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Mirwaiz stresses upon world community to help Kashmir resolution
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Thursday, 27 March 2014
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Srinagar: Stressing upon the world
community to play its role in solving the pending Kashmir dispute, APHC
Chairman, Dr Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Thursday stated that any attempt
to put the issue in cold storage or deliberately delay its solution would
imperil the peace in the entire region.
According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing
an international conference, “Kashmir: Challenges and Prospects”, organized by
a think tank Muslim Institute, in Islamabad, Pakistan by Video link, Mirwaiz
said the lasting solution of Kashmir issue was extremely significant as far as
the stability of the region was concerned. He stressed that to secure the
future of millions of people living in the South Asia, there was a need to
solve Kashmir issue on urgent basis.
Mirwaiz said that Kashmir was a political issue and hence
1.5 crore inhabitants of the state should be given the right to exercise their
political future. In this context, he said the role of International community
was quite important since they can remove the obstacles and problems coming in
the way of right to self determination.
Expressing serious concern over the double stands of
international community, APHC Chairman said when the world community can play
an active role in solving Kosvo, South Sudan and East Timor like issue, why not
the same with Kashmir? He said international community should initiate serious
steps to solve the dispute for once and all.
Being a lucrative market for the world business, Mirwaiz
said India was emerging as an important destination for many countries who have
their economic interests attached to the nation, adding, despite this reality,
it should not be ignored that Kashmir issue was the main source of tension
between the two nuclear armed countries, India and Pakistan from Past many
decades. In the context of NATO led forces withdrawal from Afghanistan and the
emergence of subsequent political situation, Mirwaiz said the significance of
solution of Kashmir has grown manifold.
Mirwaiz said that changing global political situation has
proved that mass public movements can’t be suppressed by force, adding, the
recent political changes in the middle east strengthens the fact that issues
cann’t be solved by dint of force and terror.
Asserting that Hurriyat conference has always considered
the role of international community for lasting solution of Kashmir issue as
inevitable, APHC Chairman said in the the light of pending UN resolutions over
the dispute, the role of world community can’t be ignored and the time has come
that they should take serious steps to solve the dispute for once and all.
Mirwaiz said international community can play an
effective role by ensuring a serious meaningful dialogue between India,
Pakistan and Kashmiri resistance leadership to solve the dispute. He said the
Indian rejection of mediation offer by international community to solve the
dispute was contrary to the political realities and to the international law.
The conference was addressed by numerous Pakistani and
international luminaries and experts on issues of global politics and
international relations.
The prominent personalities who addressed the seminar
include, Qamar ul Zaman Qaira former Minister of Pakistan for Kashmir Affairs,
Ambassador Khalid Mehmood, Ms. Victoria Shofield a renowned writer, Akram Zaki
Former Chief Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Drs. Marjan Dutch Expert on Conflict
Areas, Barrister Sultan Mehmood, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan former Prime
Ministers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Mujeeb ul Rehman Shami Editor daily
Pakistan, Lt Gen Aga Umar Farooq Former Defence President University of
Islamabad, Shamshad Ahmad Khan Former Secretary Foreign Affairs Pakistan, Lt
Gen Hameed Gul (Rtd) Analyst, Dr Parvaiz Iqbal Chema Dean Faculty, Masood
Akhtar Defense Analyst, Masood Akhtar Analyst, Usman Abdullah former Defense
Minister Sudan, Prof. Dr. Oya Akgonenc Professor in Turkey
University, Raja Zaffar ul Haq and others. (KNS)
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