Jammu, July 12 -- Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who continues to be under arbitrary house detention for the second day , paid glowing tributes to the first martyrs of Kashmir of July 13, 1931, on their 94th martyrdom anniversary.

He said that these martyrs laid down their precious lives in the noble cause and pursuit of the realisation of the basic rights of the people of Kashmir under autocratic and discriminatory rule . Their sacrifices are unforgettable and will always be remembered.

In a statement issued to KNS, Mirwaiz said that since the time of Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq, it had been the tradition to honour these martyrs by taking out a peaceful procession to the Martyrs' Graveyard under ...