In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders have paid rich tributes to the victims of Zakura and Tengpora massacres on their 34th anniversary, today.
According to Kashmir Media Service, more than 50 people were martyred and dozens others were injured when Indian troops had opened fire on peaceful protesters in Zukoora and Tengpora areas of Srinagar on March 1, 1990.
The APHC leaders including Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, Syed Bashir Andrabi, Adv Arshad Iqbal, Khawaja Firdous, Engineer, Hilal Ahmed War, Javed Ahmed Mir, Farida Bahenji, Yasmeen Raja, Ms Hafza Begum, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Khadim Hussain, Syed Sibte Shabbir Qummi, Maulana Masaib Nadvi and Muhammad Aaqib in their statements, today, said carnages Zakura and Tengpora were part of the ongoing genocidal drive by India in the occupied territory. They deplored that 34 years have passed but families of the victims of Zakura and Tengpora carnages are still awaiting justice. They said, memories of Zakura and Tengpora massacres are still fresh in the minds of the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The Hurriyat leaders said IIOJK has become the most militarized zone in the world where Indian troops are involved in the worst kind of human rights violations.—KMS
