SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders have called upon the United Nations to resolve the Kashmir dispute by implementing its resolutions that granted the Kashmiris their right to self-determination.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the leaders in their statements issued in connection with the Kashmiris’ Right to Self-Determination Day, deplored that the failure of the UN to hold India accountable for its brutalities in IIOJK had resulted in the continued sufferings of the people of the occupied territory.
The APHC Vice Chairman, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, in a statement issued in Srinagar, expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in IIOJK. He said that the unabated genocide of the oppressed Kashmiris at the hands of Indian occupation forces and the brazen violations of international laws and commitments made by India before the various international fora have brought the whole world at the brink of yet another world war.
The APHC Vice Chairman said that the United Nations Security Council in its resolution passed on 5th January 1949 endorsed a binding to settle the Kashmir dispute through a free and fair plebiscite. He said this resolution established self-determination, which has been recognised as the most peaceful and democratic formula in the modern world, as the governing principle for the settlement of the dispute.
Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar maintained that that since 17th of January 1948 till 21st December 1971, the UN had adopted a total of 27 Kashmir related resolutions, which nullified the Indian claim on Kashmir and proved beyond any doubt that Kashmir is an internationally recognised dispute. He denounced the Indian stubbornness, illegal, illogical and inhuman approach vis-à-vis the Kashmir dispute.
The APHC Vice Chairman maintained that it is the sole responsibility of the UN to address the burning world issues including the Kashmir dispute and save the contemporary human race from the inevitable threat of their world war. He strongly condemned the incessant killing spree in IIOJK by Indian occupation forces to suppress their freedom movement. He also paid rich tributes to the youth martyred by Indian troops in Srinagar, Kulgam and other parts of the occupied territory.
Senior APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a statement issued in Srinagar said the lingering Kashmir dispute continues to consume lives bringing only pain and sorrow with it. He said the dispute continues to remain unresolved, despite the UN resolutions, wars and bilateral agreements between India and Pakistan.
The Mirwaiz warned that the use of force, repression and propaganda being pursued as a state policy by India in IIOJK will only be counterproductive and fatal. He urged the UN to fulfill its commitment towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir and stop New Delhi from committing human rights violations in IIOJK.
