Day: October 27, 2020

Srinagar, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed 27 October as Black Day, today, to express their total rejection of 73 years of illegal occupation of their motherland by India. The day was marked by complete shutdown across the occupied territory. All government and private offices, shops and business establishments were closed while traffic was thin.

Posters with Pakistani map showing Jammu and Kashmir as its part, Pakistani flag and pro-freedom slogans were hoisted in Nowatta and other areas of Srinagar. Indian forces’ personnel were deployed in strength to prevent protest marches, rallies and seminars against the 27th October 1947 invasion as well as revocation of the special status of Kashmir by Modi-led fascist regime on August 5, last year.

Indian Army had invaded Jammu and Kashmir on this day in 1947 in an attempt to subjugate and terrorize the Kashmiri people. The action was against international laws, Partition Plan of the Subcontinent and the wishes of the people of Kashmir. India based its case on an instrument of accession, which was later proven fake by independent researchers on Kashmir.

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Islamabad, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):The All Parties Hurriyat Conference AJK chapter staged a protest demonstration outside the UN office in Islamabad on the completion of 73 years of India’s illegal occupation over Jammu and Kashmir, today.

The Hurriyat-AJK leaders on the occasion said that the massacre of Kashmiris in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir was the worst example of Indian state terrorism and the rising bloodshed in the territory was the result of unbridled powers granted to the Indian forces. They said that India was conspiring to turn the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir into a minority area through changing its demography. They maintained that New Delhi was imposing colonial laws and issuing domiciles to non-Kashmiris to advance its nefarious agenda within a short span of time.

The Hurriyat leaders expressed grave concern over the extrajudicial killing of Kashmiri youth by Indian troops, saying that India was committing genocide in the occupied territory. They urged the international community to play its role in the withdrawal of Indian troops from IIOJK, repeal of all black laws and release of all innocent Kashmiri detainees. They made it clear that the Kashmir issue was an issue of life and death for around 15 million Kashmiris who are struggling to secure their right to self-determination as recognized by the United Nations.

Hurriyat-AJK leaders who participated in the event included Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Syed Faiz Naqasbandi, Syed Yousuf Naseem, Zamurad Khan, Altaf Ahmed Butt, Rafiq Dar, Ishfaq Majeed Mir, Shamim Shawl, Ishtiyaq Hameed, Abdul Majeed Malik, Imtiaz Wani, Sheikh Abdul Mateen, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Eng. Mehmood, Advocate Pervez Ahmad, Raja Shaheen, Hassan Al-Bana, Manzoorul Haq Butt, Gulshan Ahmad, Syed Mushtaq, Zahid Safi, Zahid Ashraf, Nisar Mirza, Dawood Khan, Fida Kiyani, Muhammad Sarwar, Nazir Karnai, Saleem Haroon, Muzaffer Shah and others.

In Muzaffarabad, a protest demonstration was held at Neelam Bridge on the occasion of Black Day, today. The protest was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Tehreek-e-Istiqlal. A rally led by Mushtaq Ahmed Butt was also taken out from Neelam Bridge to the Press Club. Others who participated in the programme included Shaukat Javed Mir, Qazi Shahid Hameed, Amir Muhammad, Younis Mir, Jalal Haider Naqvi and Tanveer Ahmad Durrani. Pro-freedom and anti-India slogans were raised on the occasion.

Anti-India rallies were organized by Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir in front of Indian military posts at Athmaqam and Hatian Bala in AJK against the Indian military occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. People took to the streets with black flags and black armbands and raised slogans against the Indian military occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.

The rallies were led by Chairman Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Uzair Ahmad Ghazali, Deputy Commissioner, Neelam Shahid Mehmood, and others. Addressing the rally, the speakers said that October 27 was the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir and the Kashmiris had been protesting against this open terrorism of India for the last 73 years. The Jammu and Kashmir Young Mens League held a protest rally in Muzaffarabad, today, against the Indian occupation. The participants of the rally demanded freedom from the tyrannical Indian yoke.

