Pakistan will not leave Kashmiris in lurch: Fazl

“Kashmir is a disputed territory”

Nisar Ahmed Thokar

Islamabad, July 1: The chairman of Parliamentary Kashmir committee Moulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Friday said that the people of Pakistan won’t leave Kashmiris in lurch at this crucial juncture.

“Pakistan will continue its political, moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri brethren till they achieve their inalienable right guaranteed to them by the world community”,   the KC chief said this in response to Indian premier Dr. Manmohan Singh’s remarks that Pakistan should leave Kashmir alone.

He said that it was India who made Kashmir as an international issue by taking it to the United Nations, which he said had adopted more than 18 resolutions in favour of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. “The highest body had very clearly stated that the people of Jammu and Kashmir should be allowed to determine their political future through a free, fair and impartial plebiscite”, he said adding that when Indian leadership realized the fact that Kashmiris will vote against India, they refused to hold plebiscite in the region.

Terming India as biggest hurdle in resolving K-dispute he said that for last 63 years Indian has been trying to defer the resolution of Kashmir on one pretext or the other. “Indian leaders are in the habit of making misleading statements”, he said adding that the historical realities don’t change by issuing off the cuff statements.

“Kashmir is an internationally recognized dispute that remains present in the agenda of United Nations and more importantly the UN military observers are present on both sides of line of control”, he said. Referring to the UN secretary general Ban Kimoon’s statement and the European Parliament recent resolution on Kashmir Fazl urged India leadership to make sincere efforts to resolve dispute of Kashmir peacefully rather than making confusing statements.

He said that despite many weakness and flaws in the incumbent regime’s Kashmir policy people of Pakistan will not leave Kashmiris alone at this very critical juncture. 

OIC urged to facilitate dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve K-dispute

Islamabad, July 1: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Executive Director, Kashmiri American Council has offered his congratulations to Mr. Yerzhan Kazykhanov, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan for his election as the Chairman of the Organization of Islamic Conference.

While seeking attention of the newly elected Chairman towards the unresolved issue of Kashmir, Dr. Fai hoped that Kashmir was the only entity in the South Asian region which has so far been denied the opportunity to determine its political future.

Highligting the dangerous dimensions of the Kashmir conflict the KAC chief expressed the hope that under the chairmanship of Kazykhanov the Muslim body facilitate dialogue between India and Pakistan for promoting a solution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people of all zones of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

“It bears no reiteration that the Kashmir conflict primarily involves the life and future of the people of the land. However, the unresolved dispute is at the underlying cause of tension between two nuclear rivals—India and Pakistan. Because of its impact on relations between these two neighboring countries as well as Afghanistan, it directly affects the peace and stability in an unstable region home to more than 1.4 billion people, and the peace and security of many more nations beyond”, KAC chief said.

 “Let the moral weight of OIC serve the cause of peace and democracy to put an end to Kashmir conflict in the region", he said.

Tek hails OIC’s initiative to setup a commission to investigate HR violations in Kashmir

Gk News Network

Islamabad, July 1: The UK based Tehreek-e-Kashmir has appreciated the decision of the OIC to constitute a special commission to investigate the gross violation of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir.

Terming the move as a significant step, Mohammad Ghalib the president Tehreek e Kashmir said it was an important decision that would have very positive impacts on the efforts to improve human rights situation in Kashmir.

He pointed out that the OIC had passed a number of resolutions on Kashmir in the past but India always put them aside with disdain.

“There is need to mount a considerable pressure on India to respect the sentiments of Muslim World by addressing the concerns with regard to Kashmir”, he said adding that members of fact finding mission, international human rights bodies and independent media should be allowed to visit Kashmir to assess and freely report the incidents of human rights violation in Kashmir.

He further said during 20 years strife in Kashmir had crippled economic life of the people and there is a dire need that Islamic countries provide relief to people of the violence ridden Kashmir valley.

“The Muslim Countries should severe trade ties with India and ban Indian work forces into their respective countries if India fails to respect and implement the OIC decision on Kashmir”, the TeK leader demanded.

“It is an important decision taken by the 38th meeting of Foreign Minsters of the OIC members countries and it would have very positive impacts on the efforts to improve human rights situation in Kashmir”,