Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and around the world will observe the Kashmir Martyrs' Day on July 13 (Wednesday) to reaffirm their resolve to continue the liberation movement till it reaches its logical conclusion.
In Srinagar, addressing a pubic gathering at Jamia Masjid, All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that a peaceful procession would be taken out in Srinagar from the Jamia Masjid to Mazar-e-Shuhada on the Martyrs' Day, KMS reported.
He said that it was due to the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs that the world community had realised the urgency of resolving the Kashmir dispute. It was on 13th July in 1931 that the Dogra forces shot dead 22 Kashmiris, one after the other, outside the Central Jail in Srinagar. They were among those who had gathered to attend the court proceedings against one, Abdul Qadeer, who was being tried for showing defiance against the Dogra rule on Jammu and Kashmir. The JKLF-R leaders, Farooq Ahmed Dar and Javed Ahmed Mir, addressing a party meeting in Srinagar, on Saturday, paid rich tributes to the 1931 martyrs.
The occupation authorities continued to place veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani under house arrest in Srinagar. The forum patronised by him in a statement in Srinagar strongly denounced the continued illegal detention of Hurriyet leaders, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Masarrat Aalam Butt, Aasiya Andrabi, Dr Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo, Abdul Aziz Dar and Ghulam Nabi Sumjhi.
In London, an exhibition on human rights of the people suffering degrading treatment in Indian occupied Kashmir was held in the House of Lords Palace of West Minister. The exhibition titled "Kashmiri humans without human Rights" was hosted by Lord Qurban Hussian. The display material was themed within the parameters of Amnesty International's latest report of 2010. Those who attended the exhibition included Lord Nazir Ahmed, Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl, Barrister Abdul Majeed Tramboo, David Ward, Lord Shipley and Lord Tope.