JKNAP and JKNSF had jointly given a call for the siege of the Legislative Assembly of POAK (Pakistani Occupied Azad Kashmir) on 24 October 2009

JKNAP & JKNSF – WORKERS CLASHED WITH PAKISTAN ARMY AND ARRESTED






Workers of JKNAP and JKNSF from all over POAK gathered in Muzaffarabad on the call of their leaders to lay a siege to the Legislative Assembly of POAK in Muzaffarabad.

JKNAP central president Sardar Liaqat Hayat Khan and JKNSF central president Raja Saba Hussain addressed the workers before the procession set off from Gul Nawaz Butt Memorial for the Legislative Assembly. Sardar Liaqat Hayat Khan and Raja Saba Hussain declared the procession and siege programme as a peaceful activity and announced that we only wish to record our protest against the unconstitutional and colonial Gilgit-Baltistan Package and want to protest peacefully against the suppression of Kashmiri masses by the occupant forces.

Thousands of JKNAP and JKNSF workers took part in the procession. The procession peacefully headed towards the Legislative Assembly but when the marchers arrived by Old Civil Secretariat Pakistan Army clashed with the demonstrators and injured tens of JKNAP and JKNSF peaceful workers.

Army also arrested Kamran Baig, Talah and Aaqib from the scene of the clash. Police baton charged the peaceful protesters and shelled huge quantity of tear gas to disperse the march. All roads leading to the Legislative Assembly were blocked.

Police is now searching for the leaders of JKNAP and JKNSF. The whole city of Muzaffarabad is deserted and police is after the protesters as this news is being filed.

President JK NAP (UK) Professor Sajjad Raja, Spokesperson of JK NAP (IC) and Chairman JK NAP (UK) media board Nadeem Aslam advocate, Senior Vice President Ikram Mir, Vice President Zaheer Ahmed Ghori, General Secretary Shahid Hashmi, Deputy General Secretary Waheed Ahmed Malik, Joint Secretary Sardar Zameer, Chairman Finance Board Mohsan Qureshi, Deputy Chief Organiser Asghar Malik and Chief Organiser Azad Raja have strongly condemned the involvement of Pakistan Army to perturb the peaceful demonstration by JKNAP and JKNSF.

Leaders of JKNAP (UK) warned Pakistan Army to stay away from JKNAP and JKNSF. They strongly criticised the role of Pakistan Army and alleged that whenever Pakistan Army was put to a test by Pakistani nation they let down the masses. Pakistan Army who badly failed to defend their own country and in 1972 handed over East Pakistan to the Indians and 93,000 of Pakistan Army surrendered to the Indians are only meant to crush innocent and helpless masses in Pakistan and Pakistani colonies.

JKNAP (UK) leaders demanded immediate release of all arrested workers and urged Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan to order Pakistan Army to quit POAK.

Leaders of JKNAP (UK) said that peaceful political agitation is one of the basic human rights and Pakistan Army is now given orders to seize all basic human rights from poor Kashmiri people.

JKNAP (UK) leaders warned that if all arrested workers are not released immediately, then Kashmiries will lay down siege to Pakistani High Commission in London.

JKNAP (UK) leaders urged UNO, Amnesty International, European Union and all peace loving democratic countries of the world to press Pakistani and POAK authorities to immediately release the arrested workers of JKNAP and JKNSF.