Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanvir Ilyas Khan has said that a comprehensive strategy and wisdom was required to thwart India’s conspiracies and its nefarious designs in the region. Addressing the Legislative Assembly session here today, the PM made it clear that all the political parties in Azad Kashmir were one and united on the issue of Kashmir.”There should be no politics on Kashmir, we all have the same viewpoint on the issue”, the PM said.The PM suggested that the government and opposition should together hold a march in Brussels to convey a strong message to the world that Kashmiris were not dumb driven cattle. Appreciating Barrister Chaudhry’s role in promoting the Kashmir cause, the PM said that the President has played a key role in highlighting the Kashmir cause internationally.The AJK premier was of the view that along with the government of Pakistan, the OIC member countries should observe Kashmir day to express solidarity with the Kashmiri people on February 5. He said that the leadership of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has expressed satisfaction over the resumption of the Gilgit-Muzaffarabad bus service and appreciated the government’s efforts in this regard.Terming the resumption of the bus service as an important milestone to strengthen the historical and cultural relationship between the people of the two regions, he said the people of Gilgit-Baltistan also appreciated the bus service. He said that the government of Azad Kashmir would support the government of Gilgit-Baltistan in developing road infrastructure and housing, besides cooperating in establishing a medical college in Gilgit.Pertinently, the assembly session held under the chairmanship of Speaker Chaudhry Anwar Haq was specially attended and addressed by the President, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry.Speaker legislative assembly Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq adjourned the session till April 13.
Meanwhile, the Legislative Assembly expressed its grave concern over the fast deteriorating political and human rights situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Denouncing the Modi government’s attempts to change the region’s demography, the session, through a unanimous resolution, called for an early resolution of the dispute in line with the UNSC resolutions. Presenting the resolution, Leader of the House Sardar Tanvir Ilyas Khan said that the Kashmir issue was the oldest unresolved issue on the agenda of the United Nations. The session, through a separate resolution, appreciated Pakistan’s unwavering moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmir cause and lauded the determination, courage and undying spirit of the people of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.The session voiced its concern over the massive troops’concentration in the region and denounced in strong terms the extrajudicial killings of innocent civilians and destruction of property and belongings of citizens during the so-called search operations and seizure of the All Party Hurriyat Conference office in Srinagar and the ongoing “anti-encroachment” campaign in Occupied Kashmir. The session also deplored the destruction of civilian properties and the demolition of settlements. The House expressed its deep concern over the continued illegal detention of Kashmiri political leaders and activists. The meeting strongly condemned the provocative statements of Indian political leaders and military officers and termed the belligerent statement as a threat to regional peace and stability. The meeting reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Pakistani nation to thwart any Indian aggression.The meeting demanded the government of India to allow an independent investigation into human rights violations committed by it’s forces against the Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir.
