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Srinagar, May 06, 2013 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the Awami Majlis-e-Amal (AMA) has decided to observe Martyrs’ Week from 16 May in memory of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone and martyrs of Hawal.
The decision to this effect was taken at the party meeting held at Mirwaiz Manzil in Srinagar, a spokesman for the AMA said in a statement.
The meeting was chaired by AMA head and the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
“The participants on the occasion finalized the arrangements for the Martyrs’ Week programmes,” he added.
The participants resolved that Martyrs’ Week would be observed with full devotion and every effort made to make it a successful event at all levels.
Speaking on the occasion, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the AMA had never succumbed to any internal or external pressure and continued to represent the real aspirations and sentiments of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said party would continue to advocate the cause of people till it reached its logical conclusion.
Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq was martyred by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Srinagar on 21st May 1990. 70 mourners were killed in Hawal area of the city when Indian troops fired upon the funeral procession of the martyred leader. On the same day, in 2002, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, was shot dead by unknown assailants when he was returning from Eidgah after addressing a public gathering.
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