{"id":184928,"date":"2025-10-04T09:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=184928"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:59:49","slug":"pakistan-urges-india-to-respect-kashmiris-un-recognized-right-to-self-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/10\/04\/pakistan-urges-india-to-respect-kashmiris-un-recognized-right-to-self-determination.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan urges India to respect Kashmiris\u2019 UN-recognized right to self-determination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-184923\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Gamma-6-696x398-1-385x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Gamma-6-696x398-1-385x220.jpg 385w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Gamma-6-696x398-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Islamabad: Pakistan has called on India to respect the inalienable right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people, as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, in a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said, &#8220;Pakistan believes that the path to lasting peace and stability in South Asia lies in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;The people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) freely enjoy their civil and political rights and actively participate in shaping their democratic future.&#8221; He said Pakistan remained firmly committed to upholding its dignity, safeguarding its rights, including the right to peaceful assembly and protest, respecting its sentiments, and advancing its socio-economic development. &#8220;This commitment reflects not only our constitutional responsibility but also our enduring moral obligation to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said, &#8220;In stark contrast, our brothers and sisters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) continue to face a grim reality under occupation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The use of brute force, denial of fundamental freedoms, and systematic and grave human rights violations have become the hallmark of India&#8217;s state-sponsored terrorism against the innocent Kashmiri people to suppress their just struggle,&#8221; he continued, adding, &#8220;Efforts to silence dissent, demographic engineering, and the denial of civil liberties underscore the severity of the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Office spokesperson stressed that rather than casting unwarranted aspersions on AJK, India must fulfill its obligations under international law and the UN Charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan has called on India to respect the inalienable right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people, as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. 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