The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has paid glowing tributes to the Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on his birth anniversary today.

In a statement issued in Srinagar, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, said that Quaid-e-Azam was a great visionary leader, and the Muslims of South Asia fought for a separate homeland, which they finally attained in 1947 under his dynamic leadership.

He said that the people of Kashmir were an integral part of the Pakistan movement and fought shoulder to shoulder for the creation of Pakistan.  

He further said that people of Kashmir have great love for Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Pakistan, believing that Pakistan would only be complete when Kashmir is freed from Indian slavery and becomes part of it.

Several other Hurriyat organizations including Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League and Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, in their separate statements in Srinagar, have said that Quaid-e-Azam referred to Kashmir as jugular vein and economic backbone of Pakistan.

They said that accession to Pakistan is destiny of Kashmiris.

The leaders expressed hope that Pakistan would continue its support for the Kashmiris' freedom movement and expedite its diplomatic efforts to highlight Kashmir dispute in international fora.

Meanwhile, Indian troops launched cordon-and-search operations in Kishtwar and Rajouri districts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

These operations have raised concerns among local residents, as Indian forces continue their activities under pretext of security measures in occupied territory.