Kashmir issue be resolved permanently: Khar
Foreign Minister says Pakistan wants to have result-oriented dialogue with India for peace.
ISLAMABAD: The Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir of the Organization of Islamic Conference met on the sidelines of the 12th Islamic Summit Conference in Cairo.
The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and OIC Secretary General, Mr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. It was also attended by high-ranking officials of the Contact Group members i.e Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Niger.
In her address to the Contact Group, Foreign Minister Khar said that Pakistan seeks to resolve the Kashmir dispute on the basis of UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.
She said that the Government of Pakistan has entered into dialogue process with India and wants to have meaningful and result-oriented dialogue for the resolution of this longstanding dispute.
She also underscored the need to stop human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir and also requested the Secretary General to compile a report on these violations.
Meanwhile, the OIC Secretary General reaffirmed OIC s commitment and support to the Kashmiri struggle for their right to self-determination, as enshrined in the UN Security Council resolutions.
He also said that soon a joint team of OIC with representation from IDB, Islamic Solidarity Fund and ISESCO, led by Special Representative of OIC Secretary General on Kashmir Ambassador Alim, will visit Azad Jammu and Kashmir to assess their needs and find more practical and effective measures to help the people of Kashmir.
The Secretary General also shared with the meeting OIC s intention to call a meeting of Kashmiri representatives to look at making OIC s role more effective.
The representatives of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Niger reiterated their support for Kashmiris right to self-determination in accordance with the UN resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
