Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Kashmiri people on Kashmir Black Day, marking 79 years since Indian troops entered Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947.
In a message issued on the occasion, the minister paid tribute to the Kashmiri people for their continued struggle for freedom, saying they had remained steadfast despite what he described as decades of Indian oppression.
Naqvi said October 27, 1947, marked a dark chapter in history, alleging that Indian forces had subjected the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir to state terrorism since then.He said thousands of Kashmiri youths had sacrificed their lives in the struggle for freedom, while the continued military siege had turned the valley into a prison where dissenting voices were suppressed.
The interior minister criticised the international community’s silence over alleged Indian atrocities in Kashmir, describing it as a criminal act and urging the world to pay attention to the situation in the disputed territory.
Referring to Pakistan’s founder, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Naqvi recalled his statement that “Kashmir is Pakistan’s jugular vein”.
He said the statement continued to reflect the sentiments of every Pakistani and the country’s longstanding position on the Kashmir dispute.The minister maintained that lasting peace in South Asia was linked to a just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, stressing that a fair settlement was essential for sustainable regional stability.
Mohsin Naqvi reiterated that Pakistan would continue extending political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri people at all international forums.
He said Pakistan stood firmly with the people of Kashmir in their struggle and would continue raising their cause before the international community.
