Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan and Kashmir issue is an incomplete agenda of partition of the sub-continent, and Pakistan is incomplete without having accession of Kashmir. This was stated by the speakers at a special event held on Kashmir Solidarity Day at Aiwan-i-Karkunan Tehreek-i-Pakistan on Monday.
The event started with the recitation of verses from Holy Quran followed by the Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (PBUH). Nazria Pakistan Azad Kashmir Forum president Maulana Muhammad Shafi Josh said that sheer violations of human rights by brutal forces of India could never suppress the firm resolve of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) for continuing struggle till achieving liberation from the Indian clutches. Senator Waleed Iqbal said, “Kashmir issue is one of the oldest, unresolved items on the agenda of the United Nations.” He said no amount of state terrorism, unleashed by Indian Occupation forces, could break the will of the Kashmiris or undermine their legitimate struggle. He said that Allama Muhammad Iqbal always talked about freedom of Kashmir in his Kalam” and he wanted freedom of Kashmir.
The event was attended and addressed by renowned journalists, columnists, social figures, intellectuals, poets and philosophers. It is pertinent to mention here that Nazria Pakistan held a demonstration here at Kashmir Chowk, Aiwan-i-Quaid-i-Azam to express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren and sisters. Nazria-i-Pakistan Trust Secretary Naheed Imran led the demonstration. A large number of protesters from different walks of life participated in the demonstration and raised slogans like Kashmir Banay ga Pakistan etc. Protestors said that Pakistan will continue to lend moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir until they attain freedom from Indian oppression in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
Political experts and analysts have urged the international community, particularly the UN, to stand up for the oppressed people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), who are facing the worst and most brutal violations of their human rights in the internationally recognized disputed territory. Political experts and analysts said on Sunday that Kashmir had been a burning issue since the Partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947. Pakistan and India have fought three wars over Kashmir in 1948, 1965, and 1999, but have been unable to settle the dispute. After the Partition of Indian Subcontinent, millions of Kashmiris felt unsafe and uncertain about their fate. They were required to accede to either of the two countries on the basis of wishes of their people and the geographical location. Since 1947, Article 370 had given Jammu and Kashmir a semi-autonomous constitutional status. Earlier, under its provisions, the region had freedom in all matters except its constitution, legislature, flag, foreign affairs, communications and defence. Anger has simmered in the region and the situation further worsened when Narendra Modi-led regime on August 5, 2019 abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, by repealing articles 370 and 35-A.
