ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support to the Kashmiri people and emphasized that the right to self-determination is an inherent and fundamental right of all nations.

In his message on the Right to Self-Determination Day, which is celebrated every year on January 5 for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the speaker praised the people of Kashmir for their persistent struggle for seven decades to secure this right. He emphasized that this day represents their unwavering commitment to achieve their inalienable freedom as recognized by the United Nations.

Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq underlined the significance of January 5, 1949, when the UN Security Council passed a resolution supporting the right of the Kashmiri people to determine their future through a fair and impartial plebiscite. However, he regretted that despite more than seventy years, these resolutions remain unimplemented, leaving the aspirations of the Kashmiri people unfulfilled.

The Chairperson of the NA strongly condemned the actions of the Indian government on August 5, 2019, when it unilaterally revoked the special status of illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He called these measures draconian and a blatant attack on the rights of the Kashmiri people.

He reaffirmed that such repressive tactics will never diminish the resolve of the Kashmiri people to assert their rightful demand for self-determination.

Chairman Sardar Ayaz Sadiq reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support to the struggle of the Kashmiri people and called upon the international community to recognize the legitimate demand of the Kashmiri people for self-determination and take meaningful steps to resolve the long-standing Kashmir dispute. He stressed that a peaceful solution in line with UN resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people is essential for regional stability and global peace.

Spokesman Sardar Ayaz Sadiq assured that Pakistan stands firmly with the Kashmiri people in their just cause. He reiterated that Pakistan would continue to extend moral, diplomatic and political support to the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue at all regional and international platforms.