Speaking from the pulpit of historical Faiz Panah shrine in occupied South Kashmir's Tral township, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of Hurriyat Conference vowed "to lead the freedom movement to its logical end."
According to a spokesman of the Hurriyat, Mirwaiz asserted that India was "under tremendous pressure" from world community to settle the Kashmir dispute. "We have reached the finest hour. Now is the need to integrate political, military and diplomatic levels of our movement based on the principles of truth and justice. Our sacrifices are being acknowledged in international community," Mirwaiz said.
"The government of India," he said, "should not waste time and should shun the path of traditional obduracy. The process of tripartite talks has begun and active steps should be taken to push it forward." He also urged for the unity among the like-minded pro-freedom forces, reports Greater Kashmir.
Mirwaiz termed the August 25 anniversary of police operation in Jamia Masjid in 1989 as the blackest day of Kashmir's contemporary history. He said the state government was responsible for desecration of Faiz Panah, which he said, was the first place where from Shah-e-Hamadan, Muslim reformer and priest from Central Asia, started his noble mission.