Muzaffarabad, August 30, 2023 (PPI-OT): Government of Turkiye and their all political parties have pledged to support the ongoing liberation movement in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
This was said by the joint delegation of Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) led by Speaker Legislative Assembly Latif Akbar during a press conference who recently visited Turkiye. Akbar said that Turkish parliament speaker received them warmly in Ankara parliament to express solidarity with the people of IIOJK.
Former AJK Jamaat -e-Islami Ameer Abdur Rashid Turabi said that following the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC Turkiye has key role in Muslim world and they support Kashmiris right of self-determination at various international forums which they have been continued since 1990. India tries to put pressure on Turkiye to keep Ankara away from supporting Kashmir cause.
“We attended various conferences in Istanbul and Ankara in connection with Kashmir dispute and urged Turkish leaders to expand their parliamentary role and in this connection they were asked to use their European Union links for the peaceful settlement of IIOJK. Kashmir Relief Fund will also be established in Turkiye. We also briefed law makers and media about the existing threats of IIOJK leadership and the issues faced by Indian Muslims,” Turabi observed.
Convenor APHC Mehmood Saghar said the main purpose of the conference in Istanbul was to engage Arab countries lawyers and human rights activists and in this connection first time Kuwait delegation joined us and supported Kashmiris legitimate peaceful struggle during the Istanbul conference. However, we asked both Turkish and Kuwaiti brothers that we need their support for Kashmir because same they support Palestine cause. Altaf Ahmed Butt said that Turkiye has much more commitment with Kashmiri’s political struggle and they will never disappoint us. They believe that Kashmiris ought to be given right of self-determination.
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