Srinagar, 06 (INP): In occupied Kashmir, the High Court Bar Association has strongly condemned the recent killing of a mentally-challenged person Rayees Ahmed and a civilian Shahid Mansoor Mir by Indian troops at Pahnoo in Shopian district.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Bar Association in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Indian forces due to immunity provided under draconian law Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) were killing innocent Kashmiris without any fear of accountability.

[timed-content-server show="11/07/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The Bar condemned the custodial killing of civilian Shahid Mir, saying, “Shahid along with another civilian was bundled by the troops into their vehicle three hours before an encounter broke out in Gagran-Khadipora village of Shopian and was tortured and shot dead in custody.” The Bar Association described the killing of Shahid and Rayees as acts of brutality which have no parallels in the contemporary history of the world. “People of Kashmir are subjected to torture, humiliation, killing, maiming and blinding and their properties are destroyed only because they want the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions/decisions and the fulfillment of the promises and pledges made to them at the international fora,” it said. “The civilized people of the world for their petty consideration have been watching the genocide of Kashmiri people silently and are not raising their voice against the gravest kind of human rights violations taking place at the hands of Indian forces in Kashmir,” the statement said. The HCBA also condemned the killing of a religious scholar of Pakistan Maulana Sami-ul-haq and expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. It also expressed grief over the demise of Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan, a veteran politician of Azad Kashmir, who passed away on Sunday. The Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement Chairman, Zafar Akbar Butt, in a statement also expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan. INP/AK[/timed-content-server]