Pakistani flags were again raised in Indian-held Kashmir on Friday near Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta.
Kashmiri leader Shabbir Shah said the Indian government should review its rigid stand over the talks because its stand was very weak.
Shah told the ANI news agency: “Discussions (between India and Pakistan) won’t make progress without the Kashmir issue…. It is not right to dictate the government of Pakistan that it should not meet the Hurriyat leaders. Government of India should reject this rigidness; their stand is very weak.”
He said the Kashmir issue was very important and if the Indian government wanted to discuss it with the Kashmiri leaders they were ready for a dialogue.
Meanwhile, the high court of Jammu and Kashmir quashed on Friday the detention under the Public Safety Act of Kashmiri leader Masarat Alam who was arrested for allegedly hoisting Pakistani flags and chanting anti-India slogans.
