Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is committed to the resolution of all outstanding disputes with India including Jammu and Kashmir, through dialogue and invited New Delhi to engage in a comprehensive, sustained and result-oriented dialogue process.
In a message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed on Wednesday, the prime minister said a just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is a sine qua non for lasting peace is South Asia. He also urged the international community to play its due role in securing for Kashmiris their right to self-determination.
He said Pakistan will continue playing its constructive role towards peaceful solution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. On behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan, the prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm commitment to a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the protection of their fundamental rights.
“Today, the government and the people of Pakistan are observing Kashmir Solidarity Day. This is an occasion to reiterate our firm support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their legitimate struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination,” the premier said.
“On this day we reaffirm our resolve to stand by our brothers and sisters in their valiant struggle for their just cause. The peaceful people of Jammu and Kashmir continue to suffer. Not only the right to self-determination is being denied to them but they are also being subjected to the worst kind of human rights abuses violence and suppression,” he added.
Nawaz said thousands of Kashmiris have lost their lives and thousands more are languishing in Indian jails. “However, atrocities and humiliations have not deterred them from a cause cased on their legitimate aspiration of their right of self determination as enshrined in the UN Charter and UNSC Resolutions,” he said.