Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed gratitude to Pakistan and its people for their unconditional support to Kashmiris on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
"I would like to thank the people of Pakistan for their complete and unconditional solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and their eagerness to help the people of Kashmir to exercise their right to self-determination guaranteed at United Nations Security Council, Kashmir Media Service quoted Mirwaiz as saying.
He informed that the APHC is willing to enter into dialogue with the government of India, provided she responds to the four-point proposal, which was put forth by the APHC in 2010. The four points include withdrawal of troops from residential areas, villages and towns, ending human rights abuses, releasing all political prisoners and revocation of draconian laws like Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Disturbed Area Act. APHC Chairman welcomed the initiative of Islamabad and New Delhi to meet this week in Bhutan. However, he emphasised that the present situation inside occupied Kashmir makes it clear that if talks between India and Pakistan are to mean anything, then the leadership of people of Jammu and Kashmir must be associated with the process.