United Nations: Pakistan on Saturday raised the
Kashmir issue at a committee of the United Nations, saying
that the "decolonisation agenda" of the world body would be
incomplete without resolution of the problem.
Speaking at a special committee of the General Assembly
that addresses the issue of decolonisation, Amjad Hussain B
Sial, Pakistan`s deputy permanent representative to the UN,
asked the international community to support the Kashmiri
people`s "right to self-determination".
"The decolonisation agenda of the United Nations would be
incomplete without resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue,"
he said.
"Negation of the right to self-determination breeds
discontent, ignites conflicts and threatens peace and
security. Unfortunately, South Asia and Middle East have
witnessed it directly," Sial said.
The senior Pakistan diplomat also reaffirmed Islamabad`s
pledge to work through peaceful means to resolve its
differences with New Delhi on the Kashmir issue, which is
imperative for durable peace, stability and progress in the
region.
The Special Committee on Decolonisation was created in
1962 by the UN General Assembly to support and monitor a
resolution passed in 1960 that declared that all people have
a right to self-determination.
Bureau Report
