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India continues to violate human rights in IIOJK, Pakistan informs UN

NEW YORK: Pakistan has apprised the United Nations of the deteriorating human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), calling out India for its grave violations and continued repression of the Kashmiri people. Pakistan’s Acting Permanent Representative to the UN, Usman Jadoon, addressed a session of the UN General Assembly’s Committee, exposing … Read more

Pakistan flood disaster: Rescue Helicopter missing, Over 131 people dead across Pakistan

Pakistan flood disaster: Rescue Helicopter missing, Over 131 people dead across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Widespread heavy rains, cloudbursts, landslides, and lightning strikes have caused massive loss of life and property across various parts of Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to official and local reports, more than 131 people have lost their lives in separate incidents, with … Read more

PM calls for reversing Indian unilateral actions in IIOJK

PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the just resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute was a key pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy and urged the international community to play a role to halt Indian human rights crimes in IIOJK and reverse its unilateral and illegal actions of 5 August 2019. The prime minister, in … Read more

Peace in region linked to Kashmir resolution: PM Shehbaz

PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated that a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute, in line with United Nations Security Council resolutions, is essential for ensuring the rights of the Kashmiri people and lasting peace in the region. In his message on Kashmir Accession Day, the Prime Minister emphasized that Pakistan remains firmly … Read more

India should probe Pahalgam attack first, says Gilani

India

ISLAMABAD:  Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan is a peaceful country and ready for a fair investigation into Pahalgam incident. While addressing an Inaugural Ceremony of the Rotary International District Conference 2025 here, he said that there should not be a blame game by India before an investigation. The Chairman Senate said … Read more

PAF’s timely response compels four Indian jets to retreat

PAF

ISLAMABAD: A timely and swift response by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) forced four Indian Rafale jets to retreat. According to Security Sources, “On the night of April 29/30, four Indian Rafale jets conducted patrolling within Indian geographical boundaries over Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).” However, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) immediately detected the Indian … Read more

Senate rejects India’s allegations linking Pakistan to IIOJK attack

Senate

ISLAMABAD: Senate of Pakistan unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution rejecting India’s allegations that Pakistan was involved in the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, located in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The resolution, moved by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, categorically denounced what it described as “baseless and frivolous” attempts … Read more

Pakistan expresses concern over killing of tourists in IIOJK

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed its concerns over the killing of tourists in a firing incident that took place in Anantnag district of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “We are concerned at the loss of tourists’ lives in an attack in Anantnag district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat … Read more

Indian forces harass Hurriyat leaders families in IIOJK during raid

Indian forces

ISLAMABAD: Indian forces during house raids have harassed the families of Hurriyat members in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian police raided the house of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) member Farooq Ahmad Dar in Handwara for his sustained association with a Democratic Freedom Party headed … Read more

India can’t suppress Kashmiris freedom struggle via military might: AJK President

India

MIRPUR (AJK): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has said “India cannot suppress the Kashmiris’ ongoing freedom struggle by the dint of its occupational military might”.

Addressing a gathering of overseas Kashmiris in Birmingham, he denounced India’s relentless repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and said despite using all means of oppression and state-terrorism, India has miserably failed in its attempts to crush the Kashmiris’ legitimate struggle for right to self determination, said a message released to the media here Monday.

Barrister Chaudhry, while reminding international community of its responsibilities stated that the United Nations should play its role grant right of self-determination to the Kashmiri people.

Referring to diaspora community’s role in promoting Kashmir cause globally, the president said that the dire situation in occupied Kashmir demanded overseas Kashmiris’ proactive role to prevent bloodbath of innocent civilians in the occupied territory.

He said that India, which claims to be the world’s largest democracy and secular state, had broken all records of barbarism and brutality in Kashmir.

Citing the ruthless persecution of religious minorities in India, he said that India had become a hell for minorities be they Muslims, Sikhs, Christians or untouchables.

The slaughter of minorities in India, he said, had proved the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s decision to create Pakistan on the basis of the two-nation theory as right.

The president said that Modi’s Hindutva policy was not only a threat to religious minorities in India but also in occupied Kashmir.

