Shuhaib Zahoor
On the eve of International Day of Enforced Disappearances, Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a peaceful sit-in at Pratap Park Srinagar on Wednesday. Scores of family members of disappeared persons participated in the peaceful protest that was also attended by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik who expressed solidarity with the families of the victims and said that people of Kashmir always support the APDP which is fighting for a just cause.
He said that more than ten thousand people were subjected to enforced disappearance in Kashmir Valley. “They were either picked up by CRPF or BSF and their families are still looking for them. The ugly part of the story is that a wife who is still searching for her husband is called half-widow. It is a tragedy that has taken heavy toll on the affected families,” Malik said added that peace can only prevail when Kashmir issue will be resolved as per the aspirations of the people.
