Withdraw AFSPA: Geelani

Srinagar, May 15: A day after a top army officer opposed revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday urged the international community to put pressure on New Delhi  to withdrawal the Act.
"AFSPA is like a naked sword hovering over the heads of the people of Kashmir," he said in a statement here. Pertinently General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, Lt. Gen. K T Parnaik, on Saturday had said the army had recommended that time was not ripe for removal of AFSPA from the state.

Lastupdate on : Sun, 15 May 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Sun, 15 May 2011 18:30:00 GMT
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