The rising tides of communalism, xenophobia, hatred and intolerance in Indian society, he said would ultimately lead to disintegration of India.

Barrister Chaudhry, while highlighting the Indian spy agency RAW’s involvement in the murder of a Sikh activist in Canada said that India had now emerged as a global terrorist at the international level.

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Pakistan armed forces reaffirm unwavering support for IIOJK people

Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: On the solemn occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Service Chiefs, and the Pakistan Armed Forces reaffirm their unwavering support for the resilient people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in their just struggle for self-determination. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), they also … Read more

PM calls for Kashmiris right to self-determination for durable peace in region

PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that in the interest of durable peace in South Asia, the international community should urge India to allow the Kashmiri people to freely determine their own future as a lasting peace could not be achieved by suppressing the genuine aspirations of the local people. The recent developments in … Read more

Kashmiris to observe Indian Republic Day as Black Day tomorrow

Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the globe will observe January 26, India’s Republic Day, as Black Day tomorrow.

The protest aims to impress upon the world to take notice of India’s continued denial of the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.

The call for observing Black Day has been issued by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and other pro-freedom organizations, including the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front.

The day will be marked by a complete shutdown in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), accompanied by anti-India rallies and demonstrations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, and various world capitals.Pakistani cuisine recipes

The shutdown and demonstrations will send a strong message to the international community that India, as the usurper of Kashmiris’ fundamental rights, has no moral or legal justification to celebrate its Republic Day in the occupied territory.

In IIOJK, posters displayed by the APHC and other organizations have urged people to boycott all Indian official events and to hoist black flags on their homes, shops, and other buildings.

These posters have been surfacing at various locations in the territory over the past week, calling for resistance against Indian occupation.

The jailed Chairman of APHC, Masarrat Aalam Butt, in a message from New Delhi’s notorious Tihar jail, has appealed to the Kashmiri people to mark India’s Republic Day as a Black Day to register their voice against the Indian illegal occupation.

He emphasized that India’s military presence in Jammu and Kashmir is illegal, illegitimate, and unconstitutional, violating international law and principles of justice.

“A country that has stripped the people of Jammu and Kashmir of their fundamental rights has no moral ground to celebrate its Republic Day in the territory,” Masarrat Aalam Butt said.

He reiterated that India’s occupation is a blatant violation of global norms, and the Kashmiri people’s resistance against this oppression will persist.

The shutdown and protests aim to expose India’s hypocrisy and amplify the demand for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination—a promise enshrined in numerous UN resolutions yet ignored by New Delhi.

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APHC expresses concern over continued atrocities in IIOJK

IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed grave concern over the systematic atrocities during cordon and search operations, house raids, illegal detentions and attaching properties of Kashmiris at the hands of Indian forces in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

Talking to Kashmir Media Service in Srinagar, APHC spokesman Abdul Rashid Minhas rejected India’s ‘integral mantra’ about the internationally recognised disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

He said New Delhi has been using military might and black laws since 1947 to break the will of the people and suppress their freedom sentiments but have utterly failed in achieving its anti-Kashmir designs.

He said the freedom and peace-loving people of Kashmir have always shown their indignation and resistance against the atrocities and Indian illegal occupation of their motherland.

He said the steadfastness, patience and the persistent struggle for the sacred cause of freedom is the only option before the Kashmiris.

The spokesman said people rendered unprecedented sacrifices for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute and the power and oppression will not resolve the lingering Kashmir dispute.

“It is our stance that Kashmir is a political problem and only political measures can settle the long-pending dispute,” it said.

He urged the international community, United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and European Union to take cognizance of atrocities by Indian forces in the occupied territory.

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Indian police raid martyr Syed Ali Gilani’s house in Srinagar

Indian police

SRINAGAR:  Indian police raided the residence of martyred Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani in Srinagar, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir(IIOJK).

According to the Kashmir Media Service, the police also searched the office of Tehreek e Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir in the same area.

The police targeted Syed Ali Gilani’s room at his residence in the Hyderpora area, seizing his personal books, important documents and other materials.

