Barrister Sultan praises Kashmiri diaspora community for highlighting K-case

Bradford (PID, AJK) President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that the Kashmiri diaspora community settled in the UK has played a vital role in highlighting the Kashmir issue at international level.

While addressing a function here in Bradford, the AJK president praised the expatriate community for its significant contribution to the Kashmir cause and said that Kashmiris living in the UK have always stood by me to promote the Kashmir cause.

Recalling his early memories of Bradford, the President said, “I’m delighted to be a part of this august gathering along with British Members of Parliament and Lord Mayors”.

“Bradford is a place where a large number of Kashmiris live”, he said, adding that two Kashmiri MPs Naz Shah and Imran Hussain have been elected from here and I also have a degree from Bradford University”, the president said.

Referring to his visit, the president said that the sole purpose of his visit was to apprise the international community of the dire situation in Occupied Kashmir and unjust sentencing of JKLF chairman Yasin Malik.

He said that the Kashmir issue has now entered a critical juncture following India’s unilateral abrogation of article 370. He said that the people of Occupied Kashmir were currently going through a difficult situation.

Regarding the conviction and life imprisonment of Yasin Malik, he said that it was high time that the issue should be raised at every international forum to expose how the Indian government was using its judiciary as a tool to silence legitimate and genuine political voices in the occupied territory.

Given the worsening situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir, he said that It was our shared responsibility to raise the issue at global level.

Hosts of the event, Councilor Kamran Hussain, former Lord Mayor Ghazanfar Khaliq, former Lord Mayor Aurangzeb, Councilor Haq Nawaz, Councilor Gohar Almas, former Advisor Chaudhry Haq Nawaz, former Councilor Chaudhry Altaf and others also addressed the function.