ISLAMABAD: Indian troops, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one youth in Poonch district in occupied Kashmir, on Monday.According to Kashmir Media service, troops during siege and search operations killed the youth at Mendher in the district. On the other hand, an Indian trooper assaulted and critically injured a civilian, Manzoor Ahmad Khan at Beerwah in Budgam while an Indian policeman thrashed Irshad Ahmad Dar, a driver of mini-bus, near Lazbal in Islamabad without any provocation. Meanwhile, a complete shutdown is being observed in Islamabad and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir in protest against the visit of the General Secretary of Indian Congress, Rahul Gandhi. "This protest strike is not against the Gandhi but against the party which he represents. Former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised to the people of Kashmir that they would be given right of self-determination. The promise is yet to be fulfilled. So it is a message for the India's Congress party that Kashmiris will fight against its anti-Kashmir policies," senior Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani said. ISLAMABAD: Indian troops, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one youth in Poonch district in occupied Kashmir, on Monday.According to Kashmir Media service, troops during siege and search operations killed the youth at Mendher in the district. On the other hand, an Indian trooper assaulted and critically injured a civilian, Manzoor Ahmad Khan at Beerwah in Budgam while an Indian policeman thrashed Irshad Ahmad Dar, a driver of mini-bus, near Lazbal in Islamabad without any provocation. Meanwhile, a complete shutdown is being observed in Islamabad and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir in protest against the visit of the General Secretary of Indian Congress, Rahul Gandhi. "This protest strike is not against the Gandhi but against the party which he represents. Former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised to the people of Kashmir that they would be given right of self-determination. The promise is yet to be fulfilled. So it is a message for the India's Congress party that Kashmiris will fight against its anti-Kashmir policies," senior Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani said.
BEIRUT: Thousands of people converged Saturday on central Beirut to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese former premier Rafiq Hariri.Waving Lebanese flags and carrying pictures of the slain leader, men, women and children gathered under sunny skies in Martyr's Square where members of the parliamentary majority were to address the crowd. The rally comes as final preparations are underway in The Hague for the launch of the international tribunal set up to bring Hariri's killers to justice. It also comes as the country prepares for legislative elections in June that will pit Western-backed political parties against a Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Syria and Iran.Hariri died in a massive car bombing on February 14, 2005 that also killed 22 others. The assassination was widely blamed on then Lebanese power-broker Syria, which has denied any involvement. The attack on the Beirut seafront was one of the worst acts of political violence to rock Lebanon since t...
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