Separately, the police raided the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat office in the Mominabad locality of Hyderpora.

They forcibly entered the office by breaking the lock and seized important documents found there.

The All Party Hurriyat Conference strongly condemns the raids on Syed Ali Gilani Shaheed’s house and office of Tehreek Hurriyat.

Kashmir Media Service said the police conducted raids on the houses of more than 100 political and civic leaders in the last one year.

The documents and electronic devices seized during raids on political offices. Raids on offices of more than 80 social organizations, investigation related to funding.

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Pakistan draws world attention to Kashmiri children’s sufferings  

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:As the international community observed World Children’s Day on Thursday, Pakistan drew its attention to the plight of Kashmiri children living in an environment of “fear and intimidation” due to ongoing Indian atrocities, as over 100,000 had been orphaned.

“Living in a highly militarized territory, the trauma faced by the Kashmiri children is immense leaving indelible scars on their psychological and mental health.

Over 100,000 children have become orphans as a result of Indian oppression in the IIOJK (Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir). Their plight deserves international attention,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at her weekly press briefing.

She called on the international community to stand up for the rights of Kashmiri children and demand an end to their suffering and reaffirmed Pakistan’s political, diplomatic, and moral support to Kashmiri people for a just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, under the UN Security Council resolutions.

She welcomed the latest report of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices, released last week describing Israel’s warfare practices in the occupied territories as acts of genocide.

She said Pakistan welcomed the condemnation of the ongoing smear campaigns and attacks against the UNRWA and called on all member states to fulfill their legal obligations to prevent and stop irregular violations of international law and hold Israel accountable.

The spokesperson expressed regret over the result of Wednesday’s vote at the UN Security Council and the inability to reach consensus on the resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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NA passes unanimous resolution expressing solidarity with Kashmiris

NA passes

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly of Pakistan on Friday unanimously passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on “Black Day.”

Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam, presented the resolution on the 77th anniversary of the Indian invasion of Kashmir on 27th October 1947. The resolution reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to supporting the Kashmiris in their struggle for the inalienable right to self-determination.

It said that lasting peace and stability in South Asia are contingent upon the final resolution of the Kashmir dispute, in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

The House reiterated its rejection of India’s continued efforts to change the internationally recognized disputed status of India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, its demographic structure, and its political landscape.

The resolution also condemned the prolonged detention of thousands of political activists and the banning of several Kashmiri political parties.

It said farcical elections in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir cannot be a substitute for the right of self-determination of the Kashmiri people.

The resolution demanded India to improve the human rights situation in IIOJK, release all political prisoners, lift a ban on political parties, revoke draconian laws and implement the UN Security Council’s resolutions on Kashmir.

In his address, Engineer Amir Muqam underscored the global recognition of the Kashmiris’ struggle, which has been marked by immense sacrifices. He stated that approximately 96,000 Kashmiris have been martyred, and over 100,000 homes have been destroyed in the freedom struggle.

The minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s ongoing political, moral, and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people.

On the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir National Front has described the 27th as the darkest day in the history of Kashmir, saying that the attack on Kashmir by the Indian Army was the most brutal incident that plunged the region into a quagmire of instability and violence.

In a statement, JKNF spokesperson Muhammad Haseeb Wani said that October 27 was the day when the so-called secular leaders of India rushed their troops towards Srinagar in the dark of night and usurped the Kashmiris’ political and democratic rights they themselves struggled for while fighting against the Britishers”.

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Pakistan calls for ending women’s suffering in IIOJK, Palestine 

Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming its strong commitment to advancing the gender perspective in UN peace operations, Pakistan has called for ending the suffering of women and girls under foreign occupation such as in Kashmir and Palestine.

“The most egregious violations against women and girls occur in situations of foreign occupation, since one of objectives of the occupation is the subjugation of the occupied population, among whom women and girls are the most vulnerable,” Ambassador Munir Akram told the UN Security Council.

“This is the case in occupied Jammu and Kashmir where in 1990, over 100,000 Kashmiri men, women and children were killed,” the Pakistan envoy said in a debate on ‘Women, Peace, and Security’.

