TIMERGARA/KHAR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq has said that the threat of war would remain until the Kashmir issue is resolved according to the wishes of Kashmiri people under the UN resolutions.

He was addressing a meeting of party workers at Ahyaul Uloom here on Saturday night. The JI chief also put turbans on the heads of 20 graduates of ‘Khatme Bukhari Sharif’ on the occasion.

Party’s district chief Izazul Mulk and Maulana Hidayatullah also addressed the gathering.

“The Kashmiri people have been fighting for their right to self-determination,” Mr Haq said, adding that Kashmiris could no more be enslaved at gunpoint. He said that there would be no attacks if India stopped oppression on the innocent people and withdrew its troops from the held Kashmir.

He asked the religious leaders and students to work dedicatedly for ending ignorance and illiteracy.

Siraj criticises govt for ‘hasty’ release of Indian pilot

In Khar, Senator Sirajul Haq said on Sunday that the government freed the Indian pilot in haste, which was beyond understanding.

“We condemn Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government for sending Indian pilot Abhinandan back home as the decision was taken in haste,” said the JI chief while addressing a public meeting here. It was attended by the party workers and tribal elders.

Mr Haq said that the handover of captured Indian pilot was a sensitive issue and the government should have taken all political parties on board before making the decision. However, he regretted that the government didn’t take any party into confidence on the issue. He said that the decision had upset the entire nation.

He said that it would have been better if the government had kept the captured pilot for some days to force India to resolve all the issues through dialogue.

He said that it was a golden chance for Pakistan to bring India to the dialogue table, but unfortunately the government missed the chance.

The JI chief also criticised the international community for keeping silence on Indian state terrorism in held Kashmir. He urged the government to enhance its efforts and convince the international community to help resolve the Kashmir issue according to the UN resolutions.

Published in Dawn, March 4th, 2019