Pakistan conveys strong demarche to India, expresses solidarity with Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (NNI): Pakistan has conveyed a strong demarche to India and expressed solidarity with Kashmiris on the first martyrdom anniversary of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani. The Foreign Office in a statement said Pakistan joins the Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control in paying tribute to iconic Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani on his first martyrdom anniversary Thursday. Syed Ali Gilani breathed his last in long-drawn illegal Indian custody on this day, last year. The Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a strong demarche was made over India’s continued obstinacy and refusal to accept Syed Ali Gilani’s right to a burial in accordance with his will. The Indian Charge d’Affaires was conveyed Pakistan’s deep regret that despite the passage of one year since the veteran leader’s demise in Indian custody, the Government of India had persisted in its intransigence and denied him a dignified burial in the “Cemetery of Martyrs” as per his desire.