Brussels: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has urged international community to help resolve Kashmir issue as per wishes of the Kashmiri people.
He briefed members of European Parliament in Brussels on Kashmir issue and drew their attention towards human rights violations by Indian security forces in Occupied Kashmir. The Members of EU Parliament, heads of the different committees of the house and policy makers assured the president to debate on Kashmir issue, to summon Indian ambassador in the committee of foreign affairs of the parliament and sending a commission to occupied Kashmir to assess the human rights situation there.
Earlier addressing as the chief guest at a conference entitled, “Kashmir Conflict and International Opinion†organized by Kashmir Council EU with collaboration of the Friends of Kashmir Group at European Parliament, president Masood asked United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urgently conduct a debate on the issue of Kashmir, especially the violation of human rights in occupied Kashmir (IHK).
The conference was also addressed by Chairman Kashmir Council EU Mr Ali Raza Syed, Members of European Parliament (MEPs) Dr Sajjad Karim, Raja Afzal Khan and Amjad Bashir and former EU Ambassador Mr Anthony Crasner. MEP Afzal Khan moderated the conference while Pakistan Ambassador to EU Ms Naghamana Hashmi was also present on the occasion. A number of people from different walks of life including MEPS, human rights activists, intellectuals, researchers and diplomats attended the conference.
President Sardar Masood Khan said, the members of UNSC should discuss the massive human rights violations by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir. The council must stop the human rights violations in IHK and provide the right of self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The President also urged European Union to pressurize India in order to prevent human rights violation in IHK and give right of self-determination to the Kashmiris. He said, we need urgent assistance from European Union in the context of Kashmir cause as adding European Union is based human values and it understands the miseries of others.
To a question he said, Kashmir issue has two dimensions, one is bilateral and other is international. It is core issue between Pakistan and India and internationally under the UN Security Council’s resolutions; it is duty of the United Nation to ensure the right of self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He also called upon international community to impose ban on use of pellet gun in Kashmir and stop India from illegal settlement in the occupied land.
Welcoming the participant especially Chief Guest of the conference, Chairman Kashmir Council EU Mr Ali Raza Syed said, we shall continue our struggle for Kashmir cause in Europe. He said, International Community should play a role for just solution of Kashmir issue and stop India from genocide of oppressed people of Kashmir.
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