SRINAGAR: Kashmiri separatist leader and Dukhtaran-i-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrabi is said to have pleaded for the release of her two nephews as she met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 's adviser, Sartaj Aziz , in New Delhi on Sunday.

The two, Syed Mohammad Shoaib and Syed Irtiqaz Nabi Geelani, were arrested from Rawalpindi on terror charges in September

Sources said Aziz, who is in India for Asia-Europe Meeting of foreign ministers, did not promise the release but assured her he would look in to the matter. He told her they cannot be released as long as they are not cleared legally.

Asiya had told TOI in September that Shoaib (16) was booked on false charges as he had gone to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia to see his aunt when he was arrested along with his cousin. He planned to pursue an engineering course after having completed his school in Saudi Arabia, where his father teaches Physics.

Pakistani police had cited their links with the DeM chief as well after their arrest and claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them.

Asiya did not refer to her reported plea, but told the media she told Aziz there should be no compromise on the Kashmir issue, and the ongoing movement for its resolution "be taken to its logical conclusion".

She said Aziz was reminded of the UN resolutions on the issue and there was a consensus that they should form the basis for resolution of the dispute.

The separatist leader said Aziz invited her to Pakistan but she would be unable to go as she did not have travel documents.

