Srinagar, September 19, 2023 (PPI-OT): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders, Khawaja Firdous, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Muhammad Shafi Lone, have said that India is using brutal tactics to suppress the Kashmiris’ just struggle for securing their right to self-determination but will not succeed in its nefarious designs.

The APHC leaders in a joint statement issued in Srinagar said India has turned IIOJK into a military garrison where its troops are perpetrating the worst human rights violations. They said the people of Indian illegally occupied Kashmir have been rendering unparalleled sacrifices for freedom from Indian yoke for the last over seven decades and will continue their struggle till complete success.

Khawaja Firdous, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Muhammad Shafi Lone expressed serious concern over the plight of illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists lodged in different jails of IIOJK and India. They called upon the international human rights organizations to play their role in the release of these detainees.

The APHC leaders appealed to the government of Pakistan to step up its diplomatic campaign to highlight the Kashmir dispute at the global level. They expressed hope that the Prime Minister of Pakistan will effectively highlight the Kashmir issue in his upcoming address to the UN General Assembly.

They also urged the UN Secretary General to play his role in the settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.

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