APHC condemns the house arrest of senior Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

SRINAGAR, Feb 14 (SABAH) : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has condemned the house arrest of senior Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the prohibition of “Shab-e-Barat” at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Occupied Kashmir.

According to a media report, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement issued in Srinagar called the sealing of Jamia Masjid on Shabe Barat unfortunate, adding the decision has further disappointed the Kashmiri Muslims.

He condemned in the strongest terms the curbs on Kashmiri Muslims to practise their religion and restrain them from congregating on special religious occasions in the territory.

He said the people of IIOJK have displayed their political maturity, sagacity and pragmatism beyond excellence by standing and sacrifices for the Kashmir cause and right to self-determination.