No power can suppress the Kashmir cause: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (SABAH): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday urged the international community to take note of gross human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

In her message on the annual “Kashmir Black Day,” which is marked on October 27, the minister promised that Pakistan would continue to provide moral, diplomatic, and political support to the Kashmiri people.

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75 years ago on this day, the brutal Indian army conquered Jammu and Kashmir without authorization.

She claimed that during the seven-decade-long struggle for Kashmiri liberation, Pakistan acted as a leaden wall.

She said no power in the world could suppress the Kashmir cause, and this journey would end only after the freedom of Kashmir. The sacrifices of the Kashmiri people for the freedom movement were unmatched and unforgettable. It was difficult to find an example of those sacrifices.

The people of Kashmir have proven that India cannot weaken their spirit of freedom through excessive force.

There was one Indian soldier for every ten Kashmiris in IIoJK, she said.

It is noteworthy here that in the history of Kashmir, 27 October is observed as the Black Day. On this day in 1947, India invaded Jammu and Kashmir in complete disregard to Indian Independence Act, the UN Charter and above all, against the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.The people of Kashmir were poised to be part of Pakistan, therefore, started a struggle against the Maharaja Hari Singh, once the Indian military invaded the state.

IN the history of Kashmir, 27 October is observed as the Black Day. On this day in 1947, India invaded Jammu and Kashmir in complete disregard to Indian Independence Act, the UN Charter and above all, against the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The people of Kashmir were poised to be part of Pakistan, therefore, started a struggle against the Maharaja Hari Singh, once the Indian military invaded the state. Indeed, Maharaja’s rule over the state had already lapsed on 15 August 1947. Soon after invasion India tried to justify its illegitimate occupation of the state through litigious Instrument of Accession.

Later on, India took the case to the UN on 01 January 1948, where it was decided through a number of resolutions that, future of the state will be decided through plebiscite under UN supervision. After initial acceptance of UN resolutions, India subsequently delayed the implementation of the resolutions and later refused to conduct the plebiscite and this dispute still stands to be resolved.