Old stories: Month wise

The passing away of Syed Ali Gilani: A colossal loss to the people of Kashmir

Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai With the passing of Syed Ali Gilani, Chairman, Tehreek-e-Hurriyet, on September 1, 2021, a leader par excellence, who was a symbol of humanity and champion of human rights all over the world, be it Palestine, Myanmar, Chechnya, Kashmir or else, it is an end of era. …

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Funeral prayers in absentia for Syed Ali Gilani held at Parliament House

Islamabad, September 02 (KMS): Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza for veteran Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani was held at the parliament in Islamabad on Thursday. It was attended amongst others by President Dr. Arif Alvi, Senate Chairman, Sadiq Sanjrani, the President and the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir and the parliamentarians. Later, …

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Mazari expresses grief over Syed Ali Gilani’s sad demise

Islamabad, September 02 (KMS): Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari has expressed grief over the sad demise of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani. In a condolence message, she said “We are truly saddened by the death of Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Gillani.” “He was tortured and imprisoned …

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Pro-freedom, Pakistan slogans raised around Gilani’s body wrapped in green flag

Srinagar, September 02 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the dead body of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani was wrapped in Pakistani flag by mourners at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar. The mourners raised high-pitched pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans like ‘We Want Freedom’, ‘Hum Pakistani Hain Aur …

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Afghan Taliban have right to speak in favor of Kashmiris: Spokesperson

Kabul, September 02 (KMS): Taliban spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen on Thursday said that Afghan Taliban have the right to speak out in favor of the Muslims of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In an exclusive interview to British Broadcasting Company (BBC) through video link on Thursday, the Taliban spokesman, while …

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Fascist Modi regime snatches body of Syed Ali Gilani

Srinagar, September 02 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government disallowed the family of the veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Gilani, to perform his burial at Martyrs’ Graveyard (Mazar-e-Shuhada) at Eidgah in Srinagar.

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Syed Ali Gilani’s mission will live on until IIOJK people win right to self-determination: COAS

RAWALPINDI, Sept 02 (KMS): Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed deepest grief on the sad demise of veteran Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani. He said that the lifelong sacrifices and ceaseless struggle of Syed Ali Gilani symbolized indomitable resolve of Kashmiris against Indian occupation. Ali …

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AJK govt announces three-day mourning on Syed Ali Gilani’s demise

Muzaffarabad, September 02 (KMS): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has announced three-day mourning across the state on the demise of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani. Meanwhile, the AJK President, Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi have expressed grief sorrow over the death of …

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Condolences over Syed Ali Gilani’s demise

Srinagar, September 02 (KMS): Hurriyat leaders and organisations from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and across the world have paid rich tributes to the icon of Kashmir freedom movement, Syed Ali Gilani, who breathed his last in police custody in Srinagar on Wednesday. The Hurriyat leaders including Shabbir …

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Article: The Man Behind the Armor

I first met Syed Ali Geelani (1929-2021) in 1963 as a college freshman in Sopore, the famous north-central Kashmiri college town. Sopore, the bustling center of the state’s apple industry and regional commerce, was then - and for decades has been - the epicenter of the Kashmiri freedom struggle. Sopore has always stood out for its defiance against India’s colonialist occupation.

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