Srinagar
In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders and organizations have expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering support to the Kashmiris’ legitimate struggle for securing their right to self-determination.
Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Bilal Siddiqi, Nisar Hussain Rathar, Farooq Ahmad Tawheedi and Abdul Samad Inqilabi in their messages, addresses and statements said that the observance of the Kashmir Solidarity Day, today, amply demonstrated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment and allegiance towards the cause of Kashmir.
Tehreek-e-Wahdat-e-Islami at a meeting in Srinagar maintained that the observance of the Solidarity Day every year on 5th February is a proof that Pakistan stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of occupied Kashmir in their fight against India’s illegal occupation of their homeland. The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Pir Panjal Freedom Movement, Qazi Muhammad Irshad, and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman Seerat Committee, Maulana Abdul Qayoom Mattoo, in their statements issued in Jammu said that Pakistan’s continued support had always been a source of encouragement for the people of occupied Kashmir. The posters displayed in different areas of the territory by Warseen-e-Shuhada-e-Jammu and Kashmir expressed gratitude to the people and government of Pakistan for their continued solidarity with the Kashmiri people in their just freedom struggle.
Meanwhile, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth during a cordon operation in Lawaypora area of Srinagar, today. Earlier, one Indian soldier was killed and another was injured in an attack in the same area. The troops also launched a cordon and search operation in Bugam area of Kulgam district, today.—KMS
