- Contact Group says the conflict should be resolved in accordance with the aspiration of Kashmiri people and UNSC resolutions
- Foreign Secretary Ms Tehmina says Kashmir dispute is threatening peace and stability in South Asia
ISLAMABAD: The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir held an emergency meeting in Jeddah on Monday over the recent killings of 20 innocent Kashmiri civilians at the hands of Indian occupation forces.
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, led Pakistan’s delegation in the meeting which was chaired by OIC Special Envoy on Jammu & Kashmir Abdullah Al Alim. The delegations from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Niger also participated in the meeting, said a Foreign Office statement.
Ambassador Alim on behalf of the OIC secretary general condemned the recent killing of innocent Kashmiris by the Indian forces and reiterated OIC’s principled position on supporting the people of Jammu and Kashmir in achieving their legitimate rights, including the right of self- determination.
He emphasised that the conflict should be resolved in accordance with the aspiration of the Kashmiri people and the United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions.
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua briefed the participants about Indian aggression and recent escalation in atrocities against the innocent Kashmiris, gruesome incident of rape and murder of the eight year old girl Asifa Bano and severe violations of human rights in the valley.
She rejected such policies of occupation and oppression. She also reaffirmed Pakistan’s diplomatic, moral and political support to the people of Indian Held Kashmir. She said the unresolved Kashmir dispute was threatening peace and stability in South Asia. She asserted that Pakistan was determined to resolve seventy years old dispute through dialogue.
Ghulam Muhammad Safi briefed the Contact Group about the Indian policy of rape, loot, torture and kill at will in IHK. He submitted a memorandum on the human rights situation in the held Kashmir to the Contact Group for onward transmission to the CFM.
