Indian govt committing worst atrocities in IoK: CM

Mahmood says Indian annexation of Kashmir on October 27, 1947 indeed a dark day in history

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Saturday said that October 27, 1947 has been declared a dark day in the history when the Indian government committed worst atrocity against the Kashmiri people.

In message on the Black Day marking the annexation of Kashmir by India, CM Mahmood said, Indian government has violated international norms and human rights by sending forces into the Kashmir and depriving the people of the valley of their independence and liberty and snatched their fundamental rights.

The New Dehli regimes have continued their atrocities for the last seven decades unleashing a reign of terror on unarmed civilian, kids, women and even the elderly citizen of the Kashmir. He saluted the resilience of the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir for their continued struggle against the usurpers.

K-P government would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Kashmiri people in their justified struggle for the right to self-determination.

In a separate statement, CM Mahmood said K-P government has decided to functionalise the projects phase-wise as part of the establishment of new colleges and healthcare institutions in the province.

He further directed to ensure the transfer of available land in the Kabal area of Swat to department concerned in order to construct Women University and Engineering University Swat.

He was presiding over a meeting regarding ongoing and new projects in education and health sectors with Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai, Minister for Agriculture Mohibullah Khan.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2019.