Pakistani establishment has been exposed in Pakistani Occupied Kashmir, by changing three Governments in four years. This is condemnable act of the Government of Pakistan and we reject such policies. After long time Raja Farooq Haider has refused to accept Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and council decisions as it is and resisted for the rights of the people of Pakistani Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri was speaking at a seminar organized by party’s London branch under the title of “Global scenario and situation of south Asia” lamenting on the situation he told the audiences that Pakistani institutions are reaping what they have sowed. The time is impending when the kashmiri people on both sides of line of control and in all parts of the divided state has to adopt a collective approach and methodology to overcome worst circumstances created and inflicted on them by Pakistan for more than a half century. The world is passing through great changes today. He went on saying that due to strategic positions both Kashmir and Afghanistan is changing into a new axis of change which would eventually determine future global relations and geo-politics in the region. Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, supported and emphasized on trade and commerce between all parts of the state, by eliminating line of control and that withdrawal of forces would lead the peaceful solution of this conflict. Through such policies and methodologies we can reach at a peaceful solution and reunification of the former state can also be achieved.

Commenting on devastated and painful situation after rains and floods in Pakistan, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwah and Pakistani Occupied and Gilgit Baltistan Mr. Kashmiri said that in the modern era of globalization and with the help of modern technology and coordination between different state institutions and people such human loss can be minimized, but Pakistan has lost those policies and path to protect people against such natural disasters. He said that due to feudal and army nexus in Pakistan has driven the people towards depth of problems and they are facing worst exploitations. The world community is trying its best to provide financial support to Pakistan but unfortunately due to corruption there is no mechanism established to coup with such devastated situating in case. -

Hide quoted text - While addressing the kashmiri community and party workers in the seminar, Sardar Shaukat Ali kashmiri, said that what British Prime minister has asked Pakistan to nab the terror organization, is nothing new the civil society of Pakistan and human rights defenders from the region including him have been raising these concerns for decades.

The hue and cry of the Pakistani secret agencies and security establishment has made it clear that they will not abandon the policies of using terrorist organisation and religion as foreign policy tool. He said that now the world is coming to realize that Pakistan has double standards and dual face. At home they have different policies and to show the world community they have another. He said that Pakistan’s exports are at zero level and the only tool in their hands is to use such extremist’s elements to grab the money from international community. He emphasized on world community to ask China and Saudia, not to use Pakistani soil to advance their national and global agenda. Mr. Kashmiri also asked Government of Pakistan to revisit its cold war era policies sand adopt an independent foreign policy as a peaceful nation and it should also establish brotherly and cordial relations with its neighbours. Party chair strongly appreciated Pakistan and Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (TTA), and call it a fruit of Globalization that borders should be irrelevant and trade and commerce between neighboring countries be initiated to reduce national and regional conflicts. Mr. Kashmiri appreciated US, role to bridge good relations between India and Pakistan. Sardar Shaukat Ali kashmiri also emphasized on British Government to use its influence and good offices to ask Pakistan to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Pakistani Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. It is also need of the hour that a meaningful representation of kashmiri political parties be made possible in the local assembly and instead of changing their likeminded and pro-Pakistani elements all the political parties should be allowed to take part in election and in the decision making process. He asked world community that under international law and concerned UN, resolutions the Government of Pakistan is bound to develop socio-economic and socio-political conditions of its administered regions. It is international obligation of Pakistan to introduce good governance, transparency and accountability in the administration of its held parts. He suggested world community to pressurize Pakistan to establish institute which cam maintain the data of educated and unemployed youth and there should be training programs to skilled those youth so that they can be useful and productive part of the state and society. He expressed that so far 64, years have gone Pakistan didn’t focus on the development and rights of the people in its peripheries. The game of confuse and divide is still going on and the people of the entire region have left on the mercy of natural circumstances.

While addressing other speakers including Usman Kiyani, Jamil Latif, Saqib Rafiq, Akhtar Kashmiri, Sardar Asad Khan, Zahid Mehmood, Raja Khalid Kha, Naveed Khan and Abdul Salam Kiyani showed their trust and assure to work more harder to highlight the human rights violations in POK at every forum.

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