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Islamabad: Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to the Kashmiri people\u2019s struggle for self-determination, with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging the international community to act decisively to uphold their rights.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, in a message on the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolution, Zardari emphasised Pakistan\u2019s continued political, diplomatic, and moral support for Kashmiris.<\/p>\n
The UNCIP resolution, adopted on 5 January 1949, guarantees a free and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we reaffirm the inalienable right of Kashmiris to self-determination, which is enshrined in international law and supported by human rights instruments,\u201d Zardari said.<\/p>\n
The President condemned India for denying this right for over seven decades and criticised its actions since 5 August 2019, which he said aim to alter the demographic and political fabric of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).<\/p>\n
\u201cThese steps are an attempt to turn Kashmiris into a disempowered community in their own homeland,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cDespite systemic brutalities, the spirit of the Kashmiri people remains unbroken, and their struggle for freedom cannot be suppressed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zardari also called on the international community, particularly the United Nations, to fulfil its responsibility and support Kashmiris in exercising their right to self-determination.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif echoed these sentiments, urging global powers to honour their commitments to the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n
In a message on Right to Self-Determination Day for the People of Jammu & Kashmir observed on 5 January 2025, he said the fifth of January is annually observed as the ‘Right to Self-Determination Day’ for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
On this day in 1949, he said the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) adopted the historic resolution that guarantees a free and fair plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, to enable the Kashmiri people to realize their inalienable right to self-determination.<\/p>\n
“Right to self-determination is a core principle of the UN Charter, as well as of international law. Every year, the UN General Assembly adopts a resolution that advocates the legal right of people to decide their own destiny. It expresses unequivocal support for the realization of the right to self-determination for peoples under foreign occupation. Regrettably, the Kashmiri people have not been able to exercise this inalienable right for over seven decades,” he explained.<\/p>\n
He said the international community must also call for immediate cessation of human rights violations, release of political prisoners, and restoration of fundamental rights and freedoms of the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n
“Today, India continues to take multiple steps to consolidate its occupation of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), undermining the internationally recognized disputed nature of this territory. Through a series of illegal and unilateral actions taken since 5 August 2019, India is trying to alter the demographic and political structure of the disputed territory, aimed at transforming the majority Kashmiri people into a disempowered minority community, in their own homeland.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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