President Zardari pays rich tribute to Kashmiri martyrs on eve of Kashmir Martyrs’ Day
Islamabad: President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zadari, on eve of the 95th Kashmir Martyrs’ Day (Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir), paid rich tribute to the 22 Kashmiri martyrs who rendered the ultimate sacrifice while braving the indiscriminate firing of the Dogra forces in 1931.
According to Kashmir Media Service, President Asif Ali Zadari in a message on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day being observed on July 13 in a message on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day being observed tomorrow (July 13)said, “On this somber day, the people of Pakistan join their Kashmiri brethren in commemorating the sacrifice of the martyrs of 1931. Regrettably, Kashmiris are still struggling against India’s illegal occupation.”
Even today, the president said, over 900,000-strong Indian occupation forces continued to hold the Kashmiri people hostage to perpetuate the wrongful occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.
India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5th August 2019 were yet another attempt to strip the Kashmiri people of their distinct identity and turn them into a minority in their own land, he added.
Subsequent to these measures, and hurting the sentiments of the Kashmiris, President Zardari said India scrapped the regional public holiday on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, which had been observed every year since 1948. India also discontinued the traditional Guard of Honour ceremony at the Martyrs’ Graveyard.
“As we honour the invaluable sacrifice of the heroes of 1931 as well as all innocent Kashmiris who have laid down their lives in this just struggle, we urge India to immediately halt repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), cease all human rights violations, release all political prisoners, lift the military siege and stop its attempts to change the demographic structure of the occupied territory,” President Secretariat Media Wing, in a press release, quoted the president as saying.
