Kashmir not just a territorial dispute, Pakistan tells world
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reminded the international community that Kashmir is not just a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, it is mainly about what the people of Kashmir want.
Addressing a webinar on the 1949 UN resolution on Kashmir on Friday, Pakistan Ambassador at the United Nations Munir Akram urged the world body to ensure that the people of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir exercise their right to self-determination.
“The Kashmir dispute is not just a territorial dispute. It is a dispute which involves the people of Kashmir. It is a dispute about the soul of the people of Kashmir,” he said.
Ambassador Akram also highlighted the points on which there is general agreement. “We all agree on the legitimacy of the Kashmiri struggle. We all agree on the massive violations of human rights, which have taken place in Kashmir over the years and especially in the recent past,” he said.
“And we also all agree on the heroism and dedication of the Kashmiri people whose third generation is keeping the spirit of resistance alive”.
Underlining Pakistan’s pivotal role in the Kashmir dispute, Ambassador Akram said: “In culture, faith, history and civilization, the people of Kashmir and the people of Pakistan are one and the same. Every Pakistani has a deep sense of commitment to the cause of Kashmir. It is Pakistan, which is the backbone of the Kashmiri struggle. And we must remain united.”
He noted that the Kashmir issue was alive again as the UN Security Council had considered it three times since August 2019, when India illegally merged the disputed territory with the union, and the UN Human Rights Council had considered it numerous times. He said UN special rapporteurs had also highlighted Indian violations of human rights in Kashmir on several occasions, adding that 18 special rapporteurs had jointly spoken out against Indian atrocities in the region and the UN high commissioner for human rights had issued two reports and spoken five times in the Human Rights Council on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2021
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Jan 10, 2021 09:02am
Pakistan should just stop their obsession with kashmir because India is not so naive to give back kashmir to Pakistan for free.
Time for Pakistan, to move ahead. Kashmir is gone, period.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:31pm
Just a time pass. Enjoy the New York... Ambassador.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:32pm
What else is it,
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Jan 10, 2021 02:32pm
India -phobia.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:33pm
Country waiting for free vaccine, he is disputing land at UN. What a priority
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Jan 10, 2021 02:34pm
J&K and gone forever from the clutches of Pakistan. Stop lamenting and move on. Nobody in the world is interested in Kashmir.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:35pm
Do you know Mrunir Akram the country is waiting for covaxin from UN quota.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:38pm
Totally agree. Kashmir is not just territory, it is the biggest employment generator and provides job security for many in Pakistan.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:40pm
India is going to become world's number one country supplying covid 19 vaccine. Who will listen to you Mr.Akram.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:42pm
Futile exercise. Don't waste time. Be in the queue to receive free vaccine.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:48pm
Human rights abuses are at its highest in Kashmir.
Their right to freedom is the only solution!
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Jan 10, 2021 02:48pm
Again and again
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Jan 10, 2021 02:49pm
We all saw just how 'compassionate' your country is towards its own citizens. You really think world leaders have such a low IQ that will believe your drivel. Even after 70+ years of failure.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:52pm
And the world said "move on"!
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Jan 10, 2021 02:54pm
Worry about power outage
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Jan 10, 2021 02:56pm
Excellent. No wonder bhakts hate this man. They hate truth in general, actually.
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Jan 10, 2021 02:57pm
world has moved on and we are glued to "K"
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Jan 10, 2021 02:57pm
And who are you to advocate what the people of kashmir want?! Why only kashmir, how about Jammu, ladakh, GB???
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Jan 10, 2021 02:58pm
The United Nations Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is 100 percent right.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:00pm
Pakistan should stop tade with india. Pakistan should stop import of all essential goods including cheap medicinal from india and show solidarity with Kashmiris
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Jan 10, 2021 03:02pm
No one is hearing any way continue........ Your karma bro
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Jan 10, 2021 03:03pm
Blah blah blah..
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Jan 10, 2021 03:03pm
Blah blah blah
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Jan 10, 2021 03:07pm
Is anybody even listening?.
Please do something for us awaaam first. With high inflation, increasing poverty, debt sky high who are to even comment on prosperous India.
Please do something for us first, then talk about others!!!
