Times of Islamabad

Pakistan’s unprecedented diplomatic triumph over Mission Kashmir

Pakistan’s unprecedented diplomatic triumph over Mission Kashmir

LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran khan’s 7-day ‘Mission Kashmir’, could betermed as a landmark, historic and diplomatic triumph.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, after his United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)blowout, had jumped several levels up in international stature.

It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Imran Khan has liftedPakistan’s International stature in just a few months. His struggle for thepeople of Kashmir is bound to be successful.

Vice Chairperson Overseas Pakistanis Commission Chaudhry Waseem Akhtar toldAPP that the way the Prime Minister Imran Khan presented the case ofKashmiri people internationally, deserves great admiration. Through hisimpressive speech, Imran Khan has driven the attention of AmericanPresident Donald Trump and other world leaders to Kashmir Issue.

He said that the whole international community and world leaders were nowraising their voices in favour of Kashmiri people. Waseem said that he washopeful that Kashmiri would soon get rid of Indian forces and get theirright of self determination and the dark night of injustice and crueltywould be over soon.

Defence analyst Major General(R) Ijaz Awan said that during his meetingswith US President Donald Trump and other world leaders, including the UNSecretary General Antnio Guterres, the prime minister Imran Khan had triedhis utmost to shake the world’s conscience towards the plight of theKashmiri people and sought their role to force India to lift communicationblackout, inhuman curfew and give Kashmiri people their right toself-determination.

He said that PM Imran Khan in his address to UNGA has completely advocatedthe feelings of whole Ummah about the respect of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) in a dignified manner. He lauded Prime Minster ImranKhan’s address saying PM had called upon the international community toresist from using the freedom of speech to insult the Prophet (PBUH) tohurt his followers, he said.

Another noted analyst Dr Maria Sultan said that Prime Minister imran Khanin his ‘Mission Kashmir’ had successfully internationalized the Kashmirissue and stressed the world community to take notice of the gravesituation in Indian Held Kashmir, adding now it is perfect time for UN tointervene and resolve the issue as per the wishes of the people of Kashmir.

She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had further highlighted the issueof Kashmiri people and exposed the brutal face of India before the world.

“Prime minister in his address had rightly projected the soft image ofIslam by terming it a religion of peace, equity, love and respect,” shesaid.

Secretary-General of Pakistan Awami Tehreek Khurram Nawaz Gandapurreiterated PM Imran’s speech and urged the UN to take immediate notice ofthe Indian brutalities in Kashmir.

He said that the World should take notice that when Kashmir is being leftburning, how Pakistan would sit as a silent spectator, adding definitelytwo Nuclear Powers would come to the brink of war. The UNGA would beresponsible for any escalation which takes the World to a point of noreturn, he said.

Gandapur said the way the PM Imran Khan had explained the subject of“Respect to the Holy Prophet” to the world community, had won the hearts ofthe Muslim Ummah.

Indian Prime Minister Modi was following the Hindutva philosophy, but hismisadventure in the occupied state would result in the resolution ofKashmir dispute, he added.

The world, he said, was witnessing that about 12 million innocent Kashmiriswere being brutalised by 900,000 Indian troops. The closure of media,internet and social media accounts could not suppress the brave Kashmiris,he added.

Noted educationist Professor(R) Dr Fakhar ul Haq noori said that ImranKhan,s address and mission Kashmir projected the feelings of everyPakistani and Kashmiri. “Kashmir should be resolved as stipulated in UNSecurity Council resolution,” he added.

Noori said that PM Imran Khan had apprised the world leaders of State ofMadina, adding he had exclusively elaborated the model of Madina as a firstwelfare state had took the responsibility of weak, orphans, widows andhandicapped, besides introducing the progressive taxation and guaranteeingequal rights for slaves and minorities regardless of color and creed.

The parliamentary leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in AJKLegislative Assembly Abdul Majid Khan said Kashmiris were indebted to theprime minister for highlighting the Kashmir cause at UNGA.

“PM Imran spoke from the heart for Kashmiris on the floor of the highestglobal forum and now it is the responsibility of the world community tocome forward and settle the Kashmir dispute as per the wishes ofKashmiris,” he added.

Prominent Kashmiri leader and President of the Jammu and Kashmir SalvationMovement (JKSM) Altaf Ahmad Bhat said the prime minister exposed India’sstate terrorism and its nefarious designs in IOK.

The speech was a real representation of the oppressed people of theoccupied state of Jammu and Kashmir, he said.

The speech has given new hope to the besieged Kashmiris, he said,PM ImranKhan during his ‘Mission Kashmir’ visit, besides addressing the 193-memberUnited Nations General Assembly (UNGA), attended UN summit meetings, met anumber of world leaders, addressed think-tanks and interacted withinternational media.