Srinagar, Mar 9: Hurriyat Conference (G) Tuesday urged its chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to accept the Pakistan’ invite and visit Islamabad.
Geelani was recently invited by the Pakistan government to visit the country.
The Hurriyat Majlis-e-Shoora (advisory council), at its meeting chaired by the party General Secretary, Feroz Ahmad Khan, here today, unanimously resolved that its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani should accept the invite and visit Pakistan along with a high level amalgam delegation to apprise both its government and people about the Hurriyat stand on the Kashmir issue.
The meeting expressed serious concern over the continued detention of the pro-freedom leaders including Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Raja Meraj-ud-Din, Gen Musa, Ghulam Nabi Sumjhi, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Masarat Alam Bhat, Firdous Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yousuf Mir, Muhammad Rafiq Ganai, Muhammad Altaf Khan, Muhammad Yousuf Nadeem, Meraj-ud-Din Kalwal and Shakeel Ahmad Bhat.
Meanwhile, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu Kashmir has expressed serious concern over the continued detention and deteriorating health of its general secretary, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in jail.
In a statement today, a spokesman of the Tehreek said, “Sehrai is suffering from many ailments and it was impossible to provide him suitable treatment in the jail. There is apprehension of risk to his life if he is not released immediately. In case anything untoward happens to him, the onus will be on the National Conference government.”
A delegation of Tehreek led by its acting general secretary Peer Saifullah visited the residence of a social activist Muhammad Afzal Dar to condole him on the demise of his mother.
The delegation prayed for the deceased and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Muslim League Jammu Kashmir visited Chinkipora, Sopur, led by its acting chairman Abdul Ahad Parra and expressed solidarity with the families whose houses were razed recently during an encounter.

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