LAHORE: Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan and solution to the region’s problems is connected with the resolution of the Kashmir issue. This was stated by Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Vice President Raja Sultan Zahoor Akhtar Kiani.
He said that the Indian atrocities were intensifying the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle and while condemning the extrajudicial killings of Kashmiri innocents by India, he said that the United Nations, as the custodian body, had a greater role to play in ensuring justice and promoting peace around the globe.
“The time has come to settle the long-standing dispute of Kashmir on humanitarian basis,” he said and added, “Negotiations cannot continue until the people of Kashmir get their right to self-determination.” He replied to a question by saying that India could not suppress the movement of the Kashmiri people with force.
The veteran politician said that there was a dire need to initiate a serious dialogue over the issue at the earliest. Pakistan would continue raising the issue at all international fora and it had expedited its diplomatic efforts to the world about the on-going atrocities against Kashmiris in the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), he added.
