Ahead of Home Secys’ meet,Mirwaiz meets Malik

Mirwaiz said that he wants Pakistan to raise the issues of human rights violation,withdrawal of the troops and the scrapping of Armed Forces Special Powers Act with New Delhi during the talks. Hurriyat chairman has already welcomed the cricket summit between the two countries. ‘’The summit is taking place at a good time. We hope the two countries will be able to break ice and move forward,’’ Mirwaiz said. ‘’Hurriyat hopes that Kashmir will be discussed and there will be a movement forward towards its solution,’’ he added.

Earlier,Geelani in his meeting with Malik had urged Islamabad to make Kashmir a ‘’core issue’’ in the talks between the two countries. Geelani wants Pakistan to press for the implementation of the UN resolutions on Kashmir and show no compromise on the demand. However,moderates led by Mirwaiz,on the other hand,want a more pragmatic solution which takes new realities on board.

Even though post-Musharraf Hurriyat moderates have run into their share of the problems with Pakistan,they seem to have sorted out their differences. While Pakistan tried to revert to its traditional posturing on Kashmir — making a renewed pitch for the right to self-determination for Kashmiris — moderates have chosen to hang on to Musharraf’s four point proposals as the only viable solution to the issue.