A special ceremony was held at the Kashmir Center in Lahore to pay tribute to the veteran Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Gilani in connection with his 3rd martyrdom anniversary. The speakers at the ceremony praised Syed Ali Gilani as a great symbol of resistance who endured hardships and imprisonment but never compromised on his stance. They said that Gilani's slogan "We are Pakistanis, Pakistan is ours" has become the voice of every Kashmiri. The speakers also highlighted how India tried to break Gilani's spirit by keeping him under house arrest, but he continued to fight for freedom until his last breath. They remembered Gilani as a great author, politician, and freedom leader who dedicated his life to the cause of Kashmir's freedom and accession to Pakistan.

The speakers also criticized the Indian government for imposing curfew and snatching Gilani's body from his family to bury him in the dead of night, fearing protests and demonstrations by Kashmiris. The ceremony was addressed by several prominent figures, including Molana Mufti Shafi Josh, Merajuddin Jaral, Manzoor Hussain Gilani, Farooq Azam, Bilal Ahmed Butt, Nisar Ahmed Beg, Naib Ameer Kashmir Center Naeem-ul-Hasan, religious scholar Allama Mashooq Ahmed Qadri, Raja Abrar, and Nazir Ahmed Mir. The ceremony concluded with a prayer led by Molana Mufti Shafi Josh for the elevation of Syed Ali Gilani's ranks and the freedom of occupied Jammu and Kashmir from Indian rule.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan