NEW YORK: Pakistan’s steadfast support for the people of Kashmiri right to self-determination was reiterated by the nation’s Consul General in New York, Aamer Ahmed Atozai, at an event marking Kashmir Black Day on Sunday, local media reported.
The Day is commemorated annually on Oct. 27 to mark the day in 1947 when India, without any lawful justification, forcibly took control of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
In his remarks, Aamer Ahmed Atozai stated that Kashmir Black Day was a reminder of the oppression and challenges being faced by the people of Kashmir under 77 years of India’s occupation.
He added that India’s unlawful revocation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019 had led to increased human rights violations amid prolonged curfews as well as internet blackouts.
The consul general has reaffirmed Islamabad’s steadfast support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and called upon the world to take action under the terms of the UNSC resolutions to resolve the dispute of Kashmir.
A large number of Kashmiri activist and community members attended the event at the consulate, and the consul general Atozai thanked them.
The programme also included a video presentation that depicted the human rights abuses occurring in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir. A photo exhibition was held to illustrate the hardships and miseries endured by the people of Kashmir.
Representatives of different political parties expressed solidarity with the people of Kashmir and highlighted the current human rights violations in the region, called upon the world to take notice of the reign of terror let loose in Kashmir by Indian troops and to support the Kashmiri people unalienable right to self-determination, as pledged to them by the UNSC.
The event has concluded with a collective call for the world to act decisively to address the Kashmir dispute, in line with the relevant UNSC resolutions.
