Mehmood Ahmed Saghar writes to G20 countries about India’s nefarious designs behind holding G20 meeting in IoK

ISLAMABAD, July 02 (SABAH): Convener All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan chapter Mehmood Ahmed Saghar while urging the G20 countries to take effective notice of the India’s plan to hold next G20 summit in occupied Kashmir has said that contentious move was a ploy aimed at deflecting world attention away from real issue of Kashmir.

In a letter addressed to heads of G20 nations, the APHC convener while highlighting the disputed nature of the Kashmir said that the Indian plan to hold such a high-profile meeting in the UN recognised disputed territory is tantamount to undermining the credibility of the United Nations

Referring to the abysmal political and human rights situation in the region, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar said, “The dire situation in the region is not suitable for holding such a high-profile meeting”. He said that the Indian government’s proposed plan was a deliberate attempt aimed at creating a smokescreen to hide ground realities in Kashmir and hoodwinking the international community.

Urging G20 nations not to become a part of any such exercise, the APHC convener said that by bringing heads of G20 countries in Kashmir Indian government wanted to lend legitimacy to its actions it had taken since 5th August 2019.

Hailing G20 nations for their upright stance on people’s right to self-determination, the APHC convener said, “The people of the occupied Kashmir hope that the G20 countries that have been championing human rights and civil liberties would take into account the disputed nature of the state and influence the government of India to change the venue of the summit”.

“We do hope that the G20 countries who had voted in favor of the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir would not get swayed by Indian propaganda and instead ask India to resolve the dispute in accordance with the UN resolutions”, the letter said.

Meanwhile, the APHC convener while thanking the government of China for taking an upright stance on the issue said that China has always supported Kashmiris’ legitimate struggle for right to self-determination. He expressed the optimism that the other members of the Group (G20) would also take a bold stance on the issue.