SrinagaR (Online): Special envoy of Prime Minister and Chairman Finance Committee Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh met the British Parliamentarians and indformed them about Kashmir issue.
The purpose of this visit is to highlight the contributions of Pakistan for Kashmir dispute. Among others who attended the meeting and spoke on the Kashmir issue included Lord Nazir Ahmed, Lord Qurban Hussain, Baroness SayeedaWarsi, Baroness Udin, Julie Cooper MP, Kate Green MP and Chris Lesley MP.
While addressing the British Parliamentarians, Chairman Finance Committee Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh gave a genesis of the Kashmir issue along with United Nations Security Council Resolutions and sought support of United Kingdomfor the Kashmiris right to self-determination.
He emphasized the commitment of Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues with India including the core issue of Kashmir through peaceful dialogues. He further said that India was constantly avoiding talks with Pakistan especially on Kashmir issue.
He also said that Indian security forces martyred 150 Kashmiri Muslims and blinded thousands Kashmiris by use of pellet guns in last hundred days.
He further apprised the parliamentarians about the current situation in Kashmir and Line of Control.He urged the British Parliamentarians to send a delegation to Kashmir to know the plight of the Kashmiri people. He urged UK to play its role in resolution of the issue and they assured to visit Kashmir for fact finding.
The Lords and MPs were of the view that peaceful resolution was in the interest of both the countries.UK could help in avoiding any conflict between two nuclear neighbors on an issue that was the unfinished agenda of partition.
On the occasion, Senator Gen. (R) Abdul Qayum and High Commissioner of Pakistan Mr. Ibne Abbas were also present.
