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ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (APP): Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON, Engineer Amir Muqam has said that on 05 February every year, the Pakistani people come together to stand firmly in solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters in this difficult time.
In his message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the minister highlighted, “We renew our unwavering support for Kashmiris legitimate struggle to achieve the right to self-determination, as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.”
He said that the Kashmir issue was one of the oldest disputes in the world and had been on the agenda of the UNSC since 1948. He added that this dispute remains unresolved due to India’s stubbornness and urged the international community to implement the United Nations Security Council resolutions and to give the Kashmiri people their promised right to plebiscite.
Amir Muqam said that the Kashmiris had suffered immense hardships because of the draconian Indian regime. True representatives of the Kashmiri people continue behind bars and thousands of Kashmiri political activists were detained arbitrarily.
In particular, India attempted to consolidate its illegal occupation on 5 August 2019 through illegal and unilateral actions, which aimed to alter the region’s demographic landscape and disempower the Kashmiri people, he added.
The minister emphasized that on this day, we remind the international community, especially the United Nations that the people of Kashmir still await the free and impartial plebiscite that was promised to them under the United Nations Security Council resolutions. “We also urge the international community to take decisive action in IIOJK to stop the human rights violations, force India to reverse its illegal actions and implement the UNSC resolutions.
He concluded that Pakistan was always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Kashmiri brothers and sisters and will continue to raise its voice on every platform by supporting Kashmir cause morally, politically, and diplomatically until justice was done and to achieve promised right to self-determination.