All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reiterated demand for the immediate release of thousands of Kashmiris languishing in jails of India and in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The APHC spokesperson, in a statement issued in Srinagar, emphasized that poor prison conditions are severely affecting the physical and mental health of these prisoners.

Meanwhile, Indian forces’ personnel have intensified cordon and search operations in various areas of Kupwara, Islamabad, Rajouri and Poonch districts.

Residents reported to the media that the troops invade homes, vandalize property, and intimidate occupants during these operations.

People are continuing to hold peaceful protests in response to blasphemous remarks made by Hindutva priest Yati Narsinghanand.

In a statement, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas urged both the Kashmiri people and religious scholars will hold protests after Friday prayers.

Condemning the provocative remarks, he said it deeply hurt the sentiments of Muslim community, not only in India and IIOJK but also globally. 

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said that the results of the recent Assembly elections reflect a clear rejection by the Kashmiri people of the Indian government’s decision to revoke the occupied territory’s special status on August 5, 2019.