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ISLAMABAD, (APP): People staged forceful demonstrations in Indian occupied Kashmir, today, against the continued detention of Handwara victim girl, subsequent killing of five civilians and imposition of restrictions in the territory.
Call for the protests was given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference
Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, reported KMS.
People took to the streets in Srinagar, Lolab, Handwara, Sopore,
Kupwara, Pulwama, Kulgam, Islamabad and other areas and shouted pro-freedom
and anti-India slogans.
Pakistani National flag was waved during the protests. Indian police
fired teargas shells and pallets to disperse the demonstrators at different
places injuring several people. The police also arrested several activists of Tehreek-e-Hurriyet Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, despite heavy deployment of Indian troops and police
personnel at Kanthapora in Lolab, thousands of people participated in the
funeral prayers of a youth who was martyred by Indian troops during a siege
and search operation in the area. The authorities had to call off the
operation, last night, following massive protests in Kanthapora.
The occupation authorities detained the APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani,
the General Secretary, Shabbir Ahmed Shah and other Hurriyet leaders including Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Molvi Bashir Ahmed and Mukhtar Ahmed Waza in their houses and police stations. The activists of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party held protests in Kulgam against the continued house arrest of Syed Ali Gilani, Shabbir Ahmad Shah and other leaders.
Hurriyet leaders, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi, addressing public gatherings in Srinagar and Badgam said that
settlement of the Kashmir dispute was vital for ensuring durable peace in
South Asia. APHC leader, Syed Bashir Andrabi addressed a Juma congregation in Pulwama.