ISLAMABAD:Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Acting Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), said that 27 October 1947 marks a dark chapter in Kashmir's history.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar said that for nearly eight decades, the people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have endured oppression, violence, arbitrary arrests, and denial of their fundamental right to self-determination. He urged the international community to play an effective role in resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions and ensuring the Kashmiri people their inalienable right to self-determination.