In the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders have lauded the Pakistan Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar for effectively raising the Kashmir dispute at his UN General Assembly speech.

In a message from New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, the illegally detained senior APHC leader, Shabbir Ahmed Shah said Pakistan has consistently raised the Kashmir dispute at the international fora and made political and diplomatic efforts to raise global awareness about its early resolution.

Other APHC leaders including Khawaja Firdous, Syed Bashir Andrabi, Muhammad Shafi Lone, Fayaz Hussain Jafari and Syed Sibte Shabbir Qummi in their statements maintained that Pakistan’s support to the Kashmir cause has always been a source of encouragement for the oppressed people of Kashmir struggling for freedom from Indian illegal occupation.

Meanwhile, Indian police arrested several youth from different areas of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The police arrested these youth during house raids and search operations in Srinagar, Pulwama and Baramulla districts.

A protest demonstration was staged outside the United Nations building in New York to draw the attention of the world community towards the Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir.

On the other hand, Speakers at a seminar in Geneva strongly denounced the ruthless suppression of dissent in occupied Kashmir by India.