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President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan has endorsed the statement of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Pulwama incident.
He said in the interest of peace and stability in the region, India should act responsibly and shun from giving provocative statements. "The hype and fanatic frenzy whipped up in India by the ruling party and extremist groups are a systematic incitement to hatred which is a serious violation of international law, national laws and human norms," he remarked.
He stated that without any evidence, India accused Pakistan of being behind the Pulwama attack. The people of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan, in good faith, are ready for any fair, impartial and independent international investigation into the incident. Through such a process, truth would come forth and Pakistan and Kashmiris would have an opportunity to establish, beyond any shadow of doubt, their adherence to the peaceful diplomatic and political means to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, he said.
"Trumped-up and fabricated accusations of terrorism should not be used to demonise Kashmiris, who are suffering under the Indian oppression, slander Pakistan and suppress the Kashmiris' movement for self-determination," he added. The international community, he said, is horrified by the repressive operations of the occupation forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK) and recently there were voices in the international community to hold India accountable for human rights violations committed by it as well as to commence a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. India wants to turn the tables on Kashmiris and Pakistan. This would not help resolve the key dispute of Jammu and Kashmir, Khan said.
He said that Kashmiris firmly believe that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute cannot be resolved through oppression and state terrorism. "It requires diplomatic tools and political mechanisms," he added.
The President said that India has taken up a despotic and tyrannical posture towards the Kashmiris for the past 71 years, adding now it wants to extend the same despotism and tyranny to Indian Muslims and Pakistan, which is further exacerbating the situation.
He appealed to the Indian civil society to not be led by religious zealots and violent extremists who want to plunge the whole region into communal strife. The Indian civil society, he said, should counsel the Indian government to defuse the situation, promote dialogue and encourage diplomatic overtures as well as communication between the two sides so that the truth can be established.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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