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Islamabad: Former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Masood Khan has stated that the post-1945 international system\u2014often described as a liberal rules-based international order\u2014has been fundamentally selective and structurally biased, particularly in its failure to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine disputes.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Masood Khan addressing an interactive session in Islamabad observed that what is being mourned today as the \u201cerosion\u201d of the international order was, in reality, a system that privileged powerful states while denying weaker nations their legitimate rights.<\/p>\n
He remarked that recent crises\u2014from Gaza to other conflict zones\u2014have exposed the fragility and partial application of international law, prompting a global search for a more equitable framework.<\/p>\n
Turning specifically to Jammu and Kashmir, he described the dispute as a prism through which the credibility of the international system can be assessed. He recalled that the United Nations had committed to ascertain the will of the Kashmiri people through a plebiscite, yet strategic alignments and geopolitical interests prevented implementation. He emphasized that the events of August 2019 further dismantled the legal and political structure of the occupied territory, intensifying repression and demographic engineering.<\/p>\n
Masood Khan underscored that while full-scale war is not a viable option in a nuclearized South Asia, Pakistan retains both the moral and legal right to support the Kashmiri people politically and diplomatically. He stressed the importance of strategic stability, deterrence, and sustained diplomatic engagement to counter unilateral actions and preserve regional balance.<\/p>\n
Highlighting the role of civil society, he called for year-round civic activism in global capitals to keep the Kashmir dispute alive. \u201cThe status quo is a slow poison,\u201d he cautioned, urging citizens and the diaspora to resist complacency and assert their narrative through lawful and peaceful means.<\/p>\n
Reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s principled stance, he maintained that support for the right to self-determination\u2014whether in Palestine or Kashmir\u2014remains anchored in international law and the United Nations Charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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