SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of stateterrorism, martyred two youth in Islamabad district.

The youth identified as Bilal Ahmad Dar and Abid Hussain Butt were killedafter Indian forces blasted a house with explosive material during a cordonand search operation in Lal Chowk area of Islamabad town. The housedestroyed in the blast in Islamabad town, today, belonged to Ummat-e-Islaminewly-appointed General Secretary, Waheed Ahmed Khan. The killing triggeredanti-India protests in the town. Several people were injured in forces’action against the protesters. The authorities suspended Internet and trainservices in South Kashmir.

Senior APHC leader and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir Chairman,Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai addressing a function in Srinagar stressed that‘Freedom from India’ should serve as the basis of unity among allpro-freedom organizations. He said the Kashmiri prisoners languishing indifferent jails of India have been detained on frivolous charges and Indiancourts have never been able to prove any charge against them.

APHC Secretary General, Ghulam Nabi Sumjhi in a statement in Srinagar saidthat New Delhi had waged a war on innocent civilians in Kashmir.

Forensic Science Laboratory has established that the nomadic Muslim girlfrom Kathua, Aasifa, was sedated before being raped and murdered by sevenHindu culprits during captivity. She was kidnapped on January 10 and herbody was found on January 17 near Rasana village in Kathua district.

In London, the United Nations human rights report on Kashmir, released lastmonth, was raised in the British House of Lords and the members called ontheir government to take steps for implementation of the recommendations.Lord Qurban Hussain took up the issue in the Upper House of Parliament,calling upon the UK government to facilitate an independent internationalinquiry into rights abuses in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He was joined bya fellow member Lord Nazir Ahmed, who said it was the UK’s responsibilityas a permanent member of the UN Security Council to defend and protecthuman rights around the world.