MIRPUR: (Parliament Times) “The people of Jammu & Kashmir are far more determined, with full vigor, as compared to the past to make to the Kashmir freedom struggle a complete success in spite of the continued reign of the Indian state terrorism unleashed against the innocent people in occupied Jammu & Kashmirâ€.
These views were expressed by the Vice Chancellor of Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST) Prof. Dr. Habib ur Rehman – Sitara –e-Imtiaz while addressing a ceremony hosted by the varsity here lateSunday to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day. The ceremony was largely attended by the varsity students, faculty members of the city elite.
The ceremony was also addressed by Registrar of the varsity Prof. Muhammad Wariz Jinaal, Dean Sciences Prof. Dr. Rehana Asghar, Dean Engineering Prof. Dr. Riaz Mughal, Director Students Affairs Shahid Amin, Director ORIC Asif Javed and others.
The VC Prof. Dr. Habib ur Rehman continued that MUST would continue raising its due role to highlight the importance of early peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue – since the young generation would have to perform their due responsibilities to make the struggle for freedom of occupied Kashmir complete success.
Paying glorious tributes to young shaheed kashmiri freedom-loving activist Burhan Muzaffar Wani, the VC said that the martyrdom of Burhan Wani has infused a new spirit in to the Kashmir freedom movement. “ And resultantly Kashmiris struggle for freedom has clinched more impetus.
Prof. Dr. Habib ur Rehman advised the faculty members of his varsity to raise more awareness among the students about their due responsibilities towards the Kashmir issue – which involved the fate of 20 million people of Jammu & Kashmir.
Paying rich tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs, Vice Chancellor said that the supreme sacrifices of lives by lakhs of the valiant sons of the soil for the liberation of the motherland from the Indian subjugation, were the great precedent in to the global history. He said that people of Jammu & Kashmir were demanding their birth right to self determination, as committed by the International community through the U.N resolutions. He added that the continued silence of the global powers to this direction was highly regrettable. He said that the international community should take immediate notice of the continued reign of state terrorism and abuses of human rights by the Indian occupying forces in the bleeding vale of Kashmir.
He thanked the people and the government of Pakistan for continuing their fullest and unflinching moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiris struggle for the right to self determination with full vigor.
Speaking on this occasion, Dean Sciences Prof. Dr. Rehana Asghar said that all segments of the masses shall have to perform their collective role to make the Kashmir freedom movement complete success through getting the occupied territory liberated from the Indian yoke. She said that Kashmir Solidarity day has the great significance in the Kashmiris struggle for freedom when entire Pakistani nation and the government reiterate complete solidarity with the people of Kashmir in their struggle for freedom.
Addressing the ceremony, Registrar MUST Prof. Engr. Muhammad Waris Jiraal called upon the international institutions of justice to immediately take a stringent action against the Indian brutalities and human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir.
He said that Kashmir solidarity day was the day of renewal of pledge of continuing the struggle for freedom of occupied Kashmir till it reach to its logical end. He emphasized that we will have to perform our individual and collective role for the cause of the Kashmir freedom movement all 365 days of the year instead of confining it only to the national days.
The varsity students presented the national songs and anthems of Pakistan and AJK on this occasion. Led by the Dean Engineering Prof. Dr. Riaz Mughal, the participants offered special prayer for the early recovery and long life of the occupied Kashmir-based ailing Kashmiri leaders including Syed Ali Gillani, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Mir Waiz Omer Farooq and others.
