Curfew, clashes, protests continue on 10th straight day in IHK; 8 including woman receive pellet injuries
Protest demonstration held outside Indian Mission to UN, candlelight vigil held in Brussels to express support for Kashmiris
Curfew remained in place in all ten districts across the Valley for the 10th consecutive day on Monday, as Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control geared to mark Accession to Pakistan Day which will be observed today (Tuesday) with a renewed pledge to continue the struggle for freedom from the Indian occupation.
It was on this day in 1947 that the Kashmiris adopted a historic resolution from the platform of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in Srinagar, demanding accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan in accordance with the Partition Plan and the two-nation theory.
Black Day against the recent atrocities being committed by the Indian forces in the Occupied Kashmir will also be observed on Wednesday.
The valley has been under curfew for ten straight days following the extrajudicial killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani, by Indian troops on July 8.
According to Kashmir Media Service, people defied curfew at many places and staged pro-freedom protests and engaged forces in pitched battles, yesterday. They were protesting against the killing of at least 45 people and injuries to 3,500 in the forces’ firing on the protesters since Burhan’s killing.
PELLET INJURIES:
As many as eight people including a woman sustained bullet and pellet injuries when, according to the police version, a group of protestors tried to attack an army camp at Saderkoot, Bala, in Bandipora. “The injured were shifted to Soura Hospital where condition of one of the youth was critical,” witnesses said. The situation in the area was tense after the forces’ firing.
Witnesses said the forces fired pellets on protesters at Rainawari in old city. A youth identified as Danish sustained pellet injuries. He was moved to a hospital. Protests erupted at Safa Kadal area of old Srinagar where forces fired pellets at youth, injuring two of them.
Clashes erupted at Arampora Sopore, in which four youth sustained pellet injuries, two of whom were referred to Srinagar for treatment.
Reports about clashes also poured in from Palhallan and old town areas of Baramulla district. Clashes were reported from Islamabad town, Iqbalabad, Khanabal and some old town areas.
Tight curfew remained in place in other districts including Kupwara, Ganderbal and Budgam and South Kashmir’s towns including Islamabad, Bijbehara, Mattan, Kaimoh, Pulwama, Kakpora, Pampore, Awantipora and Shopian. Restrictions were also imposed in far-off areas like Pahalgam, Kokernag, Dooru, Verinag and Qazigund.
The mobile and internet services also remained off for 10th straight day.
Protest demonstrations were held in Tral town and adjoining Batgund village. Youths clashed with forces who lobbed teargas shells and used pepper gas. Reports of protests and clashes were also received from several areas of Pulwama district.
PROTEST IN FRONT OF INDIAN MISSION TO UN:
Meanwhile, hundreds of Kashmiri Americans and others staged a peaceful protest in front of the Indian Mission to the United Nations to express their anguish over the killing of 45 innocent civilians in Kashmir and the wounding of more than 3,500.
Dr Ghulam Nabi Mir (Ohio) said, “Once again Indian occupation forces are exacting a heavy price from the Kashmiri people for demanding their right to Azadi, freedom, justice and self-determination. And once again the United Nations and its exclusive club, the Security Council is watching as a deaf, mute and blind body as Indian soldiers keep maiming and massacring people in cities, towns and villages of Kashmir.
Sanna Naqash, a Kashmiri American youth from Washington made a passionate appeal to the world powers to listen to the cries coming from the streets of Kashmir.
Sareer Fazili, Esq (New York) said, “We stand in solidarity with the occupied Kashmiris and what they are facing.
Dr Imtiaz Khan (Maryland) said, “We strongly condemn the human right abuses unleashed by Indian occupation forced on the peace loving people of Kashmir.
Sardar Sawar Khan (New York) said that Kashmir continued to bleed but the UN and US have not broken their silence.
Shaheen Khalid Butt (New York) wanted to bring to the attention of the US and the UN that there were reports of entire populations of major towns in the Valley of Kashmir defying curfew and coming out into the streets with the demand of a speedy implementation of the pledge solemnly extended to them by India and Pakistan and the UN.
Sardar Imtiaz Khan said that Kashmir was the underlying cause of tension between India and Pakistan. The world powers must impress upon the government of India to stop human rights violations in Kashmir.
“India Stop Genocide in Kashmir”, “Freedom for all: Freedom for Kashmir”, “Kashmiri Lives Matter” and “Time to resolve the Kashmir dispute is now” were some of the slogans that the protestors were raising.
Others who spoke on the occasion included: Rohail Dar, Sardar Zarif Khan, Sardar Zulfiqar Khan, Sarwar Chaudhary, Shabir Gul, Anwar Gujar ICNA, Sardar Imtiaz Garalvi, Sardar Zahid Hussain, Sardar Mahmood, Sufi Muhammad Nazir, Chand Iqbal Doddy, Raja Muhamad Razaq, Khawaja Farooq Ahmed and Sardar Sarbjit Singh.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN BRUSSELS:
Kashmir Council EU organised an event of a candlelight vigil in Brussels, the capital of Belgium in order to express solidarity with the oppressed people of the Indian Held Kashmir (IHK).
The event was arranged in memory of the people of IHK, especially the youth, who were martyred by the Indian occupation forces recently.
A large number of people from all walks of life and as well as representatives of different NGOs including members of Human Rights Organisations attended the event held at Place De I’Albertine (Central Station) in Brussels.
Beside the Asian communities, especially Kashmiris based in Europe, local Europeans also showed their interest in the candlelight vigils in order to express solidarity with the oppressed people of Kashmir.
So Pakistani posing as Kasmiris will leave India, let’s riot and party
In a letter sent to Maharaja Hari Singh on 27 October 1947, the then Governor-General of India , Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession with a remark, “it is my Government’s wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Jammu and Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader the question of the State’s accession should be settled by a reference to the people.” but now the real facts on the ground are just opposite Law and Order further is being deteriorated by calculated step by Muslims and blame put squarely on govt. shoulders & the soil is not free of Muslim invaders so called Muslim kashmiris
First of all we need compensate by nullifying votes of more than 12 lakh Muslims because that’s the number of Hindus driven away from their home and still counting, also illegal immigrants in recent years will be taken into account .Then it would be justifiable to raise issue at UN
just like israel ,pakistan is an artificial country.which has no prior existance,it is created with the help of english man just for fun and has no legel existace.
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