Hizb sets terms for talks with India

Karachi: Syed Salahuddin, Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, the main group fighting for the liberation of Indian-held Kashmir, hinted at reviewing the group’s armed struggle on condition that India changes its stance and agrees to meaningful tripartite talks for the solution of the Kashmir issue. “The armed struggle, which the people of Jammu & Kashmir initiated in 1989, is not a terrorist movement. Instead, it is a recognised movement for freedom and for the right to self-determination for the Kashmiri people. We are peaceful people and want a political solution to the problem,” he told a crowded news conference in Karachi on Monday.