A group of visiting members of the British Parliament have called for early grant of right to self-determination to the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking at a seminar in Mirpur, the UK MPs, including Graham Jones, Yasmin Qureshi, Faisal Rasheed and Muhammad Yasin said the Kashmiris should be granted their birth right to decide their destiny in line with the internationally acknowledged commitments to pave the way for early and peaceful solution of Kashmir issue.

President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Masood Khan, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said overseas Pakistanis and Kashmiris are playing a vital role in highlighting Kashmir issue at international fora.

He thanked the British parliamentarians for raising Kashmir issue in British parliament.