World bodies asked to resolve Kashmir issue

LAHORE : On the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, a seminar and awareness walk was organised at Fatima Jinnah Medical University.

The Vice-Chancellor of Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Prof Khalid Masood Gondal was the chief guest.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Kamran Khalid Khawaja, Principal Prof Dr Noreen Akmal, Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Nadeem, Medical Superintendent Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Dr Sohail Arshad, faculty members, and students participated. In the welcome address, Principal Prof Noreen Akmal gave a brief overview on the history of Kashmir. She said that the Indian Army is committing atrocities against Kashmiri Muslims. We pray that Almighty Allah bless them and that a day will come when Kashmiri Muslims will be free from the oppression and brutality of India.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Khalid Masood Gondal condemned the ongoing violence in Kashmir and said that it is the law of nature that when cruelty increases, it ends. We will always raise the issue of occupied Kashmir. Vice-Chancellor Prof Khalid Masood Gondal offered special prayers for the oppressed Muslims of Kashmir. Prof Kamran Khalid Khawaja said that raising a voice against the oppression in occupied Kashmir is a painful example of the double standards of the Western world. We call upon the international community to take notice of the brutalities in occupied Kashmir and appeal that the people of occupied Kashmir be given their right to self-determination.

Prof Nadeem Kasuri, Prof Ayesha Malik, Medical Superintendent of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr Sohail Arshad, Prof Aliya Zahid and other also spoke. On this occasion, an awareness walk was also organised to express solidarity with the oppressed Muslims of occupied Jammu and Kashmir and against the brutal violence and lockdown.

Strong technology needed to play role in Kashmir freedom

Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood has said that we have to strengthen ourselves in the field of knowledge and technology for the freedom of Kashmir.

He was addressing a seminar organised by PU Directorate of Students Affairs in collaboration with Kashmiri students in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day. On this occasion, Director Students Affairs Dr Muhammad Ali Kalasra, Chairman Department of History Prof Dr Mehboob Hussain, Principal College of Pharmacy Prof Dr Syed Atif Raza, Associate Professor Dr Sardar Asghar Iqbal and PU students from Indian Occupied Kashmir and Azad Jammu & Kashmir were present.

In his address, Dr Khalid Mahmood said that the sacrifices of Kashmiris were eternal and we paid homage to them. He said that India had always given a negative message about Kashmiris through its films, to counter which students should learn the skills of film making and script writing. He said that our thoughts, ways of living and dealings separated us from the non-Muslims but many forces were working to erase this difference. He said that the oppression of Muslims in Occupied Kashmir, Ayudhiya and Delhi under the Modi government had exposed the hidden face of India to the world. He said that Modi's atrocities towards minorities had once again proven the truthfulness of two-nation theory. He said that like Syed Ali Gillani, Afzal Guru and Burhan Wani, we should keep the yearning for freedom alive in ourselves. He said that the United Nations should play a positive role in the freedom of Kashmir. Prof Dr Mahboob Hussain threw light on the history of the Kashmir issue. He said that at the time of the partition of Punjab, two states were given to India under a conspiracy. He said that Kashmir had become the biggest issue of human rights.

Dr Sardar Asghar Iqbal said that history told us that Kashmir was once a superpower which was suffering from oppression and exploitation today due to wrong decisions and conspiracy policies. Prof Dr Syed Atif Raza said that the Pakistani nation was with the Kashmiri people on moral, legal, political and diplomatic fronts. Dr Muhammad Ali Kalasra said that PU would continue to play its role in highlighting the Kashmir issue at all levels. On this occasion, documentaries and tableaus based on atrocities on Kashmiris were presented by the students.