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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR ( AJK): , Oct 28 : A delegation of the Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International (JKSDMI), led by its founding chairman Raja Najabat Hussain, Sitara-e-Pakistan, and joined by British parliamentarians, submitted a memorandum to the British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday to mark Kashmir Black Day.
The memorandum was submitted on October 27, marking the 79th anniversary of Kashmir Black Day, observed by Kashmiris worldwide in connection with the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar on October 27, 1947. The day is observed to highlight the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir dispute and the Kashmiri people’s demand for a peaceful settlement in accordance with their aspirations and relevant United Nations resolutions, JKSDMI founding chief Raja Nijabat Hussain told our Special Jammu Kashmir state Correspondent Altaf Hamid Rao over telephone late Tuesday.
Kashmiris Observe October 27 every year as Black Day to protest against the events surrounding the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar and to highlight the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
The delegation included Tahir Ali MP, senior vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir; Lord Qurban Hussain; Dr Afzal Khan MP CBE; former Manchester Lord Mayor Councillor Yasmine Dar, chairperson of the International Lobby on Kashmir; and former Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor Councillor Majid Khan.
Other members were Nadia Jaffery, chairperson of JKSDMI London Region; Yasmin Alam, information secretary of JKSDMI UK; Harry Boota, administration director of JKSDMI; Mariam Latif; and Muhammad Shehzad Khan, president of Youth Council Pakistan.
Through the memorandum, JKSDMI urged the British government to maintain its engagement with the Kashmir issue, support human rights protection, encourage meaningful dialogue among the relevant parties and work towards a peaceful and lasting settlement in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
The delegation emphasised the need for sustained international attention to the humanitarian and human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that any durable solution must reflect the aspirations and fundamental rights of the Kashmiri people, including their right to self-determination.
Speaking on the occasion, Raja Najabat Hussain reiterated JKSDMI’s commitment to highlighting the Kashmir issue through parliamentary engagement, diplomatic dialogue and peaceful democratic advocacy.
He said the organisation would continue working with British parliamentarians, international institutions and community groups to keep the dispute on the international political agenda.
