Kashmir: Bilawal asks Imran govt to stress on plebiscite

Muzaffarabad:  Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the government of Pakistan to lay more emphasis on the right to self-determination of Kashmiri people through a plebiscite, guaranteed by the United Nations resolutions, Dawn newspaper reported.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday at the residence of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed in the lakeside city of Mirpur, where he arrived to meet the earthquake victims, he said his party would try its best to raise a forceful voice for this right of the Kashmiris at every forum.
PPP Chairman on Kashmir issue “It’s the right of every Kashmiri to decide his future on his own free accord. And the only way for it is a plebiscite in accordance with the United Nations resolutions,” said Bhutto-Zardari, according to the report.
“The government’s viewpoint is that the prime minister made the best speech (at the UNGA). Perhaps it was a good speech. But the PPP believes is that our emphasis should have been on that (August 5) historical attack.
“Climate change, money laundering… these all are important issues but the biggest issue was the imprisonment of the entire Kashmiri population since August 5 and this should have been focused by the PM,” he added.
According to the Dawn report, the PPP chairman earlier visited the Divisional Headquarters Hospital to inquire after the health of earthquake victims, besides visiting an affected area for first-hand information on the scale of the devastation and condition of the survivors.