In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders have thanked the government and people of Pakistan for their unconditional and unwavering support to the Kashmiris’ struggle for securing their right to self-determination.
Senior APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a message from Srinagar on the Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed by Pakistanis, today, said the people of IIOJK and the APHC leadership have always appreciated the moral, political and diplo-matic support extended to their just cause by Paki-stan despite facing testing times.
The Mirwaiz, who has completed two-and-a-half-years of continued house detention, maintained that Pakistan’s continued support had always been a source of encouragement for the oppressed people of IIOJK. He said Pakistan, being a key party to the Kashmir dispute, has always effectively highlighted at the regional and international level the sufferings of Kashmiri people and grave human rights viola-tions perpetrated by Indian troops in the occupied territory.
APHC General Secretary, Molvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani, in a statement issued in Srinagar expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for raising their voice in favour of Kashmiris’ free-dom from Indian subjugation. He said the Kashmiri people will continue their peaceful struggle till they achieved their inalienable right to self-determination.
APHC leaders, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Kha-waja Firdous, in a joint statement in Srinagar thanked the government and people of Pakistan for continuously supporting the Kashmir cause and hoped that this support will continue till the settle-ment of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations. They said Pakistan has proved that it is a true benefactor of Kashmiris and wants a peaceful and dignified solution to the Kashmir issue. They said the day is not far when the people of IIOJK will get freedom from the Indian yoke.
APHC leaders, Khadim Hussain and Syed Sibte Shabbir Qummi in their joint statement hailed the government and people of Pakistan for observing Kashmir Solidarity Day with full zeal and vigor like every year.
They said February 5 has become a very important day in Pakistan when millions of Paki-stanis declare that they are with their Kashmiri brethren and fully support their birthright, the right to self-determination. But on the contrary, they said, colonial-minded India has forcibly deprived the Kashmiris of their freedom by force and is carrying out ruthless killings to maintain its illegitimate domination over IIOJK.
APHC leader, Advocate Devinder Singh Behl, in a statement in Jammu said being an important party to the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan wants lasting peace in South Asia and has always supported the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle. He thanked Pakistan for expressing solidarity with the oppressed Kash-miris on 5th February, every year. He said perma-nent peace cannot be established in South Asia without resolving the Kashmir dispute in accor-dance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and the UN resolutions.—KMS
