APHC occupied Kashmir & APHC-AJK mark Burhan Muzaffar Wani’s 8th martyrdom anniversary
SRINAGAR, ISLAMABAD, July 8 (SABAH): Top leaders of All Parties Hurriyat Conference have commemorated the 8th martyrdom anniversary of popular youth leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his associates on Monday, reaffirming their commitment to Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom against Indian occupation.
Burhan Muzaffar Wani along with two associates was martyred in a staged encounter by Indian troops in Kokernag area on July 8, 2016. Wani’s extrajudicial killing sparked a months-long mass uprising across the occupied territory, during which occupation troops indiscriminately fired bullets, pellets, and teargas shells, resulting in the martyrdom of over 150 innocent protesters.
The APHC leaders, including its incarcerated Chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, and other detained leaders such as Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, and Molvi Bashir Ahmed Irfani, in their statements, have praised Burhan Wani for injecting renewed vigor into the struggle for freedom, igniting a fervent spirit among Kashmiri youth against Indian subjugation. Emphasizing Wani’s enduring place in the hearts of Kashmiris, rooted in his deep connection with Islam and Pakistan, they asserted these foundations are integral to Kashmiris’ ongoing freedom movement, a sentiment indelibly etched in the collective memory of Kashmiri Muslims.
Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter organized a protest demonstration in Islamabad on Monday, marking the 8th martyrdom anniversary of popular Kashmiri youth leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani.
The protest rally was led by APHC-AJK leader, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, and joined by others, including AJK minister Imtiaz Naseem, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt, Syed Faiz Naqashbandii, Altaf Hussain Wani, Shaikh Abdul Mateen, Mir Tahir Masood, Javeed Jahagir, Hassanul Bana, Shaikh Yaqoob, Altaf Ahmed Butt, Zahid Ashraf, Ghulam Nabi Butt, Dawood Khan Yousuf Zai, Abdul Majeed Mir, Chudhary Shaheen Iqbal, Syed Gulshun, Mian Muzaffar, Adeel Mushtaq Wani, Muhammad Ashraf Dar, Manzoor Ahmed Dar, Sheikh Majid, Abdul Majeed, Zahid Mushtaq, Muhammad Shafi Dar, Muhammad Sultan Butt, Khursheed Ahmed Mir, Raies Ahmed Mir, Showket Ahmed Butt, Manzoorul Haq Butt, Benazir Bano, Advocate Nabeela Irshad, Rehana Khan, Najieeb Gafoor Khan, Bashir Ahmed Usmani, Haji Sardar Siddiq, Raja Parviaz Ahmed, Raja Afsar Khan and dozens of Kashmiris.
The rally saw people fervently marching towards the Indian High Commission. Holding portraits of Burhan Wani and placards adorned with pro-freedom messages, they resounded with chants honoring Kashmiri martyrs and condemning India’s illegal occupation.
A great gathering was held on the occasion of 8th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan Wani in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir. The leaders paid rich tribute to the Burhan Wani and other martyrs.