Provincial adviser Naseemur Rehman Khan Mullakhail issues message on Kashmir Black Day

QUETTA: In his message on Kashmir Black Day, Provincial Adviser for Environment and Climate Change Naseemur Rehman Khan Mullakhail said 27 October 1947 was a black day in the history of Kashmir, when Indian forces entered occupied Jammu and Kashmir and tried to take away the freedom of the Kashmiri people. He said the day recalled the atrocities committed against the Kashmiri people and their struggle for freedom.

He said the people of occupied Kashmir had faced Indian atrocities, grave human rights violations and state oppression for several decades, but their courage and resolve for freedom could not be weakened. He said the sacrifices of the Kashmiri people were clear proof of their commitment to their struggle and to the right of self-determination.

The provincial adviser said the Kashmir dispute should be resolved in line with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. He said it was the responsibility of the world community to take notice of human rights violations in occupied Kashmir and to play an effective role in securing the Kashmiri people their basic right of self-determination.

Naseemur Rehman Khan Mullakhail further said the government of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan would continue to give the Kashmiri people political, moral and diplomatic support.

He said 27 October reminded everyone that the Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom could not be forgotten. He expressed the resolve that support for the Kashmiri people’s just struggle would continue and that their sacrifices would not go in vain.