London, Feb. 2 -- Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Amjad Ayub Mirza, condemned the participation of civil rights leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir in a protest rally held in Muzaffarabad demanding the release of jailed JKLF leader Yasin Malik, calling it a dangerous convergence of civil rights activism and militant politics.

In a video statement, Mirza said the rally marked a deeply troubling moment for the civil rights discourse in PoJK, noting that Yasin Malik is currently imprisoned in India following convictions related to terrorism and crimes against civilians.

Mirza expressed strong disapproval of the presence and speech of Shaukat Nawaz Mir, leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), at the rally. He sa...