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Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations
8-15-2019
On August 14th, 2019 Pakistan Independence day was celebrated the residence of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Vancouver Dr. Muhammad Tariq.
The event started with the recitation of Quran by Maulana Abdur Rahman and followed by the messages of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, which were read in the ceremony. Many community members were also present on the occasion.
Dr. Muhammad Tariq in his address highlighted the plight of Kashmiris and the bilateral trade between Canada and Pakistan. He stated, “The trade between Canada and Pakistan is about One Billion dollars.”
To commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day at the Canadian Parliament, the Canadian Armed Forces presented ceremonial guard. The High Commissioner Raza Bashir Tarar witnessed the Canadian military drill.
High Commissioner Raza Bashir Tarar called upon the Canadian Government and the international community to be cognizant of their moral and legal responsibilities towards Kashmiris and urged the Canadian Civil Society to demand an independent investigation into the ongoing gross human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir. He said that the international community must fulfill its obligations under the relevant UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions on the Jammu & Kashmir dispute, while addressing the Independence Day ceremony here at Ottawa today.
“It's an irony that our Kashmiri brothers are struggling for their right of self-determination, which was guaranteed by the International Community including the UN and by both Pakistan and India, even after the lapse of 72 years,” the High Commissioner added.
He said that the recent abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A, allowing special status to the Jammu & Kashmir, by the Indian Government is yet another demonstration of India’s ill will towards millions of Kashmiris.
High Commissioner Tarar said, “In the last 72 years of our independence, we have stood by the Charter of the United Nations, contributed to global peace through our efforts in the General Assembly and the Security Council and ensured global security and prosperity by contributing the largest number of troops to the UN Peacekeeping operations.”
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