ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP):Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday paid tribute to people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and
Kashmir for rendering sacrifices for their freedom and the right to self-determination.
In his message on the occasion of
Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, he said, “July 13, 1931, 22
Kashmiris laid down their lives while facing the Dogra forces.”
On this day (13th July) in 1931, the troops of Dogra Maharaja had killed 22
Kashmiris, one after the other, outside Centra
l Jail in Srinagar during the court proceedings against one Abdul Qadeer who had asked
Kashmiri people to defy the Dogra rule. Thousands of people had gathered outside the court to show their solidarity with Abdul Qadeer.
The speaker said that the people of Pakistan continue to remember the sacrifices of their
Kashmiri brothers and sisters.
“History has witnessed that attempts to silence the voices of
Kashmiris through force have failed,” he added.
He strongly condemned the Indian government’s attempts to alter the demographic structure of Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and
Kashmir, asserting that such plans would never succeed. “The right to self-determination is a fundamental right of the
Kashmiri people,” he stated.
The Speaker demanded that India end its inhumane atrocities in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and
Kashmir and urged the international community to take action against India’s blatant violations of human rights.
He also appealed to the global community to play its role in resolving the dispute in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions.
“Pakistan will continue to extend full moral, political, and dip
lomatic support to our
Kashmiri brothers and sisters,” he affirmed.