In this regard, he called on the Security Council to address “the dire and unacceptable” situation of women and girls under foreign occupation.

Over 60 speakers took part in the day long debate, calling for women’s involvement in Peace Processes and participation in decision-making on equal footing with men.

On his part, Ambassador Akram said Pakistan was the first country to endorse the UN Secretary General’s Declaration of shared commitments which identified Women, Peace and Security as a central priority to strengthen UN peacekeeping, pointing out that the country’s political commitment was matched with practical steps in the field.

As an example, he said, Pakistan dispatched in 2019 its first all-female community engagement team to Africa, which undertook several successful initiatives including vocational training for local students, teachers and women. An increasing number of Pakistani women peacekeepers in recent years have served as doctors, nurses and police officers in some of the most challenging environments, with Shahzadi Gulfam, becoming the first-ever recipient of the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award in 2011.

At the same time, Ambassador Akram said the world continues to remain a very dangerous place, for women and girls, who often find themselves caught in the vortex of violence and suffering, caused by unending wars and protracted disputes in which they are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence.

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Post-Election Update: Omar Abdullah set to be new IIOJK CM

Omar Abdullah

ISLAMABAD: The President’s rule in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has been lifted after 5 years, enabling the formation of a new government.

According to the IIOJK Post-Election update, Omar Abdullah is set to become CM of the IIOJK, with the first Assembly session scheduled for 16 Oct 2024.

Election Results: National Conference (NC) won 42 seats in the assembly elections. Its allies, Congress and Communist Party of India (CPI or CPM), secured six and one seats, respectively. With the support of five independent candidates and one Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, the NC-led alliance has a total of 55 seats.

The Lieutenant Governor’s Nomination: LG has yet to decide on nominating five additional Assembly members. It is anticipated that his nominations may align with the central Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-led government.

The Local Governance Restored: Elected representatives now have increased control over local governance, reducing direct central government intervention.

The Legislative Powers: legislative assembly can now reconvene to debate and pass laws specific to IIOJK.

The Financial Oversight: although the assembly can vote on financial matters, all grants and appropriations need the LG’s approval.

The LG’s Executive Control: Lieutenant Governor maintains authority over crucial areas, including police, public order, and land management.

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President, PM vow to continue moral, political support to Kashmiri people

President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardri and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said India’s actions since 5 August 2019 demonstrated complete disregard for international law, the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, and the UN Security Council resolutions regarding Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

In a message on Youm-e-Istehsal on 5th August 2024, he said, “Today marks the completion of five years of India’s latest campaign to consolidate its illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day, five years ago, India took a number of unilateral and unlawful steps in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to undermine its internationally recognised disputed status. “

Since 5 August 2019, he said India has embarked upon a ceaseless campaign to alter the demographic structure and political landscape of IIOJK.

Issuing domicile certificates to outsiders, registering temporary residents in the voters’ lists, gerrymandering assembly constituencies, and modifying land and property ownership laws are some of the key features of this campaign. All these measures are in blatant violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and international law, including the 4th Geneva Convention, he observed.

For the past seven decades, the President said the Kashmiris had waited for the United Nations to fulfil its solemn commitments. “It is crucial that the international community urges India to end its human rights violations in IIOJK and implement the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.”

On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan will continue to extend its strong moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination.

In a message on Youm-e-Istehsal on August 5, 2024, he said the people and Government of Pakistan are observing the Youm-e Istehsal today.

“This somber occasion reminds us of the grave consequences of India’s illegal actions of 5 August 2019 vis-à-vis Indian Ilegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).”

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Pakistan calls upon India to cease extrajudicial killings in IIOJK

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its call for the Indian government to cease its campaign of extrajudicial killings and indiscriminate use of lethal force against the Kashmiri people in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her press briefing, reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to provide political, diplomatic, and moral support to our Kashmiri people for the just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

She told the media that the 93rd ‘Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir’ (Kashmir Martyrs Day) would be observed on July 13 to honor the martyrdom of 22 Kashmiris who sacrificed their lives in Srinagar in 1931, bravely facing the indiscriminate firing of Dogra forces under the former Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.

