Jeddah event discusses IIOJK’s latest situation
Jeddah: The latest situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir came under discussion during a meeting of the leadership of all religious, social and political parties of Azad Jammu and Kashmir that took place at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the guest of honor of the event was Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, former AJK PM, the chief guest was Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary General, World Kashmir Awareness Forum, and the event was presided over by Sardar Waqas Inayat, President, Jammu Kashmir Oversees Community, Jeddah.
Sardar Attique Khan said that the Kashmir dispute was primarily the issue of self-determination which is a basic principle of the UN Charter. He said, “The denial of this right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir has brought India and Pakistan to the brink of nuclear catastrophe”.
Sardar Attique reiterated that it must be the first and foremost objective of our strategy to seek the immediate release of APHC chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmed Shah, Aasia Andrabi, Khurram Parvez and others. He said, there are no laws and there is no due process for political and human rights victims and prisoners in Kashmir.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai said that Kashmir conflict is not about Modi’s so-called development or jobs or even money; it’s about freedom and respect for the sovereign right of a people to choose their own way of life without interference from outsiders. “The people of Jammu & Kashmir, irrespective of their religious background and cultural affiliations, were given the right by the United Nations to decide the future status of Kashmir”. He warned that cost of inaction by the international community is enormous – for the global community, for the region of South Asia and especially for the people of Kashmir. If the global initiative is taken, it will not only end the bloodshed and suffering in Kashmir, but also will have a direct positive effect on international security by eliminating regional fighting and risk of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. It is in everyone’s interests to settle the Kashmir dispute peacefully without further delay, he said.
APHC-AJK senior leader, Farooq Rehmani said that the repression of Kashmir’s soul has not diminished the pain or the need for India to meet those face to face who have had nothing but a boot to the belly and a cane to the back. He added it is time for world community to intervene and let Kashmiris sort out their own affairs and determine their own future.
Others who spoke included Consul General, Khalid Majeed, Masud Ahmed Puri, Chairman, Kashmir Committee, Jeddah, Sardar Waqas Inayat and others.
The event concluded with the du’a for the martyrs of Kashmir and Gaza.
