<p>Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday lauded the unified voice of the three Members of Parliament from Kashmir during a recent debate in Parliament, saying their intervention reflected the genuine concerns of the people of the Union Territory (UT).</p><p>Referring to the Parliamentary debate on the India–Pakistan war in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, Mirwaiz while delivering a customary sermon at the Jama masjid in Srinagar, said it was heartening to see MPs Mian Altaf Ahmad, Engineer Rashid, and Agha Ruhullah raise the “plight and disempowerment” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urges Centre to ensure safe return of Kashmiris stuck in Iran.<p>He said among the cacophony of political positions on war—“its aims, success or failure—it was only these three who highlighted the human cost of conflict and the sentiments of the people living at the heart of the turmoil.”<br></p><p>“They spoke with pain and passion about what we in Jammu and Kashmir have been saying for decades,” the Hurriyat chief said and added the rare unity among the three MPs from different political backgrounds underlined a shared truth about the ongoing crisis.<br></p><p>“It is good to see that on these matters, all are on the same page,” Mirwaiz observed.<br></p><p>Mirwaiz, who heads the now banned Awami Action Committee, urged the central government to listen seriously to what was said in Parliament. “If New Delhi truly wants to reduce the ‘dil ki doori’—the emotional and political alienation—it must listen and respond meaningfully.”<br></p><p>Reiterating his long-held stand, Mirwaiz stressed that neither war nor the use of force can bring peace to the subcontinent. “The people of India, Pakistan, and especially Jammu and Kashmir, deserve peace, justice, and prosperity. That will not come through aggression, but through engagement,” he said.<br></p><p>He called for dialogue at all levels as the only way forward. “Engagement is a far cheaper, more humane, and evolved alternative to war,” he said, warning that continuing down the path of hostility would only deepen suffering across the region.<br></p><p>Mirwaiz’s comments come at a time of heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack, which reignited hardline rhetoric in political circles and renewed fears of escalation between India and Pakistan.</p>
<p>Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday lauded the unified voice of the three Members of Parliament from Kashmir during a recent debate in Parliament, saying their intervention reflected the genuine concerns of the people of the Union Territory (UT).</p><p>Referring to the Parliamentary debate on the India–Pakistan war in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, Mirwaiz while delivering a customary sermon at the Jama masjid in Srinagar, said it was heartening to see MPs Mian Altaf Ahmad, Engineer Rashid, and Agha Ruhullah raise the “plight and disempowerment” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urges Centre to ensure safe return of Kashmiris stuck in Iran.<p>He said among the cacophony of political positions on war—“its aims, success or failure—it was only these three who highlighted the human cost of conflict and the sentiments of the people living at the heart of the turmoil.”<br></p><p>“They spoke with pain and passion about what we in Jammu and Kashmir have been saying for decades,” the Hurriyat chief said and added the rare unity among the three MPs from different political backgrounds underlined a shared truth about the ongoing crisis.<br></p><p>“It is good to see that on these matters, all are on the same page,” Mirwaiz observed.<br></p><p>Mirwaiz, who heads the now banned Awami Action Committee, urged the central government to listen seriously to what was said in Parliament. “If New Delhi truly wants to reduce the ‘dil ki doori’—the emotional and political alienation—it must listen and respond meaningfully.”<br></p><p>Reiterating his long-held stand, Mirwaiz stressed that neither war nor the use of force can bring peace to the subcontinent. “The people of India, Pakistan, and especially Jammu and Kashmir, deserve peace, justice, and prosperity. That will not come through aggression, but through engagement,” he said.<br></p><p>He called for dialogue at all levels as the only way forward. “Engagement is a far cheaper, more humane, and evolved alternative to war,” he said, warning that continuing down the path of hostility would only deepen suffering across the region.<br></p><p>Mirwaiz’s comments come at a time of heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack, which reignited hardline rhetoric in political circles and renewed fears of escalation between India and Pakistan.</p>