Islamabad: The massacre at the historic Pir Dastgeer Sahib shrine in Srinagar on May 8, 1991, remains a grim reminder of the brutalities and grave human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian forces in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Global Mirror, personnel of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) opened indiscriminate fire on thousands of mourners who had gathered at Pir Dastgeer Sahib in the Khanyar area of downtown Srinagar on 8th may 1991to attend the funeral prayers of some martyred Kashmiris. The firing resulted in the martyrdom of 18 civilians on the spot, including an infant and his father, while several others were injured.
According to Global Mirror, personnel of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) opened indiscriminate fire on thousands of mourners who had gathered at Pir Dastgeer Sahib in the Khanyar area of downtown Srinagar on 8th may 1991to attend the funeral prayers of some martyred Kashmiris. The firing resulted in the martyrdom of 18 civilians on the spot, including an infant and his father, while several others were injured.