Hurriyat leader Qureshi shot, in critical condition
Qureshi was attacked between his house and the mosque when he was returning after offering evening prayers. Initial reports said he had received at least three bullets in the head as he was shot from a close range.
PEOPLE ARE not safe in today's day to day life. On Friday evening, unidentified men shot and critically injured Fazal Haque Qureshi, the separatist leader and an important executive member of the moderate Hurriyat Conference, in Srinagar. Qureshi was immediately taken to Soura Medical Institute where he is still reported in critical condition. Qureshi had reached prominence in August 2000, when he had mediated between a group of Hizbul Mujahideen guerrillas and the then union home secretary.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the shooting and termed it as "an attempt to de-rail the peace process. The moderate group of the Hurriyat has been reportedly in secret talks with the Indian government to find a solution to the Kashmir issue.
A senior police officer said guerrillas fired from pistols at Qureshi near his house in Soura locality, The government had earlier perceived a threat to the life of the separatist leader, but he had refused security from the state government.
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