In a series of tweets, Yusuf said India took unilateral and illegal actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), imposing an unprecedented military siege.
He added that attempts by the Indian government to forcefully change the IIOJK’s demography and erasing Kashmiri’s identity will never be successful. “The government & people of Pakistan stand resolute in their support for the Kashmir cause,” he maintained.
The NSA highlighted that Pakistan has always believed in a peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute according to UNSC resolutions. “But today we are faced with a Hindutva-inspired ideological government that continues to defy international law and take unilateral actions that threaten peace and stability in our region.”
Yusuf stated that India should realise that 74 years of oppression have failed to quell the just struggle of the Kashmiri people and it will continue to fail. “The day is not far when Kashmiris will achieve their goal of self-determination. InshAllah!” he remarked.
NSA Yusuf’s remarks came as the entire nation and people of Kashmiri observe Youm-e-Istehsal to express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people on completion of the two-year military siege in IIOJK.
On August 5, 2019, Modi-led Indian government scrapped the special constitutional status of IIOJK.
A series of events have been arranged in order to denounce the Indian unilateral illegal actions against the Kashmiri people as well as the atrocities being carried out by the Indian forces in the valley.
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Walks have been organised in all the main cities while posters and billboards have been displayed to show solidarity and highlight the plight of Kashmiri people.