Hundreds of Kashmiris from PoK to march towards LoC

The protest will be peaceful and the people participating in it will not indulge in any kind of violence.

Islamabad: Protesting against the abrogation of Article 370 which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of Kashmiris from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have planned a 'Freedom March' along the Line of Control.

The Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front, a group led by the incarcerated pro-independence leader Yasin Malik, is organising the rally.

The people participating in the rally will gather in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. They plan to cross the LoC and reach Srinagar.

A spokesman of the JKLF Rafiq Dar said that many people have already gathered in Muzaffarabad from PoK and Pakistan to march towards Srinagar.

"We have all legal rights to cross the LoC because we do not accept the division of Kashmir. Moreover, the United Nations resolutions have also accepted the free exit and entrance to both parts of Kashmir," Dar told.

"Therefore, we urge the government and the army to allow us to cross LoC and face the Indian troops," he added.

The rally will be peaceful and the people participating in it will not indulge in any kind of violence.

A government official told that over 500 JKLF supporters including 50 women have so far gathered in Muzaffarabad. Hundreds more are expected to join them on Saturday.

The number of protesters is expected to be 3,000 to 4,000.