Bullets can’t crush Kashmiris’ struggle: CM

Says world should force India to stop bloodshed in IHK

LAHORE

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that India cannot deprive unarmed Kashmiris of their right of freedom through atrocities and Indian government cannot crush freedom struggle of Kashmiris through bullets.

He said the policy of the carnage and violence of Indian government had failed and promoted the desire for freedom in the hearts of Kashmiri people. The chief minister said the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir were rendering sacrifices for their right and writing a new history with their blood. He said the spirit of Kashmiris regarding independence struggle would not cool down and there would be dawn of freedom of Kashmir will through the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs. 

He said that depriving Kashmiris of their right of self-determination was murder of justice. He said that world conscience would have to be awaken on worst cruelties committed by Indian occupied forces on unarmed Kashmiris. There is no justification of silence by world nations on Indian atrocities, he said, adding that world community should put pressure on India to stop bloodshed in occupied Kashmir.

dengue plan: Shahbaz Sharif has said that anti-dengue activities should be carried out throughout the province, including Rawalpindi and Lahore and all-out steps be taken for saving the masses against dengue. 

According to a handout, the chief minister said that special attention should be paid to indoor and outdoor surveillance. He said that all the measures taken regarding anti-dengue should be actively monitored. 

Dengue surveillance should be accelerated and all the institutions and departments concerned should discharge their duties in an efficient manner to overcome the disease, he added. Issuing directions to Provincial Cabinet Committee on Anti-Dengue, the chief minister said effective implementation of the plan evolved for controlling dengue should be ensured at every cost. He said that all-out steps should be taken for complete elimination of dengue in Lahore, Rawalpindi and other cities. Shahbaz Sharif said that federal and provincial institutions concerned should take steps through collective efforts in this regard. He emphasised upon the need of working of Town Emergency Response Committees in an effective manner to cope with dengue. He said that special attention should be paid to the treatment and look after of dengue patients in the hospitals. He said the institutions concerned have to play an active role to save the citizens against dengue.

He said there was no room for laxity or negligence in implementing the plan evolved to tackle dengue disease. He said that like previous years, institutions concerned should work with passion.