Islamabad: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter Convener Ghulam Muhammad Safi, General Secretary Advocate Pervaiz Ahmed and Information Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Butt have clarified that all statements issued by the Hurriyat Conference to the media are issued only by the authorized and constitutional leadership of the organization.
According to Kashmir24, They in a comprehensive, reasoned and principled joint statement said only the Convener, General Secretary or Information Secretary are authorized, adding, therefore, any such statement, news or position attributed to any source other than these responsible persons should never be considered as the policy or position of the Hurriyat Conference.
The statement also emphasized that in the present era, due to the rapid dissemination of information and the abundance of unverified sources, sometimes such statements come to light which are not only contrary to reality but also lead to a misinterpretation of the organizational position. Therefore, it is the responsibility of media institutions, the journalist community and the general public to verify the authenticity of the news or statement before publishing it and to base it only on those statements that have been officially issued by the officials of the Hurriyat Conference, they maintained.
The APHC-AJK, while reiterating its principled position, clarified that the basic and unwavering policy of the organization is that it does not directly interfere or participate in the internal politics of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan and the APHC-AJK is limiting its scope and struggle purely to the inalienable right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to self-determination, which is in accordance with international laws, UN resolutions and the principles of justice. The organization is continuing its struggle in an organized, peaceful and effective manner on various forums and fronts at political, diplomatic and public levels, they remarked.