Islamabad: As International Mother’s Day is being observed across the world today, thousands of Kashmiri women continue to wait for the return of their relatives subjected to enforced disappearance in custody by Indian forces and agencies in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and detained in different jails.
A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service said International Mother’s Day is a global celebration of motherhood and the contribution of mothers to society, marked widely on the second Sunday of May.
On International Mother’s Day, the report pointed out that continued Indian state terrorism has resulted in the killing of 96,495 Kashmiris, including women and children, from 1989 to May 10, 2026. As many as 22,991 women have been widowed by Indian forces and 11,277 raped, disgraced, or molested during the period. The report deplored that nearly a hundred women, including 66-year-old women leader Aasiya Andrabi, Naheeda Nasreen, and Fehmeeda Sofi, are facing illegal detention in different jails, including India’s infamous Tihar Jail, on false charges.
A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service said International Mother’s Day is a global celebration of motherhood and the contribution of mothers to society, marked widely on the second Sunday of May.
On International Mother’s Day, the report pointed out that continued Indian state terrorism has resulted in the killing of 96,495 Kashmiris, including women and children, from 1989 to May 10, 2026. As many as 22,991 women have been widowed by Indian forces and 11,277 raped, disgraced, or molested during the period. The report deplored that nearly a hundred women, including 66-year-old women leader Aasiya Andrabi, Naheeda Nasreen, and Fehmeeda Sofi, are facing illegal detention in different jails, including India’s infamous Tihar Jail, on false charges.