ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday his country would continue to support the people of Kashmir until they were allowed to decide their political future according to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.
In a series of Twitter posts, Khan said the world had “witnessed unprecedented oppression” in Indian-administered Kashmir for the last two years while expressing his confidence that the struggle of residents of the disputed region would ultimately succeed.
“I have raised the voice of Kashmiris on the world stage & will continue to do so till Kashmiris are allowed to decide their future according to UNSC resolutions,” he said in one of the posts. “Pak will continue to fight the Kashmiris' case with conviction & InshaAllah Kashmiris' struggle will succeed.”
He maintained that despite the “brazen violations” of international law by Indian authorities, Kashmiris were “undaunted in their struggle for self-determination.”
The Pakistani prime minister was expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir on the second anniversary of India’s decision to scrap the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and deprive it of statehood.
The Indian authorities also revoked the special property rights granted to the citizens of Kashmir that prevented outsiders from settling in the Muslim-majority territory, making Pakistan claim that New Delhi was trying to change the demography of the region.
India also imposed a strict security lockdown and communication blackout to prevent any resistance against its decision.
Pakistan decided to mark August 5 as “Youm-e-Istehsal,” or Day of Exploitation, to highlight the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir.
In a statement made during the day, the country’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said: “The resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per the UN Resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri people is imperative for enduring peace and stability in the region.”
Prime Minister Khan also maintained in one of this Twitter posts that India was “destroying regional stability through its rogue actions & state sponsored terrorism in contravention of all international laws & norms.”
Other government leaders also maintained that Pakistan would not backtrack from its position on Kashmir and continue to diplomatically support the people of the disputed region.
