Bishkek, 6 February 2024 (TDI): The Pakistan Embassy in Bishkek hosted a photo exhibition and hybrid seminar on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, 5 February 2024, with a large attendance of Pakistani community members, including students.
Messages of the President and Prime Minister were read on the occasion. British Parliamentarian Lord Qurban Hussain, Raja Najabat Hussain, Chairman JKSDMI, prominent Kashmiri activist Shaista Safi, Adv. Rehana Ali, Secretary General Tehreek Kashmir UK, and Ambassador Hasan Zaigham.
Speaking on the occasion Ambassador Hasan Zaigham called upon the international community to ensure the implementation of UN resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s unflinching support to the oppressed Kashmiri people and reiterated our moral and diplomatic support to the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
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The other speakers highlighted various dimensions of the issue in the current context and called for greater synergy at the level of Parliamentarians, civil society, and media to raise the profile of the dispute at the international level.
Embassy of Pakistan in Paris organize Seminar
Moreover, in solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and to advocate for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, the Embassy of Pakistan in Paris orchestrated a special seminar on Kashmir Solidarity Day.
According to a press statement from the Embassy of Pakistan in France, notable speakers expressed their deep respect for the courageous actions and sacrifices made by the Kashmiri people in their struggle for freedom from Indian control and their right to self-determination.
Additionally, the speakers highlighted the parallels between the disputes in Palestine and Jammu & Kashmir, noting both as poignant narratives of significant human suffering under occupying powers, and the denial of their rightful self-determination guaranteed by the UN and the global community.
Furthermore, they strongly criticized India’s unilateral and unlawful actions on August 5, 2019, as clear breaches of UN Security Council resolutions and international law, urging the Indian Government to reverse these actions.