The Prime Minister, Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is committed to the people of Kashmir as Kashmiris living on either side of the Line of Control (LoC).
Pertinently, July 19 is observed every year in the renewal of Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan.
“Today we commemorate the historic occasion of Youm-i-Ilhaq-e-Pakistan, when Kashmiris passed a resolution for accession to Pakistan,” the prime minister of Pakistan tweeted.
He observed that it was the right of the people of the valley to seek self-determination as it has been recognised by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under international law.
“We will continue to fight for justice for Kashmiris as they struggle against the brutal [and] illegal actions of the Hindutva Supremacist Indian govt in Jammu Kashmir,” said Imran. “I know that justice will prevail, ” Khan wrote.
India has always maintained that Jammu Kashmir is an integral part of India and have constantly asked Pakistan “not to interfere in the internal matters of India”.