NEW YORK – “Black Day” observed in New York by the Organisation of IslamicCooperation (OIC) officials for Kashmiri people of Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The event was organized by outgoing Pakistan’s Ambassador to UN AmbassadorMaleeha Lodhi, where, the guest speakers praised her dedication to theKashmir cause. Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Secretary-GeneralGhulam Nabi Fai termed Maleeha as voice of Kashmiri people.
An impressive photo exhibition was also organized depicting the barbarityof human rights violations in IoK and highlighting the Kashmiri people’sstruggle for their inalienable rights. Maleeha Lodhi conducted the guestsaround who evinced keen interest in the exhibits.
Also on the display were several historic photographs, which included thefirst meeting of UN Security Council (UNSC) on Kashmir in1948 and of UNObservers’ deployment in 1949 as well as the recent consultations in UNSCon 16 August after a gap of 53 years.
Ambassador Lodhi has the distinction of lobbying to ensure that the meetingwas held in the wake of India’s illegal annexation of the disputed state on5 August.
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Rejecting the cynicism and false impression created by some elements thatKashmir was not a priority issue for the Ummah, the Pakistani envoywelcomed the strong statements made by the Saudi Arabian ambassador as wellas by OIC’s permanent representative and the chairman of the OIC’s IPHRCwhich helped in exploding that myth.
She underscored that her Permanent Mission in New York was not just thevoice of Pakistan but was also the voice of the oppressed people of Jammuand Kashmir.link
Ambassador Lodhi said India could not continue its draconian tactics inKashmir indefinitely, as harsher restrictions would be met with equallystrong resistance by the people.
