Kashmiris mark October 27 as Black Day, Altaf Ahmed Bhat calls for UN to fulfill its promises
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS )
Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement (JKSM), Altaf Ahmed Bhat, has said that October 27 stands as a painful reminder of the day in 1947 when Indian troops forcibly entered Jammu and Kashmir, betraying the will of its people and violating all norms of justice and international law.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Altaf Ahmed Bhat said that Kashmiris across the world are observing this day as Black Day to reject India’s illegal occupation and to remind the international community that the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved even after seventy-eight years. “The United Nations Security Council itself acknowledged Kashmir as a disputed territory through its historic resolutions, most notably Resolution 47 of 1948 and subsequent ones in 1951, 1957, and 1962, all of which clearly guaranteed the Kashmiri people the right to decide their own political future through a UN-supervised plebiscite,” he said.
Bhat said that despite these commitments, India has continued to defy international law and moral principles by maintaining a military occupation that has brought nothing but repression and suffering to the Kashmiri people. “Every passing year, New Delhi tightens its control through demographic changes, arbitrary detentions, and brutal crackdowns — yet, it has failed to break the spirit of the Kashmiri people,” he added.
He urged the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and global human rights bodies to play their role in ensuring the implementation of UN resolutions on Kashmir and to hold India accountable for its continued defiance of international commitments. “Silence from the world only emboldens oppression,” Bhat warned.
Altaf Ahmed Bhat reaffirmed that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will continue their peaceful struggle for freedom and dignity. “Our movement is rooted in truth, justice, and the undeniable right of self-determination. No force can erase that,” he said.
He also called upon Kashmiris in Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and around the world to hold peaceful rallies, seminars, and online campaigns to highlight the ongoing occupation and demand the fulfilment of UN promises. “October 27 will always be remembered as the day our homeland was occupied, but it also reminds us that the fight for freedom is still alive, and the will of the Kashmiri people remains unbroken,” he concluded