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Jan 10, 2021 03:10pm
It’s your everyday’s job but nobody is interested in listening you.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:12pm
Human rights are happening in baluchistan, not in india. You just makes sounds. No one is listening
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Jan 10, 2021 03:13pm
Whole kashmir is part of India, so pakistan should mind its own Business. first bring peace in Baloch...its worse than kashmir
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Jan 10, 2021 03:13pm
Kashmir is more peaceful than Baloch
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Jan 10, 2021 03:15pm
Seriously this government is full of failures under Imran sahab, it been one year since article 370 was taken off by India, nothing in this world has forced India to restore so far. This shows nothing in this world can pressurise India.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:19pm
World does not give two hoots about pakistan....so does OIC.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:20pm
UN has witnessed the worst ever genocide in 1971. They know that Kashmir is now in right hand.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:21pm
Sadly, no one cares.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:22pm
This man was deported from USA during his last stint for assaulting his domestic helper. Now he’s back as your UN ambassador. Ashamed??
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Jan 10, 2021 03:24pm
It seems like the ironic story of the spider failing again and again, bit winning on its seventh attempt.
But the twist here is pak failing always.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:24pm
What credibility does Munir Akram have? He was arrested for abusing and beating his female partner. Now he wants to give lectures to the world on morality? Give me a break.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:24pm
Same blah blah since 70 years world doesnt care.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:26pm
Got new missile, got aircraft from China, got army and also Kashmir on Pak map why are we scared to cross LoC?
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Jan 10, 2021 03:26pm
@Love love, Yes please. No one in India wants anything to do with Pakistan. Trust me. They want to be as far away from you as possible.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:28pm
Kashmir is a land of pure of India
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Jan 10, 2021 03:30pm
@Neelam, last generation died dreaming that, so sad.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:31pm
No one is watching his speech due to power outage..
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Jan 10, 2021 03:34pm
Please be in the queue for free vaccine !
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Jan 10, 2021 03:34pm
Speaking of human rights violations, the world just saw mindless murders of Hajaras. World doesn’t care about ur propaganda
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Jan 10, 2021 03:37pm
Can Pakistan maintain Kashmir and its people? When there is no food for the people of Pakistan and the cost of living is very high.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:42pm
What is the point in crying over spoilt milk. Nothing is going to happen. It is too late after the 1949 resolution and the best solution is Musharraf formula. Pakistan shoujld focus on this rather than tolerating terrorists on its soil. This is the only workable solution. Either my way or no way is not going to work with india.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:43pm
Fully support what Pakistan stands on.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:43pm
It's over. The fight is over. Live with the territory you have and we live with ours. That is the translation that I get from the message here. Let's all get to important businesses, shall we.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:45pm
@Love love, Please be our guest.... Stop everything, we've not asked you to buy anything from us nor are we going to go bankrupt if you don't trade with us
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Jan 10, 2021 03:47pm
stuck in the past, ignoring the present and unmindful of the future.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:55pm
Let there be speeches and more speeches.
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Jan 10, 2021 03:56pm
If we have to free Kashmir then we have to free Assam, Nagaland and Manipur first !
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Jan 10, 2021 03:59pm
@Fastrack, wrong, we love people like these.. And you too
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Jan 10, 2021 04:03pm
Kashmiri soul is not worst than Uighurs or Hazara
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Jan 10, 2021 04:04pm
Why did Akram sahab not say Kashmir is part of the SOUL of Pakistan? That would've sufficed.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:09pm
Munir Akram was deported from USA in 2003 on charges on domestic abuse and violence. Now he is advocating human rights. What irony !!!
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Jan 10, 2021 04:11pm
I have been hearing the same statement over and over since my childhood . What our country has accomplished for far.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:17pm
Please look after Baluchistan well as you people already lost eastern part while chasing kashmir....
You cannot be selective approach as you are ignoring ulgurs.... apreaciated if your are not biased in your approach...... make Pakistan great again the way it was before 1989..... become prosperous country and stop worrying about other countries. Be happy and move forward with what you have....
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Jan 10, 2021 04:20pm
@bhaRAT©, The only solution is to break Pakistan in four parts.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:21pm
This kind of stupid utterance by Pakistani Ambassador has not and will not get any sort of world attention. Everybody is aware of who historically Kashmir belongs to. No amount of pressure or any other tactics will change the status of Kashmir. Kashmir was and will remain as part of India and those who attempt to snatch Kashmir from India will just get iron fist on their face at all times to come. So beware!
