Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday led Youm-e-Istehsal rally from Governor House to Faisal Chowk to express solidarity with oppressed brethren of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The National Anthem and anthem of Kashmir were played while sirens were also sounded to record the agitation against Indian cruelties and atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
PTI leaders, provincial ministers including Fayyazul Hassan Chohan and Mian Aslam Iqbal besides members of Punjab Assembly participated in the rally. Addressing on the occasion, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had effectively presented the case of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir before the world, adding that Pakistan would continue exposing Indian brutalities and human rights’ violations being committed in IIOJK.
He said that minorities in Pakistan were enjoyed religious freedom and Pakistan opened Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh yatrees but on the other hand, fascist Narendra Modi Indian government had been committing cruelties and atrocities against Muslims in India.
The Punjab governor said that Indian military siege in the valley was a clear violation of the United Nations (UN) charter and human rights laws. He said the people of Pakistan would stand with their Kashmiri brethren until they get freedom from the Indian government.
Ch Sarwar dubbed Narendra Modi a pupil of Hitler and all Kashmiris including elderly, women and children have been subjected to extreme violence and no one is saved from the oppression of the Indian army. Kashmiri women have to face abductions, illegal detentions, and sexual assaults at the hands of Indian Security Forces. He further said that the fascist Modi government is carrying out ethnic cleansing of innocent Kashmiris. It is beyond doubt that Modi is the murderer of humanity and an enemy of world peace. He said that when Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of Indian Punjab, he persecuted thousands of innocent Muslims and even today all religious minorities including Muslims are not safe in India. He said that Narendra Modi and RSS goons are forcibly converting Christians and believers of other faiths into Hindus. The world has been a silent spectator of these atrocities in Kashmir and India.
On the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar announced naming at least a single road in every division after Srinagar, saying “We pay tributes to the struggle and sacrifices rendered by the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” The nation would always stand with people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle for freedom.
Addressing the rally, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that 22 million Pakistanis stand shoulder to shoulder with their Kashmiri brethren. Today, the whole nation has observed Youm-e-Istehsal and this has sent a clear message to the world that Pakistan will not be shy from any sacrifice for the freedom of Kashmir.
Earlier, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar and Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar had a meeting to discuss the national and political matters of the country.
CM CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE SHELTER HOMES’ CONDITIONS
On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, a 3-member committee has been constituted to improve the existing system of shelter homes. ACS (U&I) will be the convener while Secretary Social Welfare and Chairman PITB are nominated as members. This committee will submit recommendations about financial and administrative autonomy of shelter homes to the CM within seven days to improve the overall arrangements along with formulation of a new IT-based system for the monitoring of the shelter homes and provision of best services to the citizens.
The chief minister will attend a meeting of the council of common interest (CCI) to be chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad on Thursday.
