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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Mirwaiz Umar, Sheikh Yaqoob remembers Shaheed-i-Azemat (Martyr of Determination)

Srinagar, August11: Senior Hurriyat Leader and Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League, Sheikh Yaqoob has said that the second death anniversary of Sheikh Abdul Aziz Shaheed-e-Azemat  (Martyr of Determination), would be observed across Jammu Kashmir on August 11. Sheikh Yaqoob reiterated that Aziz was imprisoned scores of times for the sole crime of speaking the truth, never compromising his principles and calling for justice. Yaqoob said that the people of Kashmir would never forget the selfless contribution and the tireless efforts of Sheikh Sahib, who has scarified his life for the cause of nation.
Srinagar-Muzaffarabd March 
Yaqoob said that the blood of martyrs would not go waste as Kashmir is being discussed in international forums and the world community had taken keen interest in its solution.

"The Kashmir movement is passing through a critical phase and all of us have to resolve our determination towards it. We have to accept the challenges and take the movement to its logical end," Sheikh added

The PL Chairman said that this Day will be observed also in international level like in Pakistan, Brussels, Canada, Australia, etc to reaffirm Kashmiris resolve to continue their struggle against all odds.
Sheikh  Yaqoob called upon the world community and international human rights organizations to put pressure on India to halt massive human rights violations in Kashmir and resolve the long-standing Kashmir dispute in accordance with aspirations of Kashmiris. 

 Sheikh Aziz (Martyr of Determination), was killed on 11th August 2008 at Chayal Boniyar Uri, Baramulla while heading a peaceful protest march to LOC in view of the economic blockade enforced on Kashmiris by right wing Hindu organizations of Jammu.

Meanwhile paying rich tributes to senior pro-freedom leader,  Saheed-i-Azemat (Martyr of Determination), Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his second death anniversary, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday said Aziz and others were martyred during the 2008 Muzaffrabad march under a deep rooted conspiracy of suppressing the Hurriyat leadership and weakening the resolve of people towards freedom.

“Shaheed-e-Azmat Sheikh Aziz was a man of courage, sacrifice, commitment and determination,” Mirwaiz said in a statement here. He also pledged not to allow the sacrifices of the likes of Sheikh Aziz (Martyr of Determination),and thousands others to go waste while pledging to take the freedom movement to its logical end.

Meanwhile, the Hurriyat faction has organized a seminar titled “ Martyrdom is the goal of a believer” at the Hurriyat’s Rajbagh Headquarters tomorrow at 2 p.m. “ Fateh Khawani will be offered at the martyrs’ graveyard before that,” a spokesman of the amalgam said. (Writer-South Asia)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Writer-South Asia is updated every minute of every hour with the latest news, features,analysis: Glowing tributes paid to martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir

Writer-South Asia is updated every minute of every hour with the latest news, features,analysis: Glowing tributes paid to martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir

Glowing tributes paid to martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir


Srinagar, August 09 The 11th August Foundation has paid rich tributes to the martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who sacrificed his life to get freedom from Indian occupation.

The Chairman of  11th August Foundation, Junid-ul-Islam, addressing a press conference in Pulwama, vowed to continue the mission of Sheikh Abdul Aziz despite all odds. “The sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs centre-staged the Kashmir dispute on international level,” he added.

He said that the people of Kashmir would continue their freedom struggle till the resolution of lingering dispute according to their aspirations. “The use of brute force can not suppress Kashmiris’ resolve to get freedom from Indian oppression,” he maintained.

Junid-ul-Islam appealed to the international community particularly the United Nations and the Organizations of Islamic Conference to take cognisance of the gross rights abuses being perpetrated by Indian troops in the occupied territory. the meeting was attended among others by  Sheikh Gulzaar, Sadiq Ahmad, Mushtaq ahmad, Khalil-ul-Rehman, Nasir Bakhtiyar, Rafiq Sahib

Meanwhile, the spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, in a statement issued after a party meeting in Srinagar, lauded the role of Sheikh Abdul Aziz for the liberation movement and pledged to continue his mission. He said that the people of Kashmir had given matchless sacrifices to achieve their right to self-determination.

It is to mention here that it was on August 11, 2008, when Indian army personnel shot dead Sheikh Abdul Aziz, while he was leading a mammoth march towards the Line of Control in the aftermath of the economic blockade against the Kashmir Valley by the Hindu fanatic groups of Jammu. (Writer-South Asia)

Writer-South Asia is updated every minute of every hour with the latest news, features,analysis: Glowing tributes paid to martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir

Writer-South Asia is updated every minute of every hour with the latest news, features,analysis: Glowing tributes paid to martyred Baba-e-Jehad-i-Kashmir