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SRINAGAR
Pakistan on Monday asked United Nations (UN) to help realize right to self-determination (RSD) of people of Jammu and Kashmir.
In his message on commemoration of 71st anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain said that the United Nations is seen as a ‘symbol of hope’ by the oppressed peoples of the world.
“We believe that the United Nations is the best forum for the international community to deal with the multifarious challenges that our complex and interconnected world faces today,” he said in a statement issued by Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) today.
“Since 8 July 2016, following the killing of Kashmiri youth leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani,” Hussain said, “the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been subjected to the worst oppression and human rights abuses by the forces.”
“The Kashmiri people look towards the United Nations to ensure accountability of those responsible for these atrocities and to help realize their right of self-determination promised to them by international community as stipulated in the UN Security Council resolutions,” he added.
He further said that Pakistan also hosts the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), one of the oldest UN peacekeeping missions, which continues to “play a vital role in observing ceasefire in the disputed State of Jammu and Kashmir”.
“Pakistan attaches great importance to multilateral cooperation. We have an abiding commitment to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and continue to actively contribute towards their attainment. Pakistan has maintained a strong and leading role at the United Nations in promoting the collective objectives of peace and security, development and human rights,” he added.
The Pakistan president said that the world today faces many evolving threats and grave challenges ranging from the maintenance of international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change and the fight against poverty and hunger.
“These challenges can best be addressed by a strong and effective United Nations. Today is an occasion for the international community to reaffirm its full political support and commitment to the United Nations to ensure the success of its noble objectives,” he said asserting, “Pakistan will always be in the forefront of this cause.”
