Extract from the Speech of Prime Minister Imran Khanto the participants of a human chain formed at the Constitution Avenue Islamabad to express solidarity with Kashmiris.

 

Participants of Live Transmission:

 

Abid Baig, USA Based Senior Kashmiri Political Leader & Activist ( Live from Houston)

 

American Senator, Maggie Hassan, has called for finding ways to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan. She also recently visited AJK. Another US Senator Mark Warner, who heads India caucus on Capitol Hill, has joined a growing group of American lawmakers in urging New Delhi to remove the curbs it has imposed on Indian occupied Kashmir. 

 

Professor Dr. Syed Abdul Siraj, Senior Analyst Media Affairs

 

Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed puzzlement over the disproportionate amount of coverage accorded to the dire human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir by the international media, especially in context of the widespread coverage of the Hong Kong protests.  International media continues to give headline coverage to Hong Kong protests but ignores the dire human rights crisis in IOJK – an internationally recognized disputed territory illegally annexed by India with 900k troops imposing a siege on 8mn Kashmiris.

 

Extract from the report of TRT World coverage ofhuman chain formed at the Constitution Avenue Islamabad to express solidarity with Kashmiris.

 

Yasir Masood , Senior Analyst International Relations

 

Inhuman treatment meted out to millions of Kashmiris is a great challenge to the world conscience. International community to shun policy of indifference towards Kashmir and play role to end the suffocating siege, which has pushed the territory into serious humanitarian as well as economic crisis.

 

 

Dr. Syed Waqas Ali, Senior Analyst Kashmir Affairs

 

The United Nations and the United States should play their role and mediate to resolve longstanding Kashmir issue. Kashmir issue was discussed in United Nations Security Council after fifty four years due to successful diplomatic efforts of the government.

 

Mian Tayyib, Vice President Tehreek Kashmir Europe ( Live from Oslo ,Norway)

 

The EU is keeping a close eye on Kashmir situation and showed concerns about the growing conflict. Different European circles acknowledged the ambitious and hectic efforts being carried out by Prime Minister Imran Khan for avoiding a humanitarian crisis in Kashmir.Prime minister is the ambassador of Kashmiris and is with them for their just, democratic and legal rights.

 

 

Zulfiqar Aziz ,Senior Analyst International & Regional Affairs (Live from Paris)

 

International organizations & observers rejected India’s claim of easing the siege in Kashmir valley said the Indian media, which has become a mouthpiece of establishment, is peddling lies to divert the world attention from the real issue. International community to take a serious notice of the human crisis in the occupied Kashmir and war like situation on LoC.

 

 

Abdul Salam , Senior Analyst/Columnist Kashmir Affairs

 

Prime Minister Imran Khan will fulfill his promise to present the case of Kashmir before the world community. He has urged the world leaders and international media to play their due role on the issue of Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s participation in the human chain to express solidarity with the oppressed people of occupied Kashmir is testimony to the fact that he will continue to fight the case of innocent Kashmiris at every forum of the world till realization of their right to self-determination.

 

Mudassar Iqbal Ch, Expert Kashmir Affairs

 

India had besieged eight million people due to fear of protests on large scale and deployed over nine hundred thousand troops who could be seen in every nook and corner of the occupied valley. Indian troops had paralyzed normal life in the valley and thousands of people had been detained while other thousands are missing. Fascist Narrinder Modi is following the agenda of extremist organization RSS which were bent on elimination of minorities particularly Muslims. Despite all that Kashmiris stood like an iron wall against Indian aggression.

 

 

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