J&K dispute has been a battle of hope against overwhelming odds: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, August 05 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that today marks the 3rd sombre anniversary of India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 that aimed at changing the internationally recognized disputed status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir and altering the demographic structure of the occupied territory.

This was stated by PM Shehbaz Sharif in a series of tweets on Friday. PM Shehbaz Sharif said that over the last decades, India has used unbridled force with complete impunity. He said that generations after generations, brave Kashmiris have persevered in the face of fear, intimidation, torture and worst forms of human rights violations. He said that Indian oppression has failed to dent their resolve.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute has been a battle of hope against overwhelming odds, of courage against fear and of sacrifice against tyranny. “Today, we pay rich tributes to all the martyrs of IIOJK for their ultimate sacrifice & to their families for their resolve & courage” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.