ISLAMABAD: The president and the prime minister of Pakistan have lauded the Kashmiris’ struggle for self-determination and against Indian oppression on Saturday.
President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday paid tribute to the unwavering resolve of the Kashmiri people on the occasion of “Accession to Pakistan” Day, according to state-run APP.
The day marked the historic resolution passed on July 19, 1947, in which the people of Kashmir expressed their will to accede to Pakistan.
“Natural and eternal bond”
In his message, the president said that on July 19, 1947, the brave people of Kashmir passed the historic resolution for accession to Pakistan.
“Accession to Pakistan Day is a shining symbol of the collective will of the Kashmiri people and their natural and eternal bond with Pakistan,” President Secretariat Press Wing, in a press release, quoted the president as saying
President Zardari also lauded the Kashmiri people’s ongoing struggle for self-determination, despite decades of Indian oppression.
Despite India’s ongoing tyranny and repression, the people of Kashmir continued their just struggle with resilience and courage, he said, adding their sacrifices had become a global symbol of freedom, resistance, and sacrifice.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s longstanding stance, the president said they would continue to provide their firm moral, political, and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people till they were granted their right to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
He also expressed firm belief by saying that the struggle of the Kashmiri people would not go in vain as one day, they would be free from the Indian illegal occupation, APP reported.
Diplomatic and political support
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan will continue to extend diplomatic, moral and political support to the Kashmiris, according to state-run Radio Pakistan.
In a message on the occasion of Accession to Pakistan Day, he said a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions is the only guarantee of the rights of the Kashmiris and peace in the region.
Srinagar session in 1947
He said Accession to Pakistan Day is observed every year to commemorate the Srinagar session of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference on July 19, 1947.
On that day, the brave people of Kashmir passed a resolution for the accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan.
He said with the passage of time, the spirit of freedom of Kashmiris has increased.
He said, today, the third generation of Kashmiris is also determined like their ancestors to achieve their right to self-determination.
Shehbaz Sharif said the decades-long struggle of the brave Kashmiris against illegal occupation reflects their spirit of patriotism and true demand for freedom.
Unwavering support
Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON, Engineer Amir Muqam, reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support to the Kashmiri people’s legitimate struggle for their right to self-determination and their historic decision to accede to Pakistan.
In his message on the occasion of “Accession to Pakistan Day”, he said that on this day in 1947, the Kashmiris, through a unanimous resolution, decided to join Pakistan based on religious, cultural, and geographical affinities.
He said Pakistan continues to uphold its principled stance for a peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions, according to Radio Pakistan.
