The residents of districts Swat, Shangla and Buner staged held protest demos and rallies at large against the atrocities of Indian security forces in Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and particularly the abolition of special status of Kashmir. Beside staging rallies and demos at tehsil level, demos, rallies and public meetings were also organised at large in district headquarters including Saidu Sharif (Mingora), Alpuri and Daggar.
The speakers and participants of the rallies strongly condemned Indian atrocities against innocent Kashmirs and stressed need for awakening of the conscious of the international community.
In Mingora city, the demonstrators while chanting the slogans of Pakistan Zindabad and Kashmir Banega Pakistan took out a rally from the press club to Nishat Chowk. Civil society, students, minority communities, traders and the volunteers of peace and reformative committees participated in the rallies.
Addressing the protesters, Swat Press Club president Shehzada Alam, Islahi Committee president Mohammad Zubair Khan and minority leader Balak Ram said by abolishing the special status articles 370 and 35, the Indian government has snatched the right of life from Kashmiris and they have been completely deprived of all kind of freedoms that would never be allowed by the people of Pakistan in any circumstances.
The protesters urged the world community in general and United Nations in particular for the implementation of the UN resolutions in letter and spirit and grant the right of self-determination to Kashmiris.
Strongly criticizing Modi govt of India, they said the 'Butcher of Gujrat' has unleashed a reign of terror in Occupied Kashmir and urged upon the international organizations to take notice of these atrocities.