Friday, July 23, 2010

شہداءکی قربانیوں کورائیگاں نہیں جانے دیا جائے گااتحریک آزادی کو اپنے منطقی انجام تک پہنچایا جائے سالویشن مومنٹ

شہداءکی قربانیوں کورائیگاں نہیں جانے دیا جائے گااتحریک آزادی کو اپنے منطقی انجام تک پہنچایا جائے سالویشن مومنٹ
سرینگر23جولائی- حریت کانفرنس کشمیری عوام کی عظیم قربانیوں اور شہید وں کے مقدس خون کی امین ہے اور کشمیریوں کو مسئلہ کشمیر کے سلسلے میں ایسا کوئی حل قابل قبول نہیں ہوگا جس میں کشمیری عوام کے خواہشات کو مدنظر نہیںرکھا جائے گا اور جدو جہد تب تک جاری رہے گی جب تک نہ کشمیر سے مکمل فوجی انخلاءاور کالے قوانین ختم ہونگے ۔ا ن خےالات کا اظہا ر سالویشن مومنٹ کے جنرل سیکرٹری عبدالروف خان نے ایک ہنگامی میٹنگ صدر دفترمےں کیا
میٹنگ میں کمانڈر مسعود کواُن کی ۹ویں برسی کے موقعہ پر اور حالیہ دنوں شہید ہوئے جوانوں کو شاندار الفاظ میں خراج عقیدت پیش کیا گیا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ شہید موصوف ایک انقلابی شخصیت دانشور ،قلم کار اور کئی کتابوں کے مصنف بھی تھے۔ اسکے علاوہ اانہوں نے شہید کمانڈر مسعود،شہید سہیل فیصل ،شہید زاہد،شہید عارف خان ،شہید حنیف خان ،شہید جنید السلام ،شہید مشتاق احمد بابو و جملہ شہداءکشمیر کو شاندار الفاظ میں خراج عقیدت ادا کیا۔ انہوں کہا کہ حکومت ہند نے کشمیر میں حالیہ دنوں سے حریت قیادت کے علاوہ تقریباً1000 معصوم کشمیریوں کو گرفتار کر کے مختلف تھانوں اور جیلوں میں بند کر دیا ۔تنظیم نے انسانی حقوق کے علمبرداروں سے اپیل کی کہ وہ اپنا اثر رسوخ استعما ل کر کے تمام کشمیری نظر بندوں کو رہا کرانے میں بھارت پر اپنا دباﺅ ڈالیں ۔
تنظیم کے قائمقام چیرمین اور آزاد کشمےر حرےت شاخ کے رہمنا طفیل الطاف بٹ نے فون پر بات کرتے ہوئے علیل محبوس چیرمین سالویشن مومنٹ ظفر اکبر بٹ ،سید علی گیلانی ،شبیر احمد شاہ اور یاسین ملک کی صحتیابی کیلئے دُعاءکی اور تمام سیاسی کشمیری نظر بندوں کی رہائی کا مطالبہ دہرا ۔ انہوں نے مظاہروں کے دوران بھارتی فوجیوں اور پولیس کے ہاتھوں قتل ہونے والے نوجوانوں کے لواحقین سے ہمدردی کا اظہارکرتے ہوئے کہا کہ شہداءکی قربانیوں کورائیگاں نہیں جانے دیا جائے گااور تحریک آزادی کو اپنے منطقی انجام تک پہنچایا جائے گا دیرینہ تنازعہ کشمیر کا حل اقوام متحدہ کی قرار دادوں پر عمل درآمد یا پھر پاکستان ، بھارت اور کشمیریوں کی حقیقی قیادت پر مشتمل سہ فریقی مذاکرات کے ذریعے نکالا جا سکتا ہے

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Curfew, restrictions, protests in Valley

The authorities re-imposed curfew in Islamabad, Sopore, Pulwama, Kakapora and Maisuma today. Demonstrations were held in curfew bound areas and other places. Police had to fire in air, burst smoke shells and resort to lathi charge to disperse the protestors. Thirty five persons were injured in the subsequent clashes. Normal life was paralysed across the Valley in view of a general strike against the recent killings. Shops and other business establishments remained closed. Transport also remained off the roads.

