Nayeem Ahmad Khan

He was first arrested in 2018, jailed, and tortured due to his strong commitment for the resolution of issues. During his political career, he founded Islamic Student's League along with Ishfaq Majeed Wani, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Javaid Ahmad Mir, Mahmood Ahmad Sagar, Syed Abdullah Sheerazi, Mohmammad Altaf Motto, Firdous Ahmad Shah, and spearheaded the strong youth movement in the 1980s and played a key role in the formation of Muslim United Front (MUF). e also led Jammu Kashmir People's League as its chairman in 90s. He was closely associated with Late S Hameed and Sheikh Abdul Aziz.

After nine months of imprisonment he was released. However he was again arrested and shifted to Kathua Jail on 2 February 2010 when he led a protest demonstration against the cold-blooded murder of a teenage boy of Rainwari namely Wamiq Farooq by police. He was released on 25 May 2010 after a month of his release he was then arrested on 28 June 2010 for protesting against innocent killings and human rights violations across the valley. After four months of imprisonment he was finally released in October 2010.

In 2008, he played a crucial role in the formation of coordination committee which spearheaded the mass uprising against the "Indian Occupation" in the back drop of Land Row. He also acted as its spokesperson. This enraged the authorities and was again detained under PSA in Kathua Jail. Arrests and detentions have remained part of Nayeem’s struggle for secession. In 2009, he was released for few days and rearrested on leading protests against gruesome rape and murder of two women, Asiya 14 Jan and Nelofar 25 of Shopian on 29 May 2009. Nayeem was booked under PSA and lodged at Kathua Jail.

Movement started gearing up after Kashmiri Youth backed by Pakistan opted for terrorism for seeking secession from India. Thousand of youth were killed and subjected to enforced disappearances since the militancy started in Kashmir in 1989. However APHC continued its role of resolving Kashmir Dispute through dialogue. In 1998, after he formed JKNF (Jammu Kashmir National Front) he encouraged the youth for peaceful struggle. Nayeem was elected its first chairman. On 11 September 2003 National Front Convention was scheduled to be held at Party Headquarters at Jawahar Nagar, Nayeem was arrested a day before and booked again under PSA and was lodged in District Jail Kathua (Jammu). He was then released after 13 months in Oct.2004.

After his release in 1993, Nayeem played a pivotal role in the formation of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC). He had taken the pledge to strengthen the residence movement under a univocal agenda, which he still believes is the only effective way to achieve Kashmiri secession and join Pakistan. During this process of formation of APHC, the resistance movement reached to every corner of the state with huge involvement of people from all the regions of state.

On 17 October 1989 Nayeem Khan was arrested again along with senior Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah from Ramban. That time police was in the massive hunt of the duo. As the mark of solidarity with the young leaders Kashmiri People registered massive protests and 9 days strike was also observed throughout the state during which many people were killed. Nayeem was shifted to Harinawas Interrogation Centre and then to Central Jail Srinagar. Subsequently, he was shifted to Madhya Pradesh Jail India. After more than two years of imprisonment, he was released in 1991. On his return to Kashmir from Madhya Pradesh Jail, Nayeem witnessed a change in entire Kashmir Scenario. He was saddened to know about the death of several of his colleagues and associates. At that time several massacres and rapes had taken place and property of worth billions of Rupees were burnt down by the forces, after short span of time Khan was again arrested and detained under PSA. After severe interrogation at Papa 2, he was lodged in Kotbalwal Jail and later shifted to Central Jail Jammu.

In 1986, Nayeem formed a vibrant student’s organisation namely Islamic Students League along with Shaheed Ishfaq Majeed, Shaheed Sheikh Hamid, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Javid Mir, Firdous A Shah and other pro-secessionist activists. Nayeem was elected its chairman while Yasin Malik its General Secretary. Under the leadership of Nayeem Khan, in very short span of time ISL got popularity among the youth particularly students. Due to its Socio-political agenda, which sought justice and azadi for suppressed Kashmiri’s, members of ISL were part of every decision taken by pro-secessionist leadership.

In 1986, Nayeem was again arres along with Shabir Ahmad Shah and 30 other youth from Islamabad in south Kashmir. However, in 1987 Muslim United Front (MUF), an amalgam of pro-secessionist organisation was formed and ISL was constituent of it. ISL played a pivotal role in the formation of MUF which participated in 1987 elections which were massively rigged and the prominent leaders and activists were arrested including Nayeem Khan and his association under draconian Public Safety act (PSA). In 1988, Nayeem and some of his associates were arrested after severe interrogation in Red 16, Sonwar Srinagar, he was booked under PSA and shifted to central Jail Srinagar and then shifted to Sub-Jail Reasi Udhampur.

Jammu Kashmir National Front is pursuing the mission of secession of Kashmir under the dynamic leadership of its chairman Mohammad Nayeem. Nayeem started his struggle as a student in the early 1980s after joining peoples league in 1980, he was then arrested in 1982 for the first time while leading a student procession in Magam Tangmarg, right from his childhood Nayeem impressed people with his selfless leadership qualities and organisational skills that are even today widely acknowledged.

Since 1980 he engaged himself in organising seminars, debates, discussions, peaceful rallies and assemblies of students/youth seeking secession from India and joining Pakistan. While leading several rallies he attracted considerable number of young people to his cadres. He attracted youth in particular for selfless service to the cause of Kashmir. In 1984, when Kashmir was simmering in the aftermath of the hanging of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat in Tihar Jail, Nayeem was arrested for leading a protest demonstration of Students.