SRINAGAR: The 14th Islamic Summit was held in Makkah. In the side lines an extra ordinary meet of OIC contact group on Kashmir. In the meeting OIC Secretary General, Foreign Minister of Turkey, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Dy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, DY Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Dy Foreign Minister of Niger, Head of OIC Human Rights, President AJK and Syed Abdullah Gilani, Representative of All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani.
Syed Abdullah Geelani in his address said that this year marks 7 decades since the United Nations adopted a resolution outlining the principles and procedure to be followed for the final settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
In this historically significant and, as for as Kashmir issue is concerned vitally important document, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP ) notes with satisfaction that both India and Pakistan have agreed and have communicated to the commission their acceptance of the principle of democratic method of plebiscite as the basis for deciding the future of Kashmir. 70 years on, Kashmir dispute not only remains unresolved but has left a horrifying trail of death, destruction and immeasurable human suffering in its wake. (PTK)
