Islamabad, 15 Aug, 2023 (GNP): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter held a protest demonstration before the Indian High Commission in Islamabad today to mark India’s Independence Day.
Holding black flags, Protesters chanted slogans like “Go India Go back”, “We Want Freedom”, “Wake up UN wake up” and “Kashmir seeks attention.”
In their addresses to the demonstrators, speakers emphasized the enduring sacrifices made by Kashmiris over the past 76 years in their struggle for freedom against Indian oppression.
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They asserted that the fundamental right to self-determination belongs to the Kashmiri people, and the pursuit of complete independence from India shall persist. The speakers noted that were it not for the intervention of the United Nations and global powers, the Indian Army would have been compelled to withdraw from the region in disgrace.
The speakers called upon the United Nations to assume an active role in facilitating a peaceful resolution to the longstanding Kashmir dispute, thus paving the way for lasting peace across the South Asian region.
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Prominent figures who spoke at the event and participated in the protest included Mehmood Ahmad Saghar, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Syed Faiz Naqashbandi, Syed Yosuf Naseem, Shaikh Abdul Mateen, Shaikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Adv Pervaiz Ahmed Shah, Hassan Bana, Zahid Safi, Imtiyaz Wani, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt, Syed Aijaz Rehmani, Altaf Ahmed Butt, Yousuf Daud Zai, Muhammad Sultan Butt, Nisar Mirza, Muhammad Hussain Khateeb, Kahdim Hussain, Adeel Mushtaq Wani, Shaikh Majid, Muhammad Ashraf Dar, Gulshan Ahmed, Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, Abdul Majeeb, Zahid Ashraf, Afsar Chaudhary, Director of Liberation Cell Khan Afsar Khan, and Najeebuallah.
