APHC remembers Burhan Wani as symbol of resistance against Indian occupation
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Srinagar: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has emphasized that martyred youth leader Burhan Wani remains a potent symbol of resistance against Indian occupation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a statement in Srinagar issued ahead of Burhan Wani’s 8th martyrdom anniversary, praised him as a hero and beacon for Kashmiri youth. Wani and his two associates were martyred by Indian troops in a fake encounter in Kokernag area of Islamabad district on July 8, 2016.
Minhas highlighted that Wani’s life, struggle, courage, and steadfastness continue to inspire Kashmiri youth in their fight for freedom of their motherland from Indian yoke. He asserted that the sacrifices of Burhan Wani and other martyrs of the freedom movement will not go in vain.
The statement condemned the ongoing repression by Indian authorities, including targeted killings, torture, and unjust imprisonment of Kashmiri youth. He said that India was of systematically eliminating Kashmiri youth under various pretexts.
The APHC has called on the people of IIOJK to commemorate Wani’s martyrdom anniversary on July 8 (Monday). Minhas also urged Kashmiris and Pakistanis living abroad to hold protests and events to honor Wani and other martyrs, aiming to draw international attention to the systematic killings by Indian troops in IIOJK.
Other Hurriyat leaders, including Maulana Musaib Nadvi, Khawaja Firdoos, Fareeda Behanji, Yasmeen Raja, Muhammad Aqib, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Ms Hafza Banoo, Syed Bashir Andrabi, Muhammad Haseeb Wani and Abdul Rashid Butt, also paid tributes to Wani. They asserted that his martyrdom revitalized the freedom struggle and expressed determination to continue the fight for freedom, against all odds. They emphasized the need for a political solution to the Kashmir dispute for regional stability and called on the international community to pressure India to restore the fundamental and political rights of Kashmiris in line with UN resolutions.
