UN legally bound to settle Kashmir dispute, Lord Nazir at Moscow event
Moscow: An International Kashmir Conference was organized by Shahid Ghumma,, Chairman, Kashmir Alliance Forum, Moscow, Russia.
According to Kshmir Media Service, besides others the event was addressed by Lord Nazir Ahmed and Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai.
Lord Ahmed said that Modi’s Hindutva government used the opportunity of revocation of article 370 and 35A to impose Governor rule and to confiscate the Kashmiri land and rights. He added that the enactment of Domicile Law was designed to change the demography of Kashmir.
Lord Ahmed emphasized that the OIC and Muslim governments have not been able to persuade the Government of India to abide by her promises that she has given to the people of Kashmir at the United Nations. The people of Kashmir still hope that the Antonio Gutters, the UN Secretary General will persuade both India and Pakistan to come to the negotiating table along with the people of Kashmir and settle the Kashmir dispute for the sake of international peace and security.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai said that Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through military might. It is a political issue, and it needs to be resolved through political negotiations. The world knows that the military power did not bring political strength to the Soviet Union nor immunize South Africa because the rests of the world did not bend its knees to it. It is the deference shown by the West to India’s military and economic power that reinforces India’s obduracy. It is regrettable, Dr. Fai added that the atrocities committed by 900,000 Indian military and paramilitary forces to maintain its occupation of Jammu & Kashmir have not only remained unpunished but have actually been handsomely rewarded.
Dr. Fai highlighted that It is dumfounding that no degree of suffering, no scale of atrocities, no trampling of human rights, no thought of the danger of the peace in the subcontinent, at least of the fragility of that peace because of a festering dispute, has served to rouse the western powers from a supine posture. President Trump may recall what he said as 45th President of the United States that “It will be an honor to help resolve that hot, hot tender box of Kashmir.” It is now time to persuade Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate a dialogue with the people of Kashmir and Pakistan and resolve the Kashmir conflict once for all.
Shahd Ghumma thanked the audience for their participation. In particular he expressed her deep gratitude to the speakers for taking time from the busy schedules to participate in this important conference.
The event was also addressed by Ambassador Malik Nadeem Abid, Secretary General, International Human Rights Commission, New York; Ali Raza Syed, Chairman, Kashmir Council EU, Brussels; Ghazala Habib, Chairperson, Friends of Kashmir, Mian Tariq Javaid, Chairman, Pakistan Overseas Global, Moscow; Raja Osman Ajmal, President, P.O. C Ireland; Raja Mukhtar Ahmed Soni, Nida-e-Kashmir Association, Spain; Asif Affan, Writer, Moscow; Syed Manzoor Ahmed Shah, chairman Islami Ittehad, Jammu & Kashmir; and Arsalan Asgar, Secretary General, Kashmir Alliance Forum, Moscow.
