Srinagar: Pro-freedom leadership is looking “at ways and means available to deal with the deteriorating, repressive situation” in Kashmir after the trio leaders – Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik – held a meeting at the Hyderpora residence of Geelani Thursday morning.

This was announced by the Mirwaiz in a tweet.

to look at ways and means available to deal with the deteriorating repressive situation. Will address a joint press conference on Saturday in this regard.

— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) May 3, 2018

The trio leaders represent the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Kashmir Valley.

Killings and repression causing havoc especially in south Kashmir. The situation has turned extremely critical with unabated civilian killings during CASO by Indian forces demanding serious deliberation and ways to deal with https://t.co/BwhXbfXVu6 this backdrop JRL met today1/2 pic.twitter.com/aflEOlomT1

— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) May 3, 2018

The meeting was held in the backdrop of recent killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian district where two civilians and two militants were killed this week.