JK NAP, JK NSF battle with state forces in POK capital city.

Muzaffrabad city turned out be battle field on Sunday oct 24, 2009, when JK NAP and JK NSF activists started march towards legislative Assembly building to siege it for a day long sit in. Tens of workers has been arrested and hundred of the have been injured, some them are seriously wounded including former secretary general of JK NAP Ajaz Nazir Advocate, some of the comrades have broken arms and heads during baton charges by police. It was state brutality once again shown to our comrades and rein of terror unleashed by local administration with the dictation of ISI and army officers which have been so hostile towards JK NAP activities and trying to suppress this revolutionary movement because of huge local youth,s involvement in it. International Council JK NAP condemns this state brutalities against our peaceful comrades, who are simply raising their voices against re division of Kashmir state which is not acceptable to any Kashmiri living any where in the world. Police actions, imprisonments area not acceptable to us and it will turn ugly if local administration would not follow the rules of the game, if not behave like normal lawinforcers, if not separated their actions from army involvement it would be hostile land to every one who wants to keep occupiers happy, even though, it is not the duty of local police nor it is the duty of local Govt, they must correct their actions other wise they will be responsible for law and order situation and army is trying create Baluchistan type of situation which they might not afford it here.


Local administration first let JK NAP huge rally to go ahead but after watching the huge gathering they changed their mind and told JK NAP , JK NSF leadership you got to change the route of this procession and go through vehicles but they refused to do that, AC city again agreed upon and let them go, on the way suddenly he ordered the police stop the JK NAP procession. When police without warning started teargassing the protesters JK NSF and JK NAP youth tuned violent and started fighting back. It was completely peaceful march and led by JK NAP central president Sardar Liaqat Hayyat, secretary general Abdul Sattar Advocate, JK NSF central president Raja Sabah and most of the party leaders were present there, it was impossible to have any kind of violence among JK NAP and JK NSF activists. It is very unfortunate that when army vehicle interfered with procession, they made police to attack the youth. Why this army vehicle carrying a major ranking officer were monitoring the procession, is it the army,s job or they intentionally tried to intimidate with JK NAP ,JK NSF procession and why they picked up the fight with JK NAP youth without any provocation. It is very unfortunate that army intelligence officers, state secret agencies are trying to pick street fights with political activists in this unfortunate area of Kashmir where people have no rights at all. JK NAP has no intentions to have create any violence in the area which has been ruled by Pakistani state secret agencies and its military officers. Even military involvement in the state affairs have been objected by local pro Pakistan politicians including newly elected PM of the region Raja Farooq Haider.

Now it is time for local Govt to act accordingly and do not play a role of simple spectator as it has been since 6 decades. We want them to let every body know that local voices can not be suppressed any more and they need to be heard. It has to be understood by local politicians who have been behaving like puppets of lower ranking army officers stationed in POK area and army officers have total grip over the local political and administrative affairs, it is shameful to these so called puppet politicians, they must respect their voters, instead of representing their aspirations, these elected politicians have been acting on behalf of lower ranking army officers and blackmailed by ISI and other state secret agencies. JK NAP and JK NSF would not accept this state of affairs no matter what and we refused to accept the rule of few army thugs who are behaving their own. JK NAP condemns army activities in POK areas which have been always above the law and it must stop now. We do demand the following:
1- Immediately release of JK NAP and JK NSF workers, activists and leaders.
2- Local state administration immediately investigates its civilian employees having secret links with military officers and why they obey their orders, must be exposed as soon as possible.
3- our wounded workers must be treated in local hospitals as we know that previously army had refused to provide them even ambulances to JK NAP dead comrades during long march to Gitgit.
4- AJK Prime minister must take this issue in his hand to inquire why this incident occurred few blocks away from his presence, who ordered the police attack on JK NAP workers and leaders.
5- We must know that why JK NAP was not allowed not take out peaceful procession and peaceful siege of Assembly.
6- We demand freedom of speech, freedom of Assembly, freedom of protest, freedom of movement.
7- We demand withdrawal of Gilgit Baltistan package immediately.
8- Bogus FIRS must be immediately withdrawn against JK NAP and JK NSF leaders and PM must look in to this matter, when he allowed JK NAP procession to go through the route agreed upon once, who ordered to create this unfortunate but brutal conditions for procession.
9- We demand immediate inquiry of police brutality against JK NAP+JK NSF workers.

Issued by,
International Council JK NAP.