The curfew was relaxed in view of the Meraj-u-Alam festival since last evening. But due to the tension very less people offered the prayers at Hazratbal shrine this afternoon.
After 10-days of curfew, the relaxation was given in Islamabad last evening. But curfew was re-imposed there this morning after the protests.

However, curfew restrictions in the civil lines area of Khanabal-Pahalgam (KP) road were eased out till Saturday evening. Curfew in the town was imposed on June 29 following the killing of three teenagers inside a residential house at Anchidora. People have been complaining of shortage of essentials while life saving drugs and baby food according to the local chemists was not available.
Shutdown and protests continued in Bijbehara, Sangam, Mattan, Dooru and Achabal. The residents of the town have been demanding stern punishment against the police and officials involved in the killing of three youth.

Two youth have already been booked under PSA and are lodged in Srinagar Central jail while Qazi Yasir who was booked under PSA and was shifted to Kotbale jail.

Hundreds of youth assembled at Lal Chowk in Islamabad, burnt dozens of tyres, staged protests and resorted to stone-pelting at police and CRPF personnel deployed in the area. The police and para-military troopers, in retaliation to quell the protesting youth, fired tear smoke shells. After having failed to disperse the angry youth even after resorting to heavy tear-gassing, the authorities deployed huge contingents of police and CRPF in all the localities of the town which enforced strict restrictions on the movement of the people.

“Though the imposition of curfew was not announced by the authorities yet the restrictions were so severe that we were not allowed to venture out of the gates of our houses,” the residents told Kashmir Times over phone.

In Pulwama also, where the curfew was relaxed last evening after three consecutive days, the strict curfew was re-imposed in the morning after thousands of people assembled in the Main Chowk and held protests.

Reports said that thousands of people including women and children assembled near Muran Chowk and in a procession started marching towards the Main Chowk. Eyewitnesses said the police and CRPF men in order to quell the protesters resorted to heavy teargas shelling and cane charge triggering violent clashes. During the ensuing clashes, eyewitnesses said, at least 10 persons were injured after being ruthlessly beaten up by the police. Police also arrested at least five youth for taking part in protests.

To control the situation, residents said, the authorities again announced the re-imposition of curfew in the town.

After the announcement of the curfew, huge number of police and para-military troopers were deployed in every nook and corner of the town to prevent the people from taking to roads and staging protests again.

In Kakpora where 12 persons and nine policemen including a Dy SP were injured in violent clashes amid curfew yesterday, the authorities continued to put in place the strict curfew for the fourth consecutive day without any relaxation.

Meanwhile a complete shutdown was observed in the entire south Kashmir with no transport plying on the roads.

In Srinagar, since early morning the protestors came out in the streets at Qamarwari, Naaz cinema, Nowhatta and Maisuma of Srinagar city to protests the recent killings. However, they were chased away by the police and paramilitary troopers.

In Maisuma the police and CRPF re-imposed the curfew however they had to face tough resistance as the youth pelted stones on them. Police and CRPF resorted to tear gas smoke shells and resorted to lathi charge. In the subsequent clashes four persons were injured.
Raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, the protestors were demanding action against the police and paramilitary soldiers involved in recent killing of youth at Maisuma.
The police and paramilitary troopers lobbed tear smoke shells and resorted to heavy baton charge to disperse the protestors at Nowhatta. In Parimpora, Chanpora, Peerbagh and Batmaloo areas of Srinagar city, the police had to lob tear smoke shells and use force to quell the protesters.
Reports of the protests were also received from Central district of Budgam. Reports said that hundreds of youth took to streets in Budgam town and Ompora area of the district. They were raising anti-India and anti-government slogans. Police and CRPF burst tear smoke shells and resorted to heavy lath charge. At least six protesters were injured in clashes in the central district.
The north Kashmir’s Sopore town remained under the curfew for the fifteenth consecutive day today. The authorities had relaxed the curfew in view of Shab-e-Meraj in town, however, had to re-impose after the protest demonstration.

Baramulla town of North Kashmir also witnessed the protests in the morning however, police and CRPF dispersed the protesters.