SRINAGAR: In a renewed push for resolution of the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat leaders have reaffirmed the need for self-determination, highlighting that lasting peace in South Asia hinges on settling the Kashmir issue in its historical context.
According to media reports, the leaders in their statements issued in Srinagar contended that New Delhi’s obstinacy jeopardizes regional and global peace. The leaders strongly criticized Indian Prime Minister Modi’s August 5, 2019, acts as violating UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir.
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They added, for decades, the people of Kashmir have awaited fulfillment of their basic right to self-determination in the light of the UN’s January 5 resolution roadmap as solution to the issue of Kashmir, but always impeded its implementation.
The leaders urged the international community to urgently intervene to implement the UN resolutions to resolve the Kashmir dispute as per Kashmiris’ aspirations.
