Pakistan Embassy in Vienna, Austria, organized a ceremony to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day on 5th February
Vienna : A ceremony was organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Vienna, Austria, to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5th. The unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people was reiterated. A large number of members of the Pakistani and Kashmiri community, media representatives and diplomats attended the ceremony. The ceremony began with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Manzoor Ahmed, who also performed the duties of the stage secretary. A documentary film on February 5th was also screened on the occasion.
At the ceremony, His Excellency Ambassador of Pakistan Mohammad Kamran Akhtar read out messages addressed to the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He further said that these messages have reiterated Pakistan’s full support and commitment to the Kashmiri people. The international system is capable of resolving any dispute, but unfortunately, when it comes to Kashmir and Palestine, it lacks the will. He reiterated that the international community needs to play its full role in ending human rights atrocities in occupied Kashmir and implementing UN resolutions to ensure peace and stability in the region.
The helplessness of the international community regarding Kashmir and Palestine is astonishing. Kashmiris deserve the fundamental human right of self-determination as promised to them by the UN. He further said that Palestine and Kashmir reflect the endless situation of foreign occupation in the modern world where brutal military occupations have not only deprived people of their fundamental right of self-determination but have also ended their rule. The terrorism perpetrated by India on innocent civilians in Kashmir reveals the hypocrisy, betrayal and tyranny of the world’s largest self-proclaimed democracy. He urged the international community to hold a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations to deny the Kashmiris the right to self-determination.
He reiterated his unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people until the dispute is resolved in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He called on the international community to hold India accountable for the crimes against humanity committed in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to play its role in stopping the barbaric atrocities on the Kashmiris and to honour the commitments made to them through the (UNSC) resolutions.
Speakers representing community organizations based in Vienna included Professor Mussarat Shaukat Awan, President of Kashmir Freedom Front Austria, Imran Ali Mughal, General Secretary of Pakistani Community Forum Austria, Raja Ansar, President of Kashmir Committee PFA, also addressed the event. They condemned the Indian atrocities in the illegally occupied Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). Recognizing the sacrifices of the people of IOJK, They continuously expressed his support for the Kashmiri people. Speakers called on the international community to fulfill its commitment to implement the UN resolutions on the right of (IOJK) to self-determination.
Former His Excellency Ambassador Hayat Mehdi has said in his statement that the Indian people should speak in favor of the Kashmiri people and increase pressure within India to stop Indian atrocities in IOJK. He stressed that India should stop its state policy of atrocities, looting and rape in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and fulfill its promise to the Kashmiri people.