Islamabad: The Parliamentary Kashmir Committee on Saturday expressed
strong resolve to continue its support to the people of Indian held
Kashmir in their struggle for self-determination right.
The
committee, which met at Parliament House with its Chairman Mualana
Fazlur Rehman in the chair, said that Pakistanis and Kashmiris were
united and no power of the world could separate or divide them.
The
Chairman and members of the committee said that hearts of Pakistanis
throb with those of Kashmiris. Therefore, Pakistan would not leave them
in the lurch, he added.
“Pakistan will continue its support for
their Kashmiri brethren, who are struggling for their right to
self-determination," they said.
They paid rich tribute to the Kashmiris for their sacrifices and saluted their martyres.
They
called upon the nation to mark the Solidarity Day on Sunday in a
befitting manner to send a strong message to the whole world that "we
are with the Kashmiri brethren".
Kashmiri leaders, who attended
the committee meeting on special invitation, thanked the Pakistani
nation for supporting them for last 65 years and commemorating the
Kashmir Solidarity Day annually in a befitting manner.
They said that the people of occupied Kashmir respect and acknowledge the love of Pakistani nation for them.
The
Kashmiris think that their future is tied with Pakistan, they said and
urged Pakistan to adopt a strong stance on the Kashmir issue.
They urged the government to review their policy on trade ties with India.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim briefed the committee on trade relations with India.
The
meeting was also attended by former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir Sardar Atique Ahmed Khan and Hurriyat Conference members of
(Muzafarabad chapter) Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Mehmood Ahmed Saghir,
Muhammad Hussain Khateeb, Ishtiaq Hameed, Altaf Hussain Wani, Syed
Muzaffar Shah, Abdul Hameed Lone, Ghulam Nabi Noshervi, Syed Yausaf,
Shaukat Hussain Butt, Muhammad Shoib Shah, Altaf Ahmed Butt, Nisar
Mirza, Ghulam Muhammad Satti, Raja Khadim Hussain, Manzoor ul Haq Butt,
Abdul Hameed Mir, Abdul Majid Malik, Shiekh Yausaf, Muahmmad Rafeeq Dar,
Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Sardar Khalid Ibrahim, Abdur Rashid Turabi and
Ch. Muhammad Yasin. Online
