Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan sits in a protest along with other leaders outside the United Nation office in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP
The Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Barjees Tahir has accused United Nations (UN) of adopting delaying tactics in settling the Kashmir dispute — which is a potential threat to the peace and stability in South Asia.
The federal minister was addressing a public gathering in connection with Kashmir’s Black Day, which was observed across Azad Jammu and Kashmir to condemn the Indian army’s invasion and occupation of the territory on October 27, 1947.
“If UN can divide Sudan into two and create East Timor by breaking Indonesia, then why this organisation hesitates to settle the Kashmir dispute,” the federal minister said.
Tahir said the delay in resolving the Kashmir dispute may put the regional peace at stake. Besides UN the United States would also be responsible for it, he added.
He asked the world community to send their teams in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir to investigate the unmarked graves and put pressure on India to stop human rights violations in Kashmir.
The federal minister said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his government will continue to extend their support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their right of self-determination.
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, opposition leader in Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly Raja Farooq Haider and Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Azad Kashmir Abdur Rashid Turabi also addressed the Black Day rally.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 28th, 2013.
COMMENTS (8)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
1714129906-0/Clint-Eastwood-(1)1714129906-0-270x192.webp)
For all those who talk about UN resolutions, read them first fully and not just one line about it and once you read that please also read Shimla Agreement. The UN simply doesn't have jurisdiction due to the latter Agreement which is why no country is talking about UN resolution for Kashmir.
@Ameen: It is important that all the parties concerned read carefully the original UN Resolution and work from that point. That means Pakistan must withdraw from "Azad" Kashmir and UN should facilitate referendum in both sides of Kashmir. It is not like one part with Pakistan and Azad for another part from India. Kashmir will be one. It is interesting to note that the Referendum as originally proposed by the UN is not binding. Again Kashmiris have to think be very sure how far they will be securing themselves and remain independent, in their State Economics, Finance, Politics and every development areas of the country. Just Religion do not bind the people, any more, anywhere, as we can see what is happening in the whole world. Kashmiris, please think, think enormously so that genuine development takes in place both parts of Kashmir. Also Law and order in Kashmir is no different from Law and order anywhere in India.
@Ameen: this is the language u learnt from Islam !
The Line of Control is NOT A border and India must implement the UN Resolution to:
Safeguard Kashmiri life, property, livelihood and land which it has failed to do so.
India must provide delf determiantion to Kashmiris - which it fails to do.
We Azad Kashmiris have evry right to walk into Kashmir as it is ours as much as we are there's and they are ours but NO INDIAN from the Ganges has a right to be anywhere in The Indus.
@Dr.A.K.Tewari:
You obviously have too much dhaal between your ears...
Kashmir is for Kashmiris Kashmiriyat is because of Kashmiris...
It is India that NEEDS to leave and any lover of India that needs to leave The Indus and make home in the dirty Ganges.
India is a brutal OCCUPIER.
the move is more for the domestic audience than UNO officials. It is an indirect warning to Nawaz shariff "" don'd go or make attempt to go near India" else the internal domestic scenario will be hyped to create hate India movement.
before demanding UN why don't hey demand their government to fulfill the first conditions under UN resolution for plebiscite i.e. withdrawal of Pak army/ forces from the Pakistan administered Kashmir UN resolution allows Indian army to remain there to maintain the law and order situation. The government has leased certain area of Pak administered Kashmir to china in violation of the UN resolution. So carry on the political stunt to befool their own people.
Pakistan must understand 5 things...
Pakistan financial is very bad in shape
How much Pakistan spending on Kashmir by this Pakistan can plan 2000 collages
Purposely India is not solving Kashmir issue so Pakistan will focus only on Kashmir issue and spoil them self & same time India will develop as Supper Power
Both the country will not get anything from Kashmir
Purposely India is making heated situation @ loc so Pakistan also face the heat and spend more
So better Pakistan should focus only on pakistan's develop and not on any other work.