Online Desk: The New Delhi-appointed administration, led by Lieutenant Governor, has seized the properties of two more Kashmiri civilians in the Kupwara district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to Kashmir Media Service, the properties, comprising three kanals and 12 marlas of land, owned by Tahir Ahmad Peer and Mohammad Ramzan Ganie, both residents of Qaziabad, Handwara, in the district.
Since the illegal abrogation of IIOJK’s special status in August 2019, the BJP-led Indian government has intensified its campaign to deprive Kashmiris of their properties, homes, and lands. This strategy aims to economically weaken the local population while facilitating the transfer of confiscated properties to non-Kashmiri Hindus, systematically altering the territory’s demographic balance to advance the Hindutva agenda.
Meanwhile, speakers at a seminar in Karachi condemned the ongoing illegal Indian occupation, highlighting the escalating militarization and its severe environmental challenges in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to Kashmir Media Service, the seminar, titled “Militarization and Environmental Challenges in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” was organized by Iqra University, Karachi, in collaboration with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter. The event saw significant participation from students, faculty members, and academic staff.
The speakers highlighted how the presence of Indian occupying troops in the territory continues to escalate, causing untold suffering for the Kashmiri people. They expressed concern over militarization’s detrimental impact on the environment, particularly in terms of deforestation, pollution, and the destruction of natural resources.
Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Convener of APHC-AJK, reiterated Quaid-e-Azam’s statement that Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan. He thanked Pakistan for its political, moral, and diplomatic support of the Kashmir cause.
Altaf Hussain Wani, Chairman of the Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR), spoke about the atrocities faced by Kashmiris and paid tribute to their steadfastness. He highlighted the presence of one million occupation forces as the cause of environmental degradation and the melting of glaciers in the disputed territory.