Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid tribute on Saturday to the famed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani, saying the sacrifices are a testimony of their resolve.
The famed youth leader and an icon of the freedom movement in held Kashmir was killed by the occupying forces on July 8 last year, leading to a surge in the calls for separation. The dwellers of the held valley are commemorating the death of the slain leader to express their right to self determination.
"Kashmiris hv rt of self determination.Sacrifices of #BurhanWani & generations agst Indian atrocities are a testimony of their resolve"COAS pic.twitter.com/BP7xU2kL1M
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) July 8, 2017 ">"Kashmiris hv rt of self determination.Sacrifices of #BurhanWani & generations agst Indian atrocities are a testimony of their resolve"COAS pic.twitter.com/BP7xU2kL1M
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) July 8, 2017
"Kashmiris have right of self determination. Sacrifices of Burhan Wani and generations against Indian atrocities are a testimony of their resolve," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG said on Twitter.
Pakistan and India have been on a tense standoff with an upsurge in ceasefire violations and bloodshed in occupied Kashmir. Pakistan has been calling for a halt to the use of brute force and pellet guns in the valley to bring the situation to normalcy.
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