Plebiscite Under UNSC Resolutions Only Solution To Kashmir Dispute: PM

KOTLI, Feb 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Feb, 2021 ) :Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday while calling the plebiscite in light of the UNSC resolutions as the only solution to the Kashmir dispute, said India could never win over the resolute Kashmiri people by using force.

"The world history tells that no army could ever win over a population. When a nation stood united, it defeated even the powerful armies. The United States, a super power could not win in Vietnam... No super power could win in Afghanistan... France could not win over population in Algeria," he said while addressing a huge gathering here.

Held in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the event was attended by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Kashmir Affairs Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Afridi, Special Assistant to the PM Rauf Hassan and President of PTI's AJK Chapter Barrister Sultan Mahmood, besides thousands of the people from across the territory.

Reiterating his commitment to raise the Kashmiris' voice across the world as "Ambassador of Kashmir", the prime minister said instead of suppressing the Kashmiri people, Narendra Modi's Hindutva ideology would destroy the Indian society.

He thanked the people of Kotli for warm reception and said he was there to remind the world community of their unfulfilled commitment of granting self-determination right to the Kashmiri people enshrined in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.

The same UN granted right to self-determination to the Christian-majority East Timor through referendum liberating it from Indonesia, he added.

He said he had reminded the UN of its commitment during his speeches at the General Assembly and would keep doing so forever until the Kashmiris got their fundamental right.

He assured that the whole Pakistani nation stood united in solidarity with the Kashmiris. All the Muslims across the globe supported the Kashmir cause, even though the respective governments did not do so due to certain reasons. Even the right-minded non-Muslim people also advocated granting self-determination right to the Kashmiris, he added.

Imran Khan said Pakistan fully realized the atrocities faced by the IIOJK people, who had been sacrificing their loved ones.

"To the level of my strength, I am raising your voice, be it at the United Nations, world leaders, European Union leaders, talked to ex-US President (Donald Trump) thrice to seek his role for Kashmir resolution. (I) Will raise your voice in media. Rest assure, I will raise your voice everywhere as I had committed to act as Ambassador of Kashmir," he remarked.

The prime minister said his government tried to give a message of friendship to India and make it understand that it could not win over Kashmir through oppression.

He said the Kashmir people would never accept the Indian oppression through 900,000 troops as the passion of freedom was inculcated even in the newborns.

The prime minister said following its unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, India had also lost the support of residual few Kashmiri leaders, who were now calling for freedom. No pro-India politician would ever be able to win election in the IIOJK.

He said he tried to rectify ties with India through dialogue and seek the Kashmir dispute resolution under the UN resolutions as "there is no other way".

Imran Khan said just to attract anti-Pakistan votes, Modi pre-planned the Pulwama attack and Balakot strike damaging his "much-loved" trees in Pakistan as the conspiracy had been exposed through the chat of Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami.

Moreover, Indian propaganda against him and the Pakistan Army through hundreds of fake websites was also exposed by EU DisinfoLab, he added.

"We were trying to develop friendship but they were stabbing us in back," he remarked.

He said any society having pursued RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)-like agenda was destroyed, which also divided the Indian society where the Muslims were being discriminated and other minorities felt scared.

He said Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) always strived to unite the people. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nelson Mandela were revered just because of their role to unite the divided societies.

Pursuing the vision of great leaders, he said, he also desired to unite the people and work for the uplift backward societies.

On the contrary, Modi was dividing the Indian society and in fact laying the foundation of the country's destruction, he added.

Calling India to resolve bilateral issues with Pakistan through dialogue with the reversal of August 5, 2019 actions and grant of self-determination right to the Kashmiris as preconditions, the prime minister said Pakistan was ready to talk to India. But its quest for peace must not be misconstrued as weakness, he added.

"Never misunderstand that our offer for friendship is based on any fear. This is the country of Allah's believers, who are afraid of nothing except Allah," the prime minister remarked.

He said his government was alive to the sufferings of the people living along Line of Control facing Indian aggression and had prepared a relief package for them.