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Jan 10, 2021 04:25pm
Please don't waste your time on Kashmir. Try to concentrate on Pakistan and improve the living conditions of people living there.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:28pm
Mr. Munir is right, all thanks to Pakistan, the World now does not see Kashmir as territorial dispute but as another radical Islamist separatism. The real voice of Kashmiri is dead.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:30pm
Balochistan is burning snd this jerk talks about kashmir
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Jan 10, 2021 04:30pm
@Sami,
Super Pakistan can do it over night, I don't understand why Pakistan is not doing it ?
Having decide to be fool, no need to limit stupidity
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Jan 10, 2021 04:31pm
Munir Akram enjoying foreign posting just like pakistan cricket team in NZ.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:32pm
Silence from the U.N. Security Council was the answer. These statements are only for domestic applause.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:34pm
Some people never learn, what has this stubbornness on Kashmir given to Pakistan? Breakup of country, tyranny to its people, life of perennial fear of enemy attack etc. etc. Can you guess the future outcome of a country which is becoming poorer by the day fighting against one which is becoming more powerful and economically better by the day?
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Jan 10, 2021 04:36pm
Pakistan has reminded the international community that Kashmir is not just a territorial dispute ""
They say ," If you keep repeating broken record every second day ,then mi one will listen yo you.
Anyone listening please.?
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Jan 10, 2021 04:37pm
Have mercy on poor Pakistanis, if your focus would have be them instead of Kashmir, they would have seen a brighter future.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:38pm
FYI, INDIA is now a member of UNSC. Now try having another meeting.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:41pm
And we also all agree on the heroism and dedication of the Kashmiri people whose third generation is keeping the spirit of resistance alive”.
Who are these we,s.Even OIC has refused to list Kashmir as part of its meeting . Remember Qureshi then threatning SA ,that Pakistan will call out a separate meeing.Response of SA to that threat was asking Pakistan to return to one billion dollars loan before time.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:46pm
A country which betrayed its own people is talking about human rights, isn't it ironic? Does any Pakistani care about the patriotic bihari Pakistanis stranded in Bangladesh? and which Pakistan still doesn't bother to accept. Their only fault, they fought for Pakistan against India and the Bangladesh in 1971.
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Jan 10, 2021 04:46pm
Work on the electricity restoration first
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Jan 10, 2021 05:01pm
Is there anything new? World has heard these sermons a number of times. Credibility of Pakistan on any international forum is so low nobody cares what Pakistan says. Pakistan has to drastically improve its behaviour by dismantling terrorist infrastructure. It will soon be out of the FATF and then the world community will listen to its voice.
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Jan 10, 2021 05:02pm
Crying baby!
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Jan 10, 2021 05:06pm
How about pashtons and Balloch and Uyghurs?
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Jan 10, 2021 05:08pm
Has the game changed since independence?
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Jan 10, 2021 05:09pm
Keep inventing new narrative every now and then, the whole world know your reality and crocodile tears
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Jan 10, 2021 05:14pm
Worry about restoring electricity supply in the country first!
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Jan 10, 2021 05:15pm
@bhaRAT©, what about human right violations in Pakistan?
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Jan 10, 2021 05:17pm
Kashmiri are our brothers and sisters, they look upon us to protect them from Indian atrocities, our commitment to them is rock solid, we will always stand by them , we have shed blood for them before and will do so if future till our last breadth., we are Kashmiri and Kashmir is ours.
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Jan 10, 2021 05:32pm
Living in a dream world. Who cares about a bikhari nation..
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Jan 10, 2021 05:35pm
@Joe, Broken records are broken to small pieces and thrown in the rubbish.
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Jan 10, 2021 05:47pm
First thing first, start with step one in UN resolution.
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Jan 10, 2021 05:54pm
If Pakistan is hell bent on loosing Baluchistan, there is nothing one can do. So be it.
