Day: September 10, 2021

Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian solider was injured in a grenade blast in Srinagar city, today. A soldier of Indian Central Reserve Police Force was injured after some unidentified persons lobbed a grenade on a camp of the paramilitary force in Chanapora area of the city. A woman also sustained injuries in the blast. Soon after the incident, Indian troops and police personnel cordoned off the area and launched searches to nab the attackers.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a soldier of Indian paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) died of cardiac arrest in Badgam district, today. The soldier of 14 Battalion of SSB identified as Meetan Ram who was posted at Nagam Chadoora died after suffering from a heart attack. He hailed from Fatahpur area of the Indian state of Bihar. On the other hand, body of a B.A student, Abdul Bari Mir, was found dead under mysterious circumstances near a school in Buchroo area of Kulgam district.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the journalist bodies have condemned the police raid against four journalists, Hilal Mir, Shah Abbas, Azhar Qadri and Showkat Motta.

Various journalist bodies, including Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK), Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA), Kashmir Press Photographers Association (KPPA), Kashmir Press Club (KPC), Kashmir Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) and Kashmir Video Journalist Association (KVJA), in a joint statement in Srinagar said the raids by armed forces carried out at the respective residences of these journalists is a stark reflection of how authorities in the territory are targeting journalists.

As per the eye-witnesses, the statement said, forces’ personnel laid, what appeared to them, a massive cordon in the localities of the respective residences of the journalists. According to family members, mobile phones, laptops and other gadgets of the journalists and their family members have been seized.

“Journalists in Kashmir are working amidst immense pressure, especially since the last three decades. Many of our colleagues have lost their lives or sustained injuries while discharging their professional duties,” the statement added.

“The cases of harassment against Kashmiri journalists are growing with each passing day and no words are enough to indicate the levels of strain the media is facing. The assault on freedom of press in Kashmir continues and it appears condemnations made in each case by media groups have fallen on deaf ears in absence of any respite,” the statement concluded.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed hope that the formation of the new government in Afghanistan will put an end to four decades of ceaseless conflict and uncertainty in the country.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Hurriyat forum in a statement issued in Srinagar said, it understands that no two conflict regions are the same and the differences between Afghanistan and Kashmir are well-known. It said, “We in Kashmir can surely empathize with the common people of the country [Afghanistan] who also have been living in a state of acute uncertainty for forty years.”

“Long term uncertainty takes its toll and we hope that people of Afghanistan will come out of it soon. We also hope that as the country begins the process of building its own future and realizing its aspirations all regional and international member countries will extend their support to it,” the forum added.

It also hoped that the new dispensation in Afghanistan is inclusive and broad based and bears in mind that Islam as a religion is unambiguous in advocating human equality and rights, economic fairness and religious tolerance as foundational values. It also hoped that these values will be the guiding principles of the new dispensation both in letter and spirit, as well as keeping up with internationally accepted norms.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders have paid glowing tributes to the veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, and renowned journalist, intellectual and Executive Director of Kashmir Media Service, Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam, who passed away recently.

Senior Hurriyat leader, Ghulam Mohammad Khan Sopori addressing a condolence meeting held in the memory of Syed Ali Gilani in Srinagar said with his demise, the people of the territory have been deprived of a great leader. He said that the contribution of the veteran Hurriyat leader towards the Kashmir cause would always be remembered.

He said that Syed Ali Gilani remained steadfast against the Indian oppression. He reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the freedom movement till it reached its logical conclusion.

The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) Chairman, Mir Shahid Saleem, addressing a meeting organized in Jammu to remember the contributions and sacrifices of Syed Ali Gilani and Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam said they will always be remembered for their unflinching stand on the Kashmir dispute.

He said, Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam left his home and hearth just to plead the case of his people at the regional as well as international level. Every Kashmiri is indebted to him and his contributions would always be remembered with golden words, he added.

Meanwhile, Hurriyat leader, Khawaja Nayeem-ul-Hassan, in a statement issued in Islamabad, paying rich tributes to Syed Ali Gilani and Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam, prayed Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and give courage to the bereaved families to bear the irreparable losses with patience.

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Srinagar, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities intensified restrictions in different areas of Srinagar, today, to prevent people from conducting a march towards Hyderpora area of the city.

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference had given a call for the march towards the grave of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, at Hyderpora in Srinagar to pay tribute to him and reiterate the commitment (Tajdeed-e-Ahad) to carry forward the ongoing freedom movement.

However, the occupation authorities intensified restrictions and deployed additional Indian troops and police personnel in Srinagar, Baramulla, Badgam, Islamabad, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and other cities and towns to stop people from conducting the march towards Hyderpora. Indian police even locked the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora from outside and disallowed people to offer Juma prayers.

The occupation authorities also prevented people from offering Juma prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Hazratbal Shrine, Khanqah-e-Muala and other major mosques of the occupied territory.

Meanwhile, imams, khateebs, ulemas and religious clerics in various local mosques paid rich tributes to the veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani. They appealed to the Kashmiri people to carry forward the mission of their martyrs with commitment and dedication like iconic leader, Syed Ali Gilani.

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Jammu, September 10, 2021 (PPI-OT):Jammu and Kashmir Reserved Categories Empowerment Alliance (JKRCEA) has said that the majority of the Parliamentary Committees including Parliamentary Committee for Welfare of SC, ST and OBC have visited the J and K Union Territory for only ‘befooling’ the common masses.

It was stated by leaders of the alliance during a press conference, organised here. The Committee members who visited the J and K took photo sessions of the said communities to show the international community that the present Government is doing work as per the constitutional mandate but actually is merely an eye wash.

They added that the Indian Government had claimed that about 300 MPs and a dozen Committees would visit the J and K and interact with different sections of the society but unfortunately none of them have visited the Jammu province. They also criticised the ‘stooge’ SC and STs Leaders who have been spreading propaganda among the masses that the present dispensation is doing best for the welfare of the communities.

“The Parliamentary Committee for SC and STs during its five day visit at J and K had pure mandate to look into the education, employment, economic and other welfare issues of these communities but ironically they skipped Jammu from their tour and preferred the interaction with SCST Employees association of BRO, BSF, ITBP, NHPC, DRDO and so on which represents only Central departments,” said Prof GL Thappa, adding that it was mockery of Parliamentary system of democracy where parliamentarians ignore the general public.

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