Two sides vow to strengthen relationship to support Kashmiris struggle

Islamabad June 23, 2008: A delegation of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Mir Waiz Umar Farooq today called on the Co-chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Mr. Asif Ali Zardari in Zardari House in Islamabad.

Besides Mir Waiz Umar Farooq the APHC delegation comprised of Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat, Mr. Bilal Ghani Lone, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Professor Saraf and Yousuf Naseem.

The PP Co-Chairma was assisted by Jehangir Bader Secretary General of the Party, Minister for Kashmir Affairs Qamar ZamanKaira, Chaudhry Abdul Majeed President Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kahsmir, Chaudhry Yasin
Secretary General PPP Azad Kashmir, Sardar Qamar Zaman opposition leader in the Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Fauzia Habib MNA and Monsoor Shaikh Member Foreign Liaison Committee of the Party.

The APHC delegation condoled with Mr. Asif Ali Zardari the assassination of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and termed it as a great loss not only for Pakistan but also for the people of Kashmir and the entire Muslim World. They also offered fateha for the soul of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. At the instance of Asif Zardari fateha was also offered for the Kashmiri martyrs.

Mir Waiz Umar Farooq paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto recalling her association with the OIC Contact Group and in giving recognition to the APHC at the OIC summit in Casablanca in mid nineties.

The two sides discussed issues relating to the resolution of the Kashmir Dispute. At the end of the meeting a joint declaration was also issued.

Recalling that relations between the APHC and the PPP were established by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto the joint declarations stated that this relationship would not only be maintained but also further strengthened in the years to come.

It said that both the PPP and APHC will take steps to promote people to people contacts between the Kashmiri people living on both sides of the line of control.

Initially visits of delegations of students, youth, lawyers, businessmen and political leaders and parliamentarians will be arranged to promote greater people to people contacts, the joint declaration said.

The joint declaration reaffirmed that APHC is the representative body of the Kashmiris and reiterated their support to the people of Kashmir in their struggle. It also stressed the need for holding joint consultations for efforts aimed at finding a just solution of the Kashmir dispute.

 

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