Qazi Shibli reaches home, Neighbours Welcomed

SHEIKH NADEEM

Anantnag, Apr 25 (PTK): Kashmiri journalist who’s also the editor of “The Kashmiriyat”, an online news website has reached his residence in Qazi Mohallah in South Kashmir’s Anantnag township on Saturday afternoon.

Qazi Shibli, 27 was released from Bareilly jail on Thursday. After receiving a proper medical check up from the doctors in the jail, he was released from there.

Shibli was detained on July 27, last year following the leakage of an official order and decrying the ban on traffic movement on National Highway.

On Saturday afternoon, Shibli was welcomed by dozens of women and youth near his residence in this South Kashmir township.

Qazi Shibli thanked all the people who campaigned for his release.

Taking to his twitter handle, he said, “i express my gratitude to the wider international and local media, activists, and friends sharing faith in humanity who campaigned for my release.”

In this arduous journey of resistance, in which one thread is my imprisonment of nine months. Nonetheless, I resist!

As a responsible journalist, speaking truth to the power is my duty and I voice for the release of all journalists and activists who have been booked.

The witch-hunt has to be called out and stopped. (PTK)