Washington: The Executive Director of Kashmir American Council/Kashmir Centre Dr. Ghulam Nabbi Fai has lauded the statement of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani during an interview with the CNN-IBN in which he renewed Pakistan’s support to the Kashmiris just struggle for their birth right of self-determination. “We are appreciative of the principled stand taken by Prime Minister Gillani about the Kashmir dispute,” said Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai in a statement. Dr. Fai said that these three points represented parameters that were defined by the United Nations Security Council in its resolution that was adopted on April 21, 1948.
He emphasized that the only serious factor obstructing the healthy development of India-Pakistan relations was the dispute over Kashmir. After all, India and Pakistan have fought two wars over the territory and during the Kargil crisis, they were at the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. Dr. Fai reiterated that the United Nations Security Council resolutions couldn’t be, morally or legally, overlooked by either country. The United Nations mandate guarantees the right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir. To renounce this would be to renounce the very foundation of the United Nations as upheld in its Charter.
The Executive Director emphasized that no resolution of Kashmir is possible without ascertaining the will of the people of all zones of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Clearly, there are three parties to the dispute - India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri people. And it is a fact that the people of Kashmir are the primary party to the dispute. Dr. Fai suggested that the parameters of the peace process between India and Pakistan be defined so that there is no confusion whether the peace process is to set a stage for the final settlement of the Kashmir dispute or to create a condition that will lead to the dissolution of the issue.
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