The chief minister said the war had to be won at all costs for the sake of future generations PHOTO: INP
In a statement issued on Friday, the chief minister said: “Solution to Kashmir problem in the light of UN resolutions and according to the aspirations of Kashmiri people is the need of the hour.” He said India had been using pellet guns to suppress the freedom movement in the valley.
“The Indian army has unleashed cruelty and oppression against Kashmiri people. India, which claims to be a secular country, is violating all human rights in the occupied Kashmir,” Sharif said. He accused India of suppressing the just struggle of Kashmiri people by resorting to atrocities.
“The martyrdom of [Hizbul Mujahideen’s] Burhan Wani has proved that the desire for freedom is in the blood of Kashmiris. They cannot be denied their right to self-determination any longer,” Sharif said, stressing upon the world community to take notice of cruelties and brutalities against unarmed Kashmiri people. He said the people of Pakistan stood by their Kashmiri brethren and would continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support to them.
Terrorism
“Efforts against terrorism and extremism are yielding positive results. Pakistan Army has made great advances in Operation Zarb-i-Azb,” the chief minister said during a meeting with a delegation of elected representatives. He said the country’s armed forces had broken the back of terrorists. The terrorists and their facilitators had now no place to hide, he said.
Sharif said peace had restored in the country due to efforts of the army and law enforcement agencies. “Political and military leaders and the nation is united in the country’s war against terrorism. The National Action Plan against terrorism has helped achieved a safer and peaceful Pakistan.”
The chief minister said the war had to be won at all costs for the sake of future generations. The nation, he said, was committed to rooting out terrorism from the country. “The scourge of terrorism will be eliminated and the country will be made a haven of peace.” He said those who had sacrificed their lives in the war were national heroes and that the nation was proud of them. “Pakistan Army and law enforcement agencies have rendered innumerable sacrifices in this war. They have written a new chapter of courage and bravery.” He said the sacrifices would not go to waste.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2016.
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