Srinagar
In occupied Kashmir, the veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, greeting the entire Muslim Ummah on the eve of Eid Al Adha, has appealed to the Kashmiri people to pay special attention to the families of martyrs and detainees.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani in a tweet said that the Kashmiri martyrs had sacrificed their present for the better future of other Kashmiris and they deserved to be remembered on this auspicious occasion. He said that the Eid Al Azha should inculcate in us the spirit of sacrifice.
“Heartfelt congrats to the entire Ummah on the eve of Eid Al Adha. This Eid celebrates the spirit of sacrifice. This is the perfect occasion to remember all those who sacrificed their present for our better future. Families of martyrs and detainees deserve our special attention,” the Veteran leader said in his tweet.
In occupied Kashmir, the unanimously passed resolution recommending ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’ for the veteran Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has been widely welcomed in occupied Kashmir.
The Senate of Pakistan on Monday unanimously passed a resolution recommending that Syed Ali Gilani be conferred the country’s highest civilian award ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’ in recognition of his relentless struggle for Kashmir’s freedom from India.
As the 91-year-old ailing leader is all set to receive the highest civilian honour, his supporters, welcoming the passing of the resolution, said it was long-overdue.
Corroborating the view, Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor of law and international relations at the University of Kashmir, said Syed Ali Gilani has all along been in favour of Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan and has led the resistance movement back home on those lines only. “I think it is in recognition of his services that he is being conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan. If you ask me he deserves more than that. It should not surprise anyone nor should it be objected to,” he said.
He pointed out that in 1990, former Indian Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, was conferred with this honour for his friendly overtures to Pakistan “so much so that he had turned down the suggestion from the erstwhile Soviet Union to attack Pakistan after it invaded Afghanistan in 1979.”
The supporters of Syed Ali Gilani said, it is a befitting reply to those trying to create a wedge between the two sides.
One of Syed Ali Gilani’s aides said, “Gilani Sahib’s stature is above all worldly recognitions. Nevertheless, it is a welcome decision and those who are criticizing it are only venting their frustration.”—KMS
