ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter, in collaboration with the Kashmir Liberation Cell, organized a seminar at Kashmir House in Islamabad on Sunday to pay tribute to the prominent martyred liberation leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his martyrdom anniversary.
The seminar was presided over by APHC-AJK Convener Ghulam Muhammad Safi.
Prominent attendees included the opposition leader in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khawaja Farooq, former Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rashid Turabi, Pakistan Peoples Party leader Chaudhry Yasin, Azad Kashmir Minister Sardar Javed Ayub, Muslim League Vice President Dr. Najeeb, and senior APHC-AJK leaders including Mehmood Ahmad Saghar, General Secretary Advocate Parvez Ahmed, and Information Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Butt. Other participants included Altaf Hussain Wani, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Muhammad Hussain Khateeb, Muhammad Rafiq Dar, Ijaz Rahmani, Sheikh Abdul Mateen, Raja Khadim Hussain, Hasan Al-Bana, Imtiaz Wani, Haji Muhammad Sultan, Zahid Ashraf, Zahid Safi, Zahid Mujtaba, Engineer Mushtaq Mehmood, Sheikh Abdul Majid, Ashraf Dar, Syed Gulshan, Adeel Mushtaq, Khan Afsar Khan, Najibullah Ghafoor, Raies Mir, Abdul Hameed Lone, Sanaullah Dar, Abdul Majeed Mir, Malik Ghulam Hasan, Khurshid Mir, Malik Aslam, Bashir Usmani, Ataullah, Abdul Rashid, Atiq-ul-Rasool, Shahzad Afsar Khan, Sardar Asim, and Abuzar.
Addressing the seminar, the speakers emphasized that the struggle and sacrifices of Sheikh Abdul Aziz are a significant and unforgettable chapter in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.
They asserted that the people of Kashmir would continue the martyred leader’s mission until achieving the right to self-determination, vowing to make every necessary sacrifice to attain this goal.
Highlighting Sheikh Abdul Aziz’s contributions, the speakers described him as an honest and trustworthy leader who resisted India’s illegal occupation until his last breath. They stressed that the best way to honor Sheikh Abdul Aziz and other martyrs is to carry their mission to its logical conclusion, no matter the cost.
The speakers also condemned the abrogation of Article 370, stating that its main purpose is to convert the Muslim majority into a minority in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
They urged India to recognize the disputed status of the territory, fulfill its promises to the international community and the Kashmiris, repeal the black laws in the occupied territory, release all illegally detained political prisoners, and grant the Kashmiris their birthright to self-determination.
