A program in solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris was organized by the Pakistani embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara, with Ali Shaheen, chairman of the Turkish-Pakistan Friendship Group in the Turkish parliament, as the chief guest.
Deputy Head of Mission Arshad Jan Pathan read out messages from the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Pakistani leadership reiterated the political, moral and diplomatic support of the Kashmiri people until the dispute is resolved in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
Addressing the ceremony, Turkish parliamentarian Ali Shaheen said that Kashmir has been turned into a hell and it is a matter of concern for the international community. Ali Shaheen appealed to the Western world to break its silence and raise its voice for the Kashmiri people who are being crushed by Indian atrocities.
He stressed that as a Turkish nation we will stand by the oppressed Kashmiris and continue to support Turkey until the Kashmir issue is resolved peacefully in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. Will remain
Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkey Muhammad Cyrus Sajjad Qazi said that October 27 is celebrated as "Black Day", a day when a long night of oppression on Indian-occupied Kashmir began in 1947 which today Continues until
The Ambassador said that after the illegal actions of the Indian government in Occupied Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the BJP government aims to bring about a change in the resettlement of the proportional region to advance its 'Hindutva' agenda in the form of a demographic attack. ۔ India is not allowing international organizations access to its territory and has recently sealed the offices of the English-language dailies Kashmir Times and Kashmir News Service.
Ambassador Qazi urged the international community to fulfill its moral and legal obligation by giving Kashmiris the right to self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.
He thanked the Turkish people and leadership for highlighting the Kashmir issue in his address to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.
Turkish student Naseeb Yava also addressed the event. An exhibition of photographs by Turkish NGO Kensui on ongoing human rights violations in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was also arranged during the event.
