ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday expressed reservations over
the arrest of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai saying that a demarche was made to
the US Embassy in Islamabad to register our concerns, in particular the
slander campaign against Pakistan.
According to a handout, it
further stated that the Pakistan Embassy in Washington has also been
asked to ascertain details. The foreign office appreciated the
contributions made by the Kashmiri-American Council (KAC) and Dr.
Ghulam Nabi Fai for the cause of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and
Kashmir is one of the oldest disputes on the agenda of the UN. There
are several UN Security Council Resolutions on the subject that affirm
the inalienable right of the Kashmiris to self-determination, it added.
The foreign office clarified that Dr. Fai is a US citizen not from the Pakistan.
The
handout added that upholding fundamental rights of Kashmiris was the
fundamental responsibility of the international community and all
conscientious people who value human rights and values.
KAC has
been working towards this end and Kashmiris appreciate and applaud its
services. Campaigns to defame the just cause of the Kashmiri people
will not affect its legitimacy, it concluded. Online
