Adequate arrangements are being made to observe Jammu Martyrs Day on both sides of the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the world on 6th of November with due solemnity and reverence to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of lives given by the Muslim inhabitants of Jammu on this day of November 6th in 1947 while migrating to then newly-born homeland Pakistan.
At least seven lakh of Muslim residents of Jammu city and surroundings were mercilessly killed during a week-long ruthless genocide maneuvered and executed by the despotic ramed dogra ruler’s force and gangsters besides the armed Hindu fanatics in the first and second week of November 1947.
These martyrs included 2.50 Muslim inmates of Jammu city and adjoining areas who were martyred by the dogra forces and their armed gangsters 6th of November 1947 while they were moving for migrating to the adjoining Sialkot city of the newly-born separate homeland of the Muslims of the subcontinent – Pakistan.
