Mirwaiz demands stern punishment for killers of 8-year-old Asifa
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ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, Chairman Hurriyat forum Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has demanded stern punishment for the killers of 8-year-old Aasifa and reopening of all cases regarding disgracing of women by the Indian forces’ personnel since 1990.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a gathering at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar said, while today there is a global outrage and demand for justice for Aasifa, Kashmiris demand justice for the hundreds of female victims.
He said Indian forces’ personnel had committed the heinous crimes against women in Kunanposhpora, Pazipora, Shopian, Badasgam, Balipora and other areas to break the resolve of Kashmiri people and intimidate them into submission.
He demanded that all these incidents must be investigated through impartial agencies to punish the culprits.
The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement in Srinagar expressed serious concern over the increasing human rights violations by the Indian troops in the occupied territory.
Hurriyat leaders, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza and Javaid Ahmed Mir addressing public gatherings in Islamabad, Srinagar and Budgam areas deplored the silence of the international community over the Indian brutalities in the occupied territory.
Meanwhile, shutdown was observed by the Muslims in Kishtwar, Bhadarwah and Ramban areas of Jammu region, today, to demand speedy trial in the disgrace and murder case of Aasifa Bano.
Indian police arrested the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik after raiding his residence today and lodged him at Kothi Bagh Police Station in Srinagar. APP/AFP
