Islamabad, The Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC-AJK) organized a condolence meeting today to pay tribute to the martyrs of Chhota Bazar Srinagar on their martyrdom day.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the meeting, presided over by APHC-AJK Convener Ghulam Muhammad Safi, remembered the innocent Kashmiris who were martyred by Indian soldiers on this day in 1991. Speakers at the meeting paid their respects to the martyrs and condemned the atrocities committed by Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They highlighted that genocide, destruction of property, harassment of residents, and dismissal of government employees have become commonplace in occupied Kashmir. Despite this brutality, they asserted that India cannot suppress the freedom spirit of Kashmiris.
The speakers appealed to the international community to take notice of the human rights violations committed by Indian troops and to play their role in resolving the Kashmir conflict, granting Kashmiris their right to self-determination, and protecting their lives. They demanded strict action against Indian soldiers involved in war crimes and called for an impartial investigation into the massacre incidents. The meeting concluded with prayers for the high status of all martyrs of Jammu and Kashmir.
Among others who participated in the meeting were Mahmood Ahmed Sagar, Advocate Parvez Ahmed, Mir Tahir Masood, Imtiaz Wani, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Shamim Shawl, Hasan Al-Bana, Zahid Mushtaq, Zahid Safi, Gulshan Ahmed, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Sheikh Abdul Majid, Haji Sultan Butt, Javed Iqbal Butt, Daawad Yousafzai, Adeel Mushtaq Wani, Muhammad Shafi Dar, Qazi Imran, Bashir Usmani, Iqbal Baloch, Mushtaq Ahmad Butt, and Rais Ahmed Mir.