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MIRPUR (AJK), Nov 4 (APP):Adequate preparations are afoot by Kashmiris living either side of the Line of Control (LoC) and rest of the word to observe Jammu Martyrs Day on Friday with full solemnity and reverence to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of lives given by over 2.50 lakh Muslim inhabitants of Jammu city on this day in 1947 while migrating to Pakistan.
At least seven lakh of Muslim inmates of Jammu city and adjoining areas were martyred during a week-long ruthless genocide maneuvered and executed by the despotic dogra ruler’s force and gangsters besides the armed hindu fanatics in the bloodbath of innocent Jammu Muslims during first and second weeks of November 1947.
These martyrs included 2.50 Muslim inmates of Jammu city and adjoining areas who were martyred by the dogra forces and their armed gangsters 6th of November 1947 while they were moving for migrating to the adjoining Sialkot city of the newly-born separate homeland of the Muslims of the subcontinent – Pakistan.
This year, the Jammu Martyrs day is being observed at the time when the Kashmir freedom has reached at its climax following the massive continued anti-India protests by the people of the bleeding Indian occupied state of Jammu and Kashmir for the last over 04 years complete information and communication blocked by the Indian occupational forces – since furious Kashmiris took to streets agitation against August 5 last year Indian sinister action of scrapping special status of the disputed Jammu Kashmir State abrogating article 370 and 35-A of her own constitution.
The brisk Preparations are underway to commemorate the historic day of global significance in the history of Jammu & Kashmir’s freedom struggle at both sides of the LoC and rest of the world, the organizers have said.
In Azad Jammu Kashmir, there would be gazetted holiday across the liberated territory on this occasion.
Special ceremonies including seminars and symposiums will be held in all small and major towns of all ten districts of AJK including the capital city of Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Bhimbher, Bagh, Rawalakot, Palandri, Havaili, Hattiyan and Neelam valley as well as in various parts of Pakistan – dwelled with Jammu Kashmir refugees, to pay glorious tributes to the Jammu martyrs, gunned down by the armed Hindu fanatics including Indian occupying and dogra military hooligans, this day (November 6) 78 years ago in 1947.
In Mirpur, a special prayer meeting to mark Jammu Martyrs Day will be held on November 6th morning, official sources told APP here .
Participants will offer fateha for the up gradation of the departed souls of all the martyrs including the martyrs of Jammu & Kashmir in heaven, who gave supreme sacrifices of their lives in the struggle for liberation of the motherland from the forced and unlawful Indian occupation of a bulk part of the Jammu and Kashmir state.