Azad Kashmir Jammu Kashmir Pir Panjal Freedom Movement (JKPPFM) Vice Chairman, Qazi Muhammad Imran, while addressing a conference in Bagh today said October 27 is the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the people of Jammu and Kashmir never accepted this occupation of India. He urged the UN to take notice of Indian state terrorism in IIOJK. The JKPPFM President for district Bagh, Tariq Butt, and other speakers including Nazeer Chaudhry, Farooq Chaudhry, Aslam Butt and Saif-ud-Din Mir urged the UN to play its role in resolving the Kashmir dispute.

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Srinagar, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops have launched a cordon and search operation in Badgam district. The troops cordoned of Mouchwa area of the district and launched searches. The operation continued till last reports came in.

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Srinagar, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, has strongly denounced the appalling Islamophobic remarks of French President Emanuel Macron. The MMU – a conglomerate of religious organisations of IIOJK – said the French leader’s remarks on Islam – a religion to which peace, humanity and mercy are intrinsic values – expose his ignorance about Islam.

In a strong worded statement, the MMU which comprises Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid, Dar-ul-Uloom Raheemiya, Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamiat Ahle Hadeth, Jama’at-e-Islami, Anjuman Sharia’n Shian, Karwaan-e-Islami, Itihaad-ul-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Jamiat Hamdania, Anjuman Ulema-e-Ahnaaf, Dar-ul-Uloom Qasmia, Dar-ul-Uloom Bilaliya, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazhar-ul-Haq, Jamiat-ul-Aima Wal Ulema, Anjuman Aima Wa Mashaa’ikh Kashmir, Dar-ul-Uloom Naqshbandiya, Dar-ul-Uloom Rasheediya, Ahl-e-Bayt Foundation, Madrasa Kanz-ul-Uloom, Paerwaan-e-Wilayat, Auqaf Islamiya Khurram Sarhama, Anjuman Tanzeem-ul-Makaatib, Muhammadi Trust, and other social and educational organisations, said that it is extremely unfortunate and dangerous to world peace that such provocative remarks come from the head of a state. The disrespect shown to Islam and our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is highly condemnable, it said.

The MMU urged all nations of the world who believe in shared universal brotherhood and peaceful coexistence and the Muslim leadership of the world to take strong note of the malicious remarks of the French President and rein in the elements with such a mind-set which is a threat to world peace.

Meanwhile, senior APHC leader and the President of Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman Sharie Shian, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi, in a statement issued in Srinagar also strongly denounced the derogatory remarks of the French President. Reacting to the frequent publication of insulting sketches in France and the blasphemous and foul language used by the French President against the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH, he described it as part of nefarious campaign to malign Islam.

He said the love and respect for Holy Prophet (PBUH) is a fundamental part of every Muslim’s faith and belief. He said the French President’s remarks hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Muslims and he had clearly demonstrated his hostility to Islam and violated the universal principles of interfaith respect.

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Ankara, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):Turkish lawmaker, Ali Sahin, has reaffirmed his country’s support to the Kashmiris’ just struggle for securing their right to self-determination. The lawmaker and the Chairman of Turkey-Pakistan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group, Ali Sahin, on Tuesday attended an event at Pakistan’s embassy in Ankara to mark India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir 73 years ago on October 27, 1947, also known as the Black Day.

Speaking at the ceremony, he criticized international bodies such as the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for their silence on the lingering Kashmir dispute. “At some point, I understand the silence of the UN but what I don’t understand is the deep silence the Islamic Cooperation Organization has fallen into. What is the OIC raising its voice for if not Kashmir?” he said.

Sahin said that the commemoration of the 73rd Black Day for Kashmir meant this was the 73rd year of pain and grief for Kashmiris. “These atrocities in Kashmir are happening in front of the eyes of the free world,” he said. The West cannot speak of having human rights if it does not want for Kashmiris the peace, development, and freedoms they themselves enjoy, he added. Sahin underlined that safety would be unattainable in world capitals including Paris, London, Berlin, and Madrid before peace and security come to Kashmir and Srinagar.

