ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has lambasted Indian government led by Narendra Modi for “brazenly” violating the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir.
PM Khan issued a message today on twitter as Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world over observe the Right to Self-Determination Day today in their bid to remind the UN of implementing its own resolutions on the dispute passed on January 5, 1949.
It was on January 5, 1949, when the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan adopted a resolution that guaranteed the Kashmiris the right to self-determination through an impartial plebiscite.
Pakistani premier said the UNSC commitment of an UN-supervised plebiscite in Kashmir remains unfulfilled due to the attitude of the Modi government.
“Pakistan remains steadfast in its commitment to the just Kashmiri struggle for self-determination,” he added.
In another message, PM Khan said that durable peace in South Asia is contingent upon peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with international legitimacy.
Premier said the importance of the inalienable right to self-determination has been acknowledged in all important human rights covenants and decisions of the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
“While observing 5th of January as the Right to Self-Determination Day for the Kashmiris, we reiterate our commitment to uphold the fundamental human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and pay homage to the Kashmiris’ just struggle spanning over more than seven decades,” he said.
“We are commemorating this day to remind the world community that it cannot abandon its moral and legal responsibilities towards the Kashmiri people.”
He pointed out that the right to self-determination was granted to the Kashmiris by the United Nations and cannot be unilaterally denied by India.
He further stated that three generations of Kashmiris have waited for the world community and the UN to honour their solemn commitments made to Kashmiris.
