The people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been obliged to do so in their fight for self-determination for over seven decades,” he said. “History reveals that such popular struggles against colonial and foreign occupation have been often been suppressed by equating them with terrorism. Ambassador Akram also said that global counter-terrorism endeavour had failed to address “state terrorism”. “We must confront and defeat ