Islamabad: The National Assembly has reiterated that Pakistan will never compromise on the right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination as guaranteed under international law and UN resolutions. To this respect, the House today unanimously passed a resolution moved by Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineer Amir Muqam in Urdu and by Shazia Marri in English.
According to Radio Pakistan, the National Assembly strongly condemned India’s illegal, unilateral, and morally indefensible actions of 5 August 2019, which aimed to alter the internationally recognized status of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions. It declared that no unilateral action by India can change the disputed nature of Jammu and Kashmir, which remains on the agenda of the United Nations.
The resolution affirmed that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is not an internal matter of India but a global issue requiring a just resolution in accordance with UNSC resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. It called upon the international community to stand for justice, not silence, in the face of Indian oppression and human rights abuses in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The House affirmed that Pakistan’s moral, political, and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people remains unshakable and enduring. It acknowledged that Kashmir is the unfinished agenda of the partition of the Indian subcontinent, and this House commits to continue raising the Kashmir issue at every regional and international forum.
The Lower House condemned all forms of Indian state violence and coercive tactics aimed at erasing the identity, culture, and political aspirations of the Kashmiri people, which have failed and will continue to fail. The resolution said the House observes 5 August as a black day that marks the beginning of an illegal siege, gross human rights violations, and the denial of fundamental freedoms to the people of IIOJK.
The National Assembly rejected India’s attempts at demographic engineering and political persecution in the region, which violate the Geneva Conventions and all norms of international conduct. The House demanded that India be held accountable for the systematic human rights abuses being committed in IIOJK, including arbitrary detentions, torture, media blackouts, and collective punishment.
It declared that silencing the voices of Kashmiris through force, censorship, and occupation cannot be defined as peace, it is tyranny. The House asserted that peace and stability in South Asia are impossible without the just and final resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. The resolution urged the international community, especially the United Nations, to break its silence and fulfill its long-standing promise to the people of Kashmir.
The House demanded the immediate implementation of all relevant UN Security Council resolutions, which call for a free and impartial plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. It insisted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir must be allowed to determine their own future freely, fairly, and under the supervision of the United Nations.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has reiterated Pakistan’s diplomatic, political, and moral support to Kashmiris for their inalienable right to self-determination. Taking the floor, he said India, through its oppressive tactics, cannot suppress the indigenous freedom movement of the people of Kashmir. The Minister for Information also paid tribute to Shaheed Burhan Wani, late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and others for their sacrifices against the Indian tyranny.
Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal condemned the brutalities being committed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by the rulers of New Delhi. He said the entire Pakistani nation is united when it comes to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said the government is facilitating air travel for Zaireen visiting Iran. Taking the floor, he stated that currently one flight is operating from Quetta for Arbaeen, and the government has also approved the use of chartered flights for this purpose. The Minister explained that the air travel facility is being provided to minimize the risks associated with road travel.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has ruled out any new operation in Bajaur. Speaking in the National Assembly today, he, however, made it clear that kinetic and non-kinetic measures under the National Action Plan will continue. The Minister said security forces are fighting against terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. He urged the political leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to stand behind the security forces while setting aside political affiliation in order to defeat the menace of terrorism.
PML-N leader Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar presented a resolution, urging the House to declare the seat of MNA Waqas Akram vacant for remaining absent from the House for forty consecutive days of its sittings. The Chair remarked that the matter should be dealt in accordance with the rules and procedure. The House will now meet tomorrow at eleven in the morning.