SRINAGAR – Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the worldover are observing India’s Independence Day, today, as Black Day to conveymessage to the international community that India continues to illegallyoccupy their homeland.
The Black Day is being marked by a complete strike in the occupiedterritory, *Kashmir Media Service* reported.
The strike was called by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising SyedAli Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. All shops,business establishments and schools are closed.
The occupying forces, in the name of so-called security, have deployedIndian army, paramilitary and police personnel in all major cities andtowns of the occupied territory to prevent people from holding anti-Indiademonstrations.