South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Islamabad, September 19, 2018 : Pakistan Post has issued special postage stamps to portray popular martyred Kashmiri young resistence leader, Burhan Wani, describing him a Freedom Icon.
Pakistan Post had issued 20 special postage stamps on July 24, this year, to locally and internationally highlight the brutalities of Indian troops on the people of Kashmir engaged in a peaceful struggle to achieve freedom from India’s illegal occupation of their homeland.
The stamps carry photos of Burhan Wani and his two associates killed in a fake encounter by Indian troops in Islamabad district of south Kashmir in  July 8, 2016.
The commemorative stamps also portray the victims of chemical weapons, blind pellet guns, missing and destruction caused by the chemical weapons used by the Indian forces’ personnel in Kashmir.
The stamps carry captions such as ‘Burhan Wani (1994-2016) freedom icon’. Wani (22), use of chemical weapons, ‘use of pellet guns, mass graves,‘braid chopping, Human shield and the pictures of Kashmiri martyrs over the last few years.
The other stamp carries the picture of Human Shield Farooq Ahmad Farooq Dar a resident of Budgam who was tied on an Indian army jeep as a Human shield on April 9, 2017, by an Indian  army team led by Major Leetul Gogoi and drove him 27 kilometres, parading him through 20 different villages.
The stamps were issued on ‘Kashmir Martyrs Day’ by the Philately Bureau, Karachi Internationally highlight the plight of Kashmiri people.
According to the  report, the stamps were issued on Kashmir Martyrs Day by the Philately Bureau, Karachi and are available on e-bay for $6.99 (approximately Rs 500). In Pakistan, the stamps are sold at Rs 8 (local currency) per piece.