The veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Geelani, has been invited to visit Pakistan by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the spokesperson of Geelani’s forum, Ayaz Akbar, in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Pakistani High Commissioner in New Delhi, Shahid Malik, along with his associates visited the veteran leader at his Malviya Nagar residence in New Delhi. Malik had come up to formally invite Geelani to visit Pakistan.
The spokesperson added that the decision on accepting the invitation of Pakistan would be taken in Majlis-e-Shoora of the forum. He said that during the meeting, Geelani appealed to Pakistan to step up diplomatic efforts to apprise the world about human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian forces in the occupied Kashmir and to build pressure on India for resolving the issue.
“Pakistan has always supported Kashmiris at political, moral and diplomatic level,” Geelani said during the meeting. He called for inclusion of Kashmiri leadership in talks, saying that bilateral engagements between India and Pakistan had proven futile in the past and the dialogue process could be made result-oriented by involving the Kashmiri leaders.
Meanwhile, Malik assured the veteran leader that Pakistan would continue to support the Kashmir’s struggle for securing their inalienable right to self-determination.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 27th, 2012.
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@G. Din:
din why don't you read my reply,
there is weasle right behind you!
@Tony Singh: @Khan That was simply superb!
Indians need to understand the tightrope that the Pak civilian govt needs to walk to be able to gradually distance itself from the Kashmir issue without the cataclysmic impact that this decision will have an increasingly radicalized civil society - rock the boat too hard or move too fast and the first casuality is likely to democracy, not Kashmir. So let's just sit tight while the story unfolds.
@Khan: Year 1965 : Give us Kashmir or else.....1971 creation of Bangladesh Year 2012 : Give us Kashmir or else...2012 Baluchistan Year 2020 : Give us Kashmir or else.....Sindhudesh Year 2030 : Give us Kashmir or else...... That street on other side of Parliament is a different country.... Year 2050 : Give us Kashmir or else...Have to get aVISA to go to the toilet of my house (Its in different country).... Year .......
haha
indians think they can wish like they have wished partion for themselves.
India could not get away in ladakh kasshmir where china and pakistan over ruled indian ambition to grab a region that does not belong to india.
indians should be happy for their miseries because of their double standard toward partion freedom and dispute without freedom independence.
as i say there was no solution for independent kasshmir nor solution with indian claim which is false contrary to partion of subcontinent.
in kassssshmir india is cheeeeer jayega!
Kashmir is part of the unfinished partition of India, as recognized by UN, Kashmir is a part of Pakistan and always will be, if hindus wanna talk about Balochistan then we'll talk about Khalistan, Assam, Nagaland and so on......so be careful India, and exit Kashmir, it'll be better for you guys
MS. Khar please keep Mr. Gilani as a permanent guest in Pakistan
If pakistan wants to do mischief in kashmir, inda should reciprocate by inviting baloch leaders for for talks and moral support.
It is high time Khar drives some sense into the oldman's head.
he will not see azad kashmir atleast ih his lifetime !
Isnt he the same man who led janaza for OBL.Mashallah! Kashmiris are doomed if this guy is leading their independence movement.
Pakistan is saying bye-bye to the Kashmir cause.