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Maleeha Lodhi urges UN to prevent bigger crisis in occupied Kashmir
[DAWN] Pakistain’s Ambassador to the United Nations...an idea whose time has gone... Maleeha Lodhi has called for action on part of the UN to deal with the crisis-like situation stemming from India's "illegal" annexation of Indian Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... e and to push for the implementation of the Security Council resolutions that pledged the right of self-determination to the Kashmiri people. In an interview with Consortium News, an independent American media outlet, she highlighted the gravity of the situation in the disputed region where people have been suffering under a military lockdown for over a month, and urged UN Secretary General António Guterres  ...Portuguese politician and diplomat, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party from 1992 to 2002. He served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. In both a 2012 and 2014 poll, the Portuguese public ranked him as the best Prime Minister of the previous 30 years...to take steps to prevent a bigger crisis in South Asia. "What has happened in occupied Jammu and Kashmir is certainly a flashpoint," Ambassador Lodhi said, noting that the secretary general and other UN officials have made statements in the wake of the ongoing crisis that called for a settlement of the Kashmir dispute through dialogue between India and Pakistain in accordance with Security Council resolutions and UN Charter provisions. Related: Maleeha Lodhi: 2019-06-23 Islamabad hopeful Taliban will agree to intra-Afghan dialogue Maleeha Lodhi: 2019-03-19 NZ terror attack a 'grim reminder' of Islamophobia sweeping the world: Lodhi Maleeha Lodhi: 2018-01-04 Pakistan can review cooperation with US if it is not appreciated, says Maleeha Lodhi Related: Jammu and Kashmir: 2019-09-07 Kashmiri activist booked for sedition over statements against Indian army Jammu and Kashmir: 2019-09-05 Pakistain Diplomat Tweets Porn Pic as Kashmiri Protestor - Hilarity Ensues Jammu and Kashmir: 2019-09-04 Zarif reaffirms Iran's support for Kashmiris as Pakistan continues diplomatic push to highlight issue Posted by: Fred 2019-09-10 |
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