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| February 5, 2006 | Sunday | Muharram 6, 1427 |
APHC leader praises Pakistan support
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The APHC leader Professor Abdul Ghani Bhatt said on Saturday that Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed tomorrow (Feb 5) had gained additional significance in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake.
The veteran Kashmiri leader said that Pakistani nation, government and Pakistan Army wrote new chapter of service and selflessness by helping their Kashmiri brethren after the natural catastrophe and it would always be remembered by Kashmiris.
Prof Bhatt said the world should know that Pakistan and Kashmir were one nation and could not be separated by the Line of Control for long.
“Such unnatural lines will be erased from the map of the world like the unnatural walls like the Berlin wall”, Prof Bhatt said.
Lauding President Musahrraf’s proposals for troops withdrawal and self-governance, he said the these proposals could be helpful to achieve permanent resolution of the dsipute.
If the Kashmir dispute was not resolved through bilateral negotiations and according to the wishes of Kashmiri people, the entire South Asia region will be under the threat of destruction as India and Pakistan had become nuclear powers, Prof Bhatt said.
Calling for continuation of negotiations, he said the process should continue uninterruptedly for an immediate solution of the issue. He hoped that the dispute would be sorted out as a result of the ongoing negotiations.
He said the people of Kashmir had been fighting for their right to self-determination, which had been recognised by UN but India had been categorically violating UN resolutions.
At last, justice would prevail and “our right to self- determination will be recognised after which the people of Kashmir will decide their own future to have affiliation with Pakistan or India”.
Highlighting the law and order situation in the Valley, he said the Indian army was resorting to brutality in the occupied Kashmir.
He said that the situation in Kashmir had not changed after the start of the dialogue process. “Human rights are being violated at large scale, the property, lives and honour of the Kashmiri people are not safe at the hands of Indian army.”
Thousands of Kashmiri youths had been killed in torture cells set up by the Indian army throughout the valley. They were punished just for raising voice for independence and right to plebiscite, he said. He said the elections were not the solution of the issue as 12 elections had already been held but the fate of Kashmiris had not changed. — APP
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