Srinagar, Jan 29: In view of the recent army verdict giving clean chit to its men in Pathribal Fake encounter case, All Parties Hurriyat Conference organized a one day seminar at its headquarters Moulana Mohamamd Abbas Ansari today convened a seminar titled “Murder of Justice by the sword of AFSPA”

Senior hurriyat leader and former Chairman Moulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari presided over the seminar. The other senior leaders present in the seminar included Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Musadiq Adil, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Abdul Majid Banday, Agha Syed Hassan Al Mujtaba, Ghulam Mohammad Nagoo, Imtiyaz Reshi, Moulana M. S Rehman Shamas. Besideas Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Hilal Ahmad War Javed Ahmad Mir, Abdul Manan Bukhari, former chairman of Bar Association, Nazir Ahmad Ronga and Abdul Majid Banday addressed the gathering in the seminar.

On the occasion, hurriyat passed the following resolutions;

1.       That the people of Kashmiri would continue their struggle against the repression and oppression at every level with full resolve. Kashmiris would continue to resist the draconian laws by virtue of which they are being repressed by the occupation. Reiterating that they would bring all of their political, diplomatic and legal resources to confront such laws, APHC said it would take serious steps for the abrogation of black laws.

2.       Terming Pathribal incident as barbarous and inhuman, the resolution resolved Kashmiris cannot be coerced to surrender from their stand. It further stressed that accused in the Pathribal case should be punished as per the rules of international code of law and justice.

3.       The main cause of gross human rights violation is the dreaded military occupation of Kashmir who are breaching all the moral, political and social values of Kashmiris. Till Kashmir issue is not resolved, people will continue to fight for the right to self determination

 Senior lawyers, Advocate Nazir Ahmad Ronga, and Abdul Majid Banday said AFPSA gives license to troopers to kill people at will and there was a need to start a campaign on political and legal level to end this situation.

In his presidential address, Moulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari said that Kashmir issue should be solved according to the pending UN resolutions or though tripartite dialogue. He said for that to happen it was compulsory to create conducive atmosphere by taking CBM’s like demilitarization and revocation of AFPSA and other black laws. 

On jan 31, 2014, APHC has appealed people to observe strike and organize peaceful gatherings to protest against the AFSPA and other draconian laws imposed in Kashmir.

on this occassion the speakers who speak Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, syed salim Geelani, zaffer akber bhat, Rashid Hakeem , Javaid mir and Mannan BUKHARI LEADERS said Pathribal fake encounter shows that Indian army with the help of black laws including AFSPA had a license to kill anybody at will and there will be no accountability of it. they said it is double standard of world powers that are not taking notice of such kind of worst human right violation at the hand of Indian troops .
Kashmir is bleeding and Human rights bodies are sleeping. He said UN resolution has provides us legal status that Kashmir is disputed and it could be resolved through plebiscite They said despite of fake encounters and massacres of Gowkadal, Sopore, Handwara, Kupwara, Brijbehara & Hawal Srinagar by Indian Troops, We will continue our political struggle to its logical end means freedom from India. Zaffar said that they will raise voice against human rights violation in Kashmir at the hands of Indian troops and agencies.
breaking news Mean while peoples league spokesperson Imtiyaz RESHI said WE WILL MAKE EFFORTS to reopen case and party has decided to discuss case with international layers and with world human right organizations through multimedia channels and on Tomorrow peoples league chairman Mukhtar ahmad waza will visit pathribal victim families to discuss with them to reopen case