KARACHI:
As Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are all set to observe August 5 -- the day New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its special status -- as black day, the World Kashmir Forum (WKF) on Tuesday vowed to not let India's nefarious designs on IIOJK succeed.
WKF Chairman Haji Rafiq Pardesi announced taking the issue of gross violations of fundamental rights to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
He was speaking at the Mazar-e-Quaid after laying floral wreath on the grave of the founder of the country. The WKF delegation reached the Mazar-e-Quaid in the form of a rally which was taken out from a reception camp set up at Gurumandir.
The delegation, besides the WKF chairman, included General Secretary ex-AGP Anwar Mansoor Khan, Rasheed Godil, Joint Secretary Rashid Alam, Finance Secretary Muhammad Rafiq Suleman, Kashmiri leader Sardar Maqbool Zaman and others.
"The end of Indian oppression in IIOJK is near," the WKF chairman said and added, "It is time to stand up for humanity."
Pardesi appealed to the people of to make the Azadi-e-Kashmir rally a success by attending it in large numbers.
Pardesi said the WKF's Azadi-e-Kashmir rally will start from Sea View at 3pm on Wednesday (today) and will end at Nishan-e-Pakistan. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has also consented to attend the rally, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, WKF Secretary General and former Attorney General for Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan said, "Pakistanis consider Kashmiris as their brothers and are ready to fight for their rights."
"We will end Indian oppression in IIOJK," the former top government official vowed. "The issue of Kashmir will be raised in the United Nations Security Council."
WKF Finance Secretary Muhammad Rafiq Suleiman appealed to the people to participate in August 5 rally.
After Mazar-e-Quaid, the delegation accompanied the rally to Electronic Market, Cloth Market, Bolton Market and other markets where they were warmly welcomed by businessmen who assured them of their full participation in the August 5 rally.
Meanwhile, curfew has been imposed in IIOJK in anticipation of protests ahead of August 5 as Kashmiris on both side of the Line of Control planned to observe August 5 as "black day".
Published in The Express Tribune, August 5th, 2020.
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