Occupation forces martyred seven more
Kashmiri youth in Kupwara
district of Indian-held
Kashmir (IHK) on Sunday,
Kashmir Media Service reported.
The latest deaths come as a state of fear and panic gripped the Himalayan territory after the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gov
ernment called in tens of thousands of additional troops and ordered tourists to evacuate the region.
A day earlier, the Indian occupying forces martyred three
Kashmiris during a cordon and search operation at Malmapanpora in Sopore area of Baramulla
district.
Thousands of people participated in the funeral prayers of a martyred youth, Zeenat-ul-Islam Naikoo, at his native Memmander village in Shopian
district. The participants of the funeral raised high-pitched anti-India and pro-freedom slogans on the occasion.
Scores of students reportedly assembled at the
Kashmir University and held a demonstration against the war hysteria created by India in the valley. The students pledged that any nefarious design by the Indian state, which is against the interests of
Kashmiri people, would be opposed.
In a statement, Jammu and
Kashmir Peoples Movement Chairman Mir Shahid Saleem also warned the Indian gov
ernment that any move to tinker with the special status of Jammu and
Kashmir would have disastrous consequences.
Fear gripped Chenab Valley and Pir Panchal areas of Jammu region on Saturday after deployment of additional paramilitary personnel by India at many places in these areas.
The state gov
ernment in a statement said tourists should leave the occupied valley “immediately” because of intelligence about “terror threats” to a major Hindu pilgrimage in the region.
The order came as the Indian gov
ernment called in thousands of military reinforcements to the Himalayan territory. The Indian gov
ernment has admitted that 10,000 extra troops were sent to occupied
Kashmir a week ago, but media reports on Friday said a further 25,000 had been ordered there.
The Indian gov
ernment has declined to say how many are in the new reinforcements.
Recent official orders, including the one on Friday, have triggered rumours that the BJP gov
ernment is planning to remove Article 35A, which prevents non-
Kashmiris from buying property or claiming gov
ernment jobs in the occupied territory.
Meanwhile, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that no one, even the Supreme Court (SC) of India, would be allowed to tamper with the constitutional status of
Kashmir.
He demanded the Indian gov
ernment to give the right of self-determination to the
Kashmiris so that they could live their lives without any fear. He further urged the United Nations (UN) to fulfil its promise made regarding the resolution of the
Kashmir dispute.
Meanwhile, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Syed
Ali Geelani said Indians were about to launch the biggest genocide in the history of mankind. In a tweet, the
Kashmiri leader said, “This tweet must be taken as an SOS (Save Our Souls) message to all Muslims living on this planet. If we all die and you kept quiet you will be answerable to Allah the Magnificent. Indians are about to launch the biggest genocide in the history of Manki
nd. May Allah protect us.”