PM Imran reaffirms support for Kashmiris on Right to Self-Determination Day

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has recalled steadfast support for the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) till realization of their inalienable right to self-determination.

Reminding the international community on the 72nd anniversary of the United Nations’ commitment to uphold the fundamental human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the premier urged the international community to take action against the well-documented human rights violations committed by India.

In his message in accordance with self-determination day, Khan wrote, On this day, in 1949, the United Nations Commission for India & Pakistan (UNCIP) pledged the realization of the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations. This day reminds the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, of the imperative of honouring this commitment towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

On 5th January 1949, the United Nations guaranteed the right to self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir through an impartial plebiscite. We observe this day as a reminder to the UN & its member states of their unfulfilled commitment to the Kashmiri people.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 4, 2021

"We call on the international community to take action against the well-documented human rights violations being committed with impunity by Indian occupation forces against innocent Kashmiri men, women, and children; and to ensure Kashmiris get their right to self-determination," he wrote in another tweet of the series.

We call on the international community to take action against the well-documented human rights violations being committed with impunity by Indian Occupation forces against innocent Kashmiri men, women & children; & to ensure Kashmiris get their right to self determination.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 4, 2021

He added that Pakistan stands unequivocally with the Kashmiri people in their struggle for freedom from the tyranny of one of the “most ruthless, inhumane & illegal Occupation in modern history”.

Pakistan stands unequivocally with the Kashmiri people in their struggle for freedom from the tyranny of one of the most ruthless, inhumane & illegal Occupation in modern history.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 4, 2021