Prominent Sunni cleric denounced recent killings of Muslims in Kashmir stressing, "Islamic nations are incumbent to support Muslims in the restive region."
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"Islamic nations are incumbent to side with Muslims" Prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Ahmad Salami told Tasnim stressing the systematic killing of Muslims at the hands of Indian troops in Kashmirresembled the crisis in Palestine, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
A Sunni member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts went on to stress, "while interference in other countries’ internal affairs is not correct, all countries, Islamic ones in particular, share a duty to politically support Kashmiri Muslims."
“Muslims have a shared responsibility and duty regarding the plagued condition in Kashmir,” he stated while adding interference in other countries’ internal affairs is not correct. "all countries, Islamic ones in particular, share a duty to politically support Kashmiri Muslims."
Clashes erupted after Burhan Wani, a top figure in the pro-independence Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) group, was killed along with two others in a shootout with Indian troopers on July 8.
Anti-riot troops have used live ammunition, pellet guns and tear gas to disperse the crowds and calm down the outrage over the past few days.
At least 37 people are now confirmed dead and over 2,000 others injured following days of violent clashes between protesters and Indian forces. Medical sources have expressed serious concern that a severe lack of blood donations and life-saving medicines could cause more deaths.
Kashmir has been at the heart of a bitter territorial dispute since India and Pakistan became independent in 1947.
Kashmir, a Himalayan region known for its beautiful landscapes, lies at the heart of more than 69 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both neighbors claim the region in full but have partial control over it. India controls two thirds of Kashmir while the remaining one third is under the Pakistani rule.
Thousands of people have been killed in the violence in Kashmir over the past two decades. Security forces in the area have been accused of using disproportionate force against civilians, a charge the state government has vowed to investigate.
