Kashmiris to observe Black Day on January 26.

Kashmiris all across the globe would observe India's Republic Day on January 26 as Black Day with the objective to give a clear message to the world community that they reject the occupation of their motherland by India.

The call for observing Black Day was given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and has been supported by many pro-freedom parties in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

Chairman APHC, Masarrat Aalam Butt in his message from the infamous Tihar jail has appealed to Kashmiris living in IIOJK and the world over to mark this day as Black Day. He said since India was involved in war crimes against humanity in the occupied territory so it has no right to claim itself to be a democracy.

Meanwhile, urging Kashmiri masses to observe India's Republic Day as Black Day, senior APHC leader Nayeem Ahmed Khan said that the fascist country that had usurped the fundamental rights of Kashmiris has no justification whatsoever to celebrate republic day.

In his message from Tihar jail, the incarcerated leader denounced India's illegal and forcible occupation of Jammu and Kashmir and said, 'notwithstanding their commitments of holding a free, fair and impartial plebiscite to let the people of Jammu and Kashmir decide their political fate, the Indian rulers have chosen a violent path to suppress by dint of force the aspirations of Kashmiri people', Khan said.

He said, it was incumbent upon the international community to take serious notice of the illegal occupation of Kashmir by India and its belligerent...