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Muzaffarabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support for the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), declaring that the Kashmir dispute can only be resolved in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n
Addressing a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly convened in Muzaffarabad on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the prime minister said Pakistan stood firmly with its Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their struggle for freedom. “Today, we have gathered to show solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Pakistan is present to express unwavering support for their cause,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz expressed confidence that the sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiri people would ultimately bear fruit and Kashmir will become a part of Pakistan. \u201cThe sacrifices of Kashmiris will not go in vain. I pay tribute to the martyrs of the freedom movement,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cHistory has shown that Kashmiris can sacrifice themselves or their children but will not compromise on their freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cKashmiris show the world every day the mirror of reality. They announce every day that Kashmir has never been a part of India, it is not, and it will never be,\u201d he further said.<\/p>\n
Reiterating Pakistan\u2019s principled position, the Pakistan PM said the only viable solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute lay in honouring the wishes of the Kashmiri people through the implementation of UNSC resolutions. \u201cIndia has no option other than this,\u201d he remarked, affirming, \u201cPakistan will continue to speak in favour of Kashmir until the birthright of Kashmiris is given to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz recalled the vision of Pakistan\u2019s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who had called Kashmir the “jugular vein of Pakistan.”<\/p>\n
Referring to the four-day conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025, he quipped, \u201cOur brave armed forces, under the courageous leadership of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, meted India such a defeat that even their generations would not be able to forget.\u201d \u201cOur victory during Marka-i-Haq was also a victory of the Kashmir cause and the sacrifices made by Kashmiris,\u201d he said, pointing out that the Kashmir cause was diplomatically \u201creignited with full force\u201d in the wake of the conflict.<\/p>\n
The prime minister then turned his attention towards the surge in terrorism in the country. \u201cAfter suffering defeat in Marka-i-Haq, India is now intensifying terrorism through proxies,\u201d PM Shehbaz said. He asserted that peace cannot be established in the region until India\u2019s \u201caggressive, expansionist, dominating and nefarious schemes come to an end\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe brave armed forces and security forces of Pakistan will do the same to the puppets involved in Indian terrorism that they did to Indian jets in Marka-i-Haq,\u201d the premier quipped. However, he emphasised, \u201cWe want peace, but this peace can be established on the basis of equality and justice. No matter what front India opens or what language it uses, we will respond there in an unforgettable way.\u201d<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz highlighted Pakistan\u2019s efforts for regional stability, saying, “Pakistan will continue its role in practical conflict resolution.”<\/p>\n
The prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s principled stance on Palestine and Kashmir. “Our diplomatic efforts have successfully countered India\u2019s false narrative, and unity is essential to neutralise the enemy\u2019s designs,” he said, adding that Pakistan has taken principled steps to ensure peace in Gaza.<\/p>\n
In his speech to the assembly, AJK PM Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore noted that both the political and military leadership of Pakistan were expressing solidarity with the people of occupied Kashmir. \u201cPakistani soldiers have never hesitated to make sacrifices for Kashmir,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rathore highlighted that the country\u2019s political leadership has never differentiated on the issue of Kashmir. \u201cOn the one hand, there is India that has turned Kashmir into a jail, and then there is Pakistan, which is sensitive to even the smallest of our difficulties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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