Indian police arrest Hurriyat leader Shabbir Shah in New Delhi
Arrest comes a day after Pakistan rejected India’s advice against meeting Hurriyat leaders ahead of Pak-India talks
Senior Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah shows the victory sign prior to his departure for New Delhi for talks with Pakistan's National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, in Srinagar on August 22,2015.
NEW DELHI:
Indian police arrested on Saturday senior Hurriyat leader and chairman of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Democratic Freedom Party Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Radio Pakistan reported.
According to reports, Shah was taken into custody by the police from the New Delhi airport soon after his arrival in the Indian capital to meet Prime Minister's Advisor on Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
Read: 'Pakistan will call off talks if India blocks Hurriyat meeting'
The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi had invited Hurriyat leaders to a reception in honour of Aziz on Monday.
Earlier, addressing the media in Srinagar, Shah stated that talks between Pakistan and India must go on as per schedule, despite the ongoing tensions on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
Meanwhile, veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani continues to remain under house arrest in Srinagar.
Read: Pakistan snubs India's 'advice' against meeting Hurriyat
Further, the Indian police have also arrested Hurriyat leaders Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Mir Hafeezullah in Srinagar.
Indian police arrested on Saturday senior Hurriyat leader and chairman of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Democratic Freedom Party Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Radio Pakistan reported.
According to reports, Shah was taken into custody by the police from the New Delhi airport soon after his arrival in the Indian capital to meet Prime Minister's Advisor on Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
Read: 'Pakistan will call off talks if India blocks Hurriyat meeting'
The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi had invited Hurriyat leaders to a reception in honour of Aziz on Monday.
Earlier, addressing the media in Srinagar, Shah stated that talks between Pakistan and India must go on as per schedule, despite the ongoing tensions on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
Meanwhile, veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani continues to remain under house arrest in Srinagar.
Read: Pakistan snubs India's 'advice' against meeting Hurriyat
Further, the Indian police have also arrested Hurriyat leaders Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Mir Hafeezullah in Srinagar.