Islamabad, October 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): International Day of Non-Violence, being observed today, holds no relevance for the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir as they continue to suffer under brutal Indian military occupation.
A report released by Kashmir Media Service, today, said when International Day of Non-Violence is being observed across the globe, Indian barbarities continue to take heavy toll on the people of IIOJK. It said Kashmiris have been facing bullets, pellets, torture, incarcerations and sexual assaults at the hands of brutal Indian troops since decades.
The report said, IIOJK continues to simmer under inhuman military siege imposed by India for the past several decades and intensified by Narendra Modi-led fascist government on August 05, 2019 when it revoked the special status of the occupied territory. It said, accounts of violence and torture by Indian occupational forces are emerging on daily basis from IIOJK.
The report said the Kashmiris are being brutalized day in and day out during so-called cordon and search operations by Indian troops. It pointed out that 14 Kashmiris fell to Indian bullets in the month of September while 95,876 have been killed by the troops since January 1989 till date in the occupied territory.
The report deplored that Indian machinations to bring demographic changes are going on unhindered in IIOJK. World must take immediate cognizance of Indian illegal and destabilizing actions in IIOJK, it said, warning that Modi-led BJP regime’s militaristic policy is imperiling peace and stability in South Asia.
The report said the best way to mark the International Day of Non-Violence is to censure India for its crimes against the Kashmiris. International community must stop Modi from committing gross violations of human rights and international law in IIOJK, it added.
On the other hand, the Jammu and Kashmir Mass Moment Secretary Information, Shabbir Ahmed, in a statement in Srinagar said the purpose of celebrating this day is to establish peace among different countries and nations, to promote tolerance and to spread the spirit of non-violence so that global issues and conflicts can be resolved through dialogue. However, he said, the observance of the day by the United Nations is a cruel joke with the Kashmiris as it has maintained a criminal silence on Indian brutalities in IIOJK.
He said that Muslims, Dalit and other minorities were being targeted by Hindu extremists in India. He urged the world human rights organizations to hold New Delhi accountable for violations of international law in the country and in IIOJK.
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