ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s use of social media, smart diplomatic initiatives andprotest gatherings from government and civil society to highlight Kashmirconflictlinkrecent events of Indian aggression has launched a successful quest tonegate Indian propaganda on the issue.
Kashmir issue, being the longest conflict in South Asia, has recentlygained well deserved global recognition with Pakistan’s victory ondiplomatic front as a special meeting of United Nation Security Council(UNSC) had been called on Kashmir along with successful protest gatheringsoutside every Indian embassy across the world including London and Brussels.
After recent misadventure of Indian Government of revoking theconstitutional provisions that give Indian occupied Kashmir special rights,social media users from Pakistan especially government officialsincluding Primeminister Imran Khanlinktookit to the twitter to condemn Indian atrocities and to show immense supportto Kashmiris.
Prime Minister has not stopped talking about the issue on his personaltwitter account along with calling various world leaders including IranianPresident and Indonesian Prime Minister to seek their support on thedispute.
Director General ISPRlinkhasalso been updating the world about military’s stance on the disputedterritory through official twitter account.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshilinkalso visited China earlier this week to apprise the Chinese leadershipabout Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir.
He also wrote a letter to the UNSC president, asking to convene anemergency meeting of the council to discuss India’s “illegal actions” thatalso “violate UN resolutions on Kashmir”.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a consultative meeting onFriday to discuss Kashmir issue as Pakistan urged the world body toimplement its own resolutions on this 70-year-old dispute.
The meeting had been called by China on Pakistan’s request to discuss theprevailing situation in Indian occupied Kashmir.
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In the closed door meeting, briefings were given on the situation in theregion.
In a media briefing following the conclusion of the meeting, Pakistan’sAmbassador to United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said that the meeting had beencalled within 72 hours after Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi hadwritten a letter requesting the same. She said that the very fact thismeeting had taken place was “testimony to the fact that this is aninternationally recognized dispute”.
Pakistan also observed Indian Independence Day (Aug 15) as black day togive the world a message about actions of Indian government’s Nazi-likeregime.
The solidarity movement with Kashmir was augmented with an effective socialmedia campaign on hashtags such as #KashmirBanegaPakistan and#15AugustBlackDay.
Various other hashtags like #RedForKashmir, #BleedForKashmir,#StandWithKashmir and #ModiKillingKashmiris #KashmirUnderThreat have alsobeen trending on top on different social media sites.
People from around the world were expressing their unflinching supportdespite complete communication clampdown in the occupied region.