“I’d also like to call on India, which defines itself as the largest democracy in the world, if you really consider yourself as the world’s largest democracy as you say, then, as the international community, we expect you to respect human rights in Kashmir at the maximum level. If you respect international law as the world’s largest democracy, we expect you to respect the decisions taken by the UN and Security Council on Kashmir,” Sahin said.

Asserting that Turkey would always support Kashmir, he said that the Kashmiris should not forget that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan always stood by them. Ankara will defend the Kashmir issue at the highest level as its own, as it did during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, he added.

Sahin said the Turkish government would seek resolution of the Kashmir dispute on every platform to secure peace, and implement international law, the UN resolutions, and will of the Kashmiri people. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey, Syrus Sajjad Qazi, also spoke at the event. He said the Black Day marked the beginning of a long night of oppression for Kashmiris under Indian occupation, and a grave human tragedy that has since continued.

“This day is also a stark reminder of the broken promises and unfulfilled commitments made to the Kashmiri people. Promises made by India to the Kashmiri people for a plebiscite and commitments undertaken by India, when it had taken the matter for the first time to the UN in January 1948 and accepted its prescription,” he said.

“Taking advantage of the world’s preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic, and to perpetuate its illegal occupation of illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir [IIOJK], the [Indian] BJP government has introduced illegal domicile rules in IIOJK in a bid to change the disputed region’s demography to advance its Hindutva agenda in the form of a demographic assault,” he said.

Qazi said that India had attempted to deny access to the world in the region by sealing every outlet through which Kashmiris could express themselves, and closing the offices of leading English-language daily, the Kashmir Times, and wire agency Kashmir News Service.

He emphasized that the international community needed to hold India accountable for its illegal and unilateral actions and human rights violations against the Kashmiri people, pressurize New Delhi to adhere to international human rights obligations, and allow international media, humanitarian organizations, and independent observers entry into Kashmir to independently verify reports of abuse, violations, and excessive force.

“We are extremely grateful for Turkey’s principled position and continuous support on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, particularly President Erdogan for highlighting the Kashmir issue in his address during the 75th session of United Nations General Assembly,” he said.

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Brussels, October 27, 2020 (PPI-OT):An anti-India protest demonstration was organized by Kashmir Council Europe (KCEU), today, in front of Indian Embassy in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on the occasion of day of Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir (27th Oct).

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and based in other parts of the world observe Black Day on 27th October to protest against the illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir by India. It is important to mention that Indian forces had illegally occupied the larger part of Jammu and Kashmir on 27th October 1947. Since, then this part of the disputed region is being called Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This year, the protest was held at the time, when it was about one year and two and half months, the IIOJK has been witness of constant military lockdown imposed by the fascist Modi government.

Kashmiris and their supporters including Pakistanis and representatives of different NGOs based in Europe attended the demonstration. The participants recorded their protest with high spirit against the constant occupation of IIOJK by India. Following the measures regarding the COVID-19 and holding placards and banners, they raised slogans against India and brutalities on the Kashmiris committed by the Indian forces in the occupied territory. A memorandum was also delivered at the Indian embassy asking New Delhi to end brutalities in Jammu and Kashmir and give right to self-determination to the people of Kashmir to allow them freely decide their political future.

On the occasion, the KCEU Chairman, Ali Raza Syed, said, we demand New Delhi to end military siege, end the occupation in IIOJK and give the Kashmiris their right to self-determination. He said, 27th October 1947 is the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir when India in total violation of all international norms and democratic values landed its troops in IIOJK against the will of the Kashmiri people.

The KCEU Chairman said, peace in the entire region is connected to Kashmir. If Kashmir is witness of peace, the whole region would be witness of peace and prosperity. Other speakers said that Kashmiris were not ready to compromise on their right to self-determination. They appealed to the world community to pressurize India to stop its atrocities against the people of Kashmir. They specifically urged the UN to implement its resolutions on Kashmir.

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