Modi's fascist policies have failed to crush Kashmiri resistance spirit: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the fascist policies of the Narendra Modi-led government had failed to "crush the spirit of Kashmiri resistance" in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The prime minister tweet, on the occasion of Kashmir Day, emphasised that Pakistan stood united with its “Kashmiri brothers and sisters” and was committed to the “legitimate” Kashmiri struggle for self-determination.

Urging the world to take notice of grave human rights violations in the occupied valley, the premier highlighted that India had committed “crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocidal acts” in Kashmir and had perpetuated the “threat of forced demographic change”, all of which was in violation of the Geneva Conventions.

PM Imran reiterated that it was the international community’s responsibility to ensure an impartial plebiscite in Kashmir.

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“The world must not ignore the plight of the people of IIOJK and their undeniable desire to free themselves from the Indian state's draconian military occupation”, he said.

Reiterating Pakistan’s support for Kashmiris, President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said the entire nation stood with Kashmiris.

“It is our firm belief that the Kashmiris will succeed in their valiant struggle to secure freedom from oppression and illegal occupation,” he said.

The head of state highlighted that over 900,000 Indian occupation forces had turned IIOJK into an open prison. “India was using state terrorism against Kashmiris including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, staged encounters and search operations.”

He added that, "For more than seven decades, IIOJK has been a battle of hope against overwhelming odds, of courage against fear, and of sacrifice against tyranny but through all of it, the Kashmiri people have persisted and stood firm in the face of continuing Indian campaign of brutalisation which has used every inhuman tactic and draconian laws to perpetuate the illegal occupation IIOJK.”

In a bid to express solidarity with the people living in IIOJK, Kashmiris living all over the world including Pakistan will celebrate Kashmir Day on Saturday.

Banners, posters and flags have been hung on the main streets and squares of cities, highlighting Indian atrocities in IIOJK, sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiri people and expressions of solidarity by Pakistanis.

Conferences, seminars and rallies have also been organised in Islamabad on the occasion.