Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday, calling the recent verdict of the Indian Supreme Court as a tool to consolidate Indian illegal occupation, said that such unilateral and illegal decisions would further stimulate the Kashmir freedom movement.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad said despite having support from the world powers, India could not succeed in its nefarious designs of diminishing the freedom movement and resolving the Kashmir dispute according to its own wishes.
“The movement is not diminishing and this is the biggest problem of India which again and again is trying to bury it through various tactics,” he said. He said more than 90,000 Kashmiris have been killed, over 1500 faced forced disappearances and pellet gun injuries, and thousands of the women suffered rape, while the human rights abuses were also documented in two of the UN reports. “Such painful memories cannot be forgotten for centuries,” he added.
To a question, the prime minister, expressing the government of Pakistan’s resolve to support the Kashmiris in their just cause of freedom, said this movement would continue with new strength and would remain consistent.
He said, during his two-day visit he held useful and constructive interactions with the Hurriyat leadership, members and cabinet of AJK legislative assembly, students, and journalists to inject new vigour and energy in the Kashmir freedom movement.
During the meetings, input from various stakeholders, including the Kashmiri leadership, would be incorporated to reinvigorate the freedom movement, he said. He added that the unilateral and illegal decision, either by the Indian courts or assemblies, would never be accepted and Pakistan rejects such decisions.
He said Kashmir’s final settlement must be ensured through plebiscite in line with the UN resolutions. “Without it no other way is acceptable,” he added.
Meanwhile, chairing a special meeting of Azad Jammu and Kashmir cabinet, Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-HaqKakar reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiri people.
He said Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized dispute and India cannot get away through its usurping tactics.
