Monday, May 9, 2016

OIC supports Kashmiris' just cause: Abdul Rehman Al-Alam

Wani said that the special envoy stated that the OIC was keenly monitoring the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

NISAR AHMED THOKAR Islamabad, Publish Date: May 9 2016 10:06PM | Updated Date: May 9 2016 10:06PM
OIC supports Kashmiris' just cause: Abdul Rehman Al-Alam
The special envoy of OIC secretary General on Jammu and Kashmir Ambassador Abdul Rehman Al-Alam while assuring the Muslim body's continued support to Kashmir cause has stated that the OIC fully supports Kashmiris' legitimate struggle for right to self-determination.
 
 Alam the head of OIC delegation, currently on an official visit to Pakistani administered Kashmir, made these assertions while talking to a seven member delegation of Kashmiri leaders who called on him at PM House Muzaffarabad on Monday.
 
Divulging details of the meeting Altaf Hussain Wani told this correspondent that the OIC secretary general's special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir assured the Muslim body's all out support to Kashmir cause. He said that during an hour long meeting Alam while talking on various issues confronting the Ummah with particular reference to Kashmir said, "The OIC during its recent summit at Istanbul had passed a unanimous resolution in support of Kashmiris' right to self-determination". "We not only support the just cause of Kashmiri people but the OIC has raised serious concerns over the deteriorating human rights and condemned in strong terms the rights violations by Indian troops in the region", Wani quoted Alam as saying.
 
Wani said that the special envoy stated that the OIC was keenly monitoring the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
 
Meanwhile, the Kashmiri delegates comprised of Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Tahir Masood, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Altaf Hussain Wani, Syed Faiz Naqashbandi, Syed Yousuf Naseem and Abdul Majeed Malik briefed the special envoy about the present political and human rights situation in Kashmir. The Kashmiri leaders on the occasion thanked the OIC for adopting a unanimous resolution on Kashmir. It is pertinent to note here that the OIC in its recent resolution at Istanbol in Turkey reaffirmed its support for the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the realization of their legitimate right to self-determination, in accordance with relevant UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The resolution further stated that Jammu and Kashmir is the core dispute between Pakistan and India and its resolution is indispensable for bringing peace in South Asia.
 


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