Srinagar: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has paid rich tributes to Shaheed Advocate Jaleel Andrabi, Shaheed Ishfaq Majeed Wani, Shaheed Dr Abdul Ahad Guru and Shaheed Shabir Sidiqi for rendering their lives for the noble cause of freedom of Kashmir from Indian illegal occupation.
According to Kashmir Media Service, APHC spokesman Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement issued in Srinagar while remembering noted Kashmiri human rights activist, Advocate Jaleel Andrabi, on his 29th martyrdom anniversary said that due to the sacrifices of towering Kashmiri figures like Andrabi the Kashmir dispute attracted global attention.
Jalil Andrabi was picked up by Indian Army personnel led by Major Avtar Singh on 8th March in 1996 and three weeks later on March 27 his body was found floating in the Jhelum River.
The APHC said reaffirmed the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the mission of their martyrs till its accomplishment.
The spokesman said Dr Abdul Ahad Guru, apart from being a renowned doctor, was a hero of Kashmiris’ freedom movement. He also sacrificed his life for the noble and great cause of Kashmir.
He said that martyred Shabbir Siddiqi belonged to a religious family and will always be remembered for his contribution to Islam and Kashmir’s freedom struggle.
Bar members in Srinagar said the gruesome murder of Jaleel Andrabi and other activists who sacrificed their lives for the Kashmir cause remains etched in the memories of Kashmiris.
Meanwhile, the APHC statement termed the house raids and harassment of peace and freedom living families as the worst kind of brutality and state terrorism inflicted by India on Kashmiri civilian population and demanded an end to this sinister campaign in the occupied territory.