“We salute their courage, which ignited a determined movement for the rights and freedoms of the Kashmiri people and their right to self-determination. This movement continues to this day.”

She mentioned that akin to the Dogra forces, Indian forces have killed thousands of Kashmiris over recent decades simply for advocating their rights.

“Burhan Muzaffar Wani, an iconic youth leader from Kashmir, was among the hundreds who fell victim to extrajudicial killings in IIOJK.His eighth martyrdom anniversary was observed on July 8th,” she remarked.

Commenting on Israeli aggression, she said Pakistan strongly condemned this week’s indiscriminate attacks by Israeli occupation forces on four schools in Gaza, which resulted in the massacre of dozens of women and children seeking shelter there. These attacks are further evidence of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the people of Gaza.

The indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations and facilities is a grave violation of international law and constitutes war crimes.

With its latest actions, Israeli occupation forces have once again demonstrated their contempt for international law and the basic tenets of decency and acceptable international behaviour, she said.

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Unending sufferings of Kashmiri women, children continue in IIOJK: FO 

FO 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said that with over 22,000 women widowed and 107,000 children orphaned, the sufferings of the families in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) remained unended due to the unabated occupation and oppression of the Indian forces.

 Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her weekly press briefing, expressed solidarity with the Kashmiri families that remained divided and continued to suffer due to Indian oppression for the last several decades.

“The estimates of widowed women and orphaned children exceed 22,000 and 107,000 respectivelyThousands of half-widows are awaiting the return of their husbands who have presumably been killed by Indian forces. 

The plight of the families of the victims of enforced disappearance is equally lamentable,” the spokesperson remarked, referring to the annual International Day of Families observed on May 15. 

Calling the ruthless Indian oppression the root cause of the suffering of Kashmiri families, the spokesperson urged India to allow Kashmiris to practice their right to self-determination as guaranteed by the UN Security Council’s resolutions.

 Highlighting the diplomatic engagements that took place during the last week, the spokesperson started with the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar to China to co-chair the Fifth Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, where he also met with Chinese vice premier, and ministers for IDCPC and finance and others.

The two sides agreed to accelerate progress on major connectivity projects including the upgradation of ML-1, the Gwadar Port, realignment of Karakoram Highway Phase II, and strengthen cooperation in agriculture, industrial parks, mining, information technology, and other fields.

China reiterated its position on IIOJK calling for its peaceful resolution by the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and bilateral agreements. She also apprised the media of the 6th Round of Pakistan-Latvia Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held here wherein two sides agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, energy, education and technology, and labor mobility. 

At the Pakistan-U.S. Counterterrorism Dialogue held on May 10, 2024, in Washington DC, she said both countries underscored the cooperation in addressing the most pressing challenges to regional and global security, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS-Khorasan. 

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Pakistan demands reversal of India unilateral action in IIOJK

IIOJK

BANJUL (GAMBIA): The Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir met here Monday wherein Pakistan stressed that India should revoke all of its unilateral actions of August 5, 2019 in IIOJK and implement the relevant UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir dispute.

Held on the sidelines of the 15th Islamic Summit of the OIC here, the meeting reviewed the political and security environment in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) besides taking stock of the grim human rights situation in the occupied territory.

Chaired by the Assistant Secretary General (Political Affairs) of the OIC and the Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Yousaf-Al-Dobeay, the meeting was attended by the member states of the Contact Group i.e. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Niger and Azerbaijan.

A delegation of the True Representatives of the Kashmiri People, and the senior officials of the OIC-Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission were also in attendance.

In his remarks, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who led the Pakistani delegation, urged the international community to take cognizance of the Indian leaders’ provocative statements and unwarranted claims about Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which constituted a serious threat to regional peace.

He stressed that India must release all the political prisoners, lift curbs on the outlawed political parties, revoke the illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 and the subsequent steps aimed at demographic change and political engineering.

He briefed the Contact Group on India’s ongoing efforts to transform Kashmiris into a disempowered community in their own land.

