“Pakistan stands united with Kashmiri brothers and sisters and committed to their legitimate struggle for self-determination”
Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for Kashmiris and called on the international community to step up and act to stop India’s “genocidal acts” in India-occupied Kashmir (IoK).
In his message on Kashmir Day, the prime minister said: “It is time the world takes notice of India’s grave human rights violations in IIOJK which include crimes against humanity, war crimes & genocidal acts as well as the threat of forced demographic change.”
He added that such actions were a “complete violation” of the Geneva Convention. The premier said it was the international community’s responsibility to ensure an impartial plebiscite, emphasising that it could not ignore the Kashmiri’s plight and “their undeniable desire to free themselves from the Indian state’s draconian military occupation”.
“Pakistan stands united with our Kashmiri brothers & sisters and committed to their legitimate struggle for self-determination. Modi’s fascist policies of oppression & violence have failed to crush the spirit of the Kashmiri resistance in IoK,” the prime minister said.
President Dr Arif Alvi said India was continuing to “brutalise” IoK and also trying to change its demography. “I remind the world to wake up & fulfil its promise of protecting Kashmiri human and political rights,” the president said in his message.
Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said now was the time to “end this human tragedy” and resolve the Kashmir dispute as per the aspirations of its people and in line with relevant UN resolutions.
Pakistan demands to end state terorism
“The new year continues to witness this intense level of violence and state terrorism” where “at least sixteen innocent Kashmiris were martyred during the first month of 2022” said Ambassador Munir Akram today at a virtual commemoration to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day, organized by Pakistan Mission to the United Nations, New York, says a press release received here today from New York. In his keynote address, he demanded India to reverse its unilateral and illegal measures instituted since 5th August 2019; end its oppression and human rights violations against the people of Kashmir, and halt and reverse the demographic changes in the occupied territory.
Indian occupation forces brutalizing Kashmiris
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi paid homage to the supreme sacrifices of our brothers and sisters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “We reiterate our unflinching and complete support for their just struggle. This will continue till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination” he said.
“Indian occupation forces have been brutalizing the Kashmiris with impunity for more than seven decades. History has few parallels of such massive violations of fundamental rights. Over 8 million Kashmiris have been turned into prisoners in their own homes, with more than 900,000 occupation troops holding them hostage.”
dia’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 were manifestly anti-peace and against international law including the UN Charter, UN Security Council Resolutions, and the 4th Geneva Convention.
“India must realize that oppression and systematic violation of fundamental rights cannot break the will of the Kashmiris struggling for their self-determination and freedom from Indian occupation,” FM Qureshi said.