Report: ANI :
ISLAMABAD –Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has paid rich tribute to the martyrs of Jammu on Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Jammu, saying the tragedy of November 6, 1947, remains one of the darkest chapters in the history of the subcontinent.
He said thousands of Muslims were martyred by Dogra forces, RSS extremists and armed groups, while hundreds of thousands were forced to leave their ancestral homes. He added that their sacrifices remain an integral part of the Kashmiri people's struggle for freedom and self-determination.
Referring to India's unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, the Speaker said these measures had undermined the identity and fundamental rights of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
He urged the international community to take notice of human rights violations in the region and play an effective role in securing the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq reaffirmed Pakistan's continued moral, political and diplomatic support for Kashmiris and prayed for the martyrs' highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous and freedom, peace and prosperity for the Kashmiri people.
