{"id":197187,"date":"2026-03-26T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=197187"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:45:21","slug":"mehbooba-mufti-demands-release-of-aasiya-andrabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/26\/mehbooba-mufti-demands-release-of-aasiya-andrabi.html","title":{"rendered":"Mehbooba Mufti demands release of Aasiya Andrabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has called for a review of the life sentence awarded to Kashmiri woman Hurriyat leader Aasiya Andrabi and her aides.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehbooba Mufti talking to the media in Srinagar said that life imprisonment till the person is alive should be abolished. “\u2026humanity requires that, as Aasiya Andrabi is an aged woman who has already spent several years in jail, her sentence should be reconsidered,” Mufti said.<\/p>\n

The PDP leader called for Andrabi’s release on parole, citing humanitarian grounds. “I appeal that it (sentence) should be reconsidered. She should be released on parole, even if conditional, and her conviction should be reviewed,” she added.<\/p>\n

Mufti’s statement follows a special NIA court sentencing Andrabi to life imprisonment for advocating Jammu and Kashmir’s freedom under the UN charter, which New Delhi deems “waging war against India”. The PDP chief had earlier participated in the party’s plantation drive, urging people to plant trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has called for a review of the life sentence awarded to Kashmiri woman Hurriyat leader Aasiya Andrabi and her aides. According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehbooba Mufti talking to the media in Srinagar said that life imprisonment till the person is alive should be abolished. “\u2026humanity requires …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":170925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t