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Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Muzaffarabad on Wednesday as part of the government's decision to observe this year's Independence Day in solidarity with Kashmiris in light of India's move to annex occupied Kashmir.
The premier addressed a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, presided over by Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir.
"On the day of Pakistan's independence, I am with my Kashmiri brothers and sisters," he said at the outset of his address.
The premier said that in a series of tweets, he had unveiled the "real face of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the world".
Read: 'RSS ideology of Hindu supremacy will lead to suppression of Muslims in India and to targeting of Pakistan'
"There is a terrifying ideology in front of us today — the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) party's ideology, which Modi has been a member of from childhood.
"In this ideology, like the Nazis, the ethnic cleansing of Muslims from India was also included. If you understand this ideology, a lot of things can be understood.
"Quaid-i-Azam rose above a person's religion; he was thinking about every person's independence after the British left.
"In the past five years, the cruelty in occupied Kashmir was due to this ideology. This card [revoking Article 370] played by Narendra Modi was the final solution," he said, referring to India's move to downgrade occupied Kashmir’s status.
"We are all fearful about what we will find out once the curfew is lifted in occupied Kashmir. What are they attempting to do?
"Narendra Modi has made a strategic blunder. He has played his final card. They have internationalised Kashmir. It used to be very hard to speak about Kashmir.
"Now the world's eye is on Kashmir and on Pakistan [...] I will be the ambassador who raises Kashmir's voice.
"We need to inform the world of RSS's ideology. After 1945, the United Nations, the Geneva Convention were created. The world decided that this should never happen in the world again. The world doesn't know that the RSS ideology is as dangerous [as Nazi ideology]."
"A normal person cannot make the type of statements being made about the women of Kashmir," said Prime Minister Imran.
"This [RSS] ideology has undermined the constitution of India. They [BJP government] have controlled the media. Opposition leaders are speaking with fear.
"RSS thugs do not let people attend conferences, judges are scared of them. This used to happen in Nazi Germany.
"Intellectuals are scared of speaking about the government. They [BJP] are taking India towards destruction. People are living in fear in India."
Speaking of Kashmiri leaders, he said those who used to be pro-India, such as Farooq Abdullah, are now in agreement with Quaid-i-Azam's two-nation theory.
Agreeing with the AJK prime minister, who spoke before Prime Minister Imran, he said: "This will not stop in Kashmir — this will come towards Pakistan."
"We have information and we have had two National Security Committee (NSC) meetings. The Pakistan Army has full knowledge [...] India has made a plan to take action in AJK," he shared.
Addressing Indian Prime Minister Modi, the premier said: "You take action and this is my message: every brick will be countered with a stone."
"We will respond to whatever you do, we will go till the end."
Prime Minister Imran said that Modi had declared that his government would bring prosperity to Kashmir by revoking Article 370, likening it to how Adolf Hitler used to speak.
"Listen to the speeches of Jawaharlal Nehru, the promises he made to Kashmiris — they have all been rejected.
"Our message to international organisations that were formed to prevent wars is that if this war takes place, you will be responsible."
He said that the whole world, including the entire Muslim population in the world, was looking towards the United Nations.
"You will see the numbers in which the public will come out during the United Nations General Assembly in September."
"Whatever was done during the curfew by India, we will tell the international community that you are responsible. Whichever forum we get, I will be the ambassador and bring up Kashmir at every forum," he said, adding: "God willing, after this final card that Modi has played, now Kashmir will go towards independence."
He reiterated that war does not solve anything, only leads to further problems. The premier said his government, when it came into power, tried its best to bring India to the dialogue table "because our issues are the same".
"But they have no interest [in dialogue]; their interest is only to 'teach Pakistan a lesson'. They are filled with hate.
"In the end, I want to pay tribute to Quaid-i-Azam [...] the whole nation is indebted to him. Today, we are living in an independent country. He knew he didn't have long to live because of his illness but he didn't let anyone find out and negotiated till the end.
"We thank him, honour him and pledge that Pakistan was made for a purpose. What were we supposed to do with this free country? To become an example [...] to model ourselves after the state of Madina.
"Those in Pakistan who covert people to Islam by force, like the RSS does with Hinduism, they are going against Islam. Our religion is not racist, it is not narrow-minded — and that was the purpose of Pakistan."
Prime Minister Imran ended his speech by addressing Modi again: "Don't be under any misconception; you think Kashmiris will accept defeat because you passed a law but they have become battle-hardened. Their fear is gone. We saw that they came out on the streets, from whatever little we could see on BBC; only a brave nation can come out this way.
"Modi, you can't enslave Kashmiris and as for your plan in AJK to teach Pakistan a lesson, be ready, I repeat that we will counter your brick with a stone.
"The time has come for us to teach you a lesson," warned the premier.
Upon arrival in Muzaffarabad, the premier was received by AJK's President Sardar Masood Khan and Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider. He received a guard of honour at the welcome ceremony.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto arrived separately in the AJK capital on Sunday night to celebrate Eidul Azha as a show of support to the Kashmiri people.
The decision to dedicate Independence Day to the Kashmiris and their "just struggle for their right of self-determination" was made during a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, two days after occupied Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its autonomous status by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India.
It was also decided that August 15, India's day of independence, will be observed as Black Day in protest against the ongoing Indian atrocities, blatant human rights violations and imposition of curfew in occupied Kashmir.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1499498/p...-move-in-occupied-kashmir-a-strategic-blunder
Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Muzaffarabad on Wednesday as part of the government's decision to observe this year's Independence Day in solidarity with Kashmiris in light of India's move to annex occupied Kashmir.
