{"id":183822,"date":"2025-09-18T12:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=183822"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:31:53","slug":"prof-butts-legacy-affirms-kashmiris-resolve-for-right-to-self-determina-tion-safi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/18\/prof-butts-legacy-affirms-kashmiris-resolve-for-right-to-self-determina-tion-safi.html","title":{"rendered":"Prof Butt\u2019s legacy affirms Kashmiris\u2019 resolve for right to self-determina tion: Safi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169974\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/02\/safi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Islamabad: The Convener of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK chapter, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of veteran Hurriyat leader and former APHC chairman Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, describing him as a visionary leader and intellectual of the highest stature who dedicated his entire life to the Kashmiri people\u2019s inalienable right to self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, in his statement, Safi said that the passing of Professor Butt is an irreparable loss for the Kashmir freedom movement. \u201cHe was not only a fearless and ideological leader but also an intellectual pillar whose wisdom and guidance gave direction to the struggle, even during its most difficult phases. His sacrifices and contributions will remain a shining chapter in history,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Professor Butt\u2019s lifelong struggle is proof that the Kashmiri people will never abandon their right to self-determination. \u201cIndian state terrorism, extrajudicial killings, custodial torture, and grave human rights violations have failed to crush this movement. Leaders like Professor Butt, through their character and commitment, made this truth evident to the world,\u201d Safi stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The APHC Convener urged the international community, including the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and global human rights bodies, to immediately take notice of Indian atrocities in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to take concrete measures to secure the Kashmiri people\u2019s fundamental and inherent right to self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding his statement, Safi said that the APHC shares the grief of the bereaved family in this great tragedy. \u201cWe pray that Almighty Allah grants the departed leader the highest place in Jannah, forgives his shortcomings, and bestows patience upon the bereaved family,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Convener of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK chapter, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of veteran Hurriyat leader and former APHC chairman Professor Abdul Ghani Butt, describing him as a visionary leader and intellectual of the highest stature who dedicated his entire life to the Kashmiri people\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-183822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/02\/safi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183823,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183822\/revisions\/183823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}