Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari has called upon the Muslim world to shed its dependence on the western world and take a united stance on critical issues like Kashmir and Palestine.

Addressing an international webinar organized by the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad today (Tuesday), she said unity rather than external dependence is the solution to Muslim world challenges.

Speaking on the occasion, Lord Nazir Ahmed said that India is no longer a secular country whose political system is controlled by Hindutva extremist ideology that does not provide equal opportunities to its minorities.  He said that India is using its intelligence agency RAW to destabilize Pakistan particularly Karachi.

British Member of Parliament Khalid Mehmood called upon the Kashmiris to shed mutual differences and forge their ranks around the world to put greater pressure on world powers. He said Indian government has been brazen facedly violating Geneva Convention and urged Muslim countries to take the issue to International Criminal Court.

Turkish Professor Dr Halil Tokar said that Indian BJP's ideological core is RSS, which has an extremist philosophy based on hatred towards other religions, identical to the one followed by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.  He reminded the international audience that PM Modi was responsible for the massacre of Muslims in Gujrat in 2002.

Egyptian Professor Dr Kamal Helbawi stressed the peaceful, progressive and moderate spirit of Islam. He said Muslims are being deliberately painted by India as terrorists in order to hide its own atrocities against the Muslims and to justify its aggressive behavior towards neighboring Muslim countries.

Turkish Professor Dr Hamit Ersoy highlighted the fact that India, United States and Israel are jointly working against the Muslim world and deliberately painting Muslim freedom struggles against foreign occupation. He stated that Muslims should look at the ultimate State model of Madina, their holy book Quran and the life of their last Holy Prophet (PBUH) for inspiration and developing a perfect, peaceful and stable political system instead of looking at the major powers.

In his concluding remarks Executive President IPS Khalid Rahman reminded the international audience that India did not exist in its current form before 1947. He concluded by recommending that Muslims must learn from their costly mistakes and dependence over other powers and raise awareness, improve education, spread information, pursue engagement and active lobbying to influence the world in pursuit of their collective interests and to resolve common issues.