Kashmiris’ freedom struggle is not terrorism: Aziz

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Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday rejected India’s attempt of equating the freedom movement of Kashmiris with terrorism.

Addressing a ceremony held in Islamabad in the wake of Black Day which was officially observed across the country against the Indian aggression and extrajudicial killings of innocent Kashmiris, Aziz said the people of Kashmir were fully justified in demanding their right to self-determination.

The advisor expressed the concern that India was avoiding composite dialogue with Pakistan by linking Kashmiri’s struggle with terrorism.

Sartaj Aziz said there was a need to initiate a serious dialogue over the issue to resolve it and added Pakistan would continue to raise it at all international fora and had expedited its diplomatic efforts to apprise the world of the ongoing atrocities against the Kashmiris in India-held Kashmir (IHK).

Aziz said the involvement of Kashmiri leadership was vital for the success of any talks on the issue and a step forward towards a meaningful resolution.

He said Pakistan, in recent days, had held a series of briefings to the diplomats of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council on the plight of the Kashmiris and the excesses of the Indian security forces.

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