Jakarta – Observing the 89 th Jammu & Kashmir Martyrs Day, July 13, the Pakistani Embassy, Jakarta, collaborated with “Dyplo Corps”, Jakarta’s Sharif Hidayatullah State University’s Youth Online forum, for webinar on “Foreign Policy of Pakistan & Regional Challenges”.
Speaking on the occasion, Charge d’ Affaires of Pakistan to Indonesia Sajjad Haider Khan highlighted Pakistan’s diplomacy and stated on Pakistan’s historical and geographical aspects as well as strategic location, in addition to the regional characteristics, according to the Embassy of Pakistan’s declaration gotten here on Tuesday.
Khan discussed different concerns dealt with worldwide, consisting of the rising wave of Islamophobia, US-China trade war, COVID-19 crisis, geopolitical contestation in the Indo-Pacific Area, unrest in the Middle East, Afghan peace offer, and India’s hegemonic posture in the South Asian region, with unique recommendation to the current problems in between India and its neighbors, consisting of Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Khan drew attention to the significance and history of Jammu & Kashmir Martyrs Day (Yom e Shuhada).
Khan further detailed on the ongoing wave of intolerance and repression against minorities, especially Muslims.
He particularly highlighted the plight of innocent people of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir region where the Indian forces have actually released a reign of violence considering that1947
Citing the Indian Government’s current efforts to change the demography of Jammu & Kashmir, Khan highly condemned and rejected these steps along with echoed the Federal government of Pakistan’s willpower to eliminate the case of Jammu & Kashmir at all forums.
He spoke in detail on the targeted discrimination against Muslims in India by in the type of the Babri Mosque verdict, the inequitable Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the lynching of Muslims.
Khan likewise highlighted numerous other elements of the Jammu & Kashmir disagreement, consisting of gross human rights offenses, sexual abuse and violence versus women and children, Indian illegal actions of getting rid of Articles 370 and 35- A of the Constitution to cause market changes in the area, application of the UNSC resolutions, and Pakistan’s goals to solve all concerns with India, consisting of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, through dialog, in accordance with the UNSC resolutions.
Attendees at the webinar made up a big section of youth, scholars, and intellectuals. At the end of the webinar, Khan responded to various queries positioned by the participants.
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