President, PM Reaffirm Support for Kashmiris’ Right to Self-Determination

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have reaffirmed their unwavering moral, diplomatic, and political support for Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just cause to achieve the right to self-determination as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. In their separate messages, they urged the international community to move beyond mere expressions of concern for the Kashmiri people and persuade India to stop the human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Pakistan Armed Forces reiterated that a just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, remains essential for lasting peace and stability in South Asia. Meanwhile, in their messages on Kashmir Day, Chief of Defence Forces and the Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf, and Armed Forces of Pakistan have reaffirmed unwavering support for the resilient people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle for self-determination.