MIRWAIZ WELCOMES KASHMIR TROOP CUT ANNOUNCEMENT WHILE GEELANI REJECTS

Srinagar, Jan 14 (Only Kashmir) : The moderate Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday welcomed the central government's announcement of a 25 percent cut in security forces in a year's time in Jammu and Kashmir, while hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani rejected the move as "patchwork" and demanded complete withdrawal of troops from the state.