Altaf Hamid Rao,
New York/MIRPUR ( AJK ), (Parliament Times) : President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has said that the Kashmiri immigrants living in the United States should play their role in highlighting the Kashmir issue at international forums
.He expressed these views while addressing the receptions hosted in his honor by Chaudhry Rashid Masood of Bhalot in New Jersey and Haji Nazir Chawla of Chachoi in New York today. The reception was attended and addressed by former member Kashmir Council Sardar Sawar Khan, Chaudhry Muhammad Ishaq, Chaudhry Muhammad Shabbir, Chaudhry Tariq, Chaudhry Sajid, Qazi Mushtaq Ali Raja Mazhar and others
.Speaking on the occasion the president said, “Since the Kashmir issue has entered a critical phase it is imperative that the Kashmiri expatriate community should play their role to expose Indian brutalities and human rights violations committed by the Indian forces in Kashmir”.
Referring to the family contribution of Chaudhry Rashid Masood and Haji Nazir Chawla towards the Kashmir cause, he said that since 1984 both the families have played an important role to project the Kashmir cause in the US.He urged the Kashmir American citizens to take part in the upcoming gubernatorial and mayoral elections in the USA and vote for candidates who support the stability of Pakistan and our position on the Kashmir issue.
He expressed the hope that the expatriate community would contribute to American politics and participate in the elections here to make it easier for us to gain support on the Kashmir issue.
