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APHC demands probe into
unidentified graves
Srinagar— In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyet Conference
has demanded result oriented probe into the recent revelations of
about 1000 nameless graves in villages surrounding Uri in Baramulla.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the demand was made during a
sit-in demonstration at Pratap Park in Srinagar, which was led by
senior APHC leader Shabbir Ahmed Shah and attended by Shaikh Abdul
Aziz, Fazl Haq Qureshi, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Yasmeen Raja and Zafar
Akber Butt, besides relatives of disappeared persons
Speaking on the occasion, Shabbir Ahmed Shah said, “The graves
should be opened to ascertain the facts. The revelations have
increased our apprehensions that the buried might be the innocent
Kashmiris who have disappeared in custody of Indian troops over the
past many years,” adding, “This is nothing but state-sponsored
terrorism which we strongly condemn.” “We appeal the Amnesty
International and other international human rights groups to
identify the people buried in these graves,” Shabbir Shah said,
adding, “Such revelations may be just the tip of an iceberg.”
Shabir Shah pointed out that the APHC had decided to take up the
issue with the United Nations and other international forums. “We’ll
show the world how India is committing atrocities on innocent
Kashmiris and how its troops kill people in the dead of the night,”
Shah added. The world community, he said, should take a note of such
barbaric incidents where people are dragged out of their homes,
killed and buried at unidentified places.
It is pertinent to mention that the Association of Parents of
Disappeared Persons last month released a report revealing that it
had found 940 nameless graves in 18 villages around Uri.—KMS
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