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(see attached letter and petition for details )\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe chair of the All Parties Kashmir Parliamentary Group, Andrew Griffiths MP, vice chair Debbie Abrahams MP, Raja Najabat Hussain Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement (\u003Cst1:place\u003EEurope\u003C\/st1:place\u003E) and Azmat A Khan, President Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front \u003Cst1:country-region\u003EUK\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u0026amp; EU presented a joint letter to \u003Cst1:place\u003EDowning Street\u003C\/st1:place\u003E. Andrew Griffiths and Debbie Abrahams assured Kashmiri people of their continued support from friends of \u003Cst1:place\u003EKashmir\u003C\/st1:place\u003E in British Parliament for their right to self-determination.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EPress Secretary, \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EJKLF \u003Cst1:country-region\u003EUK\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003Eand Europe Zone\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EMemorandum to the Prime Minister of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cst1:country-region\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EUnited Kingdom\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E on the occasion of\u0026nbsp; the 31\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003Edeath anniversary of the Kashmiri leader Maqbool Butt.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EDate:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:date day=\"11\" month=\"2\" year=\"2015\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E11 February, 2015\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:date\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ETo\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe Prime Minister\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ERt. Hon David Cameron\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cst1:address\u003E\u003Cst1:street\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E10 Downing St\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:street\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:city\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ELondon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:city\u003E\u003C\/st1:address\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EDear Prime Minister\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EOn behalf of the large British Kashmiri community, who are deeply concerned over the continued conflict, human rights violations and the denial of the internationally pledged right of self-determination to the people of \u0026nbsp;Jammu-Kashmir, we would like to bring to your attention another unique case of human rights violation in Indian occupied Kashmir.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIt has been 31 years since the Indian government executed the Kashmiri independence leader Maqbool Butt on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:date day=\"11\" month=\"2\" year=\"1984\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E February, 1984\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:date\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E, despite international pleas for clemency, and buried him inside Tihar jail where he was executed, without allowing his immediate family to claim his body (see attached details). 11 February is marked as a Black Day in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E every year and thousands of Kashmiris take out processions and protest rallies to mark his death anniversary, including UK Kashmiris who are once again protesting at the Indian High Commission in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:city\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ELondon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:city\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E today. Over the last 30 years they have been demanding the return of mortal remains of Maqbool Butt for a proper burial in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E. Last year, \u0026nbsp;the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E wrote to the president of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:country-region\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIndia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E to persuade the Indian government to reconsider the matter. All pleas have fallen on deaf ears so far.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EWe enclose a copy of the joint letter signed by 60 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:country-region\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EUK\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E and European members of parliament who have joined the campaign to seek the return of mortal remains of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E leader. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EWe call upon your office today to plead with you to intervene on humanitarian basis and to exert pressure through diplomatic channels on behalf of UK Kashmiris for the Indian government to allow Maqbool Butt’s ailing mother or his children to remove his mortal remains from Tihar jail to be buried \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EWe look forward to hearing from you favourably.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EYours sincerely ;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAndrew Griffiths, MP\u0026nbsp; - Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EDebbie Abrahams, MP – Vice Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAzmat A. Khan – President Jammu \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E Liberation Front (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:country-region\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EUK\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E \u0026amp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EEurope\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E                                                                 \u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ERaja Najabat Hussain \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Chair \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:city\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EJammu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:city\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKashmir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E Self-Determination Movement (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cst1:country-region\u003E\u003Cst1:place\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EUK\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/st1:place\u003E\u003C\/st1:country-region\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WbLla2DFoFI\/VNzc9ELfKqI\/AAAAAAAADiI\/tekyyQ_6Luc\/s1600\/DSC_0123%2B(1).JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WbLla2DFoFI\/VNzc9ELfKqI\/AAAAAAAADiI\/tekyyQ_6Luc\/s1600\/DSC_0123%2B(1).JPG\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aMnLHSj8wi8\/VNzc1HytWsI\/AAAAAAAADiA\/GKNvOm4-OBQ\/s1600\/IMG-20150211-WA0024.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aMnLHSj8wi8\/VNzc1HytWsI\/AAAAAAAADiA\/GKNvOm4-OBQ\/s1600\/IMG-20150211-WA0024.JPG\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/feeds\/159563343281425207\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/call-for-return-of-maqbool-butts.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6025183395565326371\/posts\/default\/159563343281425207"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6025183395565326371\/posts\/default\/159563343281425207"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/call-for-return-of-maqbool-butts.html","title":"Call for return of Maqbool Butt's mortal remains received international backing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"J K L F"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17912188462951931200"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"19","src":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoCji4VwOvs\/Sg2SrdjusAI\/AAAAAAAAAKw\/t_nQV17OijM\/S220\/jklflag.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WbLla2DFoFI\/VNzc9ELfKqI\/AAAAAAAADiI\/tekyyQ_6Luc\/s72-c\/DSC_0123%2B(1).JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}});