As Kashmiris around the world observe Youm-e-Istehsal, rejecting India's atrocities imposed on the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK), Pakistan military censured New Delhi for its hostile actions, stating they pose a perpetual threat to regional security.
"Such actions coupled with the Modi-led administration's belligerent rhetoric and hostile actions continue to perpetuate humanitarian and security crises in IIOJ&K and pose a perpetual threat to regional security," a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Saturday read, criticising India for revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
New Delhi's abrogation of Article 370, eliminating the special status of the occupied valley, was seen as an unwelcome move by the Kashmiris worldwide. The act by India led to a military siege and loss of autonomy, sparking an international outcry.
According to the ISPR, the chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCsSC), services chiefs, and Pakistan armed forces extended solidarity with the brave and resilient people of IIOJK in their just struggle for the right to self-determination according to UN resolutions.
"Continuation of inhumane military lockdown, illegal measures to change the demographic structure of the occupied territory and the gross and systematic transgressions of human rights are all manifest violations of international law," the statement read.
The military insisted that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute, according to UN Resolutions, and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, is imperative for enduring peace and stability in the region.
"Pakistan Armed Forces pay rich tribute to the martyrs of IIOJK for their supreme sacrifices, and affirm full support of Pakistan for provision of political, moral and humanitarian support to Kashmiris in their just struggle against tyranny and illegal subjugation," the ISPR said.
India's human rights violations against innocent Kashmiris have only been exacerbated in the wake of the revocation of the law, leaving the valley's residents threatened and forced to live under tyranny with curfews imposed time and again, and outsiders taking over their properties illegally.
