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No drop of blood shall be 'forgotten or forgiven', says DG ISPR on Kashmir Martyrs' Day




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RAWALPINDI: Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar issued a message early Monday for the Kashmir Martyrs' Day, saying it was "reminiscent of utmost price paid for freedom by brave Kashmiris".

In a statement shared on his Twitter account, the Pakistan Army's spokesperson said: "Every single drop of blood shed, shall not be forgotten or forgiven. Decades of Indian atrocities failed to suppress insurmountable spirit and legitimate freedom struggle, destined to succeed, Inshallah."

Hundreds of people in occupied Kashmir have been staging protests against the Indian government. The Muslim-majority region has been under a brutal siege for almost a year, after India scrapped its special status on August 5, 2019, and imposed a communications and media blackout.

Earlier this week, the fourth anniversary of Kashmiri freedom fighter Burhan Wani's martyrdom was commemorated. Wani was remembered on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) for his struggle against the Indian occupation forces.

Last month, Prime Minister Imran Khan had slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was a “psychopath” and "a product of the RSS" while speaking at an event in the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Referring to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020, PM Imran had said the RSS' Hindu extremist Modi government had done injustices in Kashmir.

"Modi murdered Muslims in Gujarat, pushed them out of their homes, and had women raped," he had said. "Modi is not a normal man; he's a psychopath and a product of the RSS.

"His party is a product of the RSS and those belonging to the RSS consider Hitler's Nazi Party a role model. What's being done to the Muslims [in India] was done to Jews by Hitler.

"They are heading towards genocide in Kashmir," the prime minister had warned, adding that such tyrants were actually cowards.

He had stated that the violence was ongoing in Kashmir earlier as well but under the Modi government, children had lost their eyes due to the Indian Army's use of pellet guns, thousands — including 10- and 11-year-old kids — were taken to jails, and mass graves were discovered.

An 800,000-strong army was committing atrocities on some eight million people in Kashmir in a planned and coordinated manner, the PM had said. "I had promised to become the ambassador of Kashmir. I told the world about the RSS and its violence."

PM Imran had said India was using power to scare and harass the inhabitants of occupied Kashmir and spreading fear and terror in an attempt to intimidate them.

"The Kashmir movement rose again due to their [Indian Army's] aggression and violence. India cannot frighten the Kashmiris," the prime minister had said, praying for their strength and patience.

"No power can deter the Kashmiris' passion and resilience. I will bring to the whole world's attention the conditions in occupied Kashmir."
 



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‪Kashmir Martyrs Day is reminiscent of the utmost price paid for freedom by brave Kashmiris. Every single drop of blood shed, shall not be forgotten nor forgiven. Decades of Indian atrocities failed to suppress insurmountable spirit & legitimate freedom struggle, destined to succeed, InshaAllah
 
ISPR has been silenced once again.
What a shame.
 
Kashmir Martyrs’ Day: Shutdown in IOK today

The Frontier Post
July 12, 2020


ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed, today, to mark the Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, the 13th July.

Call for the strike has been given by the veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat forum to reiterate the urgent need for a peaceful and just resolution of the Kashmir dispute and to put an end to repression against the Kashmiri people and Hurriyat leaders.

Syed Ali Gilani in a tweet maintained that the people of occupied Kashmir have not submitted to the Indian oppression for the last several decades and they would continue their battle against this brutal occupation till the dawn of freedom. In another tweet, he urged people to observe shutdown on 13th July.

The APHC has appealed to the people to conduct a march towards the Mazar-e-Shuhada, Naqshband Sahib in Srinagar on the day where the martyrs of 1931 are buried.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat forum has said that 13th July 1931 is a milestone in the history of Jammu and Kashmir as on the day Kashmiris for the first time collectively stood up to resist oppressive autocratic rule and gave expression to their aspirations.

It was on the 13th of July 1931 when the troops of Dogra Maharaja had killed 22 Kashmiris, one after another, outside Central Jail in Srinagar during the court proceedings against one Abdul Qadeer who had asked Kashmiri people to defy the Dogra rule. It was time for Namaz-e-Zuhr when a young man started the call for prayers (Azaan) but was shot dead by the Maharaja’s soldiers. Thus, 22 youth sacrificed their lives till the completion of Azaan.

