ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Iran Dr Reza Amiri Moghaddam on Monday met Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Rana Mohammad Qasim Noon at the Parliament House.

Members of the National Assembly Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Wajiha Qamar were also present on the occasion.

According to a statement, Chairman Rana Qasim Noon condemned the demographic engineering and severe human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine by India and Israel, respectively.

He called for a unified stance of Muslim ummah against the atrocities in Gaza and Kashmir. He said the prime minister had effectively raised the issues of Kashmir and Palestine in the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Mushaal Mullick, a prominent Kashmiri activist, expressed gratitude to the Iranian government and Iranian people for supporting the Kashmiri cause. She highlighted the plight of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, who is facing illegal detention at the hands of the State of India.

She condemned the oppressive policies of Israel and India, stressing that both countries were subjecting innocent people to inhumane conditions.

Ambassador Dr Reza Amiri Moghaddam expressed gratitude to the Chairman of the Kashmir Committee, reaffirming Iran’s unwavering stance against aggression and the oppression on Muslims in Kashmir and Palestine.

He emphasised that the cause of Kashmir has been close to the hearts of the Iranian people. He condemned Israel’s violations of basic human rights in Palestine and Lebanon. He expressed the hope that the ongoing session of the OIC would issue a strong statement supporting the Palestinian and Kashmiri cause.

Published in Dawn, November 12th, 2024