NEW YORK, Nov 22 (APP): Pakistan will continue to standby Kashmiri people until they exercise their UN-promised right to self-determination, Pakistani Consul-General in New York, Aamer Ahmed Atozai, said at a meeting with the leaders of Kashmiri-American diaspora here. Officials said that a range of Kashmir-related issues were discussed at the meeting, held at the consulate on Tuesday, and it was decided to remain in close touch.
Among those present were Sardar Sawar Khan, a former member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council.
Pakistan, Consul-General Atozai reaffirmed Pakistan’s continued support for Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their rightful struggle for self-determination. Last week, a key committee of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the global commitment to the principle of self-determination for peoples still subjected to colonial, foreign and alien occupation.
Co-sponsored by 64 countries, the resolution, submitted by Pakistan, was adopted without a vote in the 193-member Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural issues.
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