Altaf Hamid Rao:
MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times) : Adequate arrangements have been made to commemorate Jammu Martyrs Day at both sides of the line of control in Jammu & Kashmir and rest of the rest of the world, where J&K people are living in, on 6th of November (Wednesday) with due solemnity and reverence to pay rich tributes to valiant muslim inhabitants of Jammu city for giving the supreme sacrifices of their lives 77 years ago this day in 1947 while migrating to then newly-born Pakistan.
At least 0.7 million of Muslim residents of Jammu city and adjoining areas were mercilessly killed during a week-long ruthless genocide maneuvered and executed by the despotic dogra ruler’s force and gangsters besides the armed hindu fanatics in the first and second week of November 1947.
These martyrs included 2.50 Muslim inmates of Jammu city and adjoining areas who were martyred by the dogra forces and their armed paid bandits on 6th of November 1947 while they were moving for migrating to the adjoining Sialkot city of the newly-born separate homeland of the Muslims of the subcontinent – Pakistan to get refuge in attempt to save their lives from the brutal attacks and the state-sponsored terrorism by the dogra and Indian occupational armed forces.
Our Special Jammu and Kashmir state Correspondent Altaf Hamid Rao reports from Mirpur AJK that this year too, the Jammu Martyrs day is being observed at the time when the Kashmir freedom has reached at its climax following the continual anti-India protest by the people of bleeding Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir state for the last over five years complete information and communication blocked by the Indian occupational forces – since furious Kashmiris have categorically rejected resisting against the forced August 5, 2019 Indian sinister action of scrapping special status of the disputed Jammu Kashmir State abrogating article 370 and 35-A of her constitution.
Preparations have been given final touches to commemorate the historic Jammu Martyrs day of global significance in the history of Jammu & Kashmir’s freedom struggle at both sides of the LoC and rest of the world, organizers said.
The day is observed every year by the Kashmiris to remember the great sacrifices of lives rendered by those over 2.50 lakh inmates of Jammu including men, women, children and elderly Muslims who were mercilessly slaughtered by the armed Hindu gangsters including the Indian occupying and the dogra military troops near Jammu-Sialkot working boundary under a nefarious pre-planned conspiracy while they were proceeding for migrating to adjoining Sialkot city of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Like all previous years the martyrs day will be commemorated with the renewal of the pledge to continue mission of Kashmiri martyrs to bring the Kashmir freedom struggle to its logical end. Jammu Kashmir people by observing the day will renew the resolve this year too to continue the ongoing struggle for freedom of occupied Jammu Kashmir from the Indian clutches till the achievement of the last victory.
There would be gazetted holiday across the liberated territory of AJK to facilitate the people to attend the ceremonies including special prayers meetings to pay glorious tributes to the martyrs on this occasion
Special ceremonies including seminars, symposiums and prayer meetings will be held in all small and major towns of all ten districts of AJK including the capital city of Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Bhimbher, Bagh, Rawalakot, Palandri, Havaili, Hattiyan and Neelam valley as well as in various parts of Pakistan – dwelled with Jammu Kashmir refugees, to pay glorious tributes to the Jammu martyrs, gunned down by the armed Hindu fanatics including Indian occupying and dogra military hooligans, this day (November 6) 77 years ago in 1947.
In Mirpur, a special prayer meeting to mark Jammu Martyrs Day will be held on November 6th morning, Conveners of various Jammuwal organization told this Correspondent here Tuesday.
Participants will offer fateha for the upgradation of the departed souls of all the martyrs including the martyrs of Jammu & Kashmir who gave supreme sacrifices of their lives in the struggle for liberation of the motherland from the forced and unlawful Indian occupation of a bulk part of the Jammu and Kashmir state.
Similar special prayers meetings to mark the Jammu martyrs day, an icon of great significance in the history of struggle for freedom of Kashmir, will be held under the auspices of various social, political, religious and other public representative organizations to pay glorious tributes to the martyrs of Jammu and Kashmir.
The day will dawn with special prayers, at Fajr, in all the prominent mosques for the early liberation of occupied Jammu Kashmir from Indian yoke through the success of Kashmir freedom movement, progress, prosperity and stability of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Quran Khawani will be held at various places for Kashmiri martyrs under the auspices of various social, political and public representative organizations