AJK PM warns India to put an end to repression, HR abuses

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has warned India to put an end to relentless repression of political and human rights in the occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

While addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Chamfal Hydropower Station in Khatir Nad Jhelum Valley on Thursday, the AJK premier said that the AJK people would not hesitate to cross the bloody ceasefire line if India didn’t stop the state repression and human rights violations in the held territory.

Terming Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle as a legitimate freedom movement, the PM Haq said that the whole world knows that the Kashmiris’ struggle was all about the right to self-determination guaranteed to them by the international community. He said that the freedom movement in Kashmir would continue unless the people of Kashmir achieve their cherished goal of freedom. Terming AJK as the base-camp for the freedom movement of Kashmir, the prime minister Haq, while warning India, said, “Don’t test our patience, we will bring Jihadi culture back in Azad Kashmir if required. We are grateful to the political leadership and armed forces of Pakistan for the ownership they have given to Kashmiris for the past 70 years.” Referring to the peaceful environment in the liberated territory, he said, “The people in AJK enjoy all the basic amenities of life and all the civil rights in the state. We owe it all to the people and government of Pakistan who have provided the required resources to ensure that their brethren in AJK enjoy a dignified life”. He said that the liberated territory of AJK was open to all while India has turned IOK into a no-go area for outsiders. “No foreign observers can visit the Indian occupied Kashmir”, the PM said, adding that this was the difference between the two regions. He said that it was quite unfortunate that some intellectually blind people were unable to differentiate between protectors and occupation forces.

He also condemned the Indian PM, army chief and the Indian defense minister’s ridiculous remarks about AJK and termed it as their frustration.