Washington D.C., 5 November 2021 (TDI): Pakistan Embassy in the United States organized a special event on Wednesday to exhibit solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The event’s theme was “Kashmir Black Day: Standing in Solidarity with Kashmiris.”
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Chairman of Pakistan Senate Defence Committee, delivered a keynote address at the occasion. Other esteemed speakers included Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, and Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary-General of the World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF).
To show solidarity with people of Kashmir @PakinUSA today observed #KashmirBlackDay. Senator @mushahid delivered keynote address & re-affirmed 🇵🇰’s unflinching support to Kashmiris in their just struggle against India. Speakers condemned continued Indian atrocities in #IIOJK. pic.twitter.com/7n7f3R0mln
— Asad M. Khan (@asadmk17) November 4, 2021
Ambassador (R) Tauqeer Hussain, Professor at Georgetown University, Colonel (R) Wesley Martin, Human Rights Activist and Political Analyst, and Dr. Imtiaz Khan, Professor at Georgetown University, also enlightened the occasion with their constructive remarks.
In his keynote address, Senator Mushahid exhibited his support towards the struggle of Kashmiris, and their right to self-determination. He also stated that the political and human rights of Kashmiris are in accordance with the United Nations Security Council’s Resolutions.
The Senator emphasized Pakistan’s diplomatic, political, and moral support to the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir. Moreover, he urged the United States government and the international community to hold India accountable for its human rights violations in IIOJK.
Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan commended the event’s participants for expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir suffering under Indian occupation. He reassured Pakistan’s continued support to the Kashmiri cause during his address.
The Ambassador condemned the Indian security forces’ continued oppression of innocent civilians in Kashmir. Speaking at the occasion, he distinctly lauded the Kashmiri and Pakistani American community for highlighting the Kashmiri struggle abroad.
Meanwhile, Ambassador (R) Tauqeer Hussain, Professor Imtiaz Khan, Ghulam Nabi Fai, and Colonel (R) Wesley Martin also paid tribute to the persistent struggle of the Kashmiris against Indian oppression during their remarks.
The respective speakers strongly condemned grave human rights violations in the Indian Occupied Kashmir, particularly the Modi government’s attempt to change the territory’s demography, hence, making Kashmiris a minority in their own homeland.
Recalling India’s illegal actions of August 2019 by annexing the disputed territory, the speakers enumerated the episode’s alarming impact on regional and global peace. They also called on the United Nations to exhibit solidarity with the people of IIOJK and stop Indian atrocities in the disputed territory.
Earlier on October 27, Pakistan’s Embassy in the US commemorated Kashmir Black Day featuring the dispute’s historical perspective. The event was attended by participants from diverse backgrounds who conveyed their unwavering support to the Kashmiri population in their struggle for freedom.
