Declaring himself as an ambassador for raising the Kashmir issue at international fora, Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday sternly warned of stronger response from Pakistan in case of any misadventure by Modi-led government across the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He said wars were no solution to the issues, but in case it was imposed upon Pakistan, it would evoke a stronger response entailing serious consequences. The whole nation and its armed forces were ready to respond to any Indian aggression or miscalculation, he added.
The prime minister was addressing a special session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Endorsing the statement of AJK Prime Minister Farooq Haider, he said the ideology of Bharatiya Janata Party applied through Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would not merely end over the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) rather it could head towards Pakistan.
He said Pakistan had information that India planned to intrude into the AJK but "our armed forces are fully vigilant and battle hardened to response to any miscalculation in a befitting manner." Imran Khan said the Modi government had more dangerous plans in order to divert the world's attention from the grave situation in IoK.
He said the Pakistan armed forces were battle hardened and had given huge sacrifices in the long war on terror. "The whole nation is ready to face any challenge. We are ready to face all the challenges and will go to the last extent to defend ourselves, and will not bow before any threat," he added.
The prime minister said in case of any aggression, the Muslims ought to respond with full might as they had no fear from death as manifested in the history in which they had defeated bigger enemies. Imran Khan said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed a strategic blunder and played his last card over the occupied Kashmir which would cost him heavily.
The Kashmir issue was being internationalized, he said, adding he had raised the issue with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and United States President Donald Trump. The world now realized the dangers posed by the RSS ideology and the unilateral moves by India in the IoK, he added.
He assured the AJK political leadership and assembly that he took it as his responsibility to fight the case of Kashmir at all the world fora and would continue raising voice across the globe as its ambassador.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman and Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Swati, Leader of House in the Senate Shibli Faraz, Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, Kashmir Committee Chairman Syed Fakhar Imam, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Special Assistant on Political Affairs Naeem ul Haq were present in the session.
The prime minister said he had tried to expose the real face of BJP through his tweets. The ideology imposed by its armed wing RSS posed very grave threat to the world and the region, and Modi had been its (RSS) member since his childhood, he added.
The RSS ideology, which was inspired from Hitler's Nazi party, considered Hindu race as supreme to all other minorities, the prime minister said, adding the RSS was out to take revenge from the Indian Muslims, besides targeting Christians, Sikhs and other minorities in India.
The RSS thought that the Hindus could have been a greater nation if they were not ruled by the Muslims rulers in India, he said. Imran Khan said the RSS extremist thoughts went on spreading after the horrific incidents like the Babri mosque, and lynching of Muslims and cow eaters.
He said with sending of more troops, imposition of curfew and expulsion of tourists and Hindu yatrees from the IoK, the Modi government had sent waves of fear across the globe. The prime minister said after the Nazi movement and the disastrous consequences of the World War II, the world had realized to form the United Nations to protect the weaker nations against the powerful and stop wars.
He said in case of any misadventure or violation by India, the world community would be responsible for it. After the current situation in IoK, the UN was put on trial as it had to implement its 11 resolutions passed by its Security Council over the Kashmir issue and to safeguard the Kashmiri people against Indian aggression and atrocities, he added. He said some 1.25 billion Muslims were looking towards the UN to ensure Kashmiris' right to self-determination.
The prime minister also referred to the heroic struggle of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who wanted freedom for all the people in the subcontinent, but soon realized the Hindu mindset and launched movement for a separate homeland for the Muslims. He also expressed his displeasure over the use of language by the UP chief minister about Muslim women and others for Kashmiri women.
Such language, he said, exposed the sick mind completely lacking civilized manners. Certainly, it was reflective of the RSS ideology, which was responsible for carnage and destruction in India. The image of India as a secular and tolerant society, he added, had been tarnished by that ideology. India had rejected its constitution by scraping article 370, though that provision had no significance for Pakistan, and also went against its Supreme Court's verdict.
He said the judges in India had been under constant fear. The Modi government had controlled media, which was stirring war hysteria and involved in Pakistan's bashing. The opposition parties could not raise voice in the Indian parliament, he added. The prime minister noted that when ruling elite became haughty or rule of law was eroded in societies like in India, it damaged the civilizations turning states into banana republics.
He said India could not survive under RSS threats as it had marginalized different races and religious minorities giving rise to radicalization. The prime minister said now even the pro-Indian elements were openly endorsing the Quaid's Two-Nation Theory and referred to the admission of Farooq Abdullah.
"The RSS genie has unleashed itself and will soon haunt down Sikhs, Dalits and others," he warned. The prime minister expressed his dismay over Modi's declaration that the recent unilateral and illegal steps in the IoK would bring prosperity in the disputed valley, and said such attempts to subjugate the Kashmiris were similar to the moves taken by Hitler against Russia.
He said with imposition of curfew and restriction on movements, besides, sending additional troops, how could the Modi government thought of bringing prosperity in the disputed state and termed it "a betrayal with Kashmiris".
The Modi government had no regard for the international commitments and Simla Agreement, he added. The prime minister said now the RSS controlled the whole country. War was no solution to the issues rather it could give rise to serious consequences.
The prime minister said the Government of Pakistan had decided to file a petition with the UN over the IoK situation and would approach every available fora. They would also approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ), he added. He said in the upcoming UN General Assembly session, the world body would witness a huge public support for the Kashmir issue which it had never experienced in the past.
He said they would repeatedly remind the international community of its responsibility in the IoK through effective diplomatic efforts. The prime minister said Modi did not realize that the Kashmiris were now a fearless nation after facing Indian atrocities for decades, and after playing his last card, his government had paved the way for freedom of Kashmir.
Imran Khan also regretted that in the past, he had made efforts for the peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue with India, but those were not reciprocated in the same spirit. He said on the Independence Day, the whole nation was indebted to the far-sighted move of its founding father Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for creation of a separate homeland.
The prime minister said Pakistan came into being for a purpose and it was to transform itself under Allama Iqbal's vision, which had the basis on the Stae of Medina.
Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had established rule of law, lifted conditions of the downtrodden, and ensured equality and protection for the minorities in that state, he added. He also expressed his satisfaction to be among the Kashmiri leadership and parliament at this critical juncture of history when the Kashmiris were enduring a crisis in the IoK.