JRL urges UN chief to help resolve Kashmir dispute

JRL urges UN chief to help resolve Kashmir dispute

Joint Resistance Leadership in occupied Kashmir has urged UN Secretary General to help resolve Kashmir dispute in accordance with Security Council resolutions

In occupied Kashmir, Joint Resistance Leadership has urged UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to take steps to settle Kashmir dispute by implementing relevant resolutions of World Body.

During a meeting held at Hyderpora residence of Syed Ali Gilani, Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for constituting a Commission of Inquiry to investigate gross human rights violations perpetrated by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir.

The leaders condemned prolonged illegal detention of many Kashmiri political prisoners and the inhuman treatment meted out to them in jails.

They also expressed satisfaction over the verdict announced by Supreme Court of Pakistan that upheld disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir.

The leadership said the court in its verdict has laid stress on the fact that till the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved, Pakistan and India must ensure that the people of the disputed territory enjoy maximum rights.

Meanwhile, complete shutdown will be observed in Gaw Kadal, Basant Bagh, Kani-Kadal, Chota-Bazaar, Budshah Chowk and others areas of Srinagar, tomorrow, to mark the 29th anniversary of the Gaw Kadal massacre.

The JRL has also called for a march towards Gaw Kadal  where a public meeting will be held.

On the other hand, occupation authorities have beefed up the so-called security and intensified frisking of people in Srinagar and other areas of the territory ahead of India’s Republic Day, on Saturday.