Islamabad : Pakistan parliament passed a resolution on Youm-e-Istehsal to condemn Indian act of revoking article 370 to unilaterally change the status of the disputed area of Kashmir. India had revoked article 370 which provided special status to Kashmir . Pakistan opposed this Indian act.
The resolution said this House, representing the will of the people of Pakistan; Strongly condemns India’s illegal, unilateral, and morally indefensible actions of 5 August 2019, which aimed to alter the internationally recognized status of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of international law and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. It declares that no unilateral action by India can change the disputed nature of Jammu and Kashmir, which remains on the agenda of the United Nations;
The resolution affirms that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is not an internal matter of India but a global issue requiring a just resolution in accordance with UNSC resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
It noted that the house calls upon the international community to stand for justice, not silence, in the face of Indian oppression and human rights abuses in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The resolution reiterates that Pakistan will never compromise on the right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination as guaranteed under international law and UN resolutions. The resolution affirms that Pakistan’s moral, political, and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people remains unshakable and enduring. It acknowledges that Kashmir is the unfinished agenda of the partition of the Indian subcontinent, and this House commits to continue raising the Kashmir issue at every regional and international forum. Pakistan condemns all forms of Indian state violence and coercive tactics aimed at erasing the identity, culture, and political aspirations of the Kashmiri people, which have failed and will continue to fail.
It observes 5 August as a black day that marks the beginning of an illegal siege, gross human rights violations, and the denial of fundamental freedoms to the people of IOJK . It rejects India’s attempts at demographic engineering and political persecution in the region, which violate the Geneva Conventions and all norms of international conduct. Pakistan parliament demands that India be held accountable for the systematic human rights abuses being committed in IIOJK, including arbitrary detentions, torture, media blackouts, and collective punishment. It declares that silencing the voices of Kashmiris through force, censorship, and occupation cannot be defined as peace, it is tyranny.The resolution asserts that peace and stability in South Asia are impossible without the just and final resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute;
The resolution urges the international community, especially the United Nations, to break its silence and fulfill its long-standing promise to the people of Kashmir. It demands the immediate implementation of all relevant UN Security Council resolutions, which call for a free and impartial plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan insists that the people of Jammu and Kashmir must be allowed to determine their own future, freely, fairly, and under the supervision of the United Nations . It affirms that while laws can be changed and imposed, the will of a people cannot be revoked by decree or force. Pakistan declares that from Srinagar to Islamabad, the heart beats as one for the freedom and dignity of Kashmir. The resolution recognizes that 5 August is not merely a date in history, it is a continuing reminder of the need for global conscience and moral clarity on Kashmir. It resolves that Kashmiris have not surrendered, and neither will Pakistan, in its principled support for their cause.
