A ceremony was held at the
residence of the Consul General of Pakistan, Jeddah to mark the Kashmir Black
Day, honoring the sacrifices of the Kashmiri people who have laid down their
lives for their right of self-determination and to condemn the illegal occupation
of Kashmir by India, says a press release received from Jeddah here today.
Speaking on the occasion,
Khan Hasham Bin Saddique, Ambassador of Pakistan to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
thanked the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince
Muhammad bin Salman and OIC for their continued support for the cause of the
Kashmiri People. He said that the Kashmir dispute has two dimensions; one is
political and other is the Human rights violations. In terms of the political
dimension, the UN resolution provides the solution. In terms of Human Rights, Gross human rights
violations are taking place in Indian held Kashmir and the innocent Kashmiris
are being tortured and killed. In order to assess the Human rights conditions,
the OIC Special Representative on Kashmir tried to get access to the Indian
held Kashmir but they were not allowed by the Indian government, which shows
that Indian government wants to hide their human rights violations from the
world, he added. The Ambassador reiterated Government of Pakistan’s moral,
diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiri people. Underlining the
importance of the Social media, the Ambassador, he said that we need to create
awareness of this cause and the blatant human rights violations globally
through social media.
H.E Ambassador Askar
Mussinov Head of Peace and Security Unit, OIC and representative of OIC
Secretary General said that OIC fully supports the cause of Kashmiri People.
The Consul General Mr.
Shehryar Akbar Khan highlighted the human rights violation by the Indian forces
and appealed to the world community to take notice of the atrocities.
Earlier Syed Faiz Ahmad
Naqshbandi, true representative of Kashmiri People, spoke to the audience. He
explained the genesis of the Kashmir dispute and highlighted the sacrifices of
the Kashmiri Freedom fighters for their cause.
Chairman Kashmir Committee
Mr. Masood Puri also shared his views with the audience. He told that Kashmir
is an unfinished agenda of the partition and needs to be resolved according to
the UN resolutions.
The event concluded with
unanimous expression of support to the just cause of the Kashmiri people and
success of the valiant people of Kashmir in their struggle for right to
self-determination.
The function was attended
by a large number of Saudi notables, Kashmiris living in the Kingdom, Pakistani
community members and media persons.
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