Permanent Mission of Pakistan to OIC Organizes an Event to Mark 4 years of India’s Illegal Actions of Aug 5, 2019 in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)
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Permanent Mission of Pakistan to OIC Organizes an Event to Mark 4 years of India’s Illegal Actions of Aug 5, 2019 in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)
The Permanent Mission of Pakistan to OIC organized a special event and photo exhibition at the OIC General Secretariat to mark the completion of four years since India’s unlawful actions of 5th August 2019 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir ( IIOJK). The event aimed to highlight India’s relentless human rights violations in IIOJK and its ongoing campaign to alter the demographics of the occupied territory.
The event was attended by a large number of representatives from OIC Member States, diplomats, OIC officials, Kashmiri diaspora and media personnel.
Ambassador Syed Fawad Sher, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to OIC, Ambassador Samir Baker (on behalf of the OIC Secretary General), Consul General of Pakistan Jeddah Mr. Khalid Majid, and Chairman Kashmir Committee Jeddah Mr. Masud Puri delivered remarks at the event.
During the event, the speakers underscored the gravity of India’s aggression in IIOJK and emphasized that the plight of Kashmiris has worsened since August 5th, 2019. They strongly condemned India’s systematic campaign of oppression, which includes extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, collective punishments, and media blackouts. The speakers underlined that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally-recognized disputed territory and Indian attempts to project a facade of normalcy are only aimed at diluting the international status of the dispute while legitimizing its illegal occupation.
The speakers expressed gratitude to the OIC for its unwavering support to the Kashmir cause and urged the organization to intensify its efforts to ensure that India was held accountable for its oppression.
Pakistan remains committed to advocating for the just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.The only solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute lies in affording the people of IIOJK their inalienable right to self-determination expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite as prescribed by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Jeddah
23 Aug-2023
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