Kashmiri separatists invited for talks by Pak under house arrest

August 20, 2015 10:41

Kashmiri Separatist leaders, who were invited by Pakistan to meet its National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz when he comes to India for the NSA-level talks, were placed under house arrest by the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday.

Separatists Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani were placed under house arrest in Srinagar on Thursday morning.

Pakistan's invitation to the separatists is being seen as a move designed to provoke India, but sources say the government will not call off the talks with Sartaz Aziz.

They had said that India "has a surprise for Pakistan in the talks" but did not elaborate.

Last July, India called off talks after Pakistan consulted Kashmiri separatists before a meeting of Foreign Secretaries.

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