Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan and SAFRON Engineer Amir Muqam here on Monday said that so called world largest democratic state India violating human rights continuously since August 5, 2019 adding that international community should put pressure on India to curb state terrorism, continued military siege from last five years and other atrocities in IIOJK. Pakistan will not allow India to succeed in its nefarious designs of turning the Muslim majority into the minority in the IIOJK, he added. Addressing to the participants of the rally, he said that abrogation of 370 and 35A was major mistake of India it could not to be succeeded in their nefarious designs. The minister said that like other parts of the World Kashmiris being observed Youme--e-Istehsal in Pakistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir. Without solution of Kashmir issue there is peaceful environment not possible in the region. He said that incumbent regime highlighting Kashmir issue at all appropriate global forums effectively. A protest rally was taken out from Foreign office led by foreign secretary to D Chowk.

A protest rally against the continuous military siege and human rights violation by Indian occupying forces in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) was held here on Monday o Youm-e-Istehsaal, being observed every year on August 5, a large number of women, child, men and yuouth were arrested and killed. The rally was led by Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira which was participated by large number of people particularly officials and students of various educational institutions.  Addressing the participants, Qamar Zaman Kaira thanked the people for expressing solidarity with their Kashmiri brethern and urged the international community to put pressure on India to curb state terrorism, continued military siege since 5th August 2019 and other atrocities in IIOJK. Pakistan will not allow India to succeed in its nefarious designs of turning the Muslim majority into the minority in the IIOJK, he added. He termed the freedom of Kashmir as inevitable to make the freedom of Pakistan complete. The participants chanting slogans against India and carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans "Go India, Go Back", "Stop Killing in Kashmir and Stop HR Violation in Occupied Kashmir".

One minute silence’s was also observed in memory of the martyrs in Kashmir. “Our strong and steadfast moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people will continue till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination,” he reiterated. The minister further said that ‘Youm-e-Istehsal’ was a somber occasion to recall India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). That day, India scrapped the special status of IIOJK and bifurcated it into two so-called ‘Union Territories’ to alter its internationally-recognized disputed status and undermine the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people. The Indian actions triggered a process of demographic change and political engineering. As a result, the Kashmiri people were confronted with the danger of becoming a disempowered minority in their own land, he added. Besides Hurriyat leaders Abdul Hameed Lone, Mohammad Farooq Rahmani and government representatives, the rally was heavily attended by the people from different walks of life.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan