LONDON – Syekh Datuk Seri Ahmad Awang, a representative of the MalaysianConsultative Council of Islamic Organization (MAPIM), and Chairman ofInternational Alliance of World Masjid, has attended the London Conferenceon Kashmir, which was held at the British Parliament, and organized by AllParties Parliamentary Group on Pakistan (APPG) on February 4, 2019, astatement of Pakistan High Commission issued here said.
According to the statement, MAPIM is a conglomeration of over 200 NGOs withaffiliation in 21 countries which has remained concerned on the plight ofKashmiri Muslims in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK).
The Pakistan High Commission statement, quoting President of MAPIM, HajiMohd Azmi Abdul Hamid said that his organiztion in the recent past, hadorganized a number of events in an expression of solidarity with ourKashmiri brothers and sisters in their efforts towards their right toself-determination and bravely facing the brutalities perpetrated by theIndian forces with impunity for many decades. MAPIM President said “We havenoted that tens of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims have been martyredincluding women, men, boys, girls, old and young ones over decades.
We appreciate all such efforts as the one organized by APPG on Pakistan bythe British Parliamentarians to highlight the grave human rights situationin IoK”.
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The spirit behind representation by MAPIM from Malaysia, which involvedmore than 20 hours of travelling and a long distance,he said was solely toattend the Kashmir event, to reassure our Kashmiri brothers and sisters inIoK that “we are with them and we will do everything in our capacity tostop bloodshed of Kashmiris immediately and ensure delivery of justice tothem by taking steps that lead to bringing the perpetrators to account”.