Sardar Masood Khan, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday strongly condemned killing of 13 Kashmiris, including Sabzar Ahmed Bhat, by Indian occupation forces. "The martyrs were demanding freedom and right to self-determination. It is not crime by any law because Kashmiris are waiting for a just dispensation for their political future," Masood Khan said, adding that India was, however, committing crimes against humanity by targeting Kashmiris in their own land.
Drawing attention to the crippling of the Valley of Kashmir by the occupation forces in pursuit of their heinous agenda, Sardar Masood Khan said the message from Kashmiris is that time for freedom is now. President Masood Khan said that despite restrictions and blockades Kashmiris walked on foot to attend the funeral of their fallen young men, who have laid down their lives in their struggle for liberty and fundamental human rights.