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Today, Kashmiris around the world are observing the 75th
anniversary of the Resolution adopted by the United Nations Commission for
India and Pakistan (UNCIP), providing that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute will
be decided through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite
under the UN auspices.
In essence, it was a reaffirmation of the inalienable right
of Kashmiris to self-determination, which is enshrined in international law and
upheld by international human rights instruments. Regrettably, despite more
than seven and a half decades, the oppressed people of Indian Illegally
Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have not been able to exercise this
fundamental right. India continues to oppress the people of Jammu and Kashmir
to break their will.
Since 5 August 2019, India is engaged in a vicious exercise,
aimed at altering the demographic structure and political landscape of IIOJK,
with a view to turning Kashmiris into a disempowered community in their own
land.
The Indian Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the status of
IIOJK is yet another step towards the denial of the Kashmiri people’s right to
self-determination. The genuine aspirations of the Kashmiris cannot be wished
away through domestic legislation and engineered judicial verdicts.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annually adopts a
resolution on “Universal Realization of the Right of the People to
Self-Determination” that draws international attention towards the plight and
rights of people living under situations of forced occupation.
The international community, especially the United Nations,
bears the responsibility to ensure that the people of IIOJK exercise their
inalienable right to self-determination. For its part, Pakistan will continue
to extend its full political, diplomatic and moral support to the valiant
Kashmiri people in their just struggle for their rights including the
inalienable right to self-determination, in accordance with the relevant
resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).