Srinagar, Oct 17 (KNS): Chairman People's Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has expressed serious concern over spurt in civilian killings in recent days in Kashmir valley. He said people of Kashmir are in deep shock and dumbstuck with the pain of cold blooded murder of two labourers in Kulgam. The spurt in senseless killings of innocent civilians was very unfortunate, heart wrenching and against tenants of Islam," Hakeem Yaseen observed.

In a statement issued to KNS, Hakeem Yaseen while condemning senseless killing of civilians from last few days, Hakeem Yaseen appealed civil society to voice it's concern in strong terms against target killing of civilians. He said enemies of peace were hellbend to tarnish the image of secular Kashmir and Kashmiryat by fomenting communal frenzy and hatred.

PDF Chairman has made a fervent appeal to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of caste, creed, colour, religion and region, to rise to the occasion and stand like a rock to defeat nefarious designs of the enemy of peace and brother hood." He said enemy of peace would not be allowed to vitiate our centuries old tradition of mutual communal understanding and unity in diversity.

Hakeem Yaseen has also castigated government for its alleged failure on security as well as law and order fronts.

"People have every right to ask 'who are these unknown gunmen and why government have failed to expose them despite repeated demand from the people and civil society to unfold the mystery," Hakeem Yaseen added. He said incidents of target killings are aimed at to bring bad name to Kashmiri majority community and to foment communal tensions. (KNS)