ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Affairs Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira said that India was engaged in planned genocide of Muslims in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and demanded world community to take cognisance of act.

In a statement issued here on eve of Jammu Martyrs Day, he recalled that on this day in 1947, Dogra forces and Hindu extremists turned Muslim majority of Jammu into minority by killing more than hundred thousand people and forcing millions to migrate to Pakistan. He said that darkest night of oppression and atrocities by Indian forces were continuing for last 75 years in IIOJK and oppressor was making nefarious efforts to alter demography of Muslim majority valley of Kashmir. Kaira said that in a bid to strengthen its illegal occupation, India unilaterally and illegally repealed special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 and more than hundred thousand of domiciles had been issued to non-Kashmiris. Besides this, he said that through delimitation and increase in special seats, India was trying to turn Muslims into minority in assembly and other representative forums which he said was a clear violation of international laws, UN resolutions on Kashmir and 4th Geneva Convention.

He said that people of Jammu and Kashmir were determined to achieve goal of right to self-determination and India despite oppression, killing uncountable people and unprecedented atrocities, could not let down Kashmiri people from demand of right to self-determination. Kaira renewed pledge Pakistan would continue support demand of right to self-determination of Kashmiri people and their voice is being raised effectively at all international fora.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 07 2022

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