Image Source : YANA MIR (X) Kashmiri activist and journalist Yana Mir (L) on the J-Okay Sankalp Diwas occasion within the UK Parliament.
London: Kashmiri activist and journalist Yana Mir strongly denounced Pakistan’s propaganda to “dent India’s image on the international stage” on the problem of Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that she was utterly protected and free in “Kashmir, which is a part of India.” She additionally drew parallels with Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in Pakistan for advocating girls’s rights.
At the ‘Sankalp Divas’ hosted by the UK Parliament in London, Mir urged the worldwide media neighborhood to “stop dividing” the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir. The activist mentioned she “is not Malala Yusufzai,” who needed to flee Pakistan due to extreme threats of terrorism, as India will at all times stay united in opposition to such forces.
“I am not a Malala Yousufzai, because I am free and safe in my country, India. In my homeland, Kashmir, which is part of India. I will never need to run and seek refuge in your country. I will never be a Malala Yusufzai but I object to Malala for defaming my country, my progressive homeland, by calling it oppressed,” Mir mentioned on the UK Parliament.
Stop making an attempt to polarise Indian society: Yana Mir
She additionally strongly opposed “toolkit members” who by no means visited Indian Kashmir however fabricated tales of oppression from there. “I urge you to stop polarising Indians on the grounds of religion. We won’t allow you to break us. This year on Sankalp Divas, all I hope for is that our perpetrators living in the UK and Pakistan will stop maligning my country in international media or on international human rights forums,” Mir added.
She additionally appealed to the media to cease undesirable selective outrage and makes an attempt to polarise Indian society by reporting from their “UK rooms”, including that 1000’s of Kashmiri moms have already misplaced their sons to terrorism. Mir acquired the Diversity Ambassador Award for championing variety in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Kashmir journalist additionally outlined the progress following the abolition of Article 370 within the sectors of improved safety, authorities initiatives, and fund allocation. She praised the Indian Army’s efforts, together with de-radicalisation programmes and substantial investments in youth for sports activities and schooling.
Human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
The occasion in London marked the unanimous decision handed by each Houses of the Indian Parliament on February 22, 1994, reaffirming India’s unwavering stance that the whole area of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral a part of India and reaffirming India’s proper to reclaim Mirpur-Muzaffarabad and Gilgit and Baltistan, presently occupied by Pakistan.
Attended by over 100 attendees, the gathering included members of the UK Parliament, native councillors, neighborhood leaders, representatives from varied organizations, and distinguished members of the diaspora. The keynote audio system had been Professor Sajjad Raja from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) who’s presently residing in exile within the United Kingdom and Mir herself.
Sajjad Raja underscored the egregious violation of fundamental human rights in PoK. He urged people to voice their issues and stand in opposition to Pakistan’s unlawful occupation of PoK. Earlier, the exiled chairman of the United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri in Switzerland expressed disappointment over Pakistan’s lack of ability to present justice and fundamental human rights to the individuals of POK and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Recent reviews instructed that there was an increase within the variety of telecommunication towers alongside the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), allegedly with the intention of aiding terrorists and their associates in finishing up infiltration actions. The deliberate placement of telecom towers close to the LoC and the worldwide border, primarily supposed to help terrorists and their accomplices in infiltration actions, constitutes a violation of Article 45 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) structure.
(with inputs from ANI)
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