London
More than 20 British MPs, Human rights lawyers from Kuwait and Bahrain raised their voice against grave human rights violations in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) and called for a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of Kashmiris.
British MPs assured President State Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan to raise the Kashmir issue in the British Parliament and support Kashmir’s right to self-determination, in the International Kashmir Virtual Conference chaired by Fahim Kayani President, Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK.
The confab was attended by President State Azad Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, British MPs and Councilors including: Rebecca Long Baily MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Chris Stephens MP, Mike Wood MP, Afzal Khan MP Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons , Tracy Barbin MP, Kate Green MP Shadow Minister Work and Pensions , Paul Bristow MP, Shadow Minister Defense Khalid Mahmood MP, Yasmin Qureshi MP, Former Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP, Mohammad Yasin MP, Lilian GreenWood MP, Sarah Owen MP, Rachel Hopkins MP, Lawyer and Director of the centre for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Mejbel ALshrika, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement Altaf Ahmed Bhat, Mayor of Chesham cllr Qaser Chaudhry, Former Member of Bahrian Parliament Jamal Buhasan, Lawyer and Member of the Human Rights Committee of Kuwait Bar Association Dalal Al Ajmi, Chief Spokesperson JKLF Muhammad Rafiq Dar, Conference Chair & President TeK Fahim Kayani, Spokesperson World Sikh Parliament Ranjit Singh Srai, Shaukat Dar President Pakistan Press Club UK, Bailie Muhammad Hanif Raja President Tehreek-e- Kashmir Scotl, Ghazanfar Khan Vice Chair Conservative Friends of Kashmir, while Jack Dormey MP, Jim McMohan MP, and Tanmanjeet Singh Deshi MP sent their statements. And Cllr Tafheem Sharif moderated the Conference.
Chief Guest President State Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan thanked the participants who attended the conference from UK, Bahrain, Kuwait, IOK, and Islamabad.
He also appreciated President TeK Fahim Kayani’s efforts for organising virtual gathering amid the Covid-19 outbreak for Kashmir cause. President AJK Sardar Masood Khan added that BJP led Indian Govts Warmongering will jeopardise the peace and stability of whole South Asia, while Indian forces are continuously violating Ceasefire across LOC, at the same time are using innocent Kashmiris as human Shield. Moreover, India is threatening Pakistan, Azad Jammu Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan at the same time.
“While in Indian Occupied Kashmir India is committing four major crimes: Genocide of Kashmiri innocent Muslims, War Crimes, Ethnic Cleansing, Religious / Racial Discrimination and Forced Demographics changes in violation of Geneva Convention and United Nations Resolutions, and International Humanitarian law.” President Masood added.
He further said that India is now following the settlement designs of Israel, and with the introduction of new Domicile Law Modi Government wants to settle non-Kashmiri masses in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, which is again a violation of International law and Resolutions.
President Masood said that we must now invest in Multilateral Diplomacy, while Media needs to play its decisive role, and Think Tanks, Academics to provide credible and acceptable research to create awareness at the global level. President State AJK Sardar Masood Khan further said that India taking advantage of Covid-19 is applying vicious plans while colonising IOJ&K through the introduction of new Domicile law and giving Domicile status to Non-Kashmiri masses. These Punitive measures have filled Kashmiris with anger, and when this anger explodes, there will be a catastrophe of humanity.
Shadow Secretary of State for Education Rebecca Long Baily MP, during her address, said that Indian Land grab and new domicile rule to change the demography of the region is heinous while Kashmiris are under Lockdown within a Lockdown Human. The grave human rights violations Rape & Molestation of women are horrific crimes being reported in Kashmir. She asserted that the UK has to play a vital role via Diplomacy for a peaceful solution to Kashmir dispute as per UN resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiris.—KMS
