In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent Hurriyat leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, were observed on Sunday.

Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq was assassinated by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Srinagar on this day in 1990. On the same day, over 70 mourners were martyred when Indian troops opened indiscriminate fire on his funeral procession in Hawal area of Srinagar.

Twelve years later on this day in 2002, unknown attackers had shot dead Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone when he was returning after addressing a gathering at the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar.

In a statement in Srinagar, All Parties Hurriyat Conference has paid rich tribute both martyrs.