AJK president, PM pay tribute to Jammu martyrs.

MUZAFFARBAD -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary, and AJK Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan have paid glowing tributes to martyrs of Jammu on their 75th martyrdom anniversary.

In separate messages released on the eve of Jammu martyrs' day, they highlighted the supreme sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiri people, adding that the day was not far when Kashmiris' sacrifices would bear fruit and they would be free from the Indian bondage.

AJK President said in his message that more than 70 years had been passed since Indian forces invaded Kashmir illegally. The Indian forces deployed in the length and breadth of Kashmir have destroyed the peace by wreaking havoc in the region.

Terming India as an aggressor, the AJK president said despite the passage of seven decades India was not ready to grant Kashmiris their right to self-determination, which it had guaranteed to them under various UN resolutions. He said that November 6 (Martyrs' Day) was an important milestone in the Kashmiris freedom struggle on which millions of Kashmiris sacrificed their lives for the love of Pakistan and freedom of the homeland from India.

He said the massacre of the Muslims in Jammu by Hindu extremists was not a mere coincidence but a deep-rooted conspiracy aimed at making the goal of creation of Pakistan impossible.

In a separate message, the AJK PM said that the Indian army and the puppet administration in the occupied Kashmir were engaged in their efforts to suppress the voices of those who raise the slogan of freedom. The PM said India could not dampen the spirit of freedom of Kashmiris by unleashing reign of terror in the region.

Lauding the Kashmiris' sacrifices, he further said, 'The people of Kashmir are continuously making sacrifices to achieve their goal of freedom from India's illegal occupation."

Paying rich tributes to Jammu Martyrs, Tanveer Ilyas said, 'We pay our respects to the martyrs of the freedom movement, and pledge that we will keep burning the torch that these martyrs lit with their blood."

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