MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 04 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, has urged the United Nations to discharge its legal and moral responsibilities to help resolve the longstanding Kashmir dispute in line with the Kashmiris’ wishes and aspirations.
In his special message here on Sunday on the eve of Right to Self-Determination Day, the Prime minister expressed dismay over the UN’s lackadaisical approach towards the issue, saying it was unfortunate that the promise of the right to self-determination made by the UN to the Kashmiri people seven decades ago is yet to be fulfilled.
He said that holding a plebiscite in Kashmir, as per the UN-proposed roadmap, remains the primary responsibility of the international community. Referring to the ultimate goal of the Kashmiri people’s ongoing struggle, the prime minister said that freedom from India’s illegal occupation and accession to Pakistan is their sole objective, which, he added, would be achieved despite all odds.
He made it clear that the people of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir will never abandon their moral, political, and diplomatic support for the people of occupied Kashmir. The prime minister said that India’s imperialistic presence in occupied Kashmir is the main cause of human rights violations, continued bloodshed, and violence in the disputed region.
The AJK premier demanded that the United Nations and other international organizations to take effective notice of the situation in the region and hold India accountable for the crimes it’s forces have been committing against Kashmiris in the occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Reiterating the Kashmiris’ pledge to take their ongoing liberation struggle to its logical conclusion, Prime Minister Rathore said that the brave people of occupied Kashmir would accept nothing short of freedom from India.