MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi Friday met with Pakistan Ambassador to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Lt. Gen. (Retd) Bilal Akbar in Jeddah and discussed matters of common interests.
The Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi on performing Umrah. Qayyum Niazi is currently on a private visit to Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on the occasion, the AJK Prime Minister said, Pakistan is advocating the right of Kashmiri people and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has effectively projected the Kashmir issue in its true perspective at international fora.
He highly commended the steps taken by the government of Pakistan for its diplomatic efforts on the Kashmir issue. He said that the world has now realized the sensitivity of the Kashmir issue and added that due to hectic diplomatic efforts of the Pakistan government, Kashmir issue was in the sharp focus of the world’s attention and Kashmir was being discussed in the world once again today. He said that India has turned Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) into a military cantonment and black laws were enforced by the Indian government in IIOJK to crush the freedom movement launched by its people for attaining their fundamental right to self determination. India is involved in genocide of Kashmiri people through fake military encounters, he added.
The AJK Prime Minister urged the OIC and the UN to send their fact finding missions to IIOJK to monitor the gruesome human rights violations by the brute Indian forces. He highly commended the role of Pakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan’s Ambassador General (retd) Bilal Akbar reiterated his commitment that Pakistan would never give up its political, moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri people in attaining their fundamental right to self determination.
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