Altaf Hamid Rao,
Jeddah/ MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times) : President Azad Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary has said that Kashmiris at home and abroad should unite to highlight the Kashmir issue effectively at international level.The AJK president said this while addressing a meeting arranged by the Pakistani Consulate General in Jeddah Mr. Khalid Majeed. The meeting was attended by prominent Kashmiris based in Saudi Arabia. The meeting was also attended by Chaudhry Khurshid Ahmed, Sardar Waqas Inayat, Raja Shamroz, Sardar Mustafa Khan, Sardar Mehtab Sarwar, Masood Puri, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal, Nasr Iqbal and others.Speaking on the occasion, Barrister Chaudhary said there was a dire need that Kashmiris should get united at all levels to expose India’s expansionist designs in the region. India, he said, was hell bent on to grab the territory of Jammu and Kashmir that happens to be a disputed territory.The AJK president said that he had taken a number of initiatives to bring world focus on Kashmir. Solidarity rallies held in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad, he said were part of this campaign to divert world attention towards the simmering situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir. He said that given the volatile situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir there was a dire need to raise the voice at every forum and sensitize the international community about the early resolution of the Kashmir dispute.Meanwhile, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry arrived in Madina and visited Roza Rasool (PBUH) in Masjid Nabavi. Barrister Chaudhry stayed there for some time and offered special prayers for the freedom of Kashmiri people, peace and prosperity of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.Earlier, on his arrival to Madina Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry was warmly welcomed by Kashmiris at Pakistan House.An Iftar dinner was arranged in his honour in which Saudi officials and a large number of Kashmiris were also present.
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