Pakistani Consulate in Jeddah observes Youm-e-Istehsal

ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir was observed at the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jeddah on August 5 to express solidarity with the people of Indian illegal occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Consulate-General of Pakistan organized an event to observe Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir. Prominent members of the Pakistani and Kashmiri community and representatives of the local and Arab media attended the event.

The event started with reading out of special messages from the President, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the Foreign Minister.

Key speakers included the Chief Guest of the occasion Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the OIC Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Chairman Kashmir Committee Mr Masood Puri and Chairman J&K Overseas Community, Chaudhry Khurshid Matial besides the Consul General.

The speakers highlighted the significance of the day condemned the brutalities of the Indian occupying forces in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) particularly post August 5, 2019.

The paid homage to the sacrifices of Kashmiris against the Indian oppression and underlined that Pakistan will never withdraw from its principled stance on the IIOJK.

They reiterated moral, political, and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir in their just struggle for the right to self-determination as promised to them by the international community through successive UN Security Council resolutions.

The speakers also acknowledged and lauded consistent support to the Kashmir cause by the Saudi government and the OIC.

A brief documentary and a special song on the current situation in IIOJK were screened. The event concluded with a collective prayer for the success of Kashmiris’ struggle for their legitimate right to self-determination.

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