Kashmir Martyrs’ Day is observed every year on July 13 for the last 90 years. This historic day is observed by Kashmiris and Pakistanis around the world. This day commemorates the martyrdom of 22 Kashmiri moazzins who were martyred outside the Srinagar Jail on July 13, 1931, by the soldiers of the Maharaja of Kashmir during the call to prayer, while numerous Muslims were arrested.
Twenty-two moazzins completed this adhan by sacrificing their lives. The sound of that adhan is still resonating in the hearts of the Kashmiri people. This incident of July 13 laid down the foundation of the independence movement.
Even after this brutal incident, the Kashmiri people have been the victims of state oppression of Hindu Rashtra for nine decades but have not given up. The martyrs of Kashmir are paid tribute all over the world every year on July 13.
The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, in his message on Kashmir Martyrs Day, said that I salute my Kashmiri brothers and sisters on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, keeping the souls of the martyrs of July 13, 1931, alive. The struggle for the independence of Kashmir’s heroes is still going on. The Kashmiri people’s fight against the illegal Indian occupation is fair and selfless. Pakistan will continue to provide diplomatic, political and legal aid to Kashmiris till independence. We are not far from the day when Kashmir will be independent, he added.