ISLAMABAD: Indian authorities arrested Kashmiri Hurriyat leader in Syed Ali Gilani in Srinagar and shifted him to Humhama police station on Saturday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the move was made following the killing of an 11th grade student, Tufail Ahmed Matoo by the Indian police.
Tufail was killed while dozens other were injured when the police resorted to using brute force to break up peaceful demonstrators in Srinagar on Friday.
Earlier, Syed Ali Gilani addressing a gathering at Ompora in Budgam had said that the US should support the Kashmiris' right of self-determination if it was sincere to resolving the Kashmir dispute.
The Hurriyat leader, while reacting to the US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Black's statement, said, “America should stress more on giving right of self-determination to Kashmiris than Indo-Pak dialogue.”
He said that Kashmir was not a border dispute between Pakistan and India but it was rather an issue pertaining to the future of millions of Kashmiri people and the international community should support the Kashmiris' struggle for plebiscite instead of issuing ambiguous statements.
Syed Ali Gilani made it clear that the people of Kashmir had not given sacrifices for perks and packages. "Even if India lays gold on our roads it can't heal our wounds. India has been exploiting our natural resources for the last 63-years," he added.
The Hurriyat leader warned India of dire consequences if the convict in a false case of parliament attack, Afzal Guru was hanged. "There will be such a public uprising in Kashmir which India will not be able to control if Guru is hanged," he added.
Involvement of genuine Kashmiri leadership is essential
Meanwhile APHC leader and the Acting Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party Abdullah Tari said that no viable solution of the Kashmir dispute is possible till the genuine Kashmiri leadership is involved in the talks process between Pakistan and India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Muhammad Abdullah Tari, addressing party activists in Sopore, said that the long standing dispute should be settled according to the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan and India should appreciate the fast changing international political scenario and respect the sentiments of Kashmiris to bring about a solution to the dispute," he added.
Moreover, the Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement in a meeting chaired by the party Patron, Farida Behenji deplored that Indian troops were committing gross human rights' violations in Indian Kashmir with impunity.
The meeting castigated the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh's avowal to show zero tolerance against rights abuses in the occupied territory.
The Chief of Jammu: and Kashmir Democratic Forum, Pandat Bhushan Bazaz, in a letter, to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, demanded the resolution of Kashmir dispute and revocation of all draconian laws including Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the territory.
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