Pervaiz Mughal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Engineer Ameer Muqam, together with Convener All Events Hurriyat Convention Ghulam Mohammad Safi, Madam Shamim Scarf, and different outstanding Hurriyat leaders, strongly condemned the sentencing of senior Kashmiri Hurriyat chief Aasiya Andrabi and her associates by Indian courts throughout a joint press convention.
In response to particulars, Aasiya Andrabi has been sentenced to life imprisonment, whereas her associates Fahmida Sufi and Nahida Nasreen have been handed 30-year jail phrases. Addressing the press convention, Engineer Ameer Muqam mentioned the Authorities of Pakistan fully rejects what he termed an unjust, biased, and politically motivated verdict.
He acknowledged that the convictions increase severe questions on India’s judicial system, which, he mentioned, is more and more getting used as a instrument to attain political aims quite than ship justice. He emphasised that no clear, credible, or acceptable proof has been introduced towards Aasiya Andrabi, including that her solely “crime” was elevating her voice for the Kashmiri folks’s proper to self-determination and freedom.
The minister additional mentioned that such actions expose the truth behind India’s claims of democracy and spotlight its continued repression in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He alleged that India has been concerned in systematic state oppression, extra-judicial actions, and severe human rights violations within the area for many years, however stays unable to suppress the spirit of freedom among the many Kashmiri folks.
Convener All Events Hurriyat Convention Ghulam Mohammad Safi, in his remarks, mentioned that the one “offense” of Aasiya Andrabi, Fahmida Sufi, and Nahida Nasreen was their demand for the Kashmiri folks’s proper to self-determination in accordance with United Nations resolutions. He recalled that this proper had been acknowledged internationally and was additionally promised by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, a dedication that was later not honored.
Safi additional acknowledged that labeling Kashmir as an “integral half” of India contradicts floor realities and can’t justify the denial of elementary political and human rights to the Kashmiri folks. He reiterated that the Kashmiri folks will proceed their professional and historic battle for freedom in any respect prices.
Talking on the event, Madam Shamim Scarf strongly condemned the sentencing of Aasiya Andrabi and mentioned that her contributions to the Kashmir freedom motion would all the time be remembered as a major chapter in historical past. She added that the extent of oppression in Occupied Kashmir has reached alarming ranges, however because of the absence of impartial media, the complete extent of the scenario will not be being introduced to the world.
Contributors of the press convention paid tribute to the braveness, resilience, and steadfastness of Hurriyat prisoners, together with Aasiya Andrabi, Fahmida Sufi, and Nahida Nasreen. They termed their sacrifices as a precious and enduring a part of Kashmir’s freedom battle.
The audio system known as upon the worldwide neighborhood, the United Nations, and world human rights organizations to take instant discover of the continuing human rights violations in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They urged elevated strain on India to launch all political prisoners and to grant the Kashmiri folks their internationally acknowledged proper to self-determination.
The press convention concluded with a reaffirmation of the unwavering resolve of the Kashmiri folks to proceed their battle till the belief of their elementary proper to self-determination.
Different Hurriyat leaders and representatives, together with Mehmood Ahmad Sagar, Haji Muhammad Sultan, Sheikh Yaqub, Zahid Safi, Imtiaz Wani, Syed Gulshan, Adeel Mushtaq, Manzoor Dar, Muhammad Shafi Dar, Muhammad Ashraf Dar, and Mushtaq Ahmed Butt, additionally attended the press convention.
