Srinagar, Nov 08 (KNS): Chairman Democratic Liberation Party Hashim Qureshi Wednesday criticised the statement of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi where he has said that “independent Kashmir was not based on reality”.
In a statement issued to KNS, Qureshi said that the Pakistan PM is not aware about the history of Jammu and Kashmir and the statements of Pakistan founder Ali Muhammad Jinnah wherein he had said that right to self determination is the right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Right to self determination is our right and no country can deny this to us. Pakistan PM statement gives a clear notion that his country wants to keep one part of the Jammu and Kashmir under their occupations, which is not acceptable,” he said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while rejecting the idea of an “independent Kashmir”, said it was not based on “reality”. He was addressing a conference on ‘Future of Pakistan 2017’ held at the London School of Economics’ South Asia Centre. (KNS)