Pakistan Committed To Self-Determination For People Of Kashmir

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- Pakistan is committed to extending full moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Kashmir for the realisation of their right to self-determination, its envoy, here, says. "Our position is based on the support for a just cause and on principles recognised by the international community and enshrined in the UN Charter," the High Commissioner for Pakistan in Malaysia, Masood Khalid said at a seminar, here, to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day. In his speech Masood also highlighted the significance of Kashmir Solidarity Day and Pakistan’s efforts to secure a solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue, the Pakistan's High Commission's press attache Hamid Raza Khan said in a statement Monday. He said speakers at the seminar called for concerted efforts to awaken the world’s conscience and raise support for the just cause of the people of Kashmir waiting for more than six decades now to realise their goal of self-determination. The seminar was held under the aegis of the Global Peace Mission, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement-ABIM) and the High Commission for Pakistan in Malaysia to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, observed all over the world on Feb 5 each year to show solidarity and support for the people of Kashmir. The speakers also called on the international community to help resolve the issue of Kashmir to secure peace and stability in the region. They said in an age where human freedoms were being watched and secured by the civilised world through diplomatic means and dialogue, the Kashmiris were being deprived of their basic rights and awaiting for long, a just and lasting solution. Among the speakers were ABIM secretary-general Mohammad Raimi Abdul Rahim, academician Prof Dr Ruhanas Harun, Global Peace Mission Malaysia CEO Azlan Mohd Shariff and Rafiq Fazal Din from the Malaysian Centre for Policy Research, the statement said. -- BERNAMA