Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK): The visiting Convener of U.S-based Overseas Kashmiris Front Muhammad Yaseen Chohan said here on Tuesday that the Kashmiri expatriates dwelling in the United State and the European country would perform their vibrant role to highlight the importance of early peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue in line with the aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir under the spirit of the UN resolutions.
He was addressing local journalists here on Tuesday during his ongoing visit of various parts of AJK including this district. Young Kashmiri expatriates leader Anjum Chohan also spoke in this occasion reiterating the overseas Kashmiri youth’ resolve to lend due energies for raising the Kashmiri question mustering maximum sympathies of the external world for the early peaceful settlement of the much-delayed Kashmir issue.
The Chicago-based Kashmiri expatriates leader Yaseen Chohan continued that the millions of UK and US – bashmir Kashmiri expatriates hailing from AJK – besides various parts of Pakistan to perform their maximum due role for the speedy socio economic progress of Pakistan including AJK besides to raise the image of their motherland abroad being the unofficial ambassador of Pakistan.
“Since the overseas Pakistanis and Kashmiris including lacs of those settled in the United States and United Kingdom, are the unofficial ambassadors of Pakistan, they can perform a most significant role for the socio-economic development and speedy progress of the country”, Chohan said
The expatriates leader apprised the journalists of the activities of his organization for the wellbeing of the US-based, particularly Chicago-based Kashmiri Diaspora.
The overseas Kashmiris leader also apprised of the problems confronted by the overseas Pakistanis including Kashmiri expatriates at the Pakistani airports upon their arrival at home.
Speaking on this occasion, senior Kashmiri journalists including ex Presidents of Kashmir Press Club Mirpur Muhammad Ramzan Chghtai, Arshad Mahmood Butt, Raja Sohrab Ahmed Khan, Asif Arbab and others said that it was a matter of great pride for Pakistan including AJK that Britain-based Pakistani and Kashmiri expatriates were performing a significant role in business, political, social sectors and other fields purely on the basis of their high intellect and talent in the concerned fields.
They suggested millions of the expatriates involved in local politics in United States, Britain and other European countries to support only those main-stream political parties of the concerned countries who used to assure their cooperation and active role for the early peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue.
