The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has emphasized that martyred youth leader Burhan Wani remains a potent symbol of resistance against Indian occupation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Kashmir Media Service, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a statement in Srinagar issued ahead of Burhan Wani’s 8th martyrdom anniversary, praised him as a hero and beacon for Kashmiri youth.

Burhan Wani and his two associates were martyred by Indian troops in a fake encounter in Kokernag area of Islamabad district on July 8 in 2016.