Government and the opposition to unite on the Kashmir issue : Sirajul Haq

Lahore : Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has made an impassioned appeal to the government and the opposition to unite on the Kashmir issue and forget their personal/ local issues for a fortnight to help stop the massacre in Held Kashmir and ensure its liberation.

Addressing a press conference at Mansoora after an emergent meeting of the JI central working committee, he stressed that all ties and agreements with India should be suspended till the Indian troops pulled out of Kashmir.

“ I would urge the entire national leadership including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, PTI chairman Imran Khan and Maulana Fazlur Rahman to stand in the same line on the Kashmir issue which was not the issue of any party or government or the opposition, but a national issue”, he said.

Sirajul Haq urged the government to raise its voice in the UN for the Kashmiris’ right  of self determination and also approach the international Court of justice in this respect. He also called for the appointment of a full-fledged Foreign Minister and added that the Kashmir issue would not be resolved through condemnation or solidarity statements.

He said the Kashmiris were facing tanks and armoured cars of Indian troops with stones for joining with Pakistan while the Pakistani rulers were silent spectators.

Sirajul Haq announced that the JI would make the Kashmir issue the centre of all its  programs for the next fortnight as a show of solidarity with the Kashmiris.   A huge protest march would be staged in front of the Indian embassy in Islamabad on July 24, and an APC on Kashmir would be held in the federal capital on July 29. On July 31, an Azadi Kashmir March would be staged from Lahore to Wagha.

The JI chief assured Hurriat Conference leadership including Syed Ali Gilani, of all out support of the Pakistani nation in their liberation struggle.

He said that the Indian occupation army had killed 45 Kashmiri youth within five days while more than two thousand people had been wounded. Women and children had also been subjected to worst form of torture.

The JI chief also stressed upon the government to hold census forthwith in accordance with the constitution. He also demanded of the Prime Minister to finalize the ToRs for the  Panama leaks enquiry and announce the judicial commission without more delay. He said  the entire political leadership including himself, the Prime Minister, Asif Zardari, and Imran Khan, should stand in the dock and face accountability.

Replying to a question, Sirajul Haq said there was no possibility of a military action in the country similar to the one in Turkey as the Pakistan army supported the democratic system. Besides, he said, the situation in the region did not allow such an adventure.

The JI chief paid rich tributes to Turkish President Erdogan and the Turkish people for their services to democracy  and expressed the hope that Erdogan would further speed up his efforts for the development of his country with the cooperation of the opposition.