‘Intl community must play its role to settle K-dispute’

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Dec 25: Non Resident Kashmiris (NRKs) on Saturday sought intervention of international community to settle the long pending Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of people.
 Kashmiri leaders and intellectuals while speaking at a seminar hosted by Anjuman-e-Shari-e-Shian on the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said,    
 “Kashmiris have been offering supreme sacrifices for a cause. We salute their commitment and dedication.”
 Participants denounced human rights violations taking place in the Valley and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims killed during the 5- month unrest.
 They urged the international community to play a pro-active role to get the Kashmir issue resolved once for all.  
 They maintained that the world community should impress upon India to provide Kashmiri people their right to self-determination as promised to them in the UN resolutions on Kashmir.
 They also expressed serious concern over India’s bid for the UNSC seat and said that it must be linked to the settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
 Speakers on the occasion while highlighting the indomitable role of Quaid-e-Azam paid eulogizing tributes to the founder of Pakistan, for his great contribution and services towards the formation of a homeland for the Muslims of South Asia. They were of the view that Jinnah’s philosophy provided a strong basis for Kashmiris’ struggle for right to self-determination.
 Besides Kashmiri leaders hailing from both sides of line of control, the seminar titled Quaid-e-Azam and Kashmir was attended by intellectuals, former ambassadors including Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, the prime minister of PaK, ,Mehmood Ahmed Saghar convener of APHC-M Pak chapter, Sheikh Tajammal-ul-Islam the Executive Director Kashmir Media Service, Gen (R) Talat Masood, Sardar Khalid Ibrahim, Nisar Mirza, Agha Mutuza Poya, Ambassador Tanvir Ahmed, Gen (R) Hamid Gul, Dr Shaheena Akhtar, Dr Pervez Cheema, Dr Nazir Ahmed and Dr Muhammad Khan.
 The conference was telephonically addressed by the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Anjuman-i-Sharie-Shian chief Agha Hassan Budgami.