Kashmiri separatist leaders who were today put under house arrest in Srinagar, have been released by the government. They include Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Shabbir Shah, Nayeem Khan, Yasin Malik , Abbas Ansari and others.
However, hardliner Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani will continue to remain under house arrest, police sources said.
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit had invited Mr. Geelani for a meeting on August 24 with Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz, who will be in the national capital for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.
Moderate separatist leaders have also been invited for a reception being hosted by Mr. Basit for the visiting Pakistani official on August 23.