Islamabad: Third death anniversary of veteran Hurriyat leader and icon of Kashmir resistance movement Syed Ali Gilani observed. Syed Ali Gilani passed away on September 1, 2021, while under house arrest at his Hyderpora residence. APHC has appealed to Kashmiri Diaspora to hold peaceful demonstrations worldwide to highlight Indian brutalities in territory. Incarcerated APHC Chairman Masarat Aalam Butt, in his message from New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, said India will never succeed in extinguishing Kashmiri people’s desire for freedom. 

Posters have again appeared across various areas of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir calling people to honour Syed Ali Gilani’s memory and reinforcing that sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs will not be forgotten. Meanwhile, public gatherings, seminars and rallies were held across Azad Jammu and Kashmir under Kashmir Liberation Commission, Pasban e Hurriyat,

Hurriayat organisations, and education institutions wherein tributes paid to famous slogan ‘Hum Pakistani Hain, Pakistan Hamara Hai’ of Syed Ali Gilani. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari reaffirmed nation’s unwavering moral, diplomatic and political support to Kashmiri people on third death anniversary of Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Both leaders paid tribute to Geelani, recognising his lifelong struggle for right to self-determination for people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In his message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasised that Geelani’s name would forever be associated with Kashmiris’ freedom movement, highlighting his unwavering resolve despite years of imprisonment.  

President Zardari lauded Geelani’s enduring legacy, describing him as beacon of hope and resistance for oppressed people of IIOJK. Zardari praised Geelani’s relentless efforts and assured that Pakistan would continue to advocate for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination as enshrined in United Nations Security Council resolutions.