The premier addressed a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, presided over by Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir.
"On the day of Pakistan's independence, I am with my Kashmiri brothers and sisters," he said at the outset of his address.
The premier said that in a series of tweets, he had unveiled the "real face of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the world".
Read: 'RSS ideology of Hindu supremacy will lead to suppression of Muslims in India and to targeting of Pakistan'
"There is a terrifying ideology in front of us today — the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) party's ideology, which Modi has been a member of from childhood.
"In this ideology, like the Nazis, the ethnic cleansing of Muslims from India was also included. If you understand this ideology, a lot of things can be understood.
"Quaid-i-Azam rose above a person's religion; he was thinking about every person's independence after the British left.
"In the past five years, the cruelty in occupied Kashmir was due to this ideology. This card [revoking Article 370] played by Narendra Modi was the final solution," he said, referring to India's move to downgrade occupied Kashmir’s status.
"We are all fearful about what we will find out once the curfew is lifted in occupied Kashmir. What are they attempting to do?
"Narendra Modi has made a strategic blunder. He has played his final card. They have internationalised Kashmir. It used to be very hard to speak about Kashmir.
"Now the world's eye is on Kashmir and on Pakistan [...] I will be the ambassador who raises Kashmir's voice.
"We need to inform the world of RSS's ideology. After 1945, the United Nations, the Geneva Convention were created. The world decided that this should never happen in the world again. The world doesn't know that the RSS ideology is as dangerous [as Nazi ideology]."
"A normal person cannot make the type of statements being made about the women of Kashmir," said Prime Minister Imran.
"This [RSS] ideology has undermined the constitution of India. They [BJP government] have controlled the media. Opposition leaders are speaking with fear.
"RSS thugs do not let people attend conferences, judges are scared of them. This used to happen in Nazi Germany.
"Intellectuals are scared of speaking about the government. They [BJP] are taking India towards destruction. People are living in fear in India."
Speaking of Kashmiri leaders, he said those who used to be pro-India, such as Farooq Abdullah, are now in agreement with Quaid-i-Azam's two-nation theory.
Agreeing with the AJK prime minister, who spoke before Prime Minister Imran, he said: "This will not stop in Kashmir — this will come towards Pakistan."
"We have information and we have had two National Security Committee (NSC) meetings. The Pakistan Army has full knowledge [...] India has made a plan to take action in AJK," he shared.
Addressing Indian Prime Minister Modi, the premier said: "You take action and this is my message: every brick will be countered with a stone."
"We will respond to whatever you do, we will go till the end."
Prime Minister Imran said that Modi had declared that his government would bring prosperity to Kashmir by revoking Article 370, likening it to how Adolf Hitler used to speak.
"Listen to the speeches of Jawaharlal Nehru, the promises he made to Kashmiris — they have all been rejected.
"Our message to international organisations that were formed to prevent wars is that if this war takes place, you will be responsible."
He said that the whole world, including the entire Muslim population in the world, was looking towards the United Nations.
"You will see the numbers in which the public will come out during the United Nations General Assembly in September."
"Whatever was done during the curfew by India, we will tell the international community that you are responsible. Whichever forum we get, I will be the ambassador and bring up Kashmir at every forum," he said, adding: "God willing, after this final card that Modi has played, now Kashmir will go towards independence."
He reiterated that war does not solve anything, only leads to further problems. The premier said his government, when it came into power, tried its best to bring India to the dialogue table "because our issues are the same".
"But they have no interest [in dialogue]; their interest is only to 'teach Pakistan a lesson'. They are filled with hate.
"In the end, I want to pay tribute to Quaid-i-Azam [...] the whole nation is indebted to him. Today, we are living in an independent country. He knew he didn't have long to live because of his illness but he didn't let anyone find out and negotiated till the end.
"We thank him, honour him and pledge that Pakistan was made for a purpose. What were we supposed to do with this free country? To become an example [...] to model ourselves after the state of Madina.
"Those in Pakistan who covert people to Islam by force, like the RSS does with Hinduism, they are going against Islam. Our religion is not racist, it is not narrow-minded — and that was the purpose of Pakistan."
Prime Minister Imran ended his speech by addressing Modi again: "Don't be under any misconception; you think Kashmiris will accept defeat because you passed a law but they have become battle-hardened. Their fear is gone. We saw that they came out on the streets, from whatever little we could see on BBC; only a brave nation can come out this way.
"Modi, you can't enslave Kashmiris and as for your plan in AJK to teach Pakistan a lesson, be ready, I repeat that we will counter your brick with a stone.
"The time has come for us to teach you a lesson," warned the premier.
Upon arrival in Muzaffarabad, the premier was received by AJK's President Sardar Masood Khan and Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider. He received a guard of honour at the welcome ceremony.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto arrived separately in the AJK capital on Sunday night to celebrate Eidul Azha as a show of support to the Kashmiri people.
The decision to dedicate Independence Day to the Kashmiris and their "just struggle for their right of self-determination" was made during a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, two days after occupied Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its autonomous status by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India.
It was also decided that August 15, India's day of independence, will be observed as Black Day in protest against the ongoing Indian atrocities, blatant human rights violations and imposition of curfew in occupied Kashmir.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1499498/p...-move-in-occupied-kashmir-a-strategic-blunder
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