Pak Senate asks govt to confer Geelani with highest civil award

Islamabad unanimously passed a resolution with a complete consensus over what they called the "relentless" struggle of Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The move came in wake of the one-year completion of the revocation of Article 370 by New Delhi.

Islamabad: Senate of Pakistan, the upper house of parliament, passed a resolution, lauding Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, calling on the government to confer him with the country's highest civil award"Nishan-e-Pakistan". It's a shocking affront to New Delhi and once again highlights Islamabad's unequivocal support to Kashmiri separatist hawks like Geelani.

The step would evoke a strong response from an already angry Indian government which has fulminated against Pakistan's 30-year proxy war in Kashmir.

The resolution was unanimously passed in the Senate of Pakistan with a complete consensus over what they called "relentless" struggle of Syed Ali Geelani.

The government and the opposition benches, praising the ailing Kashmiri leader for his "unwavering commitment, dedication, perseverance and leadership", moved the resolution jointly.

The resolution also appreciated Geelani for "exposing atrocities, suppressive measures and human rights violations in Kashmir".

The move came in wake of the one-year completion of the revocation of special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by New Delhi.

Last year on August 5, India abrogated Article 370 and 35A and changed the status of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories.

IANS