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Jan 10, 2021 05:55pm
It might be very instructive to know which members of the "world body" participated in the webinar which the overtly optimistic Ambassador hosted.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:05pm
You got lucky twice. Be happy.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:07pm
When would Pakistan give independence and complete sovereignty to Pakistan controlled Kashmir per UN charter and then Kashmiris takes the other half back from India to unite Kashmir . The selfish and incompetent Leadership of our county can’t get Kashmir from India just by passionate speeches .
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Jan 10, 2021 06:10pm
No more land for you.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:10pm
Take a long walk over a short bridge.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:12pm
'UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reminded the international community that Kashmir is not just a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, it is mainly about what the people of Kashmir want.'
Well Mr Ambassador, spot on.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:13pm
@@csb, 'Again and again'
On the road to freedom there are many ' again and agains' till liberation from foreign Indian occupations. Keep hearing it.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:13pm
We gave you a piece of land. You have wrecked havoc there. Keep what you got otherwise you will lose that too.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:14pm
Do you know that the COVAX vaccine you're trying to get fro free for is being majorly supplied by India ? Something like 200m doses from AstraZeneca/Serum India already and options for 900m more. Yet you keep insulting them and trying to meddle in their sovereignty. I wonder if you realize that you're playing with the lives of your own citizens here, just to score some meaningless domestic points.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:14pm
@Zum , 'We all saw just how 'compassionate' your country is towards its own citizens. You really think world leaders have such a low IQ that will believe your drivel. Even after 70+ years of failure.'
World does not but Indians do. World knows who is sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan. You think you are too clever but you are not.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:14pm
You ask Kashmir we take back Pakistan.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:19pm
You take care of Hazaras. We take care of Kashmiris.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:20pm
So much effort in fabrication of alternate facts, all important dollars paid to foreign ‘labs’ and communication agencies but end up with UN designed terrorist living freely at home. Lakhvi, Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed..all were ‘philanthropists’ yesterday!
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Jan 10, 2021 06:33pm
How can culture, history and civilization be the same when even the language is not the same? Only religious faith is the same.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:36pm
Kashmir is among the best employment generation schemes in the world.
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Jan 10, 2021 06:50pm
keep spinning the new narrative to fool the world for next 70 year. the irony is that even kashmiris do not trust you, they are fed up with pakistan and no longer trust your ministers who can not take care of their own people
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Jan 10, 2021 06:59pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, tomorrow there should not be any court order to attach properties
Already Pakistan is facing crisis on two accounts
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Jan 10, 2021 07:05pm
Kashmiris will get free Vaccine from India, will Pakistan do the same?
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Jan 10, 2021 07:10pm
Yah half of Kashmir is in blackout. It needs freedom from incompetent rulers of Pakistan
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Jan 10, 2021 07:19pm
@Raj, Huh Musharraf formula? We are going to use a formula mooted by the architect of the Kargil fiasco whose crazy plan led to deaths of hundreds of men on both sides?
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Jan 10, 2021 07:39pm
Headlines like these makes world think that its a religious issue.
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Jan 10, 2021 07:40pm
@ajeet shukla, this is called arrogance , did you forget what Muslim taught you be civilised in past 500 years of their rule . They made India home and liberated you and taught human dignity irrespective of their cast .
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Jan 10, 2021 07:43pm
It's going to fall against global deaf ears.
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Jan 10, 2021 07:46pm
How many times you will remind the world ?
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Jan 10, 2021 07:47pm
You keep on reminding the world because nobody listens to you.
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Jan 10, 2021 07:51pm
Ok. Next....
