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Pakistan calls for resolve disputes of Palestine, Kashmir through self-determination
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nation Munir Akram says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East highlighted the need for a push to settle old disputes.
Islamabad: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram on Sunday called for resolving festering disputes involving the peoples' right to self-determination like Palestine and Kashmir.
Speaking to an international youth delegation at the Pakistan Mission, he said that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East highlighted the need for a push to settle old disputes.
Munir Akram said that India had denied Kashmiris their inalienable right to self-determination in contravention of international law, the UN Charter and the UN Security Council resolutions.
He also lauded the youth’s commitment to peace-building and fighting climate change.