PM Imran true spokesperson for Kashmiris’ rights: Firdous

Mushaal Mullick says India wants to expel Kashmiris from their homes, make them refugees in their own homeland

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had proved himself to be the true spokesperson for the rights of Kashmiris by effectively advocating their cause at international level.

Talking to media-persons here at the residence of Mushaal Mullick, the wife of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yaseen Malik, she said, “Kashmir has become a nuclear flashpoint in the region and Indian adventurism has put world peace in jeopardy.”

She said at a time when peace process in Afghanistan had received a boost and chances of ending the decades-old Afghan war became bright, India had resorted to jingoism.

She asked the international community to reject the fanatic mindset of the hardline Indian government and support Pakistan's narrative which called for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute under the UN resolutions.

Thanking China for rejecting Indian decision, she said no regional country could support India on the issue.

Firdous appealed to the UN and world human rights organisations to take notice of gross human rights violations in Kashmir at the hands of Indian occupation forces.

To a question, she said it was not the time for political point scoring, expressing hope that all political forces would support the national narrative on the issue by keeping national interests supreme as unity was need of the hour.

She said the government was not oblivious to its responsibilities towards Kashmiri brethren and would take all possible steps needed in this connection in consultation with all stakeholders.

Paying tributes to Yaseen Malik and Kashmiri Hurriyat leadership and Kashmiri people, she said that they had written a golden chapter in the history of freedom struggle by rendering great sacrifices in the face of Indian state terrorism. She said the sacrifices of Kashmiri of people would not go in vain.

“Pakistan will continue giving its political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri people for resolving the long-standing Kashmir issue as per the United Nations resolutions and will continue to expose the evil face of India before the world,” she added.

Firdous said the speeches during the joint sitting of parliament would give the message of unity and reflect the sentiments of 220 million Pakistanis and represent the aspirations of the valiant Kashmiri nation struggling for their just right to self-determination.

Mishaal Mallick thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for advocating the cause of Kashmir in an effective manner during his recent US visit, which gave a new hope to the people of Kashmir.

She said, “India has detained the entire pro-freedom leadership in occupied Kashmir and suspended Internet service and turned the entire sate into a virtual prison.”

She said, “Armless Kashmiris are fighting over 900,000 Indian Army men in the valley with sheer power of their faith and belief in Allah Almighty.”

She said her husband Yaseen Malik was incarcerated in the death cell of the infamous Tihar Jail, adding that as the voice of Kashmiri leadership had been muzzled by India, Pakistan was advocate of the hapless Kashmiris to plead their case at international forums.

“India is only interested in the resources of Kashmir and it wants to expel Kashmiris from their homes and make them refugees in their own homeland.”