Speakers urge world powers to help resolve Kashmir dispute
Muzaffarabad: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peace & Justice Organization (JKPO), Tanveer-ul-Islam, has urged the world powers to help resolve the lingering Kashmir dispute.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Tanveer-ul-Islam, speaking to a webinar “Voices for Kashmir: Seeking Truth, Justice, and Dignity,” organized by Jammu and Kashmir Peace & Justice Organization, Tanveer-ul-Islam called for immediate international intervention to address the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said Kashmiri Muslims have faced systemic human rights transgressions, including arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings, torture, and enforced disappearances for decades.
He condemned draconian measures such as arbitrary detentions and violent repression, along with the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution affecting the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
President of the Pak Kashmir Solidarity Council Syed Arif Bahar called for halting Indian atrocities in the occupied territory and resolution of the long-pending Kashmir dispute according to the United Nations resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
Professor Shahid Hassan Mir highlighted the pressing need for international intervention in confronting human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir, advocating for global accountability and solidarity.
Muhammad Tahir Tabasum, President of the Institute of Peace and Development, voiced apprehension regarding the political situation in Kashmir and the travails of political detainees, calling for their immediate release.
Other distinguished participants of the webinar underscored the significance of inclusivity in the peace process, advocating for the empowerment of Kashmiri stakeholders and redressing underlying grievances of the Kashmiri population.