Islamabad, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Pakistan Mission to the UN and I join the freedom loving people of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistani Nation in mourning the irreparable loss of the great Kashmiri leader, and epitome of Kashmir’s struggle for freedom and self-determination, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, message receive from New York today.
In this hour of grief, our thoughts and prayers are with Geelani Sahab’s family. We also convey deepest condolences to the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and the Kashmiri People. In Kashmir’s freedom struggle, Syed Ali Shah Geelani served as a beacon of strength and a symbol of resistance against India’s brutal oppression.
He fought incessantly for the right of self-determination of Kashmiris. His principled stance and the moral force that underpinned it remained decisive in resisting the illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. Geelani Sahab was one of the strongest defenders of the existence and preservation of Pakistan and believed that Jammu and Kashmir was a part of Pakistan and, through resolute struggle for freedom, will ultimately join Pakistan.
Like Nelson Mandela, he was incarcerated but he remained steadfast and never succumbed. Even torture, inhuman and degrading treatment by Indian occupation forces could not dissuade him from his indomitable resolve to fight for freedom of Kashmiris. In recognition of Geelani sahab’s heroic leadership of the Kashmiri freedom struggle, and his love for Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared a Day of Mourning in Pakistan.
On this Day, the Pakistan’s flag will fly at half-mast to honour the passing of this great Kashmiri. I am confident that the people of Kashmir and Pakistan, inspired by the example of Syed Geelani sahab, will continue the struggle to secure self-determination and freedom for Jammu and Kashmir with renewed vigour and determination.
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