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Srinagar: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world are observing January 5 as the Right to Self-Determination Day, today, renewing their resolve to continue their just struggle for freedom until its realization through a UN-mandated plebiscite.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the day commemorates the historic resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on January 5, 1949, which unequivocally recognized the inalienable right of the Kashmiri people to determine their political future through a free, fair and impartial plebiscite under UN supervision.<\/p>\n
On the occasion, rallies, seminars, conferences and awareness programmes are being organized in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and various parts of the world to remind the international community\u2014particularly the United Nations\u2014of its long-standing moral and legal responsibility to implement its resolutions on the Kashmir dispute.<\/p>\n
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, in a statement issued in Srinagar, said that more than seven decades have passed since the adoption of the UNSC resolution, yet Kashmiris continue to be denied their fundamental right to self-determination due to India\u2019s stubbornness and intransigence. The APHC stressed that New Delhi\u2019s continued refusal to honour UN commitments exposes the hollowness of its claims of being the world\u2019s largest democracy.<\/p>\n
The APHC further said that the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has drastically deteriorated since August 5, 2019, when the BJP-led Indian regime revoked the region\u2019s special status and intensified state terrorism. It pointed out that arbitrary arrests, prolonged detentions, economic strangulation, seizure of properties, media gagging and denial of basic civil liberties have pushed the territory into deep despair.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, APHC leaders Fayyaz Hussain Jafri and Syed Sibt Shabbir Qomi, in a joint statement, said that the Kashmiri people are rendering unprecedented sacrifices for liberation from illegal Indian occupation and for their UN-recognized right to self-determination. They regretted that instead of granting this right, India continues to suppress the Kashmiri voice through brute force, draconian laws and collective punishment.<\/p>\n
They said that the Hindu nationalist BJP government led by Narendra Modi is not only perpetrating brutal atrocities against Kashmiris but is also pursuing a sinister policy of changing the demographic composition of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Despite these oppressive measures, they added, Kashmiris remain steadfast and refuse to compromise on their legitimate demand for self-determination.<\/p>\n
The leaders reiterated that Pakistan is a principal party to the Kashmir dispute and a strong advocate of the Kashmiri people\u2019s right to self-determination, consistently raising the issue at international forums. They expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri freedom struggle.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, speakers and statements on the day emphasized that India\u2019s continued denial of the right to self-determination constitutes a blatant violation of the UN Charter and international law. They maintained that no amount of militarisation or repression can suppress the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n
The observance of January 5 serves as a reminder to the world that the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved and that the United Nations must move beyond statements and take concrete steps to implement its resolutions. Kashmiris reaffirmed that they seek nothing but their internationally acknowledged right to decide their future freely and peacefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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