Who’s who of Pak terror meet in Muzaffarabad
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Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa and a host of other Pak-based terrorist groups held a show of strength in Muzaffarabad on Feb 5 and vowed to carry forward ‘jihad’ in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting first of kind of conclave of who’s who of terror in Pak held Kashmir in recent years, clearly punctured the claims of crackdown by Pakistan agencies on militant leaders.
Significantly, the Muzaffarabad rally coincided with Delhi decision to resume dialogue with Islamabad.
A statement issued after the meeting said, "Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir. If Pakistan cannot offer material support, it should extend its political and moral support to the Kashmir movement."
"The Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through dialogue. Jihad (holy war) is the only solution to free Kashmir from the Indian yoke," said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the 16-party United Jehad Council. "I want to tell my brothers across the border that we will remain with you until India quits Kashmir," added Salahuddin, the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Salahuddin demanded lifting of restrictions on JuD and immediate release of its leaders because "Indian propaganda against JuD had flopped".
And in Lahore, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks, said the only solution to problems between India and Pakistan is the "liberation of Jammu and Kashmir, failing which radical groups would resort to the "option of jehad".
He said this is the message he would convey to Indian home minister P Chidambaram if he came to Lahore during his upcoming visit to Pakistan.
"We are not against composite dialogues. I ask Chidambaram to first come to Lahore before going to Islamabad and hold talks with me. I will tell him a solid solution to the problems between India and Pakistan," said Saeed.
He also warned India that the liberation of the erstwhile state of Hyderabad was also on the JuD's agenda.
The meeting first of kind of conclave of who’s who of terror in Pak held Kashmir in recent years, clearly punctured the claims of crackdown by Pakistan agencies on militant leaders.
Significantly, the Muzaffarabad rally coincided with Delhi decision to resume dialogue with Islamabad.
A statement issued after the meeting said, "Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir. If Pakistan cannot offer material support, it should extend its political and moral support to the Kashmir movement."
"The Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through dialogue. Jihad (holy war) is the only solution to free Kashmir from the Indian yoke," said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the 16-party United Jehad Council. "I want to tell my brothers across the border that we will remain with you until India quits Kashmir," added Salahuddin, the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Salahuddin demanded lifting of restrictions on JuD and immediate release of its leaders because "Indian propaganda against JuD had flopped".
And in Lahore, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks, said the only solution to problems between India and Pakistan is the "liberation of Jammu and Kashmir, failing which radical groups would resort to the "option of jehad".
He said this is the message he would convey to Indian home minister P Chidambaram if he came to Lahore during his upcoming visit to Pakistan.
"We are not against composite dialogues. I ask Chidambaram to first come to Lahore before going to Islamabad and hold talks with me. I will tell him a solid solution to the problems between India and Pakistan," said Saeed.
He also warned India that the liberation of the erstwhile state of Hyderabad was also on the JuD's agenda.
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