Waza arrested in Dooru islambad, barred to address Friday prayers,
Appeals AI, western media to focus on Kashmir issue


Srinagar, APRIL 12, 2013:- Jammu and Kashmir people’s league Chairman,
Mukhtar Ahmad Waza who was today arrested in dooru Islamabad by police
along with his activists and workers and wasbarred to address Friday
prayers,  stressed upon world’s top human rights watch dog ‘Amnesty
International’ whose team is currently visiting the valley to take a
strong notice of the grave human rights violations done by the
security forces under black and draconian laws, enforced by them in
the valley. He also stressed up western media to overcome from their
double standards and play role is resolving the issue that grantees a
permanent stability in the South Asian region, if resolved peacefully.
In a press statement, waza said that Kashmir issue is lingering from
last six decades and during these decades especially from last 23
years Indian authorities by its armed forces, just to continue their
illegal occupation of the territory, committed grave human rights
violations that include brutal killings, custodial killings, sexual
harassment, enforced disappearances and fake encounters that are
evident after the discoveries of unmarked graves in the valley and
hence Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have
to mount pressure on  India for probing these violations in
international crime tribunal. He expressed satisfaction over the role
that the human rights watch dog has played from past years, however
appealed them to speed up the process for highlighting the human
rights violation one Indian armed forces on international level.
Waza said that the world powers were bound to play their role for the
peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue but the western countries and
especially western media has been maintaining double standards over
the issue that can led to distraction of sub-continent. He appealed
them to end their double standards over the issue and play their role
as Kashmir is humanitarian issue more than political issue and so
media on international level as well as domestic level should kept
their morals high by prioritizing humanitarian issues.
Coming down heavily on state government authorities, waza said that
state authorities under a well planned conspiracy are supplying
spurious drugs to valley that has negative implications on society. He
said that the conspiracy is amid to kept people busy in day to day
issues and distance them from real issue of state. He said that hue
and cry is being made on the power failure but the conscience society
of the state knows that are under dark since from decades. He
castigated state government for authorities for its failure in
providing the basic amenities to public. He urged world community to
take the stock of rampant looting of natural resources by NHPC that
behaves like east India Company in the valley.
spokesman jkpl imtiyaz reshi