Int’l community must do more to support people of IoK in time of trial: FM

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the international community must do more to support the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) in this time of trial and tribulation on Wednesday. In a message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, FM Qureshi said each additional second on the lockdown clock is a burden on the world’s collective conscience. He also said the international community must act in support of the fundamental freedoms and basic human rights of Kashmiris and urge India to allow the UN Fact Finding Mission to occupied Kashmir to ascertain the reports of grave human rights violations there. In her tweet, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the entire Pakistani nation stands as one in solidarity with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters.  She also said Pakistan will continue to raise its voice for their inalienable right to self-determination. “The entire Pakistani nation stands as one in solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. We will continue to raise our voice for their inalienable right to self determination #LetKashmirSpeak #KashmirSolidarityDay,” the FO spokesperson tweeted.

The entire Pakistani nation stands as one in solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. We will continue to raise our voice for their inalienable right to self determination #LetKashmirSpeak #KashmirSolidarityDay

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) February 5, 2020

The nation is observing Kashmir Solidarity Day to express wholehearted support of Pakistani nation to the just struggle of Kashmiri people for their inalienable right to self-determination under United Nations resolutions on Wednesday. The day will highlight the plight of oppressed Kashmiri people and remind the world community of its obligations towards the resolution of the outstanding dispute. This time the day is being observed after India revoked the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir in August last year in breach of all international laws, and since then the entire population of the held territory has been under lockdown. One minute silence was observed at 10.00am to pay homage to the martyrs of the liberation struggle of occupied Kashmir. Human chains were formed at Kohala, Mangla, Barar Kot, Holar and Azad Pattan points linking Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. At Kohala, Punjab Minister Raja Rashid Hafeez, political leaders belonging to different parties of all four provinces, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir were also present on this occasion. Rallies, public meetings, and seminars are being held across the country, including Azad Kashmir to draw attention of the world community towards grave human rights violations and brutalities against innocent Kashmiris by the Indian security forces. On the occasion, Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the special session of AJK Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad today to express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri brethren.