Islamabad,26 Aug 2019 (Monitoring Desk+APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, reiterating Pakistan’s complete support to eight million Kashmiris in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) for their indigenous struggle for their fundamental rights and self-determination, observed that Modi had committed a huge and historical blunder, providing a historic opportunity for Kashmiris to get freedom from the illegal Indian occupation.
In his televised address to the nation, the prime minister said the whole Pakistani nation and its government would go to the last extent to support the oppressed Kashmiris.
“We will go to every extent … will stand with the Kashmiris till the last breath,” he said, adding “I ask every Pakistani to come out of their homes, offices, workplaces every week for half an hour and on the upcoming Friday from 1200 hours to 1230 hours, to express solidarity with the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir.”
He again warned that if India resorted to aggression, it would have far-reaching impacts on the entire world as the both countries possessed nuclear arms.
He said Pakistan’s Kashmir policy was at a decisive point and he had apprised the world leaders about the plight of the 8 million Kashmiri people in the IOJ&K.
Imran Khan’s speech came as the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir endured 22nd day of detention in their homes, without any access to food, medicines, communication facilities. India unilaterally changed the status of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 that guaranteed special rights to the people of the Muslim-majority region.
Taking the nation in confidence, the prime minister said his government came into power with the pledge to have good relations with all its neighbours as it believed that better ties were vital for uplifting their people from poverty, unemployment and to address shared issues of climate change and environment. But every peace move taken by Pakistan, was frustrated by India with leveling of unfounded allegations.
After the Pulwama incident and Indian moves to get Pakistan blacklisted through Financial Action Task Force (FATF), his government had decided not to hold any further dialogue with India, he added.
“I will take the world leaders in confidence and apprise them of the situation in Kashmir,” Imran Khan said as he mentioned his forthcoming address to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at New York.
Imran Khan spoke at length of the racist ideology of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) that was the core reason behind the current state of things in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said Pakistan took the issue to the international fora and the United Nations Security Council for the first time, since 1965.
The world came to know of the horrific situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir as the international media highlighted the gruesome atrocities being perpetrated by the Indian armed forces against unarmed civilians.
He said the scrapping of Article 370, stripping Kashmir of its special status, gave a message that India was only for the Hindus. The world was anxiously awaiting to find out the truth, once the curfew was lifted, he added.
The prime minister said the racists and fascist policies of the Modi’s government were directly under the influence of RSS, which had tried to annex the disputed valley by sending additional troops after stripping the special status of IOJ&K.
He said such a high-handedness and haughty approach to suppress such freedom movements had always resulted in destruction of rulers and cited the historic blunder of Hitler to invade Russia.
The prime minister said with its unilateral and illegal steps, Indian government had not only defied and violated the United Nations Security Council resolutions, but also its Constitution, its superior judiciary decision and the promises made by Nehru and Gandhi with the people of Kashmir.
He said the India’s secular constitution had ended and the RSS which was on the loose in India, had been sending a message to the outer world that India belonged to Hindus only. The RSS was founded in 1925 and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been its member.
The prime minister said everyone should have knowledge about RSS supremacist ideology deeply rooted in the belief that India only belonged to the Hindus with historic bias towards the Muslim rulers.
They had been influenced thoroughly with the ideals of Hitler and Mussolini, he said adding, such was the fascist approach which resulted in the assassination of Mahatama Gandhi, he added.
The prime minister said Quaid-e-Azam had sensed the Hindus’ designs and ideology and was compelled to launch Pakistan Movement. This ideology was responsible for the destruction of Babri Masjid and massacre of Muslims in Gujrat, he added.
The prime minister said the Indian government had taken all the illegal measures and resorted to every kind of oppression against the innocent Kashmiris, and now it was obligatory for Pakistan and the world to take steps for the protection and safety of the people of Kashmir.
The Kashmiris in IOJ&K, he said, were looking towards the whole international community and the UN, which had taken the responsibility for holding a plebiscite in the disputed valley to ensure the right to self-determination for the Kashmiri people.
He said about 1.15 billion Muslims were also looking towards the UN and the world powers. Whether the world powers would go by their market preferences. The UN was mandated to protect the weaker nations against the aggression of the powerful, he added.
The prime minister expressed the resolve that the movement, which was intensified after August 5 step of the Indian government, would continue till complete freedom of the IOJ&K.
He assured the nation that being an ambassador for the Kashmir cause, he would continue raising his voice at all the forums, besides further mobilizing the Pakistani embassies.
He noted that for the first time the international, specially western, media were highlighting the issue as an international dispute and criticizing the illegal Indian moves.
The prime minister also advised the nation not to get pessimistic with the approach of certain countries as they would slowly and gradually realize the gravity of situation in IOJ&K.
Nobody had first realized the grim picture in Bosnia, but slowly and gradually, the whole world put its weight behind the issue, he recalled.
The prime minister mentioned that after coming into power, he wanted to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue and made the offer ‘if India takes one step, he will take two steps’ for resolving the outstanding issues.
After the Pulwama incident, the Indian government instead of holding investigation into its cause involving a local Kashmiri youth, blamed Pakistan and tried to divert the world attention from the grave situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir, he said.
Comparing the Islamic ideology with the fascist pursuits of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the prime minister said the Islamic ideology was based upon the principles of State of Madina, which ensured complete protection to all the minorities.
He said Pakistan had the reports that India was planning to stage a false flag operation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of infiltration, and would try to divert the world attention towards Pakistan, but the Pakistan Army were on high alert and ready to counter any misadventure.
His government’s timely steps, including outreach to the heads of state, raising the issue through embassies and Pakistani diaspora across the globe, and the holding of UNSC deliberation after 1965, helped them foiled the nefarious Indian designs, he added.
The Kashmir issue, he said, resurrected and the world body considered the fast deteriorating situation of the internationally acknowledged disputed territory, and under such scenario India could not go for any misadventure.
The prime minister also expressed his gratitude to the local media for promptly highlighting the plight of Kashmiris and the dismal situation in IOJ&K.
