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ABU DHABI, Oct 27 (APP):In order to observe Kashmir Black Day, an event was held at the Embassy of Pakistan, Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The event was attended by Kashmiri and Pakistani community members based in Abu Dhabi region. Qasim Aziz, Charge d’ Affaires, presided over the function.
Special messages of the President, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister on the Kashmir Black Day were read out during the event.
In his address, Qasim Aziz highlighted the historical background of the Kashmir Black Day when Indian government forcefully landed its troops to the disputed area of Jammu and Kashmir on 27 October 1947, forcibly occupying the territory.
He lauded the heroic struggle of the Kashmiri people for their right of self-determination. He said that the Black Day was observed to remind the nation and the world about illegal occupation of Kashmir by India and highlight the plight of the Kashmiris in the Illegal Indian-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK).
He added that, on this day, the people of Pakistan renew their resolve to continue their support for the Kashmiri brethren till their legitimate aspirations for realization of right to self-determination is achieved in accordance with the UN resolutions and their wishes.
The Charge d’ Affaires noted that the continuous incidents of human rights violations, desecration of human lives, rapes and extra-judicial killing of innocent Kashmiris including women and children through the use of pellet guns by the Indian forces were against the basic principles of human dignity.
He said that for more than seven decades now, Kashmir dispute has remained on the agenda of the UN Security Council and since then it is a blot on the conscience of international community.
He called the international community for a peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
During the event, a documentary was screened depicting the gross human rights violations being committed by the Indian Government in Kashmir.
At conclusion of the function, special prayers were offered for the Kashmiri martyrs and for an early resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people.