Former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the United States, China and the United Nations, Sardar Masood Khan has called for full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, including a free and fair plebiscite to resolve the Kashmir dispute in a peaceful manner.
Addressing a gathering of scholars and students, he said Kashmir is not a forgotten cause, but it is a living struggle for dignity, freedom, and international justice.
Sardar Masood Khan asserted that the recent war between India and Pakistan was fundamentally rooted in Kashmir.
He said the stand-off started with Pahalgam incident and culminated on a reaffirmation to the Kashmir’s centrality. He emphasized that US President Trump’s post-war statements have revived Kashmir’s visibility on the global stage.
The continued denial of Kashmiri self-determination is a recipe for perpetual instability in South Asia, with the constant risk of nuclear escalation. He said there can be no lasting peace without justice for Kashmiris.
The former AJK President also called for third-party mediation by credible international actors, including the United States to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Addressing the youth of the country, Sardar Masood Khan said the future of Kashmir rests in the hands of youth. He urged the youth to take the just struggle of Kashmir to every platform, including academic, digital and diplomatic.
The former Ambassador to the United Nations also reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to continue its political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmir right to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations resolutions and aspirations to the Kashmiri people.
