ISLAMABAD: A complete strike was observed on Sunday, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to mark the 40th martyrdom anniversary of prominent Kashmiri leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt, local and western media reported.
According to media reports, India hanged Muhammad Maqbool Butt in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 1984 for his leading role in the Kashmiris’ current freedom movement and buried him in the premises of the jail.
Death Anniversary of #MaqboolButt Shaheed being observed todayhttps://t.co/SV3ByCBojb pic.twitter.com/zh6k1wpPBF
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The call for the shutdown has been given by APHC, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and other Hurriyet parties.
APHC leaders, paid rich tributes to Muhammad Maqbool Butt, maintained that the martyrs are the symbols of the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle against New Delhi yoke. They further said the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs will not be allowed to go to waste and their mission will be accomplished at any cost.
