Islamabad, July 07, 2023 (PPI-OT): Speakers at a seminar in Islamabad, today, paid glowing tributes to popular martyred Kashmiri youth leader, Burhan Muzaffar Wani, on the eve of his 7th martyrdom anniversary saying that he has become the icon of Kashmiris’ resistance against Indian illegal occupation in Jammu and Kashmir. The seminar titled, “Burhan Wani – A Symbol of Resistance” was organized by Friends of Kashmir International (FOK) in collaboration with Youth Council Pakistan (YCP) and Kashmir Media Service (KMS) at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) Auditorium, Islamabad. The speakers included Raja Zafarul Haq (PML-N leader), Senator Dr Waleed Iqbal, Nafees Zakaria (former ambassador), Chaudhary Yasin (President PPP-AJK), Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Ghazala Habib Khan (Chairman FOK), Abdul Hameed Lone (Vice Chairman FOK), Gen (Retd) Abdul Qayoom, Brig (retd) Wiqar Hassan (analyst), Abid Abbasi (President RIUJ), Shahzad Khan (President YCP), Mujtaba Amir (former Director Programmes Radio Pakistan) and Yasir Rehman.
The speakers said that Burhan Wani infused a new spirit in the Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle for freedom from Indian illegal occupation. They said that Burhan Wani preferred martyrdom over surrendering before the Indian imperialism and got his name etched in the history of Kashmir. The speakers pointed out that India has usurped all basic rights and freedoms of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They said the Indian state terrorism in the occupied territory has increased to an alarming proportion since Narendra Modi-led Indian government abrogated the special status of Kashmir on August 05, 2019. They said despite employing every brutal tactic, New Delhi has failed to intimidate the Kashmiris into submission and they are determined to continue their freedom struggle till complete success. They regretted that India has is yet to fulfill the commitments made by its rulers including the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru of giving the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination. They said Narendra Modi must remember that the Indian brutalities cannot force the Kashmiris into submission.
The speakers deplored the international community, including the United Nations, has maintained a criminal silence over the atrocities committed by the Indian troops on the innocent people of IIOJK. The speakers said history stands witness to the fact that all the freedom movements have ultimately succeeded and Kashmir freedom movement will also succeed as the Kashmiri people were not demanding any unusual thing except freedom. They maintained that the Kashmiris will not allow the sacrifices of Burhan Wani and other martyrs to go waste and will accomplish their mission at all costs.
The speakers urged the Pakistani and Kashmiri youth to effectively use the social media to expose the Indian fascism before the world. At the end of the seminar, Raja Zafarul Haq distributed shields among some university students working for the Kashmir cause.
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