Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF) held its 17th central convention at Kotli (POK) on 24th and 25th December 2008

Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF) held its 17th central convention at Kotli (POK) on 24th and 25th December 2008. Members of democratically elected General Council and thousands of workers of organization from all over POK participated in the convention. After a democratic process the General Council elected the following leadership for the next two years. Raja Sabah President, Madasar Irshad Senior Vice President, Jawad anwar Viice President, Nasir Aakash General Sec., Sadaqat Hasrat Dep. Gen. Sec. , Raja Zafar Joint Sec., Hamza Siddique Chief Organizer, Yasir Ishfaq Dep. Chief Organizer, Atif Janoon Chairman Publicity Board, Farjad Awan Chairman Finance Board and Mumtaz Afzal as Chairman Study Circles. A huge rally led by the newly elected president took into the city of Kotli, chaunting the slogans of Independence, Secularism, Democracy, Social Justice and equality. Oath Cermony of the newly elected cabinet was held at 11:00 a.m on 25th of December. At 11:30 a.m. public meeting was held presided by Raja Sabah and conducted by Nasir Aakash. Chief guest of the open session was Sardar Javed Sharif Advocate, Central President of Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party (JKNAP). Addressing to the public gathering both the preidents of JKNAP and JKNSF said that the struggle for the fundamental human rights of Kashmiri masses will be continued on purely democratic, political and secular grounds to establish a peaceful and progressive society after achieving the independence of the State of Jammu Kashmir from its occupiers. Other main speakers on this occassion were Sayad Ahmed (Ex. Sec. Gen. of JKNSF), Nasar Ahmed (Ex. Sec. General JKNSF), Afzal Kashmiri (JKNSF), Liaquat Hayyat ( President JKNAP Poonch), Sattar Advocate (President JKNAP Bagh), Sardar Niaz (Sec. General JKNAP), Mubarak Awan (Ex. Vice President JKNAP) and Shaukat Maqbool Butt (President JKNLF) All the speakers warned the leadership of India and Pakistan not to escalte the tense environment along the Line of Control and pull out their respective armies from the entire State of Jammu Kashmir so the people of Kashmir should stand as an independent and peacefull nation with the other civilzed nation states of the world community. They condemned the recent statements of Indo-Pak governments and war mongers to create an atmosphere of harrassment among the masses living in entire sub-continent. They emphasized that both India and Pakistan should not be allowed to make Kashmir a battel field again to test their war power. Such hate monger strategy will deliver nothing but destruction, blood shed, tears and poverty within the region. They called upon the civilized nation states to play their vital role to stop India and Pakistan not to get involved in another war and withdraw their forces from the State of Jammu Kashmir. Issued By: International Council Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party (ICJKNAP)