He apprised the meeting that India was systematically denying the Kashmiri people their fundamental rights and freedoms.

He added that the Indian authorities had created an environment of fear and intimidation in the IIOJK to crush dissent.

The participating delegations from different member states emphasized the importance of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute on the OIC’s agenda, and expressed support for the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiri people for realization of their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

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Pakistan condemns India for attacking, seizing properties of Kashmiris

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reiterated that the ongoing Indian campaign of attacking and seizing the properties of the Kashmiris in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) was destined to fail, just like its colonial strategies and harsh statements.

“Pakistan strongly condemns India’s continued campaign of attacking and seizing the properties of Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The reality is that the harsh statements and colonial strategies have been unsuccessful in quelling the determination of Kashmiris for freedom, and these measures are destined to face similar outcomes in the future,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in briefing here.

She reiterated Pakistan’s determination to continue to extending political, diplomatic, and moral support to Kashmiris for the just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmiri dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council’s resolutions.

As different parts of the IIOJK recently witnessed heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides, resulting in loss of life and property, the spokesperson expressed sympathies with the victims of these national calamities and prayed for the eternal peace of the deceased and wished speedy recovery to the injured.

Apprising the media of the ongoing visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to The Gambia to attend the Council of Foreign Ministers and the OIC Summit, the spokesperson said that at the Summit, Pakistan would highlight the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the right to self-determination of Kashmiris people, the imperatives of solidarity and unity of the Muslim Ummah, rising Islamophobia, issues of climate change, terrorism, and other contemporary global challenges.

On the sidelines, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister would hold bilateral meetings with leaders and foreign ministers participating in the summit. Pakistan will also underline the need to find collective solutions to challenges confronting Muslim Ummah, she added

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Pakistan observing Indian state terrorism against Kashmiris: PM   

Pakistan

MUZAFFARABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar  said India was the only terrorist in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan was closely watching its state terrorism against the Kashmiris.

Addressing the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, the prime minister said for last many years, India was presenting fake narrative and trying to weaken the struggle of local Kashmiris by wrongly labeling them as terrorists.

He said there was a clear difference of terrorism and the people’s struggle for independence. He said the Indian leadership was also claiming Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. “On this day, I want to make it clear that we believe in peace in the region and we are showing maximum patience and tolerance and peace,” he said.

The prime minister said Pakistan did not want any conflict in the region, however he made it clear that the country was fully capable of strongly retaliating any attack from the neighborly country. In this regard, he said India had for many times checked our capacity. “If it (India) has any desire to check Pakistan’s capacity again, then we are ready to show our strength.”

He said if India was a true democracy, it should give the people of Kashmir their just demand of right to self determination while it should also fully restore the basic human rights in IIOJK.

He said it should also abrogate all the strict emergency laws while it should also recall its heavy military presence from the villages and towns of Kashmir. It should allow the people to hold peaceful gatherings in Kashmir and it should also allow the people of Kashmir to exercise their right to self-determination.

The prime minister said that India must allow unrestricted access to the UN and OIC observers, international media and human rights organizations to IIOJK to obtain first-hand information about the situation there; and investigate and report human rights violations.

He said that India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 in IIOJK were a blatant violation of international law including the UN Charter, 4th Geneva Convention and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

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President, PM pay tribute to brave struggle of Kashmiris

Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that the right to self-determination is a cardinal principle of international law but regrettably, the Kashmiri people have not been able to exercise this inalienable right.

“The UN General Assembly annually adopts a resolution expressing unequivocal support for the realization of the right to self-determination for people under foreign occupation,” the president said in a message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed on February 5.

He said the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) had been struggling to realise their right to self-determination for the last seventy-six years.

“Today, IIOJK is one of the most militarized zones in the world. Kashmiris are living in an environment of fear and intimidation,” President Secretariat Press Wing, in a press release, quoted the president as saying.

The president reiterated that on the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the government and people of Pakistan renewed their unflinching support for their just and legitimate struggle.

