Dedicated To SELF DETERMINATION In Kashmir

Tu Ne Ujri Hui Jannat Ko Na Daikha Ho Tou Aa Mere Ujrey Howa Bikhrey Howa "KASHMIR" Ko Daikh.
Dedicated To SELF DETERMINATION In Kashmir.

Pro Freedom demos rock in Sringar after Eid prayers

In occupied Kashmir Eid-ul-Fitr, today, was marked with massive anti India and pro freedom protests, clashes between Indian army and demonstrators and a mammoth public gathering at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Thousands of freedom lovers, chanting pro-freedom slogans, took out huge processions from Eidgah in Srinagar and other cities and towns of the occupied territory.

A big march in Srinagar was led by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq who participated in a sit in at Lal Chowk. APHC leader, Yasmin Raja and other liberation leaders also joined the sit in. Hundreds of youth on motorcycles shouting, "we want freedom", "Kashmir bane ka Pakistan", Jiss Kashmir ko khoon se seencha, wo kashmir hamara hai" etc. gathered at Lal Chowk and. hoisted Pakistani and green flags a top the Clock Tower.

As the Lal Chowk rally was about to end, a mob set ablaze the buildings of Crime Branch of India, Power Development Department, Power Corporation and a police post. Enraged youth torched the barracks of Indian police in Hazratbal, a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Tral and police posts in other places. The troops resorted to aerial firing, cane charge and tear gas shelling.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Bemina, Habba Kadal, Nawab Bazar, Khanqai Muala, Zaindar Mohalla, Khanyar, Sonawar, Sopore, Baramulla, Kupwara, Handwara, Bandipore, Islamabad, Pulwama, Budgam and other towns and cities to protest against Indian state terrorism.

Addressing a gathering of hundreds of thousands of people in Eidgah, the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq vowed to continue liberation struggle till it reached its logical conclusion. He denounced the illegal detention of Syed Ali Gilani, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Mian Abdul Qayoom, Aasiya Andrabi, Zaffar Akbar Butt, Ghulan Nabi Shaheen, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai and others. The Mirwaiz urged India to shun its military might policy and take positive steps for the resolution of Kashmir through tripartite talks.

Addressing similar Eid congregations Hurriyet leaders, including Syed Agha Hassan Al-Moosvi, Nisar Hussain Rather, Javid Ahmad Mir, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza said, India would not be able to suppress Kashmiris’ liberation struggle by brute force. Mohammad Farooq Rehmani addressed a function held in Bandipore through telephone from Islamabad.

India’s Independence Day in Kashmir

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed the Indian Independence Day, 15 August, as Black Day to convey to the world that the people of Kashmir have yet to exercise their birth right to self-determination.

Call for the observance of the Day had been given by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani and all other liberation leaders and groups.

The occupation authorities had made unprecedented arrangements to thwart anti-India protest demonstrations on the day, imposing curfew in several cities and towns. Police and paramilitary troops had sealed all the roads leading to the Bakhshi Stadium in Srinagar, the main venue for the official function, while sharp shooters had been deployed on the top of various buildings in different areas in the city.

In a daring deed, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of local police hurled a shoe at the puppet Chief Minister of occupied Kashmir, Omar Abdullah when he was taking salute after unfurling the Indian flag at Bakhshi Stadium in Srinagar. After hurling the shoe, the police officer raised a black flag shouting the slogan, “We want freedom". Indian troops immediately took him into custody.

On the other hand, Indian troops, in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred two more innocent youth one each of them in Kupwara and Rajouri areas. Two persons including a teenager were killed when Indian police fired upon protestors in Narbal and Islamabad. Protests continued in Banihal area of Ramban district.

In Muzaffarabad, the APHC-AJK staged a protest outside the Press Club against Indian state terrorism in occupied Kashmir. A memorandum was presented to the United Nations Observers’ Office on the occasion.

And in Brussels, hundreds of Kashmiris and their sympathizers staged a peaceful protest demonstration in front of the Indian Embassy to protest against the gross human rights violations by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. Addressing the demonstrators, the Chairman of Kashmir centre Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majeed Tramboo expressed his anguish on the continued occupation of Jammu and Kashmir and denial of Kashmiris’ right of self-determination by India.

Rich tributes paid to Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other Hurriyet leaders and organisations have paid rich tributes to APHC leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his second martyrdom anniversary being observed, tomorrow (August 11).

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a statement issued in Srinagar said that lacs of Kashmiris had rendered their lives for the Kashmir cause their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste. He reiterated the pledge to continue the liberation movement till its logical conclusion.

On the other hand, APHC leader and Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoob in a statement said that Sheikh Abdul Aziz was a committed and dedicated leader whose sacrifice had given a new dimension to the Kashmir liberation struggle.

Illegally detained APHC leader, Nayeem Ahmad Khan in his statement appealed the people not to give up the tradition of remembering their benefactors.

Meanwhile, the APHC leader, Yasmeen Raja in her statement issued in Srinagar, while paying homage to Sheikh Abdul Aziz, said that the blood of martyrs would not be allowed to go waste and Kashmiris would continue their mission till its complete success.

The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-R, Farooq Ahmad Dar in his statement paying rich tributes to Sheikh Abdul Aziz, said that the sacred blood of Kashmiri martyrs would bring positive results and the day would come soon when the people of occupied Kashmir would get rid of Indian bondage.

It is to mention here that it was on August 11, 2008, when Indian army personnel shot dead Sheikh Abdul Aziz, while he was leading a mammoth march towards the Line of Control in the aftermath of the economic blockade against the Kashmir Valley by the Hindu fanatic groups of Jammu.

Kashmir Valley Situation

In occupied Kashmir, the authorities have arrested 41 persons including Hurriyet leaders and young freedom lovers under the black law, Public Safety Act (PSA) while 638 youth have been detained under different fake charges during a period of one month in the Kashmir Valley.

An official working in the police headquarters in Srinagar told mediamen that 23 persons including Respected Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, High Court Bar Association President, Mian Abdul Qayoom and General Secretary, Ghulam Nabi Shaheen have been booked under PSA. “The figure comprises people detained under PSA in various jails and district headquarters,” he said.

Though police officials in Srinagar didn’t reveal the exact number of people detained under the PSA, sources told newsmen that apart from Hurriyet leaders, three young boys hailing from Safakadal and one each from Gojwara and Nowhatta localities of Srinagar had been detained under the Act.

A police official said that 18 arrest warrants under the PSA had been issued in Pulwama district. “A youth has been detained and booked under PSA while 17 others against whom arrest warrants have been issued have fled from their houses. We have launched a manhunt to track them,” he added.

In Islamabad district, three persons have been arrested and booked under the black law. Many people, mostly youth have also been arrested under the PSA in Baramulla and Sopore towns.

Pertinently Kashmir Valley has been on boil after the killing of 17 year- ld Tufail Matoo in police action in Srinagar on June 11. Since then 16 more persons including a 25-year-old woman have died in the firing of police and CRPF personnel on peaceful protesters across the Valley.