Islamabad: Pakistan today condemned the
assassination attempt on moderate separatist leader Fazal Haq
Qureshi, who was in a critical condition after being shot at
in Kashmir.
"We strongly condemn the assassination attempt on Mr
Fazal Haq Qureshi, a senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference
leader in Srinagar yesterday and pray for his well being,"
the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Qureshi, who heads the Peoples Political Front, was fired
from point blank range by militants last evening outside a
mosque by militants of Al-Nasreen outfit while he was
returning home after offering evening prayers.
The attack on 65-year-old moderate face of the Hurriyat
is being seen as an attempt to sabotage peace talks.
Condemning the attack, Hurriyat Conference today said it
will not be cowed down by such acts and will pursue the path
of dialogue for resolving the Kashmir problem.
"We want to inform all those elements that the Hurriyat
Conference will not be cowed down by such attacks. We will not
retreat (from the talks)," Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq said.
Another separatist leader Yasin Malik also condemned the
"inhuman, brutal" attack.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, December 05, 2009, 19:20