Sheikh Abdul Aziz
Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952 – 11 August 2008) was chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples League and a prominent member of the
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Aziz was a "pro-freedom" politician. He had been jailed on several occasions for demanding independence from both Kashmir. He is the third prominent separatist leader to have been killed after the eruption of 1989 armed struggle against Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir[1]
Early life
Sheikh Abdul Aziz was born in 1952 in Namblabal, district
Death
On 11 August 2008 the "Muzaffarabad chalo" call was given by the Hurriyat Conference and some other organisations against the 'economical blockade' of Kashmir valley. Processions were taken out from various areas across the valley. Aziz and Shabbir Shah were leading the march from Sopore towards the de facto border with Pakistan, when their rally was stopped by a force of police and army at Chala, 25 km away from the border town of Uri, to disperse the march. Aziz along with many others were injured. All the critically injured were taken to Srinagar's SMHS hospital, where Aziz died. He was buried in "Marty's Graveyard" in Eidgah, Srinagar on 12 August 2008.[5][6]
See also
- Ayub Thakur
- Hurriyat and Problems before Plebiscite
- 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
- Kashmir Dispute
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 47
References and notes
- ^ a b "Kashmiri separatist leader killed". Al-Jazeera. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Last words of Saheed-e-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz". kashmirwatch.com. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Murtaza, Shibli (11 August 2008). "Obituary: Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952-2008)". kashmiraffairs.org. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Shah, Waseem (10 August 2009). "Sheikh Aziz: Man with a mission". [kashmirwatch.org]. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Ehsan Fazili (11 August 2008). "'Muzaffarabad chalo' march fizzles out". Tribune News Service. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ^ Jawed Naqvi (12 August 2008). "Troops open fire as 250,000 'march to Muzaffarabad': APHC leader Sheikh Aziz killed". Dawn News. Retrieved 25 July 2012.