ISLAMABAD – President of Majlis Perundingan Islam Malaysia (MAPIM) DatoMuhammad Azmi Abdul Hamid Tuesday said member countries of Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will work with Pakistan to help resolve theKashmir issue.
He was addressing a press conference along with Chairman Kashmir CommitteeSyed Fakhar Imam here after a meeting with Pakistani parliamentarians. Azmiis heading a delegation of parliamentarians of ASEAN countries which willalso visit the Line of Control (LoC).
Azmi said tension had increased over the Kashmir issue after India’sdecision to revoke article 370 of its constitution ending special status ofKashmir.
He said Kashmir was a disputed territory and the issue should be resolvedaccording to the United Nations Security Council resolutions givingKashmiris the right of self determination.
Kashmir issue was not a issue between two countries but it concerned theregion and the world, he added. “We are ready to mediate on the Kashmirissue.”
The resolution of Kashmir issue was necessary for security of the region,he stressed and added India should stop atrocities against Kashmiris,immediately lift curfew, end siege and detentions, ensure free movement ofpeople and attendance of children in schools, he added.
“We are continuously learning about the suffering of Kashmiri peopleincluding women, children and youth.”
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It was important to bring back normalcy to Kashmir, President of Majlis ofMalaysia said adding ASEAN countries’ wanted peace in the country and wereclosely monitoring the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
Chairman of Kashmir Committee Fakhar Imam thanked the ASEAN countries fortheir support on the Kashmir issue.
He said Kashmir was a burning issue and United Nations Security Council hadaccepted it as a disputed territory.
Rights of Kashmiris were being usurped and India had turned Kashmir intothe largest open jail in the world, he added.
He said Modi government had shown fascism in Kashmir. “We are thankful toASEAN countries for forming a committee on Kashmir issue.” He said 12000youth were picked up by Indian forces in held Kashmir.
