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Kashmiris self-determination struggle has gained a new momentum: Pakistan
Submitted 2 hrs 35 mins ago
Pakistan told a ministerial panel of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Wednesday that Kashmiris struggle for the right to self-determination had gained a new momentum that deserved full support of the international community and the Ummah. It is our moral obligation and collective responsibility to support the Kashmiri people in their just cause, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in a speech to the OICs Contact Group on Kashmir.
The meeting, held under the chairmanship of OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, was attended by senior delegates of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Niger.Recently the indigenous movement of the Kashmiri people has gained a new momentum, she said, referring to the anti -India protests stemming from the rape of a young woman in Kashmirs town of Kulgam at the hands of security forces and the custodial killing of a trader in Sopore.
Khar called on India to exercise restraint, accept Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory and ensure that there were no further killings.
She also demanded that those responsible for 2,156 mass graves were brought to justice, release political prisoners and convict those responsible for torture, brutalities and murders.
The people of Pakistan cannot remain indifferent to the suffering of their brothers and sisters in Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign minister added.Khar regretted that even after more than six decades, the fundamental right to self-determination, which is enshrined in the UN Charter and international law, was being denied to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian forces, she said, have shown little regard for the concern of the international community over the human rights violations of the Kashmiri people. Despite their long and strenuous struggle, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have not given up hope nor has the Indian security apparatus been able to crush their spirit and aspiration for self-determination, she told the meeting.
Pakistan, she said, is committed to finding a just and peaceful resolution to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions and wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people and firmly believes that the Kashmiris need to be associated with the dialogue process.
Pakistan is convinced that the key to enduring peace, security and stability in South Asia lies in resolving the Kashmir dispute, the foreign minister said. Pakistan has demonstrated seriousness of purpose and sincerity in seeking the resumption of dialogue process with India, she said.
We have resumed the dialogue process with India to resolve peacefully all outstanding issues through constructive and result -oriented engagement. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutogl of Turkey, and representatives of Saudi Arabia and Niger also called for a peaceful settlements of the decades-old Kashmir dispute through the dialogue process with India.
They cited the relevant UN resolutions as the basis for settling the dispute, with the involvement of Kashmiri people in the process. Pakistan efforts for a negotiated resolution of the dispute were also supported. Earlier, Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) told the high-level delegates that the human rights situation in Kashmir has not changed despite the peace talks between India and Pakistan.
Today, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are experiencing the horrors of human rights atrocities on daily basis: extrajudicial killings that surpass 100,000 in the last two decades, torture, arbitrary detentions, involuntary disappearances and ruthless suppression of political expression, he said. The APHC chief said over 4600 mass graves have been located by an International Tribunal on Kashmir, but the Indian Government was refusing to allow international human rights organizations to investigate.
An Indian police team, operating under the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) verified the horrific discovery of 2700 mass graves, identifying 574 bodies of disappeared locals.
We call on the United Nations to condemn these atrocities upon the innocent Kashmiri people, organize a UN tribunal to ascertain the gravity of the tyranny and to request Jeremy Sarkin (South Africa), Chairperson-Rapporteur United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to conduct an independent investigation.
For many reasons, Farooq said, the world powers had remained silent on the issue of human rights in Kashmir, and that silence has had deadly consequences for the Kashmiris.
We would like to reiterate that the urgent goal of resolving the Kashmir dispute couldnt be left to the two governments of India and Pakistan to achieve, he said.
Bilateral talks have proven barren for more than 64 years; they have lacked a sense of urgency. It requires the engagement of a multilateral effort with the participation of the leadership of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The element that has been missing in efforts toward a settlement is the political representation of Kashmiris.
The APHC wants a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict through dialogue, with the participation of all parties India, Pakistan and the People of Jammu and Kashmir. The United Nations, he said, has a moral and legal obligation to help settle the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes and will of the people. Past failures to settle the question should not deter the United Nations from present efforts. Now more than ever, the United Nations must renew efforts to bring about the promised settlement.
