Srinagar:
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat has called for a strike in Kashmir of Saturday to protest against the attack on their leader Fazal Haq Qureshi.
Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has made it clear that they will not allow this attack to scuttle the new attempt at peace in Kashmir.
"We want to inform all those destructive elements that the Hurriyat Conference will not be cowed down by attacks such as these. We will see the Kashmir issue through its end. It is our endeavour to look for a solution for the problems prevalent here by means of talks with Pakistan and India, said Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, leader of the All Party Hurriyat Conference.
On Friday, suspected militants attacked and critically injured Qureshi, who is close to the Hurriyat chief. He's now battling for life in a Srinagar hospital. (
Read: Top Hurriyat leader shot at in Srinagar)
Fazal Haq Qureshi has been involved in quiet talks with the Centre.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has told NDTV this is a bid to derail the peace process.
(Watch: Attack an attempt to harm peace, says Omar)