Srinagar
In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Young Men’s League has said that it held a protest demonstrations in Srinagar, today, to condemn the continued military siege and curbs on media by the Indian government in the territory.
The Jammu and Kashmir Young Men’s League in a statement issued in Srinagar said that soon after the Juma congregational prayers, today, party activists gathered outside various mosques, chanting high-pitched anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
Party leader, Javaid Ahmed Butt addressing the protesters condemned India for committing human rights violations and extra-judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris. He said that torture or repression could not deter Kashmiris from pursuing their legitimate cause of freedom. He said that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute was essential for durable peace and stability in South Asia.
He urged the United Nations to intervene and implement its resolutions on Kashmir to settle the lingering dispute so that permanent peace could be established in the region.
A protest demonstration was held at the National Press Club in Islamabad, today, on the completion of six months of the military siege of occupied Kashmir.
The speakers on the occasion condemned the Indian brutalities against the people of Kashmir. The protest was organized by Hurriyat Conference.
The speakers included Syed Yousuf Naseem, Abdul Hameed Lone, Syed Ejaz Rehmani, Syed Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Shafi Dar, Mushtaq Ahmad Butt, Uzma Gul, Nabeela Irshad, Fehmeeda Butt, Bashir Usmani, Basharat Khokhar and Suhail Rumi. The demonstration was attended by a large number of students, journalists and members of civil society.
In occupied Kashmir, Imam of Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, Maulana Syed Ahmad Naqshbandi, has expressed serious concern over the continued illegal detention of President of Anjuman Auqaf of the mosque and the Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and demanded his immediate release.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been under illegal house detention since August 5, last year, when the Indian government repealed Kashmir’s special status and divided it into two Union Territories.
Syed Ahmad Naqshbandi addressing a Juma congregation at the Jamia Masjid said that the fundamental human and religious rights of Kashmiris had been usurped through military might which was highly deplorable and condemnable.
He urged the authorities to allow Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to lead the Juma congregational prayers in the Jamia Masjid. He also urged the authorities to release all illegally detained Kashmiris languishing in various jails across India and the territory.
On the occasion, in keeping with past practice, an elegant and classy calendar for 1441 Hijri year 2020 was released.
It is a joint collaboration between Mirwaiz Foundation and Anjuma Auqaf Jama Masjid and contains daily prayer and Sehar and Iftar timings. The calendar was distributed free among the worshipers.—KMS
