RAWALPINDI, Jan 13 (APP): Mushaal Hussein Malik, Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organisation and wife of jailed Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik, on Tuesday called for intensifying the ongoing public outreach campaign to secure her husband’s release and promote peace in the region.
Addressing traders in Rawalpindi’s Tench Bhatta area, she said Yasin Malik had renounced violence and adopted the path of peace and dialogue, and he even continued his struggle for justice and peace despite imprisonment.
She recalled that Yasin Malik had launched his freedom movement from Tench Bhatta, saying the area remained a symbol of his resolve and sacrifices. She stressed that lasting peace in the region was not possible without justice and meaningful dialogue.
Mushaal Malik appealed to the global conscience and the Indian authorities to ensure justice for Yasin Malik and release him to help create a conducive environment for peace. She said the Kashmiri people were showing patience and restraint, but warned that such patience could not be sustained indefinitely in the absence of justice and dialogue.
She urged citizens and traders to actively participate in the campaign and raise their voices for peace and justice.
Traders and civil society representatives present on the occasion expressed full support for the campaign and pledged to step up awareness and outreach efforts at the local level.
Mushaal Malik said Yasin Malik’s ideology could not be suppressed through imprisonment or restrictions, adding that his struggle symbolised the broader quest for justice for the Kashmiri people rather than the cause of an individual alone.