State of Pakistan incomplete without Kashmir, says Sardar Masood Khan

AJK president laments Indian atrocities on Kashmiris at University of Karachi

India is constantly violating human rights in Kashmir. Many Kashmiris were killed by the Indian forces in the last few months and more than three hundred became blind due to the use of pellet guns.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan said this while delivering on Friday a lecture, titled 'Kashmir - Perspectives and Reality', at the Arts Auditorium of University of Karachi.

India is making every possible effort to crush the freedom movement of Kashmir and portray the freedom fighters as terrorists, the AJK president said, adding that in reality the Indian forces were playing the role of terrorists.

Kashmiris continue to support Pakistan, Khan claimed. He added that India was constantly violating the ceasefire at the Line of Control by resorting to unprovoked firing due to which Pakistani citizens were being martyred and injured on regular basis.



The AJK President maintained that Pakistan had always adopted the policy of extending political and moral support to Kashmiris. He was of the view that India was not ready for bilateral talks on Kashmir.

"India is presenting Kashmir issue to the international community as a trilateral issue but this issue is undoubtedly a bilateral issue. Kashmiri Muslims must get their right of self-determination and for a positive solution it is imperative to know their decision. Kashmir is not an integral part of India because Kashmiris never considered themselves as a part of India. On the contrary, Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan as stated by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The state of Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir," the AJK president declared.

The AJK president also highlighted the policies of the AJK government for people's uplift. The AJK government was focusing on promoting science and technology, he said, adding that boosting tourism industry was also one of the priorities of the AJK government.

KU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan stressed the need for gaining economic strength in order to exercise influence over the international community regarding Kashmir issue.



If Pakistan emerges as a regional economic power, then the international community will listen to Pakistani viewpoint on Kashmir, which will ensure the positive resolution of the conflict, Dr Khan said, adding that only those countries are able to get international support which are economically stable.

The KU VC was of the view that the only solution to the conflict was negotiations. He urged India to stop the use of force against innocent Kashmiris and grant them their rights especially their right to self-determination.