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Submitted 2 hrs 35 mins ago
Pakistan told a ministerial panel of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Wednesday that Kashmiris struggle for the right to self-determination had gained a new momentum that deserved full support of the international community and the Ummah. It is our moral obligation and collective responsibility to support the Kashmiri people in their just cause, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said in a speech to the OICs Contact Group on Kashmir.
The meeting, held under the chairmanship of OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, was attended by senior delegates of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Niger.Recently the indigenous movement of the Kashmiri people has gained a new momentum, she said, referring to the anti -India protests stemming from the rape of a young woman in Kashmirs town of Kulgam at the hands of security forces and the custodial killing of a trader in Sopore.
Khar called on India to exercise restraint, accept Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory and ensure that there were no further killings.
She also demanded that those responsible for 2,156 mass graves were brought to justice, release political prisoners and convict those responsible for torture, brutalities and murders.
The people of Pakistan cannot remain indifferent to the suffering of their brothers and sisters in Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign minister added.Khar regretted that even after more than six decades, the fundamental right to self-determination, which is enshrined in the UN Charter and international law, was being denied to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian forces, she said, have shown little regard for the concern of the international community over the human rights violations of the Kashmiri people. Despite their long and strenuous struggle, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have not given up hope nor has the Indian security apparatus been able to crush their spirit and aspiration for self-determination, she told the meeting.
Pakistan, she said, is committed to finding a just and peaceful resolution to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions and wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people and firmly believes that the Kashmiris need to be associated with the dialogue process.
Pakistan is convinced that the key to enduring peace, security and stability in South Asia lies in resolving the Kashmir dispute, the foreign minister said. Pakistan has demonstrated seriousness of purpose and sincerity in seeking the resumption of dialogue process with India, she said.
We have resumed the dialogue process with India to resolve peacefully all outstanding issues through constructive and result -oriented engagement. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutogl of Turkey, and representatives of Saudi Arabia and Niger also called for a peaceful settlements of the decades-old Kashmir dispute through the dialogue process with India.
They cited the relevant UN resolutions as the basis for settling the dispute, with the involvement of Kashmiri people in the process. Pakistan efforts for a negotiated resolution of the dispute were also supported. Earlier, Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) told the high-level delegates that the human rights situation in Kashmir has not changed despite the peace talks between India and Pakistan.
Today, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are experiencing the horrors of human rights atrocities on daily basis: extrajudicial killings that surpass 100,000 in the last two decades, torture, arbitrary detentions, involuntary disappearances and ruthless suppression of political expression, he said. The APHC chief said over 4600 mass graves have been located by an International Tribunal on Kashmir, but the Indian Government was refusing to allow international human rights organizations to investigate.
An Indian police team, operating under the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) verified the horrific discovery of 2700 mass graves, identifying 574 bodies of disappeared locals.
We call on the United Nations to condemn these atrocities upon the innocent Kashmiri people, organize a UN tribunal to ascertain the gravity of the tyranny and to request Jeremy Sarkin (South Africa), Chairperson-Rapporteur United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to conduct an independent investigation.
For many reasons, Farooq said, the world powers had remained silent on the issue of human rights in Kashmir, and that silence has had deadly consequences for the Kashmiris.
We would like to reiterate that the urgent goal of resolving the Kashmir dispute couldnt be left to the two governments of India and Pakistan to achieve, he said.
Bilateral talks have proven barren for more than 64 years; they have lacked a sense of urgency. It requires the engagement of a multilateral effort with the participation of the leadership of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The element that has been missing in efforts toward a settlement is the political representation of Kashmiris.
The APHC wants a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict through dialogue, with the participation of all parties India, Pakistan and the People of Jammu and Kashmir. The United Nations, he said, has a moral and legal obligation to help settle the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes and will of the people. Past failures to settle the question should not deter the United Nations from present efforts. Now more than ever, the United Nations must renew efforts to bring about the promised settlement.
Kashmiris self-determination struggle has gained a new momentum: Pakistan | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
Where else? Am I surprised? Do you guys know that it's controlled by the Pakistani Army? Spouting rubbish is their forte and the journalists are paid from intel funds to spew nonsense against India in whatever way possible, and spread lies and canards to regularly pump up the sagging morale of the anti-India Mullahs and their terror gangs.
