Resolution of Kashmir dispute imperative for regional peace: NA Speaker

Islamabad, August 27, 2021 (PPI-OT):Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that the fight for the cause of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on every regional and international forum will continue till the resolution of the Kashmir dispute as per aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

He expressed these views while meeting with newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi who called him in Islamabad, today. He expressed the resolve to utilize all possible channels to highlight and sensitize the world about atrocities being committed by Indian troops on innocent people in IIOJK.

Asad Qaiser congratulated Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi on assuming the office of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister and expressed his confidence that under his leadership the AJK would traverse on the path of progress and development. He said Indian atrocities would not last longer and the people of Kashmir would soon get their basic right of freedom.

He said that AJK is full of natural scenes and resources and there is vast opportunity of promotion of tourism. He said that exploring tourism opportunities would bring mass prosperity and generate employment opportunities. Asad Qaiser also said that highlighting the atrocities and violations of basic rights in IIOJK had always been the priority of the incumbent government.

He said the peace of the region and the world is dependent upon the settlement of the Kashmir dispute as per the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He remarked that Parliament of Pakistan has raised the Kashmir dispute 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 in which he highlighted the Indian brutalities in IIOJK.

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

He expressed the confidence that soon the people of Kashmir would be free from Indian occupation and succeeds to get their right to self-determination. He also said that promoting tourism in AJK would be the top priority of his government and all available resources would be utilized for the well being of the people of Kashmir.

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