'Self Governance' amounts to surrendering before India

'Self Governance' amounts to surrendering before India: Prof Khurshid

Lahore, Dec. 8: Jamaat-e-Islami Naib Ameer Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmad has criticized Pakistani government for presenting the idea of 'self governance' for Kashmir by giving up UN resolutions and right to self determination for Kashmiris, saying it amount to surrendering before India's hegemony in the region.

In a statement Thursday, Senator Khurshid Ahmad said the self governance was an Indian option and a shape of annexing with India by accepting the Indian supremacy. He expressed wonder why Pakistani government is advising Kashmiris to seek their rights inside Indian constitutional framework.

He also criticized some Kahsmiri leaders for demanding United States of Kashmir and presence of NATO forces etc. He said the freedom struggle in Kashmir is aimed at resisting against the Indian military occupation of the state achieving the right to self determination guaranteed by UN resolutions. He said tens of thousands of Kashmiris have sacrificed their lives for complete independence and not for the sake of mere some political and administrative rights from India. He said the freedom struggle will continue as long as Indian occupation is there. He warned that the criminal U-turn Pakistan has taken on Kashmir cause on the pressure of Washington can cause a serious accident to the Kashmiris freedom struggle. He further warned Islamabad and those who participated in this crime that they will always be remembered as traitors and history will never forgive them.

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