PM reminds world to honour commitment on Kashmir

• Nawaz sees massive support of Kashmiris in India soon

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday reiterated Pakistan’s moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri people and called upon the international community to honour its commitment for early resolution of the issue.

In a message on the death anniversary of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, he said that through his sacrifice the late Kashmiri icon had reminded the world that if such a large-scale human rights violation including blinding of innocent people with firing pellets, continued unabated peace could not be guaranteed in the world.

“His martyrdom made the international community and world powers that they could no longer condone the grave human rights violations by the Indian forces,” the prime minister said. He said if India failed to stop its atrocities in the disputed state, a movement in support of Kashmiris and against such oppression was imminent on Indian soil as human nature could not accept such gross repressions.

He said that Wani’s sacrifice also posed a question; whether Kashmiris were not human beings or did not enjoy basic human rights! Whether they (Kashmiris) were not entitled to exercise their right to self-determination which was ensured by the UN Charter, he added.

The prime minister cautioned if such discrimination with the UN’s resolutions was not stopped, it would affect stature of the world body. He reminded the international community about their moral and legal obligations towards the Kashmiri people and to force India to fulfill these resolutions.

He also advised India to accept Kashmiris’ right to self-determination under the UN resolutions. Expressing complete solidarity with the Kashmiri people, he said the whole nation stood with their Kashmiri brethren and sisters. He noted that Burhan Wani had written a new chapter of Kashmir freedom movement, lighting a candle with his blood which made the whole state to glow.

His martyrdom also proved that every child in Kashmir was fully charged with the desire for freedom and did not accept the illegal occupation by India, the prime minister said, adding through use of force and weapons, the passion for freedom could not be subdued. He also reminded India to realise the fact that history could not be made blind.

He noted that indigenous movement for freedom was progressing without any foreign influence. Wani’s martyrdom also exposed Indian propaganda about foreign interference, he pointed out. During the last one year, he said that the way Kashmiri people braved the imposition of curfew, faced inhuman measures by the forces, state injustices, funerals of their martyrs and kept their banner of freedom high, was unprecedented.

He said that hearts of Pakistanis and Kashmiris beat together and the former would not leave Kashmiris in this hour of trials and tribulations. The way Kashmiris celebrated Pakistan cricket team ICC Champions trophy win was a referendum against Indian inhuman aggression, he said and prayed for the success of the freedom struggle.