Gilgit: "Black day" observed in Azad Kashmir to mark invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pashtun tribes on Monday.
It
was October 22, 1947 that Pashtun tribes landed in yet undivided Jammu and
Kashmir, an independent state ruled by Mahaja Hari Singh after partition of
subcontinent. When they reached Sri Nagar, Maharaja of Kashmir signed an Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, and the next day, Indian
troops entered Jammu and Kashmir.
Protest
rallies, candle vigils and seminars were held in Azad Kashmir and other parts
of Pakistan to mark October 22 as “black day”.
Prime
Minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider also addressed to a protest rally in
Muzaffarabad. He also strongly condemned continued brutalities b Indian forces in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
“Pakistan
violated agreement with the invasion on Jummu and Kashmir on October 22, 1947.
Tribal invaders indulged in mass massacre and rape after which Maharaja of
Kashmir opted accession with India” said Nisar Shah, Chairman Jammu Kashmir
Awami Party, addressing a rally outside Press Club in Rawalpindi.
Recounting the memories of unfortunate events during tribal invasion,
Shafqat Inqelabi, a local political leader of Gilgit Baltistan said “the tribal invaders not only massacred hundreds of Kashmiris, but also disrespected the dignity of women”. He asked the readers to read Saeed Asad’s book “Wounded
Momories” and another book written by Krishna Mehta, wife of Wazir e Wazarat
Doni Chand Mehta, who was among hundreds of Kashmiris killed by tribal
invaders.