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Alarmed at the war of words among its top leaders, the command council of the Hizb met in PoK on Friday and unanimously decided to recall all former commanders led by Dar, a spokesman of the outfit said in a statement in the backdrop of serious differences within the dominant militant group in J&K in recent weeks.
"The decision taken on October 26 is valid and all former commanders are asked to report to the base camp immediately after handing over their charges to the newly appointed commanders," he said after the meeting.
In a sign of support from Salahuddin for the new leadership of the group in J&K, the spokesman said the command council made it clear that there would be no change in the earlier decision on appointing Saif-ul-Islam as the new chief commander of the outfit in the valley in place of Dar, besides other changes in the valley-based leadership.
The Hizb command council had replaced Dar, along with several other top commanders, on October 26, in what it described as a 'routine affair', triggering a controversy.
Though local commanders did not raise their voice against the decision, differences within the outfit came to light when its divisional commander and a close associate of Dar, Asad Yazdani, said on Tuesday that the outfit was ready to consider a ceasefire and start a dialogue with the Centre.
In a statement, Yazdani also said that Hizb was planning to launch a political party and asked the Pakistan-based militant outfits to remain subservient to the local policy makers.
This evoked sharp criticism from other Hizb leaders who disowned the statement and said Yazdani was not holding any charge in the outfit at present.
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