SRINAGAR, India-administered Kashmir (CNN) — Four police officers were arrested by the special investigation team probing the alleged rape and murder of two young Muslim women in India-administered Kashmir Wednesday evening, a senior police officer confirmed.

Kashmiri students protest over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women, in Srinagar on July 15.

The arrests were made on the orders of the state high court, which is hearing a “public interest litigation” filed by the Kashmir bar association, the senior officer said.

The senior officer said the arrests included the former police chief of south Kashmir’s Shopian district and three of his subordinates, who are accused of “destruction of evidence” and “dereliction of duty” in connection with the deaths, which occurred in the town of Shopian.

The four officers had been suspended last month after an inquiry commission instituted by the state government indicted them, a doctor, a gynecologist and an official of the forensic science laboratory.

A division bench of the high court, including Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Wednesday also ordered DNA profiling of the four officers to be matched with biological evidence from the two victims, Asiya Jan, 17, and her sister-in-law, Neelofar Jan, 22.

The recovery of their bodies on May 30 from a village stream has kept India-administered Kashmir on boil. Two people have died and many have been injured in more than 300 in violent clashes between Muslim protesters and Indian security forces.

The authorities had initially claimed that the two women died of drowning in      the stream, but under mounting public pressure and widespread protests the government was forced to institute a commission of inquiry.

The Kashmir bar association filed the public interest litigation in the state high court, which at its hearing ordered a senior police officer, Farooq Ahmad, to oversee the investigations being conducted by the police special investigation team.

And on Wednesday, the chief justice of the high court asked the people of the town of Shopian, 54 kilometers (33 miles) from Srinagar, to call off their 48-day-long agitation, which has shut down the town.

“We assure them that as the people of the state are behind them, so is the high court, and it would be our collective effort to ultimately solve the crime and appropriately deal with the perpetrator(s) of the heinous crime of rape followed by murder,” the court order said

Gaza-based Palestinian Government, Hamas on Thursday called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) officials to adopt a practical decision against the Zionist regime’s siege of the Gaza Strip. Hamas in a press conference addressed all members of the NAM and said;” NAM officials should adopt decisive and practical decisions to remove the Zionist regime’s blockade on the defenseless Palestinian nation in the Gaza Strip and open the crossings into the area.” Hamas also remembered that NAM should support the Palestinian nation’s political rights and reinforce the Palestinian resistance against the Zionist regime’s aggressions. Foreign ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik on Tuesday. Over 100 foreign ministers or their representatives of the NAM’s member states closed their two-day meeting on Tuesday after adopting various draft documents. The Non-Aligned Movement summit also opened in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city on Wednesday with 55 presidents in attendance. The summit will be concluded by reading out a resolution on Thursday afternoon.

The Prime Minister also called for reinforcing the normative framework by stressing strict adherence to the principles of inter-state relations enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Gilani said Pakistan has been stressing the need for NAM to expeditiously evolve a mechanism for conflict resolution.

He said sustainable success would come from resolving long-standing political disputes and promoting socio-economic development, as he believed that advancement of Pakistan’s economic development goals was possible only in an environment of regional peace and stability.

“We are, therefore, steadfastly pursuing friendly and cooperative relations with our neighbours on the basis of equality, mutual interest, and mutual benefit,” he said.

He mentioned that there has recently been some forward movement in relations with India and hoped to sustain this momentum and move towards comprehensive engagement.

“We believe durable peace in South Asia is achievable. It will be facilitated by the resolution of all outstanding disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

He said similarly peace and stability in Afghanistan was in country’s vital interest.

He said Pakistan was engaged bilaterally with Afghanistan to realize the objectives of peace, security and development.

Gilani said Pakistan believes that the core of NAM’s efforts today should be the quest for sovereign equality, and said the Movement must renew its emphasis on giving full life and meaning to the immutable principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-intervention, mutual benefit, and peaceful co-existence.

He suggested for developing a new global consensus covering arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation as well as access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Gilani said there was a need to pay urgent attention to the threat of climate change, including in South Asia, in view of prospects of the melting of glaciers. He also called for deepening South-South cooperation.

The Prime Minister extended warmest felicitations to Egypt for assuming the chair of the Non-Aligned Movement for the second time, adding that as a founding member, Egypt had made a tremendous contribution to the promotion of the goals and objectives of the Movement.

He paid rich tribute to Cuba and its leader Raul Castro for outstanding leadership during his country’s term as the NAM Chair.

He said that summit was taking place at another defining moment in history, with a time of immense challenges but equally immense opportunities.

Prime Minister Gilani stressed for promoting inter-faith dialogue.

“It is our conviction that the vision and principles outlined by the NAM’s founding fathers are not only valid today, but are indeed indispensable. The solidarity which helped us promote collective good in the past is equally essential for the future,” he said.

He said security including the economic security was indivisible.

“We must utilize this opportunity to fashion a holistic response. Our approach should be balanced, premised on the mutuality of interests of developed and developing countries. A conceptual rethink is required regarding the optimal balance between the role of governments and markets,” he said.

Gilani said the temptation for protectionism must be resisted at all costs, and the market access should significantly expand, generating trade and employment opportunities. Stimulus packages and special dispensations to help particularly the vulnerable economies are essential, he added.

The Prime Minister said, “We must also work for comprehensive reform of the global financial and economic architecture, especially in the realm of enhanced regulation, more accountability, and inclusive decision-making.”

He said in Pakistan, peace and development are the core national priorities of the democratic government.

“The guiding light for us is the vision of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Father of our Nation, of a progressive, modern, democratic, Islamic Pakistan – at peace within, and peace without,” he added.

He said Pakistan was currently engaged in a resolute national effort to eliminate terrorism and militancy, and mentioned the enormous sacrifices rendered by its valiant security forces and the people in fighting terrorism.

He said Pakistan deeply appreciates the support and solidarity it received from friends in the international community.

At the opening session of NAM summit, President Hosny Mubarak took the rotating chair from Raul Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Government of the Republic of Cuba, who presented a report about the activities of NAM during last three years.

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of United Nations, the Ambassadorial Chairman of G-77 and China, and the representatives of regional groups also delivered statements and expressed commitment for multilateralism to finding solutions to the fundamental problems affecting humanity.

Earlier, Prime Minister Gilani was received at the summit venue by Egypt’s President Hosny Mubarak, who grouped together along with other heads of state and government for an official photograph.

Prime Minister Gilani and First Lady Begum Fauzia Gilani also attended the official lunch hosted by Egypt’s President Hosny Mubarak and Mrs Suzanne Mubarak in honour of the heads of state and government and the first ladies