Srinagar, October 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown is being observed, today, to mark the 27th October as Black Day to convey to the world that the Kashmiris reject India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. Call for the shutdown has been given by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik and supported by other pro-freedom organizations.
All shops, business establishments and educational institutions are closed while traffic is off the road. The puppet authorities have deployed Indian troops and police personnel in strength in Srinagar and other major towns to prevent people from holding anti-India demonstrations.
On the other hand, the occupation authorities continue to place Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Bilal Siddiqi, Engineer Hilal Ahmed War, Yasmeen Raja, Zafar Akbar Butt, Javaid Ahmed Mir and Muhammad Ashraf Laya under house arrest or in custody to prevent them from leading anti-India demonstrations, today.
It was on this day in 1947 when Indian troops had invaded Jammu and Kashmir and occupied it in total disregard to the partition plan of the Subcontinent and against the aspirations of the Kashmiris. The United Nations Security Council passed several resolutions mandating a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir to determine the future of the territory. However, the World Body is yet to implement these resolutions, despite the passing of more than six decades.
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