Cricket stars raise voice against Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir

Pakistan cricket stars have voiced their concern over the depleting law and order situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir, urging the Indian authorities to stop violence in the disputed region.

Pakistan's former captain and star all-rounder Shahid Afridi called on United Nations to step up and look into the 'unprovoked aggression and crimes being committed in Kashmir against humanity'.

Kashmiris must be given their due rights as per #UN resolution. The rights of Freedom like all of us. Why was @UN created & why is it sleeping? The unprovoked aggression & crimes being committed in Kashmir against #Humanity must be noted. The @POTUS must play his role to mediate

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) 5 August 2019

Meanwhile, Pakistan women team captain Sana Mir also hoped and prayed for peace in the region. “May peace prevails, may the bloodshed stops. May the innocent live without fear, may the Kashmiris experience freedom. May the greed for power and control diminish and humanity survives,” she tweeted.

Other cricket stars, Javed Miandad and Kamran Akmal, have also spoken up about Kashmir as the tension escalates in the region.

Kashmir is bleeding again and so is my heart! The pictures and videos I see here and there are making me so mad about those cowards killing innocent people!!!! May Allah create ease for people there Ameen.#KashmirBleeds #IndianarmyinKashmir #OperationAllOut #KashmirUnderThreat

— Javed Miandad (@ItsJavedMiandad) 4 August 2019

Killing innocent people doesn’t show how much powerful you are...be human be gentle be kind.stop killing innocent Kashmiris #Kashmir

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) 5 August 2019

The Indian government on Monday revoked the special status of occupied Kashmir, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.