Protests being held as IoK observes Kashmir Martyrs Day

ISLAMABAD: Kashmir Martyrs Day is been observed by Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and around the world to pay homage to martyrs of 13th July 1931 tragedy.

In Indian-occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown is being observed today to mark the day to put an end to repression against Kashmiri people and Hurriyat leaders.

The call for the strike has been given by the veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani, All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat forum to reiterate the urgent need for a peaceful and just resolution of the Kashmir dispute.

Veteran Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani said that the people of occupied Kashmir will continue their battle against Indian oppression till the dawn of freedom.

While the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat forum has said that 13th July 1931 is a milestone in the history of Jammu and Kashmir as on the day Kashmiris for the first time collectively stood up to resist oppressive autocratic rule.

On 13th July 1931, the troops of Dogra Maharaja had killed 22 Kashmiris, one after the other outside the Central Jail in Srinagar during the court proceedings against one Abdul Qadeer who had asked the Kashmiri people to defy the Dogra Rule.

The APHC has appealed to the people to conduct a march towards the Mazar-e-Shuhada, Naqshband Sahib in Srinagar on the day where the martyrs of 1931 are buried.