Seven more Hurriyat leaders released

NEW DELHI, MAY 12. Seven Hurriyat conference leaders, including senior leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Javed Ahmed Mir, were today released from the Jodhpur jail following the Centre's initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

Besides Mir, other leaders released from the jail are G M Gulzar, M A Bhat, Mohammed Maqbool Sofi, Azad Ahmed, Abdul Rashid and Khazer Mohammed Ganai.

After the release, Mir said the Centre should enter into unconditional, fair and open dialogue with Kashmiris.

All the leaders were arrested in August-September last under the Public Safety Act. Only two more Hurriyat conference leaders remain to be released.

- PTI

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