WE COMMEND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN’S EFFORTS IN THE UNITED NATIONS: HABIB YOUSAFZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE
ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM!
We strongly condemn the aggression of the Indian government on Pakistan. The fact of the matter is, Kashmir being a Muslim majority state, it is a part of Pakistan and its citizens are also apart of Pakistan. India has illegally occupied our territory. We really appreciate and commend the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the United Nations.We humbly solicit that the United Nations rules against the Indian government to remove all its occupation forces and end the decades long occupation and oppression of the people of Kashmir.
Pakistan approaches UN on Kashmir resolution
Sartaj Aziz writes to Ban-ki-Moon: Situation on borders deteriorating; India not desirous to engage in serious bilateral dialogue with Islamabad
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Islamabad, Oct 12: Pakistan Sunday wrote to the UN chief Ban ki-Moon on the security situation along the Line of Control and the International Border with India and sought the world body's intervention in resolving the Kashmir dispute according to the aspirations of its people.In a letter to the UN chief, adviser to the Pakistan prime minister on national security and foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz accused India of "deliberate and unprovoked violations of the ceasefire agreement and cross-border firing" over the past weeks.
"I write to bring to your urgent attention the deteriorating security situation along the line of control in Jammu & Kashmir, as well as along the International Border between Pakistan and India...As you are aware, the Jammu & Kashmir dispute is one of the long outstanding issues on the agenda of the UN security council, whose resolutions promising the holding of a plebiscite, under the auspices of the United Nations, for self-determination of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, remain valid though unimplemented to date," Aziz wrote in the letter which was released by the Pakistan foreign office here.
He added that Pakistan has been reminding the UN and the international community since decades to fulfill that promise, in the interest of "durable peace and security in the region."Referring to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's address to UN general assembly last month during which he emphasized on the need to resolve the whole issue of Jammu & Kashmir, Aziz said "unfortunately, India has adopted a policy that runs counter to its stated desire to engage in a serious bilateral dialogue with Pakistan."
He added, "India cancelled, unilaterally and without any plausible justification, the foreign secretary-level talks that were scheduled to be held on August 25, 2014."Aziz wrote: “In his address to the UN General Assembly on 26 September, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had emphasized that the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir needed to be resolved. This is the responsibility of the international community. We cannot draw a veil on the issue of Kashmir, until it is addressed in accordance with the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister had also reiterated Pakistan’s readiness to work for resolution of this issue through negotiations.”Asking Ban to circulate the letter as an official document of the security council, Aziz said Pakistan believes that the UN has an important role to play in promoting the objective of peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, including through his "good offices, which we have always welcomed, and the crucial role of the UNMOGIP on ground, which needs to be strengthened and facilitated under the current circumstances."Meanwhile, Indian firing across a border with Pakistan has killed 12 civilians and injured 52 in Pakistan so far this month, according to a Sunday press release from the Foreign Ministry.Aziz said that officials from UNMOGIP, a U.N. observation team, were going to the disputed border to observe the ceasefire violations.He said that Pakistan has exercised utmost restraint and responsibility in responding to these provocations."The Government of Pakistan sincerely hopes that better sense would prevail on the Indian side to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control," he said.
In the letter to Ban-ki-Moon, Islamabad has also charged India with escalating the situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the Working Boundary. “Persistent shelling and firing by Indian forces has resulted in heavy civilian casualties on the Pakistan side. During the period 1-10 October, 2014, 20 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 22 violations along the Working Boundary were reported, resulting in 12 civilian casualties, 52 injured civilians and 9 injured military personnel on the Pakistani side. From June to August 2014, there were 99 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 32 along the Working Boundary. In all, during 2014, 174 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 60 along the Working Boundary have been reported,” Aziz wrote.
He wrote: “Pakistan appreciates your (UN chief’s) statement of 9 October in which you expressed concern about the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, and have deplored the loss of lives and the displacement of civilians on both sides. You have also encouraged the Governments of India and Pakistan to resolve all differences through dialogue.”
“Pakistan remains committed to peaceful resolution of all issues between India and Pakistan, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir. This is in the best interest of both India and Pakistan and the region,” he wrote. PTI/Agencies
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