self-determination

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday said that the people of Indian-held Kashmir must be given their right to self-determination as envisaged by the UN Security Council resolutions. Talking to President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Masood Khan, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, Sadiq Sanjrani urged the international community to play their due role in resolving the Kashmir issue. According to a statement released from the ministry, both the leaders exchanged views on…

ISLAMABAD: The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously passed Pakistan's resolution on the right of self-determination. In a tweet, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi said a record number of 83 countries co-sponsored the resolution. She said the resolution was reaffirmation of the international community's continued support for the people's right to self-determination. Introducing Pakistan’s resolution on the right of self determination which was…

ISLAMABAD: Condemning the Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Ameen Gandapur said that Kashmiris' struggle for their legitimate right of self-determination cannot be suppressed with military might.     Talking to journalists, Ali Ameen said atrocities of Indian occupied forces were increasing day by day in the valley and added that despite all the bloodshed and carnage, India had failed to break the Kashmiris' resolve to self-determination. He said that Kashmiris' peaceful and…

NEW York: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has said that Pakistan will continue diplomatic, moral and political support to Kashmiris for their UN-recognized right to self determination. Speaking at meeting held at the Pakistan House in New York to mark the 71st anniversary of India's massive invasion and occupation of Kashmir, known as Black Day, Maleeha Lodhi said every day of Indian occupation is a black day for the people of the occupied Kashmir. Lodhi while denouncing the…

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said Kashmir is cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy and we will continue political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris struggling for their just right to self-determination. "The wave of Indian brutalities continues unabated in the occupied valley," he said while addressing a weekly briefing in Islamabad. The FO spokesperson said Indian forces killed eight Kashmiris last week alone and also injured 170 innocent civilians. He said…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ambassador to UN Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday said Pakistan would stand by the Kashmiri people and support their just struggle for self-determination until the achievement of their goal.     "The Pakistan Mission is working hard at the United Nations in seeking the implementation of its resolutions on the decades-old Kashmir dispute," she said while talking to Pakistanis and Kashmiris in New York to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day. She said Kashmir issue was alive at the UN and would remain alive until…

WASHINGTON: A committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution, reaffirming the universal realization of the right of people to self-determination. The resolution, co-sponsored by seventy-five countries, was adopted in the Third Committee session, which says the right of self- determination is a fundamental condition to guarantee the human rights. Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi said the adoption of the resolution reaffirms the inviolability…