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Kashmir Day observed by Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka
View(s):The Pakistan High Commission, friends of Pakistan, diplomatic community and Pakistani diaspora commemorated Kashmir Youm-e-Istehsal day. Five years have passed since August 5, 2019 when India took actions aimed at altering the internationally recognised disputed status of IIOJK and changing the demographic structure of the occupied territory.
The keynote speakers highlighted the plight of the Kashmiris. They said this dispute is one of the oldest items on the agenda of the UN Security Council. It remains unresolved due to India’s refusal to honour its commitments and its disrespect for fundamental human rights and international law.
High Commissioner Major General (Retd) Faheem Ul Aziz HI (M) underscored what he claimed was the brutalisation of Kashmiris through a military siege, communications blockade, cordon-and-search-operations, fake “encounters”, extra-judicial killings of Kashmiri youth, use of pellet guns, and collective punishment of entire communities and neighbourhoods that prevails. He said the key to peace in South Asia is resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Messages from President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and FM Mohammad Ishaq Dar were read, highlighting the resolve of the Government of Pakistan to support the Kashmir cause till it is resolved.