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Hurriyat declines Pakistan High Commission's Eid Milan invite

Geelani says he will not attend the event in protest of Nawaz, Modi 'ignoring' Kashmir during meeting in Russia

Web Desk July 14, 2015

Invitation extended by Pakistan envoy in New Delhi.

All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani declined on Tuesday Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi's invitation for Eid Milan.

"I will register my protest by not attending the Eid Milan as the two prime ministers did not discuss the Kashmir issue during their talks in the Russian city of Ufa on July 10," Geelani said, referring to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's recent meeting.

“As the two prime ministers ignored the fate of over 10 million people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in their meeting, we reject being a part of any of their (Pakistan's) celebrations,” Geelani said, over the phone from Srinagar.

Read: Kashmir leaders invited for Eid Milan

Pakistan’s High Commission in India invited Hurriyat leaders and other separatists from Kashmir to its Eid Milan party to be held on July 21. At the time, Geelani had said the decision whether to attend the party or not, was yet to be made by the party.

However, today the Hurriyat leader said, “The Kashmir issue is a question of life and death for us. Nobody can take us for granted. And I will not attend the Eid Milan in New Delhi to register a symbolic protest."

According to Zee News, sources in Hurriyat Conference said that no member from the party will attend the event.

Read: Kashmir issue to be tackled through back-channel diplomacy: Aziz

"The scheduled Iftar party at the high commission earlier this month, which was to be attended by Hurriyat leaders from various factions, was canceled to create a favourable atmosphere for meeting of the two prime ministers," the source said.

“It is unfortunate that Kashmir issue was neglected in the (Ufa) meeting. The main issue between the two countries is Kashmir - and they chose not to talk about its resolution. The cancellation of Iftar party was to create a feasible environment for the (Nawaz-Modi) meeting,” a source said.

Read: Salman Khurshid to Modi: Don’t expect dramatic results from Pakistan visit

The meeting of the two premiers has provided a much-needed ice-breaker in Pakistan, India talks. In August 2014, India called off secretary-level talks with Pakistan following a meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit and Hurriyat leaders from Kashmir.

The government has said PM Nawaz and Modi decided to resolve the longstanding disputes of Kashmir, Siachen, and Sir Creek through ‘back-channel diplomacy’during their Russia meeting.

This article originally appeared on Zee News

COMMENTS (18)

Dr. A.K.Tewari | 9 years ago | Reply This time Modi govt. Should not save them from flood ,instead flash them out through Jhelum to Pakistan to solve the Kashmir issue for ever .

globalobserver | 9 years ago | Reply @Afzal: "Kashmir issue is and will always remain alive with full support from Pakistan until it gets its freedom from its illegal occupation" Sure,go ahead and destroy yourself by training and sending your sponsored terror proxies. Now some lessons in history for you, not the kind taught to you in Pakistan studies, but a true one. As for illegal occupation, it is Pakistan that is in illegal occupation of AJK/GB/Northern Areas. Kashmir and, in fact, all of Pakistan has/had been Hindu lands for over 5000 years. Muslims in the Indian subcontinent were invaders and occupiers from Persia, Arabia, CAR's etc.

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Weirdity | 9 years ago | Reply @Afzal: Hole or no hole, Kashmir is a jeelabi you cannot get your hands on to devour it.

pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply @Afzal: on ur dreams

Union Jack | 9 years ago | Reply @Afzal: No law to prevent you dreaming. In the end and for eternity Kashmir will remain Indian territory.

globalobserver | 9 years ago | Reply @Usman: "I can assure our Kashmiri brethren that every Pakistani feels for them." How about extending the same "love" to oppressed Uighur brethren and the Pakistanis who have been rotting in internment camps in Bangladesh for over 40 years? How about allowing refuge to the Rohingya brethren to whom, I am sure, you have deep "love"?

Afzal | 9 years ago | Reply @Adnan Siddiqi: Geelani's protest is justified but following Sartaj Aziz explanation he should be happy. But who are you trying to fool. The problem with you Indians is that you talk from inside your holes so that we can not identify you. The speed with which you arrive so promptly to reveal your burning azz here on this page suggests you live in a nearby gutter with ideas full of stick. Kashmir issue is and will always remain alive with full support from Pakistan until it gets its freedom from its illegal occupation. A final Yudh is yet to happen.

BruteForce | 9 years ago | Reply @Usman: Dude there is no Kashmiri movement. There is only a Muslim movement. Show me one Pandit or Buddhist amongst these separatists. Stop supporting Islamic Terror. You guys fight it in Pakistan, but support them in India? How hypocritical is that?

Sodomite | 9 years ago | Reply Right decision after Sharif a Kashmiri ,himself did not voice Pakistan's position on vital Kashmir.

shahzeb | 9 years ago | Reply Longer Mr. Nawaz Sharif remains in power, worser will be the outcomes for Pakistan. Its time to deal with him permanently. He will sell us all for his business interests.

kashmiri | 9 years ago | Reply Who care you old man, you people are responsible to destroy my home my heaven. Now we are happy.you people painted us as a terrorist. You will pay for your sins done by you and your follower.you people are free to go Pakistan but now we will never allow you to destroy vally.we want to see our children growing and educated.

Adnan Siddiqi | 9 years ago | Reply @Usman: My friend, the Kashmir movement was eroded a long time when our brilliant establishment used this movement as a dirty end of the stick to poke India with. The credibility of this movement was already tainted when our agencies recruited and trained Kashmiris in terror camps operating on Pakistani soil.

Adnan Siddiqi | 9 years ago | Reply Who gives a damn about these self appointed Kashmiri leaders anyway. If it wasn't because of Pakistan's diplomatic and moral support, these Kashmiris would have been slaughtered like Roghiniya Muslims a long time ago. It's high time that Pakistan dissociates itself from this thankless lot and let them handle their right to self determination struggle with India directly. We have enough problems of our own.

Usman | 9 years ago | Reply India will tout this as yet another diplomatic victory by them. Nawaz Sharif has in effect caused complete and utter diplomatic embarrassment to Pakistan through his grovelling in front of Modi. . I can assure our Kashmiri brethren that every Pakistani feels for them.

Usman | 9 years ago | Reply Essentially, Nawaz Sharif has managed to erode the credibility of the Kashmir movement by his utter submission a person no less than Modi. What an utter diplomatic capitulation.

Bairooni Haath | 9 years ago | Reply Nobody in India cares anymore what he does or does not do. Indian Kashmir has a popularly elected representative government and we only care about their activities.

Shahzeb | 9 years ago | Reply This is quite an achievement by Mr. Sharif. Well done. One more metro please.

Malik | 9 years ago | Reply See this is how we make enemies out of old friends. Nawaz u never seem to disappoint us

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