Pakistan to fight for Kashmir at world forums: Asad Qaiser

ISLAMABAD   -  National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that the fighting for the cause of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on every regional and international forum would continue till the resolution of Kashmir dispute as per aspirations of Kashmiri people.

He resolved to utilize all possible channels to highlight and sensitize the world about atrocities being committed on innocent Kashmiri people in (IIOJK). He said Indian atrocities would not last longer and the people of Kashmir would soon get their basic right of Freedom.

The Speaker NA expressed these views while speaking during meeting with newly elected Prime Minister of AJK Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi who called on him in Islamabad on Friday.

Asad Qaiser congratulated Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi on assuming the office of Prime Minister of State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and expressed his confidence that under his leadership the AJK would traverse on the path of progress and development.

He said that the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is full of natural sceneries and resources and there is vast opportunity of promotion tourism. Exploring tourism opportunities would bring mass prosperity and generate employment opportunities, he added.

The NA speaker further said that highlighting the atrocities and violations of basic rights in IIOJK have always been the priority of the incumbent government. He said that the peace of the region and of the world is dependent upon the resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per the resolution of the United Nations’ Security Council and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.

Asad Qaiser remarked that Parliament of Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue at all national and international forums. He said that he himself had written letters to Speakers and Presiding officers of 198 Parliaments of the world to highlight Indian brutalities in IIOJK.

The AJK Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi thanked the Speaker for his warm felicitation and good wishes. He also lauded the initiatives taken by Speaker Asad Qaiser for highlighting the Kashmir dispute and assured that he would continue to highlight the Kashmir dispute at every regional and international forum.

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