On the other hand, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 in IIOJK were a blatant violation of international law including the UN Charter, 4th Geneva Convention and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

“India has since been engaged in efforts to further entrench these illegal measures through a series of steps aimed at altering the demographic structure and political landscape of IIOJK,” the prime minister said in a message on the observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5.

He said that the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ was annually observed on the 5th February to express Pakistan’s unwavering support to the Kashmiri people’s just struggle for realization of their right to self-determination.

It was also an occasion to pay rich tribute to the sacrifices made by their Kashmiri brothers and sisters during the last seventy-six years, he added.

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AJK PM expresses concern over human right violations in IIOJK

AJK PM

MIRPUR  (AJK):Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq, while voicing his serious concern over the worsening political and human rights situation in the Indian-illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) state, urged upon the international community to play its due role to help resolve the lingering dispute without further loss of time.

“The much-delayed global Kashmir conflict has been the main cause and consequence of rights violations in the region,” the AJK Prime Minister said while talking to the AJK Muslim Conference chief former Prime Minister of AJ&K Sardar Atique Ahmed Khan, who called on him at Jammu Kashmir House in the federal metropolis.

Speaking on the occasion, the PM said that the situation in IIOJK has further deteriorated since the Modi government stripped the region of its special status. The Indian government’s unilateral move, he said, was in violation of the UNSC resolutions.

He said that the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on 370 has further compounded the issue of Kashmir.

The PM said that the Kashmiri people have neither accepted India’s belligerent military occupation nor do they accept the biased verdict of the Indian Supreme Court.

He said that the government of Azad Kashmir would utilize all available resources to promote the Kashmiris’ just cause at the international level, besides sensitizing the world about the early resolution of the Kashmir issue in line with the UNSC resolutions.

Referring to the recently held conference in Kotli, the PM said that the massive gathering held in support of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination was organized against the backdrop of the All Parties Kashmir Conference, which was attended by the representatives of all the political parties of Azad Kashmir and the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC).

Anwaar said that besides highlighting the Kashmir cause, the government had stepped up its efforts to establish good governance and rule of law in the state. He said that the welfare of people was among the government’s top priorities.

Former Prime Minister Sardar Atique Ahmed Khan assured the PM of his party’s full support to strengthen Kashmir’s ongoing freedom struggle.

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Mushaal Mullick expresses concern over Indian SC’s decision

Mushaal Mullick
  • She was addressing seminar to commemorate Int’l Human Rights Day.
  • Mushaal said human rights violations by India shortcomings of UN.
  • She pointed out resolutions related to IIOJK remained unresolved.

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Mushaal Hussein Mullick expressed her deep concern over the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the revocation of the special status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), stating that it is akin to death sentence for all Kashmiris.

She was addressing a seminar to commemorate International Human Rights Day organized by Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights in collaboration with International Islamic University Islamabad.

She said that the ongoing human rights violations by India underscore the shortcomings of the United Nations. She emphasized the necessity for the UN to go beyond mere resolutions and actively pursue their implementation.

She pointed out that resolutions related to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute have remained unresolved for 75 years.

She emphasized that amidst the conspicuous silence of the UN and international organizations, the alarming situations of genocide were unfolding in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine.

She urged global bodies to break their silence and take proactive measures to address the escalating humanitarian crises in those regions.

Mushaal Hussein highlighted the profound impact of human rights violations when perpetrated by states, leading to extensive mass killings and even genocide. Drawing attention to the ongoing destruction in Gaza, she pointed out the restrictive measures preventing International Aid organizations from entering Gaza, exacerbating severe shortages of essential items like medicine and food.

Moreover, Mushaal Mullick said that contrary to Indian claims, the recent decision by the Indian Supreme Court served evidence that India was not a secular country.

Mushaal Hussein highlighted that International Human Rights Day stands as a global reminder of the fundamental principles that uphold human dignity, equality, and justice.

She emphasized the importance of utilizing this day as an opportunity for individuals, communities, and nations to reflect on the strides made in safeguarding human rights and to address persisting challenges. She called for collective action to protect and promote the rights and freedoms of every individual, regardless of race, gender, religion, or nationality.

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