SRINAGAR: The separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference, led by the ailing Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has elected his chief spokesperson Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar as acting vice-chairman of the organisation s Kashmir chapter and reposed faith in Pakistan-based Abdullah Geelani as the Hurriyat chairman in PoK.
Gulzar, a native of Kreeri Pattan in Baramulla district, was with Abdul Gani Lone’s J&K People s Conference till he fell out with his sons Sajad and Bilal after their father s assassination by terrorists in 2002. He joined Syed Geelani s Hurriyat soon after.
In a statement after being elected acting vice-chairman of the outfit, Srinagar-based Gulzar said the Hurriyat conglomerate would continue the ongoing just struggle to secure their right to self-determination and reiterated the resolve of Kashmiris to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.