Altaf Hamid Rao.
A strong and stable Pakistan is a guarantor for the success of Kashmir’s freedom: PM AJK
Muzaffarabad/ MIRPUR (AJK) (Parliament Times) : Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has said that prime minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif’s presence in Azad Kashmir on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day stands as a proof of Pakistan’s steadfast support to the Kashmiri people’s just and legitimate struggle for realising their right to self-determination.
While addressing a special session of the AJK Legislative Assembly, which was convened on Kashmir Day to express solidarity with struggling people in Indian occupied Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, the PM said, ” Pakistan is our destiny and the state of Pakistan is the biggest obstacle in the way of India’s expansionist designs”.
In this era of narrative war-fare, the PM said that stability of Pakistan was the Kashmiris’ top priority.
Reiterating his commitment to further strengthen the bond between the people of Kashmir and Pakistan, the PM said, “This undying spirit of brotherhood will be transformed from generation to generation”, the PM said adding that “we are Pakistanis and Pakistan is ours.”Denouncing Indian state terrorism in occupied Kashmir, he said, global community should take effective notice of the Indian war crimes.He said that despite using all means of oppression and suppression India has miserably failed in its attempts to weaken the Kashmiris’ political resolve.The Indian Army Chief, he said, had admitted publicly that it was facing difficulties in establishing peace despite the presence of one million troops in the region.
Referring to the State government’s responsibilities, the PM said that the base-camp government has two objectives. “The number one priority is to take the Kashmir freedom movement to its logical conclusion and taking steps for the welfare of its people through good governance”, he remarked.
Given India’s traditional intransigence, the Prime Minister said that Kashmiris would have to fight for their inalienable right militarily in accordance with internationally recognized laws and UN resolutions.
While warning the Indian government to stop bloodshed of innocent Kashmiris in IoK, he said, “If Modi government does not stop the orgy of cruelty and barbarism in occupied Kashmir, then no one will be able to stop the youth of Azad Kashmir from crossing the bloody line”. In order to deflect world attention away from the real issue, the PM said that New Delhi has now installed a puppet Chief Minister in the region by staging an election drama.
Stressing the need for an early and amicable settlement of the Kashmir dispute, the PM said that peace and stability in the region was inescapably linked to a just and honourable solution of the Kashmir issue.
Praising the federal government for its all out financial support to the government of Azad Kashmir, the PM said that the center had previously provided a huge amount of 11 billion rupees to the AJK government, which helped it to come out of economic difficulties. The present government led by Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, he said, also provided huge funds to the Azad Kashmir government without any discrimination.”I, on behalf of the people of the state, express my gratitude to Prime Minister Sharif for his all out support”, he said, adding that despite financial constraints the government of Pakistan provided massive relief to the people of Azad Kashmir in terms of electricity and flour.Hailing the Pak premier for announcing maga projects for Mirpur division recently, the PM said, the people of Poonch and Muzaffarabad divisions were also waiting for a similar announcement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
He said that the liberated territory was being governed by local authority (Government of Azad Kashmir) in accordance with the UN resolutions and the constitution of Azad Kashmir.
Welcoming the Army chief General Asim Munir on visiting “Yadgar e Shuhada” Muzaffarabad, the PM said, “This has sent a strong message to occupied Kashmir that the armed forces of Pakistan will never leave the Kashmiri people alone”.”The Pakistan army, the government and the entire nation stand in solidarity with Kashmiri people in their struggle”, he said.He said that a strong and stable Pakistan was a guarantor for the success of Kashmir’s freedom. He said that it was high time that the United Nations, the international community and human rights organizations should take notice of Indian aggression and hold India accountable for the crimes it’s forces have been committing against Kashmiris.