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Jan 10, 2021 07:54pm
We forget the status of violation against Pakistani people particularly minorities. We are not living in stone age and should not try to make it.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:17pm
And the world rejected this claim. They are a fast learners.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:21pm
The more we let these hawks define our foreign policy, the quicker we move to destruction as a country. Such people should be isolated and prevented from such platforms. We don't need anymore war, terrorism, bloodshed, violence. We need peace, prosperity, learning, productivity. We cannot get that as long as these hawks rule Pakistan.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:31pm
@bhaRAT©, First check the Pakistani records
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Jan 10, 2021 08:32pm
@Dd, when we recognise AJK as. A sovereign nation and reintegrate the area we merged with Pakistan before helping united Kashmir to liberate IHK
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Jan 10, 2021 08:32pm
@Fastrack, Pm Modi is most favoured leader in India
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Jan 10, 2021 08:33pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, He is 109% wrong
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Jan 10, 2021 08:37pm
@bhaRAT©, They have the freedom to leave India and move to Pakistan. They’ve always had this fundamental freedom to choose since 1948.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:37pm
@Fastrack, Not just the bhakts but many others, including Muslims and representatives of Muslim countries and Arab countries. They cannot stand this man whose mouth drips with rants and causes embarrassment to many diplomats.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:40pm
@Fastrack, Munir Akram is harmless and also a failure just like his predecessors. India has absolutely nothing to worry about. He’s not going to get you Kashmir on a plate.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:52pm
Here we go again, Kashmir, Kashmir, Kashmir like a broken record. No one is listening. Better for Pakistan to move on and start focusing on development, health and education.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:53pm
Absolutely Kashmir is not a territorial dispute, nor it’s a border dispute. Kashmir is larger than Switzerland,
Austria, Sri Lanka, and many more countries. Kashmiris are a different nation, they are hardworking, nonviolent, and peace loving by nature. India so called abrogation of Art 370 is illegitimate, & unconstitutional, rejected by UN, China, & PK. Modi has to retreat & vacate Kashmir like Saddam has to free Kuwait. It’s a matter of time, the economic meltdown will force India shrinks.
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Jan 10, 2021 08:58pm
@Fastrack, Indians do not hate Pakistan. They just feel sorry for it.
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Jan 10, 2021 09:17pm
Kashmir is an issue that would eventually start a nuclear war and destroy entire India and possibly Pakistan too. One fourth of world population would evaporate after this war (population of India and Pakistan).
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Jan 10, 2021 09:59pm
What a joke. Then why you included the entire Kashmir, Junagarh and Indian Ladakh in your map? I must say, Pakistan is completely confused over Kashmir.
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Jan 10, 2021 10:09pm
We will take Kashmir and GB now under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. It is just a matter of time!
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Jan 10, 2021 11:09pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, I beg to differ with you Sir. The Pak Diplomat only talked about Kashmir, what's about Jammu, Ladakh, Junagar, Aligar etc. Had Pakistan already gave up these places? Pakistan does not care for the Muslims settled here and looking towards Pakistan for the last 74 years?
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Jan 10, 2021 11:11pm
Don't Hazaras have any soul? Whose talking for them, our own citizens.
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Jan 10, 2021 11:46pm
Sure, not any territorial dispute but India's internal matter.
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Jan 11, 2021 12:27am
Pakistan should invite all Kashmiris to move to Pakistan. It will fix problems for Pakistan. kashmir and India.
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Jan 11, 2021 03:24am
Since it’s not territorial, you can take all those living in Kashmir to Pakistan and empty up and give the territory to India.
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Jan 11, 2021 03:32am
@Sam, who did Munner Akram give speech to? He wrote all this in a statement hoping to get the chamce to make a speech in the U.N. In return he got a polite silence as reply.
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Jan 11, 2021 03:49am
This guy looks like he woke from the dead
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Jan 11, 2021 03:51am
Beating around the same bush for 73 years.....
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Jan 11, 2021 04:08am
And as usual, Pakistan was ignored at UN.
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Jan 11, 2021 04:15am
Mr Ambassador, you are doing a great job. Just carry on as one day soon, hopefully, it shall all pay off.
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Jan 11, 2021 04:28am
People of Pakistan are suffering due to pandamic and scarcity of jobs. Poor people here are going hungry. Look after poor people here rather than worries for Kashmir.
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Jan 11, 2021 06:56am
@Dr. Saddela, Garib Halfmad, AGREED. It is not for the rogues, thieves, dacoits, and looters of 1948.
Entire Kashmir and GB belong to India. We will take it without Pakistani Punjabis and Pathans illegally settled there to change the demography. Period.
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Jan 11, 2021 07:23am
Pakistan representative to UN admits that Pakistan is the backbone of Kashmiri struggle, not Kashmiris themselves
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Jan 11, 2021 07:25am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, BY your opinion. BUT the world has its own opinion!
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Jan 11, 2021 07:35am
@bhaRAT©, check hazra killing......
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Jan 11, 2021 07:46am
@Love love, good and they struggle......
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