On 27th October in 1947 Indian troops had invaded Jammu and Kashmir and occupied it in total violation of the Partition Plan of the subcontinent and against the Kashmiris' aspirations. The day marked with a complete shutdown in occupied Kashmir and rallies in world capitals. Call for the shutdown was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik and supported by other pro-freedom organizations. The resistance leaders termed the 27th October 1947 as the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.
In Azad Kashmir, main function of the day was held in Muzaffarabad which was attended by Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Khan Gandapur and other prominent personalities.
Speaking on the occasion, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur saluted Kashmiri people for their passion and determination in their just cause. He said Pakistan will continue to extend moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiri brother and sisters and raise voice for them at all available forums. He said no power on earth can deprive Kashmiris of their right to self- determination acknowledged by the United Nations as well.
In his address, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan said that Azad Jammu and Kashmir was liberated by the sons of soil from Dogra rulers after tremendous sacrifices and reiterated the resolve of the Kashmiri people that struggle would continue till the liberation of the occupied part of Jammu and Kashmir from India and make it a part of Pakistan.
Other speakers strongly condemning recent mass killing of Kashmiri youth and scholars in occupied territory appealed to the UN, international human rights organization and international civil society to take serious notice of Indian state terrorism crushing indigenous struggle of Kashmir people for their birth right.
A rally was also taken out on the occasion. Participants of the rally having placards and banners in their hands marched towards Burhan Muzaffar Wani Chowk amid anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. The occupation authorities imposed curfew and strict restrictions in held Srinagar, Sopore, Islamabad, Kulgam and several other areas of the territory in view of the Joint Resistance Leadership's call for peaceful protests after Juma prayers, today, against the surge in killings by the troops. Juma prayers could not be held at Jamia Masjid in held Srinagar due to restrictions.
The authorities continued to place many Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Bilal Siddiqi, Engineer Hilal Ahmed War, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Yasmin Raja, Zafar Akbar Butt, Javaid Ahmed Mir and Muhammad Ashraf Laya under house arrest or in custody to prevent them from leading the demonstrations.
Despite restrictions, people staged forceful demonstrations in held Srinagar, Badgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Islamabad, Pulwama, Shopian, Baramulla, Bandipora and other areas to register their protest against the killings. Indian police used brute force against the demonstrators in held Srinagar, Redwani, Wanpora, Khudwani, Kulgam, Islamabad and other areas, injuring many of them.
Hurriyat leaders and organizations in their statements paying glowing tributes to the martyred youth said that their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste and their mission would be accomplished at all costs.
Meanwhile, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth during a cordon and search operation at Pazalpora in Sopore area of Baramulla district, today. These killings raised the number of the martyred youth to ten since Wednesday. Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of the martyred youth in their native villages in Kulgam and Baramulla areas. The participants of the funerals raised high-pitched pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.
International human rights watchdog, the Amnesty International, today, expressed serious concern over a raid by the sleuths of India's Enforcement Directorate on its headquarters in Bengaluru, the other day, saying that the Indian government was treating human rights groups like criminal enterprises. The Amnesty International had on Wednesday urged Indian authorities to conduct effective, independent and impartial investigations into the killing of seven civilians in a blast in Kulgam area of occupied Kashmir on Sunday.