In occupied Kashmir, the Hurriyet Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) spokesperson has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating health of HCJK leader and Chairman of Islamic Political Party Jammu and Kashmir, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash in jail, who has been admitted to SMHS Hospital Srinagar.The spokesman, condemning the continued detention of Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Maulana Abdullah Taari, Muhammad Yasin Ataai, Zameer Ahmad, Bilal Ahmad, Waheed Ahmad and other Hurriyet leaders, demanded their immediate release and said that the authorities were deliberately playing with the health of Hurriyet leaders in jails.

Paying glowing tributes to Mahaz-e-Azadi patron late Sofi Muhammad Akbar on his 27th death anniversary, he said that Sofi Muhammad Akbar had dedicated his life for Kashmir liberation movement and remained steadfast in his mission.