The 16th Martyrdom anniversary of
Shaheed-e-Kashmir Maqbool Butt was
observed with due solemnity by Kashmiris
living in New York in general
and by JKLF Members in Particular.
A public
meeting was held under JKLF auspices inn ‘Village’ Restaurant
Hall, which got
packed to capacity. The speakers included Guest of
Honour Dr Farooqi,
President Manzoor A. Khan, General Secretary Sardar
Haleem, Stage Secretary,
Imtiaz A. Khan, Ali Afsar Khan, Organiser,
Iftikhar Chaudhari, Talib Hussain,
Miss Saba Khan, Rabia Manzoor, Bilqis
Parveen, M. Aness, Ashraf Gulam from
JKLF, Azeem Dutt from NLF, Suhail
Ansari and Tariq Agarwal from Plebiscite
Front, Balwandar Singh and
Harband Singh of Khalistan Movement, Community
leader Shahid Mehmood and
a retired officer of Azad Kashmir government, Mr
Ghulam Ahmad. All paid
rich tribute to Shaheed Maqbool Butt and his examplary
sacrifices for
re-unification and complete independence of the forcibly
divided Jammu
Kashmir State. They re-iterated their resolve to continue their
struggle
for completion of the mission for which Maqbool Butt sacrificed
his
life.
A detailed written message of JKLF Chairman Mr Amanullah Khan
was read
by Imtiaz A. Khan. Mr Amanullah Khan called upon party members and
other
patriotic Kashmiris living in USA to accelerate their struggle
for
national emancipation in the light of the fast changing world
scenario
regarding Kashmir specially of President Clintons forth coming visit
to
South Asia.
Prayers were also offered for all martyrs who had laid down
their lives
for national liberation.
(Imtiaz A. Khan)
Vice
President, JKLF New York.