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Pakistan condemns India's 'brutal' use of force against Kashmiris
By AFP / Web Desk
Published: April 19, 2015
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MUZAFFARABAD: As protests against a crackdown on separatists in Indian Kashmir entered a third day on Sunday, Pakistan condemned the brutal use of force by Indian security forces resulting in the death of two Kashmiri youngsters.
“We condemn the brutal use of force by Indian security forces against peaceful and unarmed protesters, resulting in killing of two Kashmiri young men,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said in a statement.
“Pakistan has expressed its deep concerns at the increase in systematic human rights violations in the Indian Occupied Kashmir,” she added.
Police in the Indian sector shot dead a 16-year-old boy on Saturday during a demonstration on the outskirts of its main city Srinagar, as a separatist strike shut down the Himalayan region on a second day of violent clashes.
Read: Police shoot 16-year-old protester dead in Indian Kashmir
Hundreds of people in Azad Kashmir burnt India’s flag and an effigy of its prime minister on Sunday in protest at a crackdown on separatists in the Indian sector of the divided region.
Refugees from Indian-ruled Kashmir rallied under the banner of “Pasban-e-Hurriyat” (Protectors of Freedom) in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir.
Read: Pakistani flag at separatist rallies will not be tolerated: Indian Kashmir CM
Many children also took part, displaying placards reading: “Go India Go back (from Kashmir)” and “Release Kashmiri leaders”.
“The arrest of All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders on false charges is also matter of concern,” the spokesperson said.
Aslam said that brutality and coercion will not succeed in suppressing the aspirations and struggle of Kashmiris for their right to self-determination.
“Pakistan has repeatedly stressed the need for peaceful resolution of the dispute through meaningful dialogue between the two countries,” she added.
Indian Kashmir has been rocked by violent protests for the past week after the brother of a top rebel leader was killed by the army near the town of Tral in the south of the Kashmir valley.
Shops, businesses and schools remained shut on Saturday across several towns in the state in response to a strike led by top separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against what he called “state terrorism” and “poisonous propaganda” by Indian media.
Authorities have put all top separatist leaders under house arrest to prevent them from leading protests.
On Friday 30, people, mainly police officers, were injured as pro-Pakistan demonstrators in Srinagar set fire to an Indian flag and hurled rocks at them during a protest at the arrest of another separatist leader.
Masarat Alam was detained early Friday, two days after he chanted pro-Pakistan slogans at a peaceful separatist rally.
Pakistan condemns India's 'brutal' use of force against Kashmiris - The Express Tribune
By AFP / Web Desk
Published: April 19, 2015
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PHOTO: AFP
MUZAFFARABAD: As protests against a crackdown on separatists in Indian Kashmir entered a third day on Sunday, Pakistan condemned the brutal use of force by Indian security forces resulting in the death of two Kashmiri youngsters.
“We condemn the brutal use of force by Indian security forces against peaceful and unarmed protesters, resulting in killing of two Kashmiri young men,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said in a statement.
“Pakistan has expressed its deep concerns at the increase in systematic human rights violations in the Indian Occupied Kashmir,” she added.
Police in the Indian sector shot dead a 16-year-old boy on Saturday during a demonstration on the outskirts of its main city Srinagar, as a separatist strike shut down the Himalayan region on a second day of violent clashes.
Read: Police shoot 16-year-old protester dead in Indian Kashmir
Hundreds of people in Azad Kashmir burnt India’s flag and an effigy of its prime minister on Sunday in protest at a crackdown on separatists in the Indian sector of the divided region.
Refugees from Indian-ruled Kashmir rallied under the banner of “Pasban-e-Hurriyat” (Protectors of Freedom) in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir.
Read: Pakistani flag at separatist rallies will not be tolerated: Indian Kashmir CM
Many children also took part, displaying placards reading: “Go India Go back (from Kashmir)” and “Release Kashmiri leaders”.
“The arrest of All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders on false charges is also matter of concern,” the spokesperson said.
Aslam said that brutality and coercion will not succeed in suppressing the aspirations and struggle of Kashmiris for their right to self-determination.
“Pakistan has repeatedly stressed the need for peaceful resolution of the dispute through meaningful dialogue between the two countries,” she added.
Indian Kashmir has been rocked by violent protests for the past week after the brother of a top rebel leader was killed by the army near the town of Tral in the south of the Kashmir valley.
Shops, businesses and schools remained shut on Saturday across several towns in the state in response to a strike led by top separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against what he called “state terrorism” and “poisonous propaganda” by Indian media.
Authorities have put all top separatist leaders under house arrest to prevent them from leading protests.
On Friday 30, people, mainly police officers, were injured as pro-Pakistan demonstrators in Srinagar set fire to an Indian flag and hurled rocks at them during a protest at the arrest of another separatist leader.
Masarat Alam was detained early Friday, two days after he chanted pro-Pakistan slogans at a peaceful separatist rally.
Pakistan condemns India's 'brutal' use of force against Kashmiris - The Express Tribune
How many flags have been burnt since last few decades in "azad" Kashmir 
& how many time did Pakistan voice for them
?...
....BTW as Azad Kashmir is "Azad", it should have some sort of national currency.
