SRINAGAR The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has said that the authorities have deployed more troops around the residence of ailing APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani. The APHC sources said that increase in number of troops had spread panic among the people and the family members of Gilani were also facing difficulties in moving in and out of the house. The APHC-AJK Convener, Syed Abdullah Gilani, in a statement issued in Islamabad appealed the Kashmiris, living across the world, in particular, and the Muslim Uamma, to pray for the early recovery of Kashmiris’ beloved leader and APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani. He said that Syed Ali Gilani is unwell nowadays and due to his illness, social media was full of rumours about Syed Ali Gilani’s deteriorating health. He said the rumours also shocked the Kashmiris living all over the world. The APHC-AJK chapter leader and Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Employees Movement, Imtiaz Wani, in a statement issued in Islamabad said that India was suppressing the Kashmiris’ freedom movement through military might but is destined to fail in its nefarious designs. He said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste and their mission would be accomplished at all costs. He also condemned the continued illegal detention of thousands of Kashmiris including Hurriyat leaders and activists languishing in different jails of India and the occupied territory. Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF) has appealed to the people to pray for the early recovery of ailing APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani. The WKAF Secretary General, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai in a statement issued in Washington said that there had been numerous rumors floating in the press and Social media regarding the latest health status of Syed Ali Gilani. He said, Syed Ali Gilani is more than 90 years of age and has multiple medical issues to deal with for many years of which the most important ones have been his removal of the left kidney because of cancer in 2003, removal of a part of the right kidney few years later again due to cancer, heart problems needing numerous hospitalizations and a pacemaker placement. He said, the veteran leader’s recurrent medical issue has been mostly related to his lungs, which happens to be also the current health problem. He is being regularly attended by relevant medical personnel and is receiving required treatment, he added. Dr Fai said, Syed Ali Gilani is well-oriented, maintains an intact mental status and is able to communicate with his family physicians and is able to take some nourishment orally. “He continues to be under house arrest now for about 12 years but this Mardi Moumin (person par excellence) continues to have the resolve and determination as always to champion the cause of his enslaved nation. If one wants to see a video of his recent interview please visit kashmirawareness.org,” he maintained.—KMS
