Srinagar
In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Gilani has thanked the people of Pakistan as well as its political and military leadership for extending their support to the suffering Kashmiri people.
In a statement issued in Srinagar on Wednesday, Syed Ali Gilani while lauding PM Imran Khan’s role for effectively championing the Kashmir cause at the global level urged him to not only maintain this momentum but further enhance it to make world realize the gravity of the situation in the territory.
He said it is time for world especially the UN to stand up and raise their voices in favour of the besieged people of occupied Kashmir as issuing mere statements and condemnations are not enough at a time when Indian state terrorism is at its peak in the territory. Gilani stressed that the Kashmiri people will not succumb to the evil machinations of BJP-led Indian govt and would continue resisting New Delhi’s brutal military occupation with exemplary courage and sacrifices till securing their inalienable right to self-determination.
He said that the ongoing military clampdown imposed by India after revoking the territory’s special status on August 5 will only further strengthen the resolve of the Kashmiri people to fight for their rights till last breath. He said that people will never forget the efforts and sacrifices of those who nurtured this freedom movement with their blood and maintained that it is because of this that the Kashmir dispute attracted an unprecedented focus from the international community.
Gilani stressed that history is witness to the fact that ultimate victory belongs to those who have remained steadfast with their struggle in the face of oppression and tyranny. He said that despite the massive infrastructure of military and other instruments of control being employed by India to subjugate the Kashmiri people, the last over two months have shown that the people’s will to fight for their freedom is stronger than all of occupier’s evil machinations.—INP
