Seeking a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said Pakistan would continue to extend complete political, moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris.
“The government and the people of Pakistan observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day by renewing their unswerving support for the just struggle of the Kashmiri people for the realisation of their fundamental and inalienable rights,” the president said in his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
He said for over six decades the Kashmiri people had rendered countless sacrifices for upholding their dignity and freedom, pleading for equity and justice and the fulfillment of the promise for the effective exercise of their right to self-determination, as envisaged in the relevant UN resolutions. “It is indeed imperative that the noble principles and values, that underpin the just Kashmiri cause, are upheld and supported by all justice and freedom-loving peoples
across the world. It is also important that the fundamental human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are respected and promoted,” he said.
The president said in recent years the peaceful struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir had gained in strength
and intensity. “A new generation of the Kashmiris, including men, women and children, continue to wage a heroic struggle for the realization of their fundamental rights,” he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people was a must to ensure peace and prosperity in the region.
He said Pakistan believed that the United Nations promise to the Kashmiris as contained in the relevant resolutions
must be fulfilled.
Gilani said the government and the people of Pakistan would continue to extend their full moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris for the realisation of their fundamental rights and legitimate aspirations.
The prime minister said the government and the people of Pakistan joined their Kashmiri brothers and sisters in solemnly observing the Kashmir Solidarity Day.
“On this occasion, we reaffirm our complete support to the just Kashmir cause and renew our pledge of steadfast support for the heroic struggle of the Kashmiri people for the effective realization of their fundamental and inalienable rights,” he said.