tufail Altaf Bhat has also condemned the killing. He said, under black laws like AFSPA, the troops were given free hand to commit atrocities in Kashmir and kill civilians

JKSM Pays rich tributes to Martyers of 10th Oct,2010

Press release salvation Movement
The Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement paying rich tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs has reiterated that the ongoing liberation movement will continue, despite all odds.

Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement general secretary Abdul Raouf Khan during a party meeting while condemning the gross human rights violations paid tributes to the martyred Nisar Ahmad Dar and Engineer Tariq Ahmad who got martyrdom during military operations in Kangan on October 1990. They also expressed solidarity with the Hurriyet leader, Mohammad Yousuf Naqah who mother died in Srinagar.

The Acting Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Tufail Altaf Bhat addressing the party workers welcomed the recent statement of the UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki-Moon in which he expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir said that Kashmir was not a border or land issue between India and Pakistan appealed the US President, Barack Obama and the UN General Secretary, Ban-Ki-Moon to take notice of the situation of Kashmir and compel India to take steps in settling for the resolution of Kashmir through tripartite talks.

Victims of Indian terrorism

I am detained at Kotbalwal Jail Jammu. On this auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitar please accept my heartiest Eid felicitations and convey the same to whole nation of Pakistan through your esteemed newspaper. I am aware about the recent natural calamity in Pakistan and I am shocked at the trauma and devastation wrought by the recent floods in Pakistan. I wish to express my solidarity with all those who have suffered loss of life and livelihoods.

I know that lakhs of Pakistanis are rendered homeless due to this flood and are celebrating this Eid in a miserable condition. I wish to assure you that kashmiri people living all across the world, are with you at this time of pain and suffering. I appeal to Kashmiri International Diasphora and all those Kashmiris living around the globe to play their leading role and help the flood affectees generousely. I am thankful to you on the pivotal role played by your daily for last 20 years for the projection of popular freedom struggle of Jammu & Kashmir. It was because of the continuous coverage in your newspaper and other Pakistani print as well as electronic media that Kashmir Issue was highlighted in the whole world community and it got central focus in various international forums. Indeed Pakistan was playing role of real advocate of Kashmiris at international level.

But I am sorry to say that Pakistani media could not project the 2008 uprising in Kashmir on land row and Israeli type settlements of Hindu pockets in the name of Amaranth Shrine Board. In that uprising hundreds of Kashmiris have embraced martyrdom and got world attention but unfortunately Pak media could not play the proper role. Same is the case in recent uprising in which India is busy in systematic genocide of Kashmiris and innocent youth are being butchered on daily basis and due coverage is not given in Pak media.

One aspect of this letter is to remind you the responsibility which Pakistan has in case of Kashmir. The movement has now entered the decisive phase and at this time people of Kashmir need your due support. India has left no stone unturned to crush the current freedom struggle and more than one lac people are martyred in last 2 decades. Indian forces are busy in killing the people of Kashmir since her occupation but I want to draw your attention towards the recent killing spree in Kashmir. Recently people came on roads to protest against the Indian illegal occupation in Kashmir and launched the peaceful,” Quit Kashmir Movement” but Indian ruthless forces fired bullets on them which resulted in the killing of 68 innocent Kashmiris from 8-year-old boy to 80 year old man in last two months.

Hundreds of Kashmiris have been arrested including me, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Naeem Ahmed Khan, Syed Ali Geelani, Muhammad Yasin Malik during recent uprising. The trigger happy forces are busy in killing the innocent people of kashmir. They are not accountable to anyone and complete lawlessness is witnessed through out the Valley. I appeal to the international community through your esteemed News Paper to come forward and pressurise India to stop unabated killings in Kashmir, repeal draconian