Pak will continue to extend its unwavering political, moral & diplomatic support for the just struggle of the people of J&K: Mushaal Mullick

ISLAMABAD, Feb 03 (SABAH): Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Human Rights and Women Empowerment Mushaal Hussein Mullick has said that Pakistan will continue to extend its unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support for the just struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in determining their destiny through the right of self-determination.

Mushaal Hussein Mullick was addressing a seminar organized by Press Information Department (PID) in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day. Principal Information Officer Dr. Tariq Mehmood Khan and members and representatives of All Kashmir Newspapers Association (AKNA) also addressed the occasion. DG Information Service Academy Arshad Munir, DG PID Ambreen Gul, President AKNA Amjad Choudhary and members of civil society and other media associations also attended the seminar.

Addressing the seminar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister said that the Kashmir Solidarity Day serves as a testament of Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the UN resolutions and provision of justice and peace to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Highlighting the human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Mushaal Mullick said that India had been involved in genocide, extra judicial killings, torture in custody, the use of chemical weapons, violence against children and women, enforced disappearances, pellet gun usage, collective punishment, black laws, false flag operations, and fake police encounters in its failing effort to suppress the freedom movement of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister expressed concerns over Modi’s move of establishing illegal Hindu settlements in IIOJK to alter the demographic landscape and turn Muslim majority into a minority in the region. She said the issuance of Kashmiri domiciles to non-Kashmiri by India had seen a significant increase after the Indian illegal actions of August 05, 2019.

Mushaal Mullick raised alarms over the unjust and illegal persecution of peaceful Kashmiri leadership. She said that Kashmiri leaders are either languishing in jails or kept under house arrest. She further said that the grave of the late Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani had been turned into a sub-jail by India, making it inaccessible to visitors. She urged the world to be watchful as false and fabricated charges might be used by Modi led regime to impose death sentence on Muhammad Yasin Malik through biased legal proceedings.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister said that Pakistan was a target of Indian terror operations and irrefutable evidence of Indian involvement in targeted killings inside Pakistan were available. She further said that the global reach the RSS terrorist network was a threat to global peace.

Mushaal urged the international community and the UN to stand in solidarity with people of Jammu and Kashmir, acknowledge their rights and make efforts to ensure the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and the relevant UN resolutions.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister extended her heartfelt commendation to the Press Information Department for organizing seminar in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day to raise awareness and understanding about the Kashmir issue.

Mushaal Hussein Mullick said Kashmir Learning Centres are being set up at all universities across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to advance the study and research on Kashmir, especially with respect to the IIOJK. She stressed the need to establish Kashmir Consultative Committees at district level to propagate the Kashmir cause.

Mushaal Hussein Mullick strongly urged the international community to play its role to stop human rights abuses in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. She said that the people of IIOJK could never be defeated through oppression and negative tactics like jailing their political leadership.