Muzaffarabad
President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said Pakistan would never compromise on Kashmir and warned India ‘not to play with fire’ by changing demography of the Muslim populated valley.
Addressing the session of AJK Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad on Friday on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the President said that Pakistan sticks to its principled position on the Kashmir dispute whose resolution lies only in the United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s determination to continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their just struggle for right to self-determination.
The President said that Pakistan has always given peace a chance but regretted that India is taking the matters towards deterioration. Arif Alvi noted that Pakistan-India relations cannot improve without resolution of the lingering dispute. Welcoming the recent statements of the UN secretary general, the President said the world can no longer turn its back to the outstanding dispute.
Alluding to the oppression campaign unleashed by the Modi government in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the President said Pakistan will continue to highlight the Indian disgusting acts at the international forums including the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The President lamented that India has imposed a ban on communications and internet in the occupied territory to hide its crimes. He condemned the use of pellet guns saying these blinded innocent children and women. India is making attempts to change the demographic structure by deploying nine hundred thousand troops and introducing controversial legislation. He, however, said despite all these tactics, the Kashmiri people stand firm in their struggle to get freedom from the cruel Indian clutches.
The President demanded that India allow the international media to visit the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to see the ground situation. In addition, action should be taken in the light of the UN Human Rights Commissioner report on Kashmir.
Separately in a message on the Kashmir Solidarity Day, President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon the international community to hold India accountable for its crimes against humanity in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The President said the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of Kashmiri people is key to durable peace in South Asia.—TLTP
