ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi said on Thursday that 27 October is one of the darkest days for the Kashmiri people. The Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir, which started on that day, stifled the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiris to determine their own destiny.
In a special message on Black Day, the president said that over the last 76 years, India has not only reneged on its obligations to the people of IIOJK but has also shown disregard to multilateralism by backtracking on the UNSC resolutions.
He said that the people of the IIOJK have endured endless oppression during this long period. However, New Delhi has failed to blunt their resolve to realize the inalienable right to self-determination of Kashmiris.
President Alvi paid his homage to the exemplary courage of the Kashmiri people in their continued fight for the right to self-determination while simultaneously resisting the excesses being committed by the Indian forces. Undoubtedly, their sacrifices will not go in vain, he added.
President deplores India for its human rights violations
He said that the unilateral and illegal actions of 5 August 2019 by India are in blatant violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and international law. The efforts to effect a demographic change in IIOJK and perpetuate the Indian occupation of the valley are aimed at undermining the Kashmiri people’s democratic right to decide their own future.
He said that today, the Kashmiri people are enduring multi-faceted curbs, with their leadership imprisoned and their voice muzzled. However, the ongoing human rights violations cannot dampen the their just struggle. The global community and media should highlight the plight of these defenseless people and hold India accountable for its brutalities and human rights violations in IIOJK.
The president said that Pakistan has highlighted at a number of occasions that peace and stability in South Asia remain contingent upon peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiris. India must realize that it cannot suppress the freedom struggle of the Kashmiris by the use of force.
