Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday also said Pakistan will observe July 19 as Black Day against Kashmir killings.
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“We welcome Pakistan government’s decision to observe July 19 as a Black Day to apprise the world about the ongoing genocide of Kashmiris by Indian forces and to aware them about the struggle of Kashmiris for right to self-determination”, a statement issued by the Hurriyats said.
The leaders thanked Pakistanis for their solidarity and appealed to Kashmiris locally and overseas to observe the “black day” called by Sharif, said a joint statement by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik issued in Srinagar.
The government says 36 people – 35 civilians and a police officer – have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces, while local human rights groups and newspapers say at least 40 have died.
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The crisis was sparked by the killing of a prominent separatist militant, Burhan Wani.
Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir imposed curfew on Friday and blocked mobile phone services to stop people from gathering in the streets and stage protests over killing of a prominent freedom fighter Burhan Wani.
The FO expressed Pakistan’s concerns at the detention of Kashmiri leadership in IHK and called upon the Indian government to fulfil its human rights obligations as well as its commitments under the United Nations resolutions.
“Every recent incident of protest, be it over the Sainik Colony in Kashmir or others, have been the handiwork of Pakistan-supported elements”, he said.
India hoped that “Pakistan will desist from further interfering in India’s internal affairs and destabilising the situation in South Asia through support to terrorism and other subversive acts”.
To protest against the atrocities being committed in Indian-occupied Kashmir rallies held across the country on Friday.
The prime minister directed all the relevant departments to highlight the Kashmir issue at worldwide fora.
Some 30 people were killed in subsequent protests in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and her ministerial colleagues from the BJP could not apprehend the trouble that led to the current situation.
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Swarup “completely and unequivocally” rejected the decision of the Pakistan cabinet on Kashmir.
