ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has firmly stated that the Indian forces’ open threats of incarceration and imprisonment to the residents of the Indian illegally-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), including the Hurriyat leadership, will not change the fundamental reality that the Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India requires a resolution.
According to reports from Kashmir Media Service, Hurriyat leaders and activists, who are currently detained in various facilities, have individually conveyed their unwavering commitment to the APHC’s principled stance. They emphasize that both India and Pakistan acknowledge the necessity for resolving the Kashmir dispute.
They said the entire Jammu and Kashmiri population must be satisfied with the resolution. The Hurriyat Conference anticipates long-lasting peace, stability, and harmonious regional ties only by settling the long-standing Kashmir issue.
Meanwhile, members of the civil society and Ulema, speaking to the media in Srinagar and other parts of the region, have condemned the proclamations of the Lieutenant Governor and other BJP leaders. They criticized the assertion that Hurriyat leaders have only two options: either to embrace pro-India politics or face imprisonment.
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These critics view the open threats of imprisonment by the BJP government as regrettable and authoritarian. They consider the arrests, house raids, and property seizures in Kashmir as tactics aimed at causing hardship to the Kashmiri people.
The civil society members and Ulema have pointed out that numerous Kashmiris, regardless of age and gender, have been languishing in prisons and detention centers under oppressive laws. They express deep concern for the deplorable condition of many prisoners who have been incarcerated for extended periods, with their health significantly deteriorating.
They also raise concerns about the continuous arrests of youth in IIOJK, labeling them as “over-ground workers,” “narrative militants,” or “militants’ sympathizers.” In light of this situation, they stress the urgent responsibility of activists and human rights organizations to address these issues and provide relief to the people of the occupied territory. —APP
