Mirwaiz under house arrest and same day is being invited to OIC session Tajikstan

Mirwaiz put under house arrest in Srinagar

Srinagar, April 23: In occupied Kashmir, the authorities put the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest at his residence, today as they always do.


Mirwaiz was to lead a protest demonstration after Juma congregation at Jamia Masjid Srinagar. A complete strike is being observed across the occupied territory, the call for which has been given by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani.

Meanwhile, Indian troops injured several peaceful demonstrators in Baramulla town and Maisuma area of Srinagar who were staging anti-India protests against the Indian court verdict.

OIC invites Mirwaiz to session in Tajikistan

On the other hand The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has invited the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to attend the 37th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers to be held from May 18 to May 20 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.


Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been jointly invited by the General Secretariat of the OIC and the Government of Tajikistan.

Meanwhile, in a statement issued in Srinagar, the APHC Chairman confirmed his participation, adding that he would impress upon the participants to speed up their efforts for resolving the long-pending Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris.

The statement said that he would also raise the massive human rights violations in occupied Kashmir by Indian troops. “He would also urge the participants to use their influence in getting all the detainees, languishing in different jails in and outside the territory released, unconditionally,” it maintained.