Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Pakistan Maciej Pisarski called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman and discussed matters of mutual cooperation besides ways to promote bilateral relations in education and trade during a meeting at the Governors House, here on Tuesday.
Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman, speaking on the occasion, said historic cordial relations exist between the two countries and there is need to increase bilateral cooperation with Poland in various sectors including trade, investment, energy, mining, dairy, agriculture, defence, higher education, communication works and visa facilitation. He said different memorandum of understanding (MOUs) will be signed between the educational institutions of Pakistan and Poland.
The Governor Punjab said there is a favorable environment for foreign investors in Pakistan, adding that the government has formulated a conducive policy for foreign direct investment in the country and Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and Special Economic Zones have been established for foreign investors.
Ambassador of Poland Maciej Pisarski said that there are vast investment opportunities in Pakistan and trade between the two countries will be further promoted.
Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman has termed August 5 the darkest day of Kashmir history when India forcibly, unlawfully revoked special status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) in 2019.
He said, “Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan and people of Pakistan stand with the Kashmiris in their struggle for the right to self-determination.” The governor strongly condemned the oppression and atrocities being committed against the people of Kashmir, adding that India had not been able to suppress the spirit of freedom of Kashmiris despite the oppression and persecution.
He also pointed out ongoing human rights violations due to which the supremacist Indian forces made life hell for Kashmiri people, as they crossed all limits of barbarism and inhuman acts. He said that the United Nations should take notice of the violation of human rights in the valley. If the international community could come together on the issue of Ukraine, why not on the issue of Kashmir, he question.
He said that today the Pakistani nation expresses full solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters who were making history with their blood for their legitimate right to self-determination and struggle for freedom.
He said that ironically the human rights organisations and world powers adopted a callous approach toward the brewing human crisis in the IIOJK and did not take any action against Hindutva regime.
He said inhuman forces neither spared Kashmiri leaders nor women and children, as they subjected to their brutalities all and sundry with their planned nefarious plan to spread fear in the valley to silence the dissenting voices but no such policy of barbarity worked rather it further fanned the fire.
