Daily Times

SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) has recently decided to honour Burhan Wani, a martyred Kashmiri young man, with Tamga-e-Azeemat— the Medal of Greatness.

Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Shah Gilani, announced this medal for the late Wani based on his dedication, sincerity and bravery, and said that it was because of Wani’s efforts that the entire disputed state was on roads to demand their right to self-determination. “His martyrdom has added a new life to the ongoing freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir. He has united and strengthened the pro-freedom voice of this troubled region and the entire nation is feeling pride in paying tributes to this great Mujahid,” he said in a statement issued here.

Gilani further added that Wani’s parents should be proud of their brave son and also deserved tributes. He then thanked the Turkish government for supporting and recommending the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to send a fact-finding team to the disputed state and also hoped that other Muslim countries would also raise their voices in support of the Kashmiris’ demand for right to self-determination.

He remarked, “It is not only human and moral duty of theirs but it is the religious obligation of all the Muslim and Islamic countries of the world to stand and support their oppressed brethren of Jammu Kashmir.” While commenting over the UN Chief’s statement that the world body is continuously monitoring the situation in Kashmir, the Hurriyat leader responded that this organisation had so far failed to implement its own resolutions on Jammu Kashmir. He then also questioned why UN was still unmoved by the bloody streets and the genocide in occupied Kashmir. He also appealed to the UN and other world leaders to come to the rescue of the oppressed and subjugated people of the occupied Kashmir and impress upon India to cooperate in holding a plebiscite in Jammu Kashmir in order to save the entire South Asia from war.

He also praised the disciplined and courageous protest programme of women held on Tuesday and condemned the use of force by Indian forces against these protestors in their respective localities. Gilani also condemned the killing of two youth at the hands of the Indian forces at Chattabal and Lethpora areas, and termed it a “cold-blooded murder”. He also expressed his shock and utter grief over these incidents. An APHC delegation recently visited Chattabal to participate in the funeral prayers of the youth.