RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): Prominent political and social leaders have stressed the need for unity to resist Indian atrocities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), vowing not to allow any compromise on the freedom and unity of the territory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the resolve was expressed at a luncheon hosted by former Human Rights Advisor and President of the Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD), Dr. Sardar Muhammad Tahir Tabassum, in honour of Sardar Naeem Anjum Khan, a prominent UK-based political figure and former central president of the Muslim Students Federation.
The event was attended by Prof. Dr. Saleem Khan, former Dean of University, Dr. Ghulam Hussain, Secretary General of Sudhan Educational Conference, PTI central leader and ex-Investment Board Chairman Sardar Amjad Jalil, Chief Editor of Daily Islamabad Today Sardar Shaukat Mahmood, District President PPP Councilor Sardar Amir Khurshid, former Press Club presidents Sardar Abid Siddique, Sardar Abdul Razaq Khan, Sardar Firdous Ahmed, Sardar Shakeel Aftab, Badruddin Chaudhry, Sardar Ahsan Irshad and others, according to KMS.
Human rights violations in occupied Kashmir
The speakers said that after the abrogation of Article 370, India has intensified massacres, genocide and gross human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, while seizing properties of Kashmiris and imprisoning their leaders under draconian laws in violation of the UN Charter and Geneva Conventions.
They demanded the immediate, unconditional release of all Kashmiri prisoners. They emphasized that AJK’s political and religious leadership must rise above ideological differences and work strategically for the Kashmir cause, adding that development in Azad Kashmir remains negligible while the recent rains have caused immense destruction.
They urged the federal government to announce a special package for Azad Kashmir.
