K-P govt expresses solidarity with Kashmir cause

CM Mahmood presses upon international human rights orgs to help Kashmiris in IoK get their right to self-determination

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and governor in their separate messages expressed solidarity with the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir on the eve of Kashmir Day held each year on February 5.

“Kashmir Day is held to renew the pledge to continue the political and moral support of Kashmiri people suffering under the Indian hegemony,” said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Masood Khan on Monday.

In his message released on the eve of the Kashmir Day, the K-P CM said the people and the government of K-P join the people across the world condemning Indian atrocities in the held state.

He pressed upon the international human rights organisations to help people in Indian held Kashmir get their right to self-determination.

K-P Governor Shah Farman said that Shah Farman has appealed the countrymen in general and the people of K-P in particular to reaffirm their commitment to any sacrifice for upholding the just cause of the people of Kashmir and make their long cherished dream of getting freedom from the clutches of Indian occupation materialised.

"We, the Pakistani nation today on February 5 vehemently express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren in their just struggle of freedom from the clutches of Indian Occupation,” he said. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 5^th, 2019.