UNITED NATIONS
\nThe OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations met Friday to discuss collective efforts to promote a just and lasting resolution of the Kashmir dispute, according to a press release of the Pakistan Mission to the UN. The informal meeting of the group \u2014 comprising Azerbaijan, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye \u2014 was convened by Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the UN Munir Akram.
\nBriefing the members on the latest situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), he said that the disputed region was the \u201cdensest occupation in history\u201d.
\nDepite India\u2019s massive repression, the Pakistani envoy said that the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir were continuing their heroic struggle for the exercise of the right to self-determination, as prescribed by the UN Security Council resolutions.
\nOn its part, he said Pakistan would continue to extend diplomatic, moral, and political support to the legitimate Kashmiri struggle for self-determination and to end India\u2019s occupation and oppression.
\nAmbassador Munir Akram thanked the members of the OIC Contact Group for their participation in the meeting and support for the Kashmir cause.
\nEarlier in the day, ambassadors from the OIC Member States participated in the virtual commemoration marking Kashmir solidarity Day.
\nExpressing solidarity with the Kashmiri people were Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil, Azerbaijan Ambassador Yashar Aliyev, and Turkiye\u2019s Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNITED NATIONS The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations met Friday to discuss collective efforts to promote a just and lasting resolution of the Kashmir dispute, according to a press release of the Pakistan Mission to the UN. The informal meeting of the group \u2014 comprising Azerbaijan, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-311780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n