ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan in his message on Kashmir Black Day reiterated that Pakistan will not relent in its moral, political and diplomatic support until the Kashmiris realize their legitimate right to self-determination in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
“27 October marks a tragic day in the history of South Asia,” the prime minister said on Kashmir Black Day, the day when India sent in its armed forces to occupy Jammu & Kashmir against the aspirations and fundamental rights of the Kashmiri people as well as against all principles of International Law.
Kashmir Black Day observed to mark illegal occupation of Jammu & Kashmir by India on October 27, 1947
The prime minister said that for seven decades, India has occupied Jammu & Kashmir in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions that ordain the holding of a plebiscite to determine the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Imran Khan said that India has used coercion, brutal suppression of the rights of the people, economic blandishments and sham electoral processes to crush the will of Kashmiris and legitimize its occupation.
Moreover, he said that the recent UN Report on Kashmir is an acknowledgement of Indian policies of occupation that include well documented human rights atrocities.
The prime minister said that the recommendation to set up a UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate human rights abuses by Indian occupation forces should immediately be implemented. He said that the continued brutal suppression of Kashmiri people and recent surge in killings of young Kashmiris requires urgent action.
“The valiant, brave and courageous people of Indian occupied Kashmir deserve the admiration of the world,” the premier said.
