Srinagar, October 21: In disputed state of Kashmir,
the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has
said that the people of Kashmir will observe October 27 as black day as
the Indian troops invaded Jammu and Kashmir on the day in 1947.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, addressing a party meeting in Srinagar, said
that Kashmiris would march towards the United Nations office on the day
to draw the attention of the world body towards the gross human rights
violations perpetrated by Indian troops in the territory. “The people
will appeal the UN to impress upon India to give them their right to
self-determination as promised in its resolutions,” he added.
He said that a memorandum would also be presented to the US Embassy
in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of the US President, Barack
Obama. Mirwaiz asked the US to press India to resolve the Kashmir
dispute through meaningful talks with Pakistan and the real Kashmiri
leadership.
The APHC Chairman said the settlement of the longstanding dispute is vital to peace and stability in South Asian region.(Writer-South Asia)
