J&K: Shah Faesal finally released from detention

  • The Jammu and Kashmir administration finally released Shah Faesal after a nearly nine month long detention. 
  • Two senior PDP leaders – Sartaj Madni, the uncle of former Chief Mininster Mehbooba Mufti and Peer Mansoor Hussain – have also been freed.
  • Faesal's sudden release could be seen as the revive of political process in Jammu & Kashmir. 
  • The political activities in the Valley stand frozen since last August after the Central Government read down the special provisions of Jammu & Kashmir and divide it into two Union Territories. 
  • Like hundreds of political leaders, including three former chief ministers, Faesal was taken into the preventive custody and later booked under Public Safety Act (PSA).
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