{"id":1157205,"date":"2026-02-05T11:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1157205"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:19:57","slug":"kashmir-solidarity-day-tributes-to-syed-ali-geelani-who-stood-tall-against-indias-oppression-with-steadfastness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/kashmir-solidarity-day-tributes-to-syed-ali-geelani-who-stood-tall-against-indias-oppression-with-steadfastness\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Solidarity Day: Tributes to Syed Ali Geelani who stood tall against India’s oppression with steadfastness"},"content":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR, Feb 05 (APP):In the annals of resistance against oppression and state terrorism, very few personalities stand as resolutely as was the Kashmiri iconic leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who stood tall against India’s endless terror and war crimes during his long peaceful struggle for the right of self-determination of the oppressed Kashmiris.<\/div>\n
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As Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) are marking Kashmir Solidarity Day to strongly condemn the illegal occupation of India, the Kashmiri leadership and civil society are paying glowing tributes to Syed Ali Geelani, whose peaceful struggle are beacon of hope and direction for all Kashmiris to get independence from the Indian yoke.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0For over seven decades, Ali Geelani epitomized the legitimate freedom struggle against illegal occupation and systematic state terrorism in IIOJK, championing the cause of Kashmiris\u2019 freedom with an unwavering resolve.<\/div>\n
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“Ali Geelani\u2019s declaration, “We are Kashmiris and Pakistan is our country,” became a rallying cry for every Kashmiri after the fascist Hinduvata regime had revoked the special status of the IIIOJK seven years ago on August 5, 2019 and turned the held valley into jail amid communication and media blackout.<\/div>\n
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“Gillani shahib’s life was marked by relentless resistance against repressive actions of the Occupied Indian forces and his steadfast commitment and support for the cause of Kashmir separated him from other Kashmir leaders, \u201d said Dr Esa Khan, former Chairman International Relations Department,\u00a0 \u00a0University of Peshawar, while talking to APP.<\/div>\n
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“Despite severe threats to his life, oppressive treatment and long house arrest, Ali Geelani did not leave IIOJK, confronting all the dangers with a bravery and courage that left an indelible mark on the freedom movement in the held valley.”<\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u201cHis legacy is a testament to his extraordinary courage, strong commitment to the Kashmir cause and endless love for the oppressed Kashmiris,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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Professor Dr AH Hilali, a former Chairman of the Political Science Department at University of Peshawar, lauded Ali Geelani\u2019s strong commitment and loyalty with the Kashmir cause, stating, “Late Geelani Sahib received widespread admiration for his resolute principles stance on freedom, justice, equality, and human rights, facing Indian forces’ persecution without retreating an inch.”<\/div>\n
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Geelani’s profound connection to his people was evident until his death on September 1, 2021, during prolonged house arrest in Srinagar.<\/div>\n
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The manner of his passing\u2014his body seized and buried without the presence of his family\u2014further highlighted the severe repression faced by the Kashmiri leader.<\/div>\n
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This inhuman treatment had further exposed the extent of Indian forces’ disregard and maltreatment of humanity, as his family was barred from performing the final rites of the Ali Geelani who was buried in haste at midnight without completion of the last rituals.<\/div>\n
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Hussain Khateeb, a member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Geelani Group) said that Kashmiris on both sides of LoC are presenting glowing tributes to their great leader, who stood for peace and the independence of held Kashmir.<\/div>\n
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He emphasized Geelani’s matchless role in revealing the scale of the violence and oppression of the fascist Modi regime in the held valley, where communication and media blackouts, besides human rights abuses, especially against women and children had made life a nightmare for the oppressed Kashmiris.<\/div>\n
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Citing media reports and the Pakistani dossier of September 2021, Khateeb said the extensive human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings, besides unmarked graves, extrajudicial killings, and widespread torture, were rightly exposed by the great leader in media and public rallies.<\/div>\n
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The gruesome violation of human rights, including forced disappearance of over 8,000 innocent Kashmiris, 8,652 unmarked mass graves, and the imposition of the longest curfew on some 10 million unarmed Kashmiris in IIOJK were boldly exposed by Syed Ali Geelani.<\/div>\n
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Around 162,000 cases of arbitrary arrests and torture, over 25,000 pellet gun injuries, 11,250 women raped, 23,000 women widowed and over 108,000 children were orphaned since 1989 in IIOJK, he said.<\/div>\n
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He said Syed Ali\u00a0 Geelani rightly talked about an excessive use of snipers and cluster ammunitions by India to target innocent Kashmiris along the Line of Control (LoC), use of children and women as human shields by Indian army during encounters and making them sleep at military camps forcing them to dig out minefields and tying youth on military jeeps at IIOJK that testified Modi government\u2019s direct involvement in war crimes and genocide of Kashmiris.<\/div>\n
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He said Geelani Shahib had also strongly opposed the use of pellet guns and cluster ammunition against civilians at IIOJK, condemning the Modi government’s persistent oppressions and state terrorism that targeted innocent lives and used civilians as human shields in the held valley that was turned into the largest jail.<\/div>\n
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The extrajudicial killing of great freedom fighter Burhan Wani and the imprisonment of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik in a fake case further exposed the brutalities and war crimes of Hinduvata Indian regime, he said, adding Modi Govt\u2019s refusal to give access to International UN observers to IIOJK unveiled its ugly secular face before the International Community.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Khateeb also pointed to the anti-Muslim violence in BJP-led Tripura in recent years as evidence of the broader pattern of discrimination, hate, and oppression under Modi\u2019s regime.<\/div>\n
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Declaring Geelani as a beacon of hope for the Kashmiri struggle, he said his lifelong struggle for the right of self-determination in the face of intense persecution by Indian forces had inspired millions of Kashmiris.<\/div>\n
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Geelani\u2019s legacy will continue to inspire future generations of Kashmiris in their quest for freedom, and the time is nearer when their struggle will come to its logical end.<\/div>\n
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The experts argued that peace in South Asia hinges on resolving the Kashmir dispute, cautioning that further conflict could destabilize the entire south region.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0They said that four wars had already fought between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and another war would bring disaster consequences for billions of people of the subcontinent and its negative effects would go even beyond the borders.<\/div>\n
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They demanded that the Indian government immediately restore the Kashmir special status and grant rights of self-determination to the Kashmiri people, besides allowing Geelani\u2019s family to honor his final resting place.<\/div>\n
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The enduring impact of Syed Ali Geelani’s leadership is a powerful reminder that the ongoing indigenous freedom in IIOJK would meet its logical end soon, and time was not far away when people of the held valley would get the right of self-determination as promised to them by the world.<\/div>\n
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