India urged to respect UN resolutions on Kashmir

LONDON: A key conference on Kashmir in British Parliament has called on India to show flexibility on the issue and respect the United Nations resolutions to solve the issue of Kashmir as per wishes of the occupied people.
A large number of youth leaders joined hands with parliamentarians to highlight the importance of resolving the Kashmir dispute in view of the tremendous humanitarian suffering which has taken place in the past 30 years in the Valley of Kashmir. This conference was hosted by the chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on International Relations and organized by the Chair of international Human Rights Association Rubab Mehdi Rizvi and Saud Sultan.
Pakistani Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousif said that Kashmiris have been fighting for their fundamental rights since the last six decades.
“Lack of resolution on the issue has created humanitarian suffering on both sides of the line of control which is frequently overlooked in international commentary,” he said, pledging Government of Pakistan’s continued moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their just struggle.
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights MP Khalid Mehmood said it was first time that he had sit among young people who will need to carry forward the burden of human rights civil liberties of those Kashmiri’s who are not able to act for themselves. “For too long the existing Kashmir in organisations have continued discussions within themselves rather than looking to attract people from all walks of life and are as to further strengthen the Kashmir cause.”
Rubab Mehdi Rizvi if the Kashmir issue were resolved and the Indo-Pakistani relationship improved, valuable resources which are currently spent on defence could be directed towards development, health, education, addressing the population growth in both countries, as well as water shortages.
MP Debbie Abrahams said: “Kashmir is a really important issue for many of my constituents, and I feel their frustration at the lack of progress and inconsistency in how foreign policy is applied—after all, the dispute over Kashmir is the longest running territorial dispute in the world. While it continues, Amnesty International warns of human rights abuses being committed to thousands of people. We must all do what we can to bring about peace.”
David Ward MP Said: “I was very impressed to see so many young people at the event and to listen to their very eloquent and reasoned views on the ongoing conflict in Kashmir. It was clear from the comments that there was a high level of frustration at the failure of the Indian and Pakistan governments to resolve the long standing conflict in Kashmir, and I hope that they continue to be just as organised and vocal in the future.”
Kashmiri youth leader Saud Sultan felt that the youth of Pakistan, India and Kashmir all lacked awareness of the Kashmir issue. “I, therefore, thought that there was a need to make the youth aware of the issue and the plight of Kashmiris because youth is imperative for the future of Kashmir.”
PTI leader Hassan Niazi said it was welcoming that so many youth and human rights activists from different backgrounds were taking part in this conference. Niazi said Indian has acted in a barbaric manner against Kashmiris, but, unfortunately, the international community has show more interest in business than in human rights. “That attitude must be changed and it’s the duty of Pakistani and Kashmiri youth to engage with the world and tell about the rights violations of Kashmiris.”
Lord Qurban Hussain asked for the revocation of draconian laws such as Armed Forces Special Power Act and Public Safety Act as they have no place in a country that calls itself a democracy. He termed the law as “dated and colonial-era law that breach contemporary international human rights standards.