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Hizb backs Geelani's demand;
Harkat tells him not to interfere

Pakistan-based militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on Sunday said it would give up its armed activities if India accepted Kashmir as a disputed territory as demanded by senior Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, even as another militant group asked Geelani not to interfere in militants 'affairs' by issuing such statements.

Reacting to Geelani's statement that India should accept Kashmir as a disputed territory, Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin said his outfit would give up its 'armed struggle for liberation of Kashmir' if the demand was accepted by New Delhi.

"If India accepts the proposals by Ali Geelani and takes concrete steps for (their) implementation, then the mujahideen would be ready to stop their armed activities," Salahuddin said in a statement issued from Rawalpindi.

Geelani's "proposals are advisable and timely," Salahuddin said adding, "Now the ball is in India's court and what Ali Geelani has proposed is a yardstick for ascertaining real designs of India."

He said, "India would have to assure a solution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and for this purpose it would have to take solid steps such as declaring Kashmir a disputed territory."

Meanwhile, Harkatul Mujahideen information secretary Amiruddin Mughal described Geelani's statement as 'beyond understanding' and asked him not to issue such statements.

"Mujahideen will not stop operations unless Indian troops quit Kashmir," Mughal said, adding "Geelani should not issue such statements as it is up to the mujahideen as to when they observe ceasefire."

"Geelani is interfering in mujahideen's affairs," Mughal said in a statement.

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