78th Kashmir Martyrs Day on Today

MIRPUR: Jammu and Kashmir people living on both sides of the Line of Control and in rest of the world are observing the 78th Kashmir Martyrs Day on Monday with the renewed pledge to continue their struggle for the achievement of their birthright to self-determination and for the freedom of occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the India.

The Kashmir Martyrs day is observed every year ob the both sides of the LoC to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs they gave this day in 1931 when the Dogra troops shot dead 22 Kashmiris in front of the Central Jail Srinagar.

A large number of people had gathered outside the jail protesting against the trial of a young man Abdul Qadeer for treason inside the prison.

There will be complete strike in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir state marking the observance of the Kashmir Martyrs Day, according to a report reaching here Sunday.

The strike will be followed by anti-India and pro-freedom rallies by the valiant sons of the soil across the occupied state. In occupied Srinagar, a large number of people will visit Mazar-e-shuhada in processions to offer Fateha, according to the schedule of the day to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of the Kashmiri martyrs. In AJK, the day will be marked with special meetings including seminars and symposiums scheduled to pay rich tributes to Kashmiri martyrs to be followed by protest rallies and demonstrations against India.