Youm-e-Shuahada-Kashmir being observed today
July 13, 2017
SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir today.
On July 13, 1931, the troops of Dogra Maharaja had martyred twenty two Kashmiris outside the central jail in Srinagar while court proceedings against Abdul Qadeer were taking place. Qadeer had called upon Kashmiris to defy the Dogra rule, resulting in his imprisonment.
A complete strike will be observed across the occupied territory as part of a call for a week-long protest which has been directed by the joint Huriryet leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik.
The main aim of the strike is to strive harder and come back with a renewed promise to achieve the mission of the martyrs till the goal of liberation from Indian bondage is achieved, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider is expected to chair the main function in connection with the Youm-e-Shuahda-e-Kashmir in Muzaffarabad.
Three Kashmiri youths were martyred during a crackdown by Indian forces in the Budgam district of occupied Kashmir on Wednesday.
Internet services are currently suspended in Indian occupied Kashmir. The suspension comes as the Hurriyet leadership reiterated its resolve to continue its online ‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’ urging people to put up posts highlighting the Kashmir dispute.
