ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A delegation of Japan Lawyers League for Freedom (JLLF) on Tuesday termed the India occupation of Kashmir contrary to the international laws.

They urged India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tension in the region by resolving their disputes through dialogue.

Talking to Dawn, the leader of the delegation, Ken-Ichi Ohkubo, believed that the international issues could not be resolved through military actions rather these should be settled through a peaceful manner.

“We know the Kashmir issue is the real bone of contention between the two nuclear powers and without resolving the problem permanent peace could be restored in the region,” the members of the delegation said.

They were of the view that India had staged a drama of attack on its parliament to thrust war on Pakistan. “India knows that it is a big country with huge military force and war machinery, therefore, it is pressuring Pakistan to withdraw moral and any other support to the innocent Kashmiris,” they maintained.

“The people and government of Japan fully backs Pakistan for extending moral and other support to the innocent Kashmiris who are fighting for the freedom and their right of self determination,” they added.

The three-member delegation of Japanese lawyers headed by Ken-Ichi Ohkubo is visiting Pakistan to assess the miseries of Afghan people and after affects of war against terrorism. The other two members of the delegation are: Tanaka Takashi and Shin- Ichi Yamamoto.

The delegation will call on the UN officials, some members of the federal cabinet and office-bearers of some NGOs to suggest ways of amicable reconstruction process in Afghanistan and stop further bombing on the war-torn country.

The delegation condemned the US-led international coalition military operation in Afghanistan and reiterated that such kinds of international issues should be resolved through peaceful means.

“If the Saudi-born Osama bin Laden was the real culprit, he should have been tried in the International Court of Justice,” Mr Ohkubo said.

They said the government of Japan in violation of its constitution had sent its force to take part in the war in Afghanistan.

They maintained that there was no provision in the constitution of Japan to send its troops to resolve any international matter.

The delegation said the international laws did not permit any country to initiate war except for the self-defence.

“However, there was no question of self-defence in Afghanistan-US war,” they observed.

The members of the delegation also opposed the establishment of the US bases in Japan demanding that these should be vacated immediately.