Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on Thursday slammed former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi for his recent controversial remarks on Kashmir.
A day earlier, a video of Afridi’s interaction with students at the British Parliament went viral and made headlines in the Indian media. In the video, Afridi could be heard saying, “Pakistan is unable to take care of the four provinces. Pakistan does not want Kashmir. Humanity is a big thing. The people who are dying there, it hurts us. Any death, whichever religion they belong to, is painful."
Reacting to the former cricketer’s remarks, the AJK premier, while addressing an event in London said, “It seems that Afridi wants to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is issuing such statements owing to that.”
“Kashmir is a matter of life and death for us,” the AJK premier asserted. "Afridi should not play with the emotions of Kashmiris like this and there will be no compromise on Kashmir's independence," he added.
“Players should not issue such statements,” Haider urged. He further said that Indian elections are heading which is why their forces are constantly violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC), he added.
"The United Nations is aware of Indian atrocities in Kashmir and will have to take immediate measures in this regard," the AJK premier further said.