WKF to file First Public Petition at UN against illegal occupation of Kashmir by India

Karachi, July 7, 2020: Aimed to expose Indian atrocities on international front, World Kashmir Forum (WKF) has announced the Filing of the First Public Petition at the United Nations against the illegal Occupation of Kashmir by India.

Former Attorney General of Pakistan and Justice Anwar Mansoor Khan, Secretary-General of the World Kashmir Forum (WKF), said that Indian aggression on occupied Kashmir would not be accepted under any circumstances.

The World Kashmir Forum will become the voice of the oppressed Kashmiris and expose India’s ugly face to the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the OIC, and other international human rights organizations.

He was addressing a crowded press conference. The Chairman of World Kashmir Forum Haji Rafiq Pardesi and members of the Central Cabinet Rafiq Suleiman and Sheikh Rashid Alam were also present on the occasion.

Leaders of WKF along with Kashmiries are protesting against India outside Karachi Press Club.

The World Kashmir Forum is going to file a petition in the United Nations demanding that India abide by the UN Council’s resolutions and restore the status of the disputed territory of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

This would be the first public petition to be filed on the Kashmir issue. Mansoor further added that the establishment of the World Kashmir Forum has made the plight of Kashmiris a global issue, and our constitutional and legal war will highlight and give rights to the oppressed Kashmiris.

The World Kashmir Forum will be headquartered in Pakistan, while the US, UK, EU member states, and OIC countries will open their regional offices in the respective countries.

He said that to expose India’s ugly face to the world, the WKF will work with global media representatives, global think tanks, and key global figures to raise awareness and smoothen public opinion through seminars, conferences, panel discussions, and conventions.

Announcing the launch of “Justice Now for Kashmir” campaign by the World Kashmir Forum to end the illegal Indian occupation of Kashmir, he said that WKF is also going to launch a signature campaign for this petition on social media.

“We will get signatures from at least 2 million people. In the first phase of this campaign, Pakistan and overseas Pakistanis will be given a chance. In the second phase, OIC countries and in the third phase, the rest of the world will be included”, he informed.

Mansoor Khan said that both Pakistan and India are nuclear powers, and the current situation can escalate to a full-blown nuclear war. “We demand that the inhumane curfew by India in occupied Kashmir be immediately lifted. The situation in occupied Kashmir should be normalized, and foreign observers and representatives of the international media should be allowed there”, he said.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman World Kashmir Forum Haji Rafique Pardesi said that the world’s silence on Kashmir issue is no longer a matter of choice; it is a serious criminal act now.

The Indian government’s atrocities are increasing day by day, and oppression and barbarism have reached new heights.

The murder of a grandfather in front of his innocent three-year-old grandchild has shocked and rocked the world to its core. An example of a greater act of barbarism cannot be found in recent history, he added.

He informed that the United States, Britain, the European Union, the OIC, and human rights organizations should note this barbaric act of terror.

India has not been able to suppress the Kashmiris’ spirit of freedom even by deploying 800,000 troops in occupied Kashmir to continue its aggressive occupation. Extrajudicial killings in Occupied Kashmir are a norm.

“For how long will human rights organizations remain silent? Raising voice for oppressed Kashmiris is essential for the survival of humanity. It is time to shake the dormant conscience of the world”, Pardesi said.

He said that Modi government is pursuing the Hindutva policy in Kashmir, inciting hatred against Muslims and spreading false news on social media.

Grave human rights violations in the Occupied Kashmir Valley are waiting to be avenged by a free and fair plebiscite. The Indian government has imposed a curfew in Kashmir and imprisoned the Kashmiri people, which continues till today and the Kashmiri people have been forced to live in lockdown, he mentioned.

He said that the Indian government is openly violating human rights. The continued silence of the international community is exacerbating the situation. If this inner lava erupts, which is only a matter of time, not just the region’s peace but world peace could be seriously jeopardized.

On the occasion, Rafique Suleman said that in light of the UN Resolutions for occupied Kashmir, Kashmiris should be given full freedom to decide their future.

He informed that establishment of the World Kashmir Forum to expose Indian atrocities on a global scale, highlight the plight of Kashmiris to the international community and bring the struggle for the rights of the oppressed Kashmiris to a logical conclusion.

“The Kashmir issue should be resolved according to UN Resolution 47, 1951, which was passed in 1948”, he urged the international community.

After the press conference, a protest against India was also arranged outside of the Karachi Press Club.

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