Times of Islamabad

Thousands of mourners attend funeral prayers of Kashmiri martyrs

Thousands of mourners attend funeral prayers of Kashmiri martyrs

ISLAMABAD – In occupied Kashmir, thousands of mourners attended funeralprayers of two youth martyred by Indian troops in a village in southKashmir’s Shopian district.

Both Magray and Butt were killed in a 10-hour long cordon and searchoperation by the Indian troops in Dragad village on Friday.

The army claimed that they were mujahideen who were killed during agunfight. The troops also martyred a youth, Jasim Ahmad Shah during theoperation.

After multiple rounds of funerals prayers, the youth were laid to rest intheir ancestral graveyards.

Meanwhile, an Indian soldier committed suicide in Jammu district.

On the other hand, Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, MohammadAshraf Sehrai says situation in Kashmir has become one of the greatesthuman rights crises.

In a statement in Srinagar, Ashraf Sehrai said international forums likeOIC and Security Council should take concrete action to effectively protectcivilians in the occupied territory. He reiterated his appeal to the worldcommunity to resolve the Kashmir dispute in the interest of humanity.