Srinagar, Nov 5: The chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmed Shah on Friday said that present unrest and sacrifices of 111 youth had brought Kashmir back into focus at the International level. He vowed to continue his efforts to unite separatists. 
 “The sacrifices rendered by our people have again brought Kashmir issue into focus,” Shah told reporters here after he arrived from Jammu.
 Shah reiterated that he would try his level best to forge unity among the pro-freedom groups. “I will continue with the efforts but the unification shouldn’t be for the sake of it,” he said.
 Shah said that pro-freedom leaders have never opposed dialogue process. “We want talks to be result oriented,” he said. “For any dialogue to be successful, New Delhi needs to create conducive atmosphere and accept Jammu and Kashmir as international dispute, revoke draconian laws and punish perpetrators of human rights including those involved in Machil fake encounter.”
 He said that India and Pakistan have already entered into many agreements on Kashmir including Tashkent, Shimla agreements, Lahore Declarations. “All these agreements were done taking in account that Kashmir is an international dispute and present leadership in India shouldn’t shy from this reality,” he said.

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