Islamabad, January 05, 2023 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has reassured Pakistan’s continued political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiris in their just struggle for right to self-determination in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions. In his message in connection with Kashmiris’ right to Self-Determination Day, today, the President said, “Today, Kashmiris around the world are observing the 74th anniversary of the Resolution adopted by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP), providing that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute would be decided through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices.
In essence, it was a reaffirmation of the inalienable right of Kashmiris to self-determination which is enshrined in international law and upheld by international human rights instruments.” The President deplored that the oppressed people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have not been able to exercise this right and India continues to oppress them to break their will with massive human rights abuses. “Since 5 August 2019, it (India) is engaged in a vicious exercise of altering the demographic structure of IIOJK to turn Kashmiris into a minority in their own land. The UN General Assembly annually adopts a resolution on “Universal Realization of the Right of the People to Self-Determination” that draws international attention towards the plight and rights of people living under situations of forced occupation,” he said.
Dr Arif Alvi pointed out that the international community, especially the United Nations, bears the responsibility to ensure the fulfilment of this promise and support the people of IIOJK in exercising their inalienable right to self-determination. “For its part, Pakistan will continue to extend its full political, diplomatic and moral support to the valiant Kashmiri people in their just struggle for dignity and rights including their inalienable right to self-determination, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council,” he added.
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