"The people of Kashmir must also have their right to self determination" : Imran Khan

[Hermoine Green]

MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday delivered a keynote speech at the 14th OIC Summit in Makkah, saying "Islam has nothing to do with terrorism."

In his address to the Summit in the Kingdom, PM Khan raised the issue of Islamophobia, saying: "When someone from the West blasphemed our Holy Prophet (PBUH), I always felt the response from the Muslim Ummah and OIC was lacking."

"Some western countries are suffering from Islamophobia. The West should differentiate between moderate Muslim and extremist Muslim," he added.

PM further said: "The international community has to respect the feelings of more than 1 billion Muslims."

Imran Khan also urged the the Muslim world to pay more attention to science and technology."

"We must pay more attention to quality education and universities; an area in which the Muslim world lags. I fear the Muslim world may be left behind again and this is the best forum to raise this concern in."

He also touched upon the plight of the people of Kashmir as well as Palestine, saying Pakistan supports the two-states solution and recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

"The people of Kashmir must also have their right to self determination; us as a body must stand against the oppression happening with the Muslim world."

He reiterated the Pakistan's strong stance to resolve Kashmir dispute, saying it must be resolved as per UN resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiris, adding that peaceful struggle of the people of Kashmir and Palestine must not label as terrorism.

Prior to the summit, the premier met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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[Mamoon]

He is correct, but this is the third point of the UN Resolution 1947.

The first point is that Pakistan will withdraw its forces from the LOC.

So does Imran have the guts to order Bajwa to withdraw troops so that the UN Resolution can be initiated and the people of Kashmir are given the opportunity to decide their future?

As long as Pakistan doesn’t respect the UN Resolution there can be no breakthrough.

Unfortunately the military, who are the real owners of the country, want to maintain status quo in Kashmir because it is in their interests.

Imran should stop giving lip service over issues that he has no control. The whole world knows that he has zero importance when it comes to Kashmir.

 

[Pakistanian]

He is correct, but this is the third point of the UN Resolution 1947.

The first point is that Pakistan will withdraw its forces from the LOC.

So does Imran have the guts to order Bajwa to withdraw troops so that the UN Resolution can be initiated and the people of Kashmir are given the opportunity to decide their future?

As long as Pakistan doesn’t respect the UN Resolution there can be no breakthrough.

Unfortunately the military, who are the real owners of the country, want to maintain status quo in Kashmir because it is in their interests.

Imran should stop giving lip service over issues that he has no control. The whole world knows that he has zero importance when it comes to Kashmir.

We should scrap the resolutions since the UN is useless and instead adopt post-plebiscite position - that the people of Kashmir have already decided and India should withdraw from J&K.

 

[Mamoon]

We should scrap the resolutions since the UN is useless and instead adopt post-plebiscite position - that the people of Kashmir have already decided and India should withdraw from J&K.

Without the Resolution, India is under no obligation to cave into the demands of the Kashmiris, but if Pakistan initiates the Resolution, India will be under serious international pressure.

 

[PakLFC]

UN is a dead organisation. Kashmir can only be sorted out by a winner tales all war. All other options have been exhausted.

 

[Pakistanian]

Without the Resolution, India is under no obligation to cave into the demands of the Kashmiris, but if Pakistan initiates the Resolution, India will be under serious international pressure.

and it's not like India will be affected by the resolution anyways. A lot of countries aren't obligated to cave in to the demands of whatever separatist movement is in their country and I think it's pointless to bring up the resolution now. Scrap it and Kashmiris should demand India just pull out from their sovereign country, this will surprise them cause Kashmiris will no longer depend on the UN resolutions to pressure India and even give them a chance of keeping Kashmir through a referendum.

 

[Napa]

A wise man once said "If you are in a hole, stop digging". IK doesn't seem to realize that his country's economy is in a deep deep hole. Instead of trying to improve relations with South Asia's largest economy and the security situation in his own country, he is instead fanatically committed to digging a deeper hole.

He would have a bit more convincing and less hypocritical if he showed some concern for the millions of Ughyurs put in concentration camps by his dear friends. Enjoy living in the hole.

 

[cricketjoshila]

and it's not like India will be affected by the resolution anyways. A lot of countries aren't obligated to cave in to the demands of whatever separatist movement is in their country and I think it's pointless to bring up the resolution now. Scrap it and Kashmiris should demand India just pull out from their sovereign country, this will surprise them cause Kashmiris will no longer depend on the UN resolutions to pressure India and even give them a chance of keeping Kashmir through a referendum.

India is in Kashmir because the king of kashmir ceded to India. On what basis is Pakistan squatting over kashmiri territory?

If India ever leaves kashmir, it will go back to its king,not to anyone else.

 

[Mamoon]

and it's not like India will be affected by the resolution anyways. A lot of countries aren't obligated to cave in to the demands of whatever separatist movement is in their country and I think it's pointless to bring up the resolution now. Scrap it and Kashmiris should demand India just pull out from their sovereign country, this will surprise them cause Kashmiris will no longer depend on the UN resolutions to pressure India and even give them a chance of keeping Kashmir through a referendum.

