PM asserts to stand by Kashmiris against Indian atrocities

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asserted that Pakistan will stand by Kashmiris till the right of self-determination is achieved.

“I reassure my Kashmiri brothers and sisters that Pakistan will continue to provide all possible support and stand shoulder to shoulder with them till the realization of their legitimate and inalienable right to self-determination,” he said in his message on the eve of Kashmir Black Day.

PM Imran Khan said that even after seven decades of brutal rule by Indian occupation forces, the will of the Kashmiris remains strong. He added that India’s illegal move was aimed at suppressing the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri people under which they want to decide their own future.

The prime minister said it was also a day to commemorate the countless sacrifices Kashmiris had made and continue to make as they resist inhuman occupation and subjugation by India against their will.

“We salute Kashmiri men, women and children for their resolve, courage and determination. Kashmiris are an inspiration for all freedom-loving people in the world,” he said.

PM Imran Khan further mentioned that the promises made to the Kashmiri people by India turned out to be false after the UN recognized the resolutions of the Security Council. “Today’s India is ruled by the RSS ideology whose extremist worldview has no place for Muslims or other minorities.”

On August 5, 2019, the prime minister said India took unilateral and illegal action and for the last 815 days has put Kashmiris under military siege while resorting to a media blackout and other restrictions.

The prime minister said fake encounters, rape, severe violations of human rights, extra judicial killings were among the unspeakable crimes against the Kashmiris. Pakistan had raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue at every forum, including the UN, OIC and bilaterally with important world leaders and capitals, the prime minister added.

“For the first time in 55 years, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute has been deliberated upon by the UN Security Council,” he added. “The dossier on India’s human rights violations in the IOK that Pakistan unveiled last month should be an eye-opener for the world. It has irrefutable evidence of India’s rogue behavior.”

The UN Security Council had the responsibility to take steps to ensure the implementation of its resolutions, enabling the people of Jammu and Kashmir to realize their right to self-determination, said the prime minister.

He added the just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people, is imperative for durable peace and stability in South Asia.