Mushaal Mullick urges dialogue to end AJK crisis

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organization and wife of incarcerated Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, Mushaal Hussein Mullick on Wednesday called on the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government and protesting groups to immediately begin meaningful negotiations to resolve the ongoing political crisis, restore public confidence and ease tensions that have disrupted daily life, business, tourism and transport across the region for more than a month.

In a statement on the situation in AJK, Ms Malik urged both sides to demonstrate flexibility and responsibility, warning that the prevailing atmosphere of mistrust had left citizens anxious and damaged the region’s image at a critical time.

She said tensions in AJK should be defused through dialogue and consensus, stressing that confidence building measures were essential for restoring normalcy and stability.

Describing AJK as the base camp of the Kashmir freedom movement, she said all stakeholders must reflect on their responsibilities and act in the broader interests of the Kashmiri cause.

Ms Malik said the developments in AJK were drawing international attention, adding that members of the Kashmiri diaspora around the world were deeply concerned about the situation.

She noted that transport services, tourism activities and business operations had been severely affected during the prolonged unrest, creating hardships for ordinary citizens and hurting the local economy.

“Our shoulders carry the responsibility of the blood of millions of martyrs of occupied Kashmir,” she said, emphasizing that the ultimate objective remained the liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from Indian rule.

She appealed to the government and protesters to prioritize dialogue over confrontation and work together to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the crisis.