The victims had gathered along with thousands of Kashmiris in the jail premises to attend the court proceedings. This massacre is the blackest chapter in the history of Dogra regime. The Dogra period is considered to be the worst phase of the Kashmir history on account of cruelties meted out to the Muslims.
 
Kashmir Martyrs Day:
PM Imran pays tribute to Kashmiris for 'valiantly fighting' Hindutva regime


Dawn.com
Jul 13 2020


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In this photo taken on August 9, 2019, Kashmiris shout pro-freedom slogans during a protest in Srinagar.


Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday paid tribute to Kashmiris on Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Martyrs Day) for their "valiant fight and defiance against a Hindutva supremacist regime".

In a tweet, the premier referred to the 22 Kashmiris who were martyred 89 years ago during a protest against the autocratic rule of a Hindu Maharaja in the Muslim majority state as the "forefathers of today's Kashmiri resistance".

"Their descendants have, generation after generation, laid down their lives for freedom and today they continue to valiantly fight & defy a Hindutva Supremacist regime bent on demographic engineering to wipe out the Kashmiri people & their identity," Khan tweeted.

He said Pakistan had always stood with the Kashmiris in their struggle for self-determination and would continue to stand with them in their "just struggle" till the Indian-occupied valley is free from illegal occupation, adding that the day was "not far".


Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while paying tribute to the martyrs said that their courage had "regalvanised a decades old struggle for self-determination in 1931", which he said was an "inalienable right Kashmiris continue to die for to this day".

He added that no occupation could "subjugate [the brave] spirit of Kashmir".


In a statement, he said that there had been ups and downs in the Kashmiris "exemplary struggle" from 1931 to 2020 but it had not "dampened their spirits". He said that India had brought in new laws and had used every type of tactic. India had even tried to "buy out" the Kashmiri leadership, Qureshi said, but it had failed.

He assured the people of the valley that despite facing "problems and pain", they were not alone. "Today, every child in Pakistan and all the political and defence leadership is standing with you in your struggle for self-determination and will continue standing with you until it is achieved."

He added that the premier had raised the issue of Kashmir on every international forum, saying that he realised that "some of Pakistan's allies could not raise their voices [on Kashmir] because of their economic conditions".

"The world community remained silent when thousands of people were killed in Serbia. Will it repeat the same mistake in occupied Kashmir?" he questioned, adding that the world must learn from the massacre.
 
Hadiqa Kiani releases song to commemorate Kashmiri Martyrs

It is sung in collaboration Turkish singer Ali Tolga


July 13, 2020

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Hadiqa Kiani in collaboration with Turkish singer Ali Tolga has released a trck that is dedicated to Kashmiri martyrs and those during the failed coup attempt in Turkey back in 2016. The song opens with a message that reads as " In everlasting memory of our beloved martyrs: July 13, 1931 Kashmir Martyr's Day, July 15 2016, Failed Turkish Coup Attempt."

The song is called Daimi Bahar which translates into Eternal Spring and is primarily sung in Turkish with bits in Urdu. Hadiqa is heard singing in Turkish during the first half of the song and then later on adopts Urdu in the ensuing passage. The video towards the begining nodes to the unity between Pakistana nd Turkey. Later it shows clips expressing the plight of Kashmiris in Indian occupied Kashmir and the struggle against the failed coup in Turkey back in 2016.






This is not the first time, Hadiqa has sun in Turkish. Just a few weeks back, the singer as a tribute to the populer TV show Diriliş: Ertuğrul, covered popular Turkish track Sen Ağlama, originally sung by Sezen Aksu.

Kiani's rendition paired with the clips from the series resonates power, love, and sanctity, reflecting her heartfelt appreciation for the show and the people of Turkey.

In an earlier conversation with The Express Tribune, Kiani recalled her touring days and revealed how she would always sing a song in the native language of the country she was traveling to. It was then that she was graced with the opportunity to perform at the Atatürk Cultural Center Opera House in Istanbul, Turkey.

"The song actually dates back to 2005. At that point in my career I was touring internationally quite a lot and as a gesture to the host country, I would sing a song in their native language," she said.
 

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