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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Govt to continue moral, diplomatic support to Kashmir cause: Gilani* PM urges international community to take note of human right violations in IHK
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday discussed in detail the Kashmir issue and the PM reiterated the government’s resolve to continue to extend moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Kashmir, in their struggle for self-determination.
Speaking during the meeting held at the PM’s House, Gilani urged the international community to take notice of the gross human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) and to pressurise the Indian government to put an end to the repression of the Kashmiri people.
Durable peace and stability in South Asia is linked to a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, in line with the UN’s resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people, he added.
Fazlur Rehman apprised the prime minister on the committee’s meeting with leadership of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. He said that during the meeting, the delegation had thrown light on the indigenous and people-led character of the recent uprising in IHK against atrocities of the Indian security forces. He added that the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir had assured the Hurriyat delegation of Pakistan’s complete support and solidarity with the Kashmiri people in their just cause.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk