Srinagar
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Front, a constituent of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, has said that the Modi regime wants to forcibly occupy Kashmiris’ lands and settle non-Kashmiris there.
A spokesman for the JKFF in a statement issued in Srinagar said that Kashmiris would never allow India’s nefarious plans to succeed. He said that Kashmir was a disputed territory whose political future was yet to be decided. He said that India was violating international laws and regulations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The spokesman said that India was engaged in genocide of Kashmiris and its forces were martyring Kashmiri youth in fake encounters while resistance leaders and activists were imprisoned.
He demanded immediate release of all illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists including Mohammad Ashraf Sahrai, Musarrat Alam Butt, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar, Molvi Bashir Ahmad, Aasiya Andrabi, Nahida Nasreen, Fehmida Sufi, Dr Qasim Fakhtoo, Dr Shafi Shariati, Ghulam Qadir Butt, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Pir Saifullah, Ayaz Akbar, Shaukat Hakeem and Muhammad Yusuf Mir.
He said that the main cause of tension between India and Pakistan was the Kashmir issue and urged the international community to play its role in stopping the grave human rights violations by Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. The spokesman said that lasting peace and stability could not be established in the region without resolving the Kashmir dispute according to the aspirations of Kashmiris.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Pir Panjal Peace Foundation has said that no power in the world can deprive the Kashmiri people of the blessing of freedom. Mahmood Akhtar Qureshi Advocate, Convener of Jammu and Kashmir Pir Panjal Peace Foundation, while addressing a representative meeting of Jammu and Kashmir refugees during his visit to Bagh, said that Kashmiri people are sacrificing their lives and now destination of freedom is not too far.—KMS
