Dr. Yousaf Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, the
OIC Secretary General, reiterated OIC’s full support to the people of Kashmir
in their legitimate struggle for the fundamental right to self-determination.
He said this at the Seminar and Photo Exhibition on Kashmir jointly organized
at the OIC Secretariat on 9th November 2017 by the Pakistan
Consulate Jeddah and the OIC. The Secretary General called on the Indian
Government to stop using force against the Kashmiri people, says a press
release received here today from Jeddah.
In
his welcoming remarks, Consul General Mr. Shehryar Akbar Khan said that the
event was organized to mark the illegal entry of Indian force into occupied
Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. He urged the international community to support the
people of Kashmir in their legitimate struggle against foreign occupation.
Syed
Faiz Naqashbandi, True Representative of Kashmiri People, briefed the audience
about prevailing situation and continued human rights violations in the Indian
Occupied Kashmir. He called on international community and the OIC in
particular to play its role so that Kashmiri people can exercise their inherent
right of self-determination.
In
his concluding remarks, Mr. Khan Hasham bin Saddique, Ambassador of Pakistan to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia thanked the OIC and Saudi Arabia for supporting the
cause of the people of Kashmir. He highlighted the plight of the people of
Kashmir under foreign occupation and urged the international community to
persuade India to end human rights violations. He said that the Government of
Pakistan will continue to extend all moral, political and diplomatic support to
the Kashmiri people in their historic struggle.
Members
of the Kashmir Committee Jeddah presented a resolution, calling OIC to redouble
its efforts to resolve the Kashmir issue.
The
photo exhibition and Seminar on Indian occupied Kashmir at the OIC Secretariat
has become an annual feature for the past five years. The event was well
attended by high level OIC officials including Ambassador Abdullah Al-Alim,
OIC’s Secretary General’s Special Representative on Jammu and Kashmir, Saudi
officials, members of Diplomatic Corps, local dignitaries and representatives
of Pakistan community.
The
Consulate also organized other events to commemorate Kashmir Black Day this
year. A meeting of Kashmir Committee Jeddah Chapter was held at the Pakistan
Consulate General on 25 October. Another event is the gathering of members of
the community, local Saudis and media at the residence of Consul General on 9
November.
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