ISLAMABAD
Chairman of the Pakistan Nazriyati Party (PNP), Shaheer Haider Malik Sialvi Saturday exposed India for its cultural and linguistic genocide of Kashmiris, accusing India of distorting the education system by altering school syllabuses, replacing teachers and renaming cities that reflect Islamic heritage.
In an exclusive conversation with state news channel, Chairman of the Pakistan Nazriyati Party (PNP) strongly condemned India’s ongoing demographic manipulation in Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Sialvi accused India of using systematic educational changes as part of a broader effort to alter the region’s demographic composition.
He highlighted how India’s policies, such as the implementation of new residency laws and the settlement of non-local populations, are strategically designed to undermine the Muslim-majority identity of the region.
These moves, according to Sialvi, are intended to shift the social and political dynamics of Kashmir, making it easier for India to exert control and dilute the region’s distinct cultural and religious heritage, he added.
Sialvi also linked these demographic changes to the manipulation of Kashmiri children’ s education, asserting that India is deliberately distorting the curriculum to sever Kashmiris from their roots.
By changing textbooks to remove references to Islamic history, culture and the region’s indigenous identity, Sialvi claimed that India is attempting to “reprogram” the minds of young Kashmiris, leading them to adopt a new, alien identity.
He argued that this educational manipulation is a calculated part of India’s larger agenda to assimilate Kashmiris and erase their connection to their Islamic heritage, making it easier to implement demographic changes without resistance.
The Chairman further pointed out that these combined efforts, altering the education system and changing the region’s demographic makeup represent a direct threat to the cultural and religious fabric of Kashmir.
He warned that the ongoing attempts to change the demographics and educational landscape in IIOJK are not only an assault on Kashmiri children’ s identity but a calculated move to suppress the region’s heritage. Sialvi urged the international community to take immediate notice of India’s actions, calling for greater diplomatic pressure to prevent the erosion of Kashmir’s Muslim-majority status and its cultural heritage.
