'Pakistan won't back away from its principled stand on IIOJK issue'

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan, in their separate messages on the occasion of Defence and Martyrs Day, have renewed the pledge that the brave Pakistani nation will never compromise on its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.

President Arif Alvi said that Pakistan, being fully cognizant of developments in its neighborhood, is committed to securing peace, and prepared to thwart any plot hatched to hamper peace.

He commended the security agencies for their relentless efforts towards exposing the enemy carrying out covert activities. "Pakistan will never back away from its principled stand on the issue of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir."

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the gallant soldiers and officers, pilots and sailors fought bravely and did not care for their own lives and defended the frontiers by offering supreme sacrifice. He said that India today stands exposed before the world community for its bid to hamper peace in the region, especially with reference to Pakistan.

The prime minister said that due to government’s proactive diplomacy, the international community is now convinced that the persecution of minorities across India and the atrocities unleashed on innocent Kashmiris in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir must end forthwith. "India will have to give Kashmiris their due right to self-determination, under the UN Security Council resolutions; sooner the better," he concluded.