Sardar Arif Shahid Explained

Sardar Arif Shahid was a Kashmiri nationalist leader who advocated the independence of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan's rule. He was killed on 14 May 2013 outside his house in Rawalpindi. His supporters allege that his Pakistan security forces killed him.[1] [2] [3]

Arif Shahid was also the first pro-independence Kashmiri leader who was killed in Pakistan.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kashmiris protest at killing of Sardar Arif Shahid. 16 May 2013. BBC News.
  2. Web site: Why they killed Arif Shahid. 30 May 2013. Express Tribune.
  3. Book: Freedom in the World 2014: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Arch Puddington, Aili Piano, Jennifer Dunham, Bret Nelson, Tyler Roylance . 2014 . . 9781442247079 . 805.

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