ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson of the Foreign Office has said that the inclusion of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the Niamey Declaration of the 47th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is yet another manifestation of the organization’s consistent support to the Kashmir cause.
In a statement, the spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said the declaration explicitly reiterated the Organisation of Islamic Conference’s principled position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute for a peaceful settlement in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OIC, in a unanimously adopted resolution at the 47th Council of Foreign Ministers deplored India’s state terrorism, the statement added.
“The OIC denounced the use of pellet guns by Indian troops in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir it urged New Delhi to abide by international human rights obligations, it added.
The inclusion of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the #Niamey Declaration – being an important part of the CFM’s outcome documents – is yet another manifestation of the @OIC_OCI’s consistent support to the Kashmir Cause. 2/2#OIC47CFMNiamey
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 29, 2020
On Saturday, the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers at its 47th session in Niamey, Niger had adopted a resolution reaffirming its strong support for the Kashmiri people in their just cause.
In a comprehensive and strongly-worded Resolution, the OIC categorically rejected illegal and unilateral actions taken by India since 5 August 2019 to change the internationally recognized disputed status of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and demanded that India rescind its illegal steps.
The OIC demanded India to cancel the issuance of domicile certificates to non-Kashmiris and revoke all unilateral and illegal actions in IIOJK while refraining from taking any step to alter the existing demographic structure of the disputed territory, read the OIC statement.
Also rejecting policies being pursued by the RSS-BJP regime, the 57 countries of the OIC asked India to refrain from taking any steps to alter the existing demographic structure of the disputed territory.
The resolution strongly condemned human rights violations perpetrated by Indian occupation forces in IIOJK and other such instances of Indian terrorism that have been the source of unspeakable suffering for the innocent Kashmiri people.
It deplored the state-sponsored terrorism and crimes against humanity by Indian occupation forces against the people of IIOJK. The resolution denounced the renewed use of pellet guns by Indian occupation forces against innocent civilians and the harassment of Kashmir women by Indian forces.
The OIC deplored that India has callously exploited the current COVID-19 crisis to intensify its military crackdown and further advance its unlawful occupation in IIOJK.