Demanding India to give them independence will not result in anything. After 72 years, the time for wishful thinking is over.

Raising arms against the Indian forces and banking on Pakistan sponsored insurgencies and terrorism haven’t and will not lead to anything in the future. It is a war that they will never win.

The only solution is dialogue - Kashmiri leadership needs to have table talk with the central government and put forward its demands. That is the only way a compromise can be reached and certain demands can be fulfilled.

The Kashmiris are going nowhere with their pride except to early graves, and it is time for them to think pragmatically without emotion and rhetoric dictating them.

J&K can potentially be one of the richest states in India. However, if they continue to fight a war that they cannot win, the people of J&K will eventually have no future.

The future of the Kashmiris is in the hands of their youth. They must not fall prey to the ideologies and delusions of their forefathers that have only resulted in bloodshed and sorrow.

As far as Pakistan is concerned, maintaining the conflict in Kashmir is in the best interests of our military. The day Kashmir issue is resolved is the day they lose their stranglehold over the country.

The people of Kashmir need to act smart and realize that the truth - the Pakistan army couldn’t care less about their lives.

It is an army that is guilty of extreme human rights violation in the past. It is an army that did not refrain from stabbing pregnant women in East Pakistan to have their way.

The people of J&K are nothing but pawns for our army to run the country. The youth of Kashmir must think for themselves and realize that the key to a prosperous future is to make peace with India.

If they want to hold onto their pride, they will not have a future.

 

[Belawal2014]

A wise man once said "If you are in a hole, stop digging". IK doesn't seem to realize that his country's economy is in a deep deep hole. Instead of trying to improve relations with South Asia's largest economy and the security situation in his own country, he is instead fanatically committed to digging a deeper hole.

He would have a bit more convincing and less hypocritical if he showed some concern for the millions of Ughyurs put in concentration camps by his dear friends. Enjoy living in the hole.

If you're in a hole, keep digging, you'll eventually find a way out.

 

[CCAD]

If you're in a hole, keep digging, you'll eventually find a way out.

Yeah might be able to dig some oil down there.

 

[m.shah]

Demanding India to give them independence will not result in anything. After 72 years, the time for wishful thinking is over.

Raising arms against the Indian forces and banking on Pakistan sponsored insurgencies and terrorism haven’t and will not lead to anything in the future. It is a war that they will never win.

The only solution is dialogue - Kashmiri leadership needs to have table talk with the central government and put forward its demands. That is the only way a compromise can be reached and certain demands can be fulfilled.

The Kashmiris are going nowhere with their pride except to early graves, and it is time for them to think pragmatically without emotion and rhetoric dictating them.

J&K can potentially be one of the richest states in India. However, if they continue to fight a war that they cannot win, the people of J&K will eventually have no future.

The future of the Kashmiris is in the hands of their youth. They must not fall prey to the ideologies and delusions of their forefathers that have only resulted in bloodshed and sorrow.

As far as Pakistan is concerned, maintaining the conflict in Kashmir is in the best interests of our military. The day Kashmir issue is resolved is the day they lose their stranglehold over the country.

The people of Kashmir need to act smart and realize that the truth - the Pakistan army couldn’t care less about their lives.

It is an army that is guilty of extreme human rights violation in the past. It is an army that did not refrain from stabbing pregnant women in East Pakistan to have their way.

The people of J&K are nothing but pawns for our army to run the country. The youth of Kashmir must think for themselves and realize that the key to a prosperous future is to make peace with India.

If they want to hold onto their pride, they will not have a future.

Which leadership are you talking. Kashmiri leaders are behind bars and some are house arrested. Inner I also feel that dialogue is the only way to put an end to killings but India never gave it a chance. The Salahudin(Head of HM) once elect an election, Geelani elect an election but to no avail as that election marks the biggest rigging ever. State government was given to Farooq Abdullah by center govt. In fact after that election militant insurgency started in kashmir. India's ego is too big to talk with the people like Mir Waiz umer Farook, Geelani etc who represent the aspirations of people instead they are harassed and put in house arrest from many years. The likes of Umer Abdullaah Mehbooba mufti are just puppets who enjoy their lavish lives and can do anything to get their cm chair.

 

[shaaik]

Well, who is there to listen... India obviously has been in no mood for dialogue for last 5 years or so but lets see how 2nd time elected PM turns out to be..

I dont expect anything to change for at least a decade or so..

 

[USaqaf]

Why should India listen to a forked tongue?

Here are the facts , JK isn't only the Valley, the people of Ladakh want to remain with India, the people of Jammu are majority Hindu and want to remain with India.
The Kashmir Valley used to contain about 40% Hindu Kashmiris who were expelled replaced by Pashtun and Punjabis from Pakistan.

So what plebiscite shall we conduct?

India will eventually get rid of 370 and 35, the state might even split into 3 with Ladakh possibly becoming a union territory.
The Kashmir issue might evoke patriotic fervor and unify Pakistanis but India will never let Jammu and Kashmir go, it has far more resources and wherewithal to hold on and Pakistan will keep spending valuable money on trying to get it.