Addressing a press conference, he said that experience of the past 65 years should convince any one that only a strong and target-oriented armed struggle across held Kashmir could win freedom from Indian occupation.
“The Kashmiri people, leadership and the state of Pakistan should prepare themselves for it. Otherwise freedom will remain a distant dream,” he said.
The press conference was held at the end of a procession staged by the supporters of Hizbul Mujahideen to mark the ‘right to self-determination day’.
The UJC leader said he supported political movement but was opposed to what he called a fragmented and fractured political struggle. He claimed that about 150 rounds of talks with India had failed to produce anything.
He said it was the armed struggle that had forced foreign troops to leave Vietnam, Algeria, Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq and once again it was compelling the US and allies to withdraw from Afghanistan.
He said the trans-Kashmir travel, trade of potatoes and onion, internal autonomy or division of Kashmir could not be a substitute for freedom.
According to him, the ongoing Pakistan-India talks and confidence-building measures on trade and travel were a bane for Kashmiris because these were virtually sidelining the core issue. “This goes exactly in line with India’s strategy and can affect the affiliation of Kashmiris to Pakistan.”
Mr Salahuddin appealed to pro-freedom leadership of Kashmir to forge unity in their ranks for the sake of their oppressed people.When asked who was responsible for friction in the ranks of Hurriyat leadership, he put the blame on “fluctuating and inconsistent policies” of Pakistan. “There have been differences in approach of pro-freedom leaders on some issues but a consistent policy from here can end them.”
The Hizb leader endorsed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s reported statement about the Taliban’s spill over into held Kashmir.
He criticised Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf for `backstabbing’ the Kashmiri mujahideen “at a time when India was about to quit Kashmir”.
Mirwaiz warns of armed struggle
PakObserver.netCHAIRMAN of APHC Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has warned of armedstruggle in Indian held Kashmir if India and Pakistan failed to come to an agreement by 2014. The APHC Chairman told an international news organisation that after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan there would be no other battle field except Kashmir and if India and Pakistan do not come to terms on the long standing issue, a new and deadly wave of armed struggle could sweep over the region.
Though the age of armed struggle is rather old but Kashmir story is totally different and it is part of the unfinished agenda of the partition. By giving timely warning, we think Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has rendered a great service because it looks logical. The fourth generation of Kashmiris, after rendering massive sacrifices, would not wait for long and would be left with no option but to take up arms to bring an end to state terrorism, violation of human rights and achieve the lofty objective of right to self determination. They would have before them the precedent of poor Afghans who have forced the sole super power to withdraw from Afghanistan. There is a danger that if the anger of the people in Kashmir does not subside and the Indian military remained present, Taliban and other armed groups could make entry in the valley. We agree that if nothing moves with respect to Kashmir within the next couple of years, there could be armed insurrectionand the moderate people like the APHC leadership would be left with no say. Therefore it is time that both India and Pakistan should prioritise and address the Kashmir issue alongwith others for a permanent and sustainable peace between the two countries.
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