ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have stressed that sustainable peace and stability in South Asia depend on a just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
In separate messages issued on Kashmir Black Day, both leaders reiterated Pakistan’s continued solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
President Zardari urged the international community, particularly the United Nations and international human rights organisations, to take serious notice of the human rights situation in the occupied territory.
He emphasised the need for international attention to the challenges faced by the Kashmiri people and called for efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the longstanding dispute.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to providing moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiri people in their struggle for their legitimate rights.
He said Pakistan would continue to raise the Kashmir issue at national and international forums and advocate a just and peaceful settlement in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
Both leaders reiterated that resolving the dispute remains essential to achieving lasting peace and stability across the region.
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