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Att: Syed Zafar Hussain,
Editor-in-Chief
Sada-e-Watan Sydney
Dear Sir,
Please find attached the message of the President and the Prime Minister of
Pakistan on the occasion of Kashmir day, 5th February 2007 for publication in
your esteemed media.
Regards,
Azam Mohammed
Consul General of Pakistan
Sydney Australia
Special Message of President Pervez Musharraf on Kashmir Solidarity Day
President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf has stated
his four-point proposal on Kashmir combined with sincerity and goodwill could
provide a durable solution to break the decades old deadlock over the dispute of
Jammu and Kashmir. In a message on the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the President
said the Confidence Building Measures on Kashmir are an attempt to bring relief
to the people on both sides of the divided territory.
He said Pakistan and India have embarked upon a sustained dialogue process on
Kashmir.
“My four-point proposal on Kashmir is also aimed at breaking the decades old
deadlock and given sincerity and goodwill, could provide a durable solution that
genuinely reflects the aspirations of all Kashmiris,” he said.
On the Kashmir Day, the President said “our hearts go out to the families of
more than 80,000 Kashmiris who lost their lives in upholding the ideals of
freedom and liberty.”
“I want to reassure all Kashmiris that ultimately, it is their wishes that would
guide us as we pursue a just and honorable settlement of this tragic dispute.”
Musharraf said Pakistanis and Kashmiris all over the World pay tribute to their
sacrifices with the firm commitment to work tirelessly for the inherent rights
of the people of Kashmir to determine their own destiny.
“We owe it to our future generations to find an amicable and honorable
settlement so that peace and tranquility can finally prevail in the region,” the
President said.
“Our children should never again live in the fear or mistrust but should be
nurtured in an environment, where honour, dignity and freedom of all is
assured,” he added.
President Musharraf referred to the visit of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
leaders to Pakistan and said it is part of this process and in line with
endeavor to associate Kashmiri representatives with the dialogue process.
“Today we honour our martyrs with the pledge to spare no efforts in our quest to
win back to Kashmir its lost glory and to make it a citadel of peace and
harmony,” the President Musharraf added.
Special Message of the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Kashmir Solidarity Day
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz while stressing on the importance of a
just solution of the lingering Kashmir dispute for durable peace in the South
Asia has stated that ‘rigidity and aggression must give way to accommodation and
flexibility’.
In a message on the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the Prime Minister said, while
Pakistan is pursuing a sustained dialogue with India for a peaceful resolution
of this dispute in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people, it needs
to be emphasized that the process would be meaningless unless it brings a
qualitative change in the lives of ordinary Kashmiris.
“Rigidity and aggression must give way to accommodation and flexibility”, he
said.
The Prime Minister said, Kashmiris were among the first to be promised their
right of self determination by the international community through unanimously
adopted UN Resolutions, adding, but more than half a century later these
commitments remain unfulfilled.
“Peace would continue to elude South Asia till the international community and
India honour its pledges. The Kashmiris, guided by their unshakable faith in
their just cause would continue to resist all forms of oppression. It is this
faith and courage that we honour today”, he added.
The Prime Minister said, “We observe Kashmir Solidarity Day every year to
express our unwavering political, moral and diplomatic commitment to the just
struggle of our Kashmiri brothers and sisters for their inalienable right of
self-determination.”
He said the day is also an occasion to pay tribute to the countless sacrifices
of the valiant Kashmiris who have remained resolute and steadfast in their quest
for self determination despite a history of oppression spanning six decades.
The Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz maintained that Pakistan would continue to
vigorously pursue a solution based on the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri
people.
“We are in no doubt that ultimately, Kashmiris would be the final arbiter of
their destiny and no plan would succeed that does not reflect this reality”, he
added.
The Prime Minister also reaffirmed to the Kashmiri brothers and sisters Pakistan
is steadfast in its support for their cause. “We are confident that today’s
repression and injustice would give way to peace and tranquility and the forces
for justice and freedom shall prevail-Inshallah”, PM Shaukat Aziz added.
