President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have urged upon the international community to put pressure on India to allow the Kashmiri people to freely determine their own future for lasting peace in South Asia.    

In his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today (Wednesday), President Asif Ali Zardari said this day reminds the international community of its responsibility towards the oppressed Kashmiri people.

He said the United Nations should honor the promises made to the Kashmiris 78 years ago and support their struggle for their right to self-determination.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his message, said the right to self-determination is a fundamental principle of international law but the Kashmiri people have not been able to exercise this right even after the passage of last seventy-eight years.

He said Pakistan will continue to offer its unwavering moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiri people till the realization of their right to self-determination.

Meanwhile, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Service Chiefs, and the Pakistan Armed Forces have reaffirmed their unwavering support for the resilient people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their just struggle for self-determination.

In a statement, the ISPR said armed forces of Pakistan strongly condemn the ongoing grave violations of human rights in IIOJK.

These transgressions stand as a stark indictment of India’s blatant disregard for international law, humanitarian principles, and fundamental human rights.