Amanullah Khan, Yasin Malik join hands

 Sign Merger Agreement

Islamabad, Aug 13: The two factions of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front agreed in principle to work together. This is a significant development and encouraging step for anti status coup forces.

“Following an in-depth consultations the top leadership of the segregated JKLF factions has finally agreed in principle to work together to take the ongoing peaceful democratic movement of Kashmiris to its logical end,” he said.
The decision to this effect, he said, was taken during a high level meeting between the supreme head of JKLF Amanullah Khan and JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik here on Friday.
“Both the leaders signed the merger agreement after having threadbare discussions on the prevailing political situation in Kashmir vis-à-vis the changing regional and global scenario,” he added.
Malik, he said, along with his other party workers visited the Khan’s residence yesterday where he was accorded a warm welcome. “The veteran JKLF leader who is suffering from various ailments expressed his desire to see both the JKLF factions united and suggested to setup a joint committee that would work out the final modalities,” the leader said.
Reciprocating to Khan’s suggestion the JKLF chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik nominated four members of his party,  Bashir Ahmed Bhat advocate, Sabir Ansari, Pervaiz Iqbal and Muhammad Rafiq Dar as the representatives of his faction, while Khan nominated S M Afzal, advocate Sardar Sageer, Hafiz Anwar Samawi and Manzoor Ahmed Khan as representatives from his side.