Geelani thanks Pakistan for observing “Kashmir Solidarity Day”
Says JK people challenging a big power
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday thanked Pakistan for observing “Kashmir Solidarity Day” to highlight the ‘oppression and suppression’ against the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Geelani as per a statement issued here expressed gratitude to Pakistan, its people, leadership of Azad Kashmir and the people across the globe, who organize demonstrations, symposiums, seminars and rallies in favor of people of Jammu and Kashmir for their right to self-determination and highlight ‘dispute and the gross human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir’.
“People in Jammu and Kashmir are challenging a big power and Pakistan is the only country that acknowledges our right to self-determination and extends its persistent support,” he said.
Geelani said that “we are highly thankful to Pakistan for their categorical support and we hope Pakistan will play more effective and active role in this regard. They should activate all its embassies and other human resources to highlight Kashmir issue and human rights violations in an operative method.”
“Although Indian atrocities and barbarism has crossed all the limits and is continuing unabated for the last 7 decades, it is responsibility for the UN to realize the gravity and severity of this grave and grim situation,” he said.
He said that “this world body has testified out stand that armed forces under the undemocratic and unethical shield of legal impunity continue the genocide of Kashmiris with bullets, pellets, torture, rape and humiliation.”
Geelani appealed UN rights body to take serious note of this brazen denial of facts and pressurize India to abide by the universal obligations and fulfill long pending UN resolution on Jammu and Kashmir to pave a way for permanent peace and prosperity.
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