Ambassador
of Pakistan to Turkey Mr. Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi delivered a talk on
“Importance of Jerusalem for the Islamic World and Role of Pakistan and Turkey”
in Kastamonu University, Kastamonu province of Turkey on 28 December 2017. Rector, faculty members
and over 200 students attended the talk.
Ambassador
Syrus Qazi while referring to the recently convened OIC Extraordinary Summit on
Al-Quds Al-Sharif in Istanbul said that the moot sent out a strong, unequivocal
and unified message of the Muslim world to uphold the religious and historical
status of Jerusalem, and to stand by the people of Palestine. He said Pakistan has been one of the
staunchest supporters of the Palestinian people in their just struggle to end
the Israeli occupation. Pakistan is proud to have led the discussions on the
relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, as Chair of OIC, including
UNSC resolutions 476 and 478, which constitute the very cornerstone of the
international political and legal framework for the settlement of the
Palestinian issue.
In
his address, the Ambassador referred to the Jammu & Kashmir dispute. He
said for over seventy years, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been under
the illegal Indian occupation and are denied their fundamental rights including
their right to self-determination. He urged the international community to play
its role in stopping the over 700,000 Indian security forces who are stationed
in the disputed Jammu & Kashmir from using violence including
indiscriminate use of pellet guns, extra judicial killing and rape. He informed
that an estimated 94,000 Kashmiris have so far been martyred in their struggle
for self-determination adding that hundreds of mass graves have been discovered
while more than 10,000 women have been raped and assaulted. Like their brothers and sisters in Palestine
struggling against another similar occupier, the people of Jammu & Kashmir
are demanding India to end its gross violations of human rights and atrocities;
and implement the relevant UN Security Council resolutions that call for of a
free and impartial plebiscite.
The
Ambassador commended Turkey’s proactive diplomatic engagement and leadership on
the issue of Al Quds Al Sharif. He also thanked Turkey for its unwavering
support for the just struggle for the right to self-determination of the people
of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
Ambassador
Qazi also presented a set of books on various aspects of Pakistan to Prof. Dr.
Seyit Aydin, Rector of Kastamanu University, for addition the University’s
library.
Rector
Prof. Dr. Seyit Aydin in his welcome remarks said that strong bonds of
brotherhood connect Pakistan and Turkey and their relations were deeply
entrenched in common history. He hoped to further strengthen educational
linkakes of his University with Pakistani universities.
Earlier,
Ambassasor Syrus Qazi met with Governor Kastamanu Yaşar KARADENİZ, Mayor
Kastamonu Tahsin Babaş, Parliamentarians from the province and Rector Kastamonu
University.
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