Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that he hoped that the ceasefire just announced by the DGMOs of India and Pakistan till the 18th of this month becomes permanent. He said that while everyone is talking about Kashmir, no one is talking to people of Kashmir who live here.
Mirwaiz while addressing Friday congregation at historic Jama Masjid in downtown Srinagar said that people want their dreams fulfilled, peace for future generations and conflict resolved for ever.
“For people of Jammu and Kashmir, we want peace, not war. We want resolution, not continuation of the conflict…One wonders: if the DGMOs of both sides can talk and reach an agreement, what is preventing India and Pakistan leadership from doing so? But stating the obvious is considered anti-national in present times,” said Mirwaiz adding, “It is our earnest hope that the ceasefire just announced by the DGMOs of both sides till the 18th of this month becomes permanent.”
Mirwaiz said that from afar for the world, Kashmir is a nuclear flashpoint which can explode anytime and for India and Pakistan it is a territorial issue. “But for the people of J&K living the reality of this conflict daily, it is a bleeding wound that refuses to heal. How long are we going to suffer and live in fear and uncertainty?” said Mirwaiz.
The Hurriyat leader said that with each episode of violence the problem gets more difficult and the military brinkmanship only leads to disaster. “Such a situation as we know and just saw, leads to more arms sales—never to peace. But do India and Pakistan want peace, or one-upmanship, people of Kashmir wonder,” said Mirwaiz.
The Hurriyat leader, who also heads Muttahida Majlis e Ulema, an amalgam of around 50 religious organizations across J&K and Ladakh, said that in the last few days people have gone through another harrowing experience that this festering conflict ignited and were hours close to an all-out war between two nuclear countries.
“Even the ‘limited escalation’ was enough to destroy the lives of those living along and across the LoC in J&K. Dozens of precious lives lost, homes and livelihood destroyed. The image of the smiling twins, the 12-year-old Zain and Urwa, will continue to haunt us,” said Mirwaiz adding, “How their mother is coping with it while their father is battling for life in the hospital, tears the heart. The pain runs deep.”
He expressed condolences and sympathies with all the bereaved families who lost their loved ones to the “senseless escalation” of the conflict stating that no words can compensate for their loss. “Let us hope the concerned authorities will provide them with all assistance to rebuild their lives. Living on the LOC, these people are the worst affected and always in danger of peril,” he said.
Mirwaiz while addressing Friday congregation at historic Jama Masjid in downtown Srinagar said that people want their dreams fulfilled, peace for future generations and conflict resolved for ever.
“For people of Jammu and Kashmir, we want peace, not war. We want resolution, not continuation of the conflict…One wonders: if the DGMOs of both sides can talk and reach an agreement, what is preventing India and Pakistan leadership from doing so? But stating the obvious is considered anti-national in present times,” said Mirwaiz adding, “It is our earnest hope that the ceasefire just announced by the DGMOs of both sides till the 18th of this month becomes permanent.”
Mirwaiz said that from afar for the world, Kashmir is a nuclear flashpoint which can explode anytime and for India and Pakistan it is a territorial issue. “But for the people of J&K living the reality of this conflict daily, it is a bleeding wound that refuses to heal. How long are we going to suffer and live in fear and uncertainty?” said Mirwaiz.
The Hurriyat leader said that with each episode of violence the problem gets more difficult and the military brinkmanship only leads to disaster. “Such a situation as we know and just saw, leads to more arms sales—never to peace. But do India and Pakistan want peace, or one-upmanship, people of Kashmir wonder,” said Mirwaiz.
The Hurriyat leader, who also heads Muttahida Majlis e Ulema, an amalgam of around 50 religious organizations across J&K and Ladakh, said that in the last few days people have gone through another harrowing experience that this festering conflict ignited and were hours close to an all-out war between two nuclear countries.
“Even the ‘limited escalation’ was enough to destroy the lives of those living along and across the LoC in J&K. Dozens of precious lives lost, homes and livelihood destroyed. The image of the smiling twins, the 12-year-old Zain and Urwa, will continue to haunt us,” said Mirwaiz adding, “How their mother is coping with it while their father is battling for life in the hospital, tears the heart. The pain runs deep.”
He expressed condolences and sympathies with all the bereaved families who lost their loved ones to the “senseless escalation” of the conflict stating that no words can compensate for their loss. “Let us hope the concerned authorities will provide them with all assistance to rebuild their lives. Living on the LOC, these people are the worst affected and always in danger of peril,” he said.
You may also like
Sarkari Naukri Alert: Territorial Army Opens Recruitment for Officers – Earn Up to ₹1.77 Lakh per Month
Stage-I GRAP measures enforced across NCR as Delhi AQI remains 'poor'
'Masterpiece' horror movie with 'best plot twist ever' is streaming on BBC iPlayer
US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year low as trade war raises inflation anxiety
Swami Vivekananda Men's U20 NFC: Mizoram, Tripura, Maharashtra fight for top spot in Group D
