Kashmiris observe Jammu Martyrs’ Day to reaffirm resolve for self-determination
Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and around the world observed Jammu Martyrs’ Day on Thursday to honor the victims of the 1947 massacre
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and around the world observed Jammu Martyrs’ Day on Thursday to honor the victims of the 1947 massacre and reaffirm their resolve for self-determination.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, aided by the Indian Army and RSS extremists, killed hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Jammu during the first week of November 1947 as they migrated to Pakistan.
Posters appeared across Indian-administered Kashmir calling for tributes to the martyrs. Leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Srinagar said the sacrifices of the Jammu martyrs would not be forgotten and vowed to carry forward their mission.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the victims and condemned India’s “illegal occupation” of Kashmir, calling November 6, 1947 “the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.”
He said Indian forces and extremists massacred around 237,000 Kashmiris in an attempt to alter the region’s demography and that India’s “illegal actions of August 5, 2019” were a continuation of that policy.
Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s “political, diplomatic, and moral support” for the people of Kashmir and urged the global community to take notice of India’s “continued human rights violations.”
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