RAWALPINDI: Kashmir Martyrs Day is reminiscent of utmost price paid for freedom by brave Kashmiris, said a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations of Pakistan Army. Every single drop of blood shed, shall neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Decades of Indian atrocities failed to supress insurmountable spirit and legitimate freedom struggle, destined to succeed, the press released further said.–ISPR
Agencies add: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and world over will observe Kashmir Martyrs Day tomorrow(Monday) to pay homage to martyrs of July 13,1931. In Indian occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has appealed to the Kashmiri people mark it by a complete strike in the territory.
On the July 31, 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 spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that on July 13,1931, when it was time for Namaz-e-Zuhr, a young man, started the call for prayer (Azaan) but was shot dead by the Maharaja’s soldiers. Thus, 22 youth sacrificed their lives till the completion of Azaan, Radio Pakistan reported. The spokesman said the aim of the strike call is to stress the urgent need for a peaceful and just solution to the Kashmir dispute and to end the cycle of oppression against the Hurriyat leaders and the Kashmiri people.–Agencies
