Speakers urge UN to intervene, fulfill responsibilities regarding Kashmir dispute
Islamabad: A seminar was organized in Islamabad, today, by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter in connection with the Right to Self-Determination Day.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the chief guest of the seminar was former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and diplomat Masood Ahmed Khan, while Gilgit-Baltistan Spokesperson Faizullah Firaq and former convener of the Azad Kashmir branch of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, Muhammad Farooq Rahmani, also addressed the seminar.
Addressing the seminar, the speakers highlighted the importance of the resolution passed by the United Nations on January 5, 1949 on Kashmir. They said that this resolution provides the basis for the freedom struggle of the Kashmiris and the right to self-determination of Kashmiris has been recognized in this resolution.
The speakers said that Kashmiris have made unprecedented sacrifices for achieving the right to self-determination and this process continues even today. They said despite using all resources, India has failed to suppress the freedom struggle of Kashmiris.
They urged India to create a conducive environment for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue by recognizing the ground realities.
The speakers appealed to the United Nations to implement its resolutions on the Kashmir conflict and urged the United Nations and international human rights organizations to take note of the increasing human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to put pressure on India to stop the ongoing atrocities in the territory.
They said that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute is indispensable for the establishment of lasting peace in South Asia. The speakers said that the United Nations was formed to ensure world peace and if there was any serious threat to world peace at the moment, it was the non-resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
The speakers termed the Indian steps of August 5, 2019, to revoke the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, as illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to international laws and UN resolutions.
At the end of the seminar, special prayers were offered for the eternal peace of the martyrs of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The seminar was also attended by leaders of the Azad Kashmir branch of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mahmood Ahmed Saghar, Altaf Hussain Wani, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, Imtiaz Wani, Syed Ijaz Rahmani, Hassan Al-Bana, Syed Mushtaq, Dawood Yousafzai, Muhammad Sultan Butt, Muhammad Shafi Dar, Mian Muzaffar, Abdul Majeed Lone, Adeel Mushtaq Wani, Zahid Hussain, Raies Ahmed Mir, Zahoor Ahmed, Chaudhry Muhammad Rafique, Malik Aslam, Afsar Khan and others.
APHC-AJK chapter senior leader Muhammad Farooq Rehmani in s statement in Islamabad demanded of the world leaders and the UN Secretary General to implement the World Body resolutions about plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir for permanent peace in South Asia.
He said failure to implement the relevant resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir in the past decades not only led to tension and battles in the region, but also made the life of the Kashmiris miserable economically, politically and socially.
Farooq Rehmani stated that India’s continued violations and dismemberment of the territory in 2019 are the stumbling blocks in implementation of the UN resolutions and human rights atrocities have added fuel to fire. Therefore, he added, the SC should shoulder its responsibilities and compel India to cooperate on the issue of plebiscite with the UN to remove the causes of conflict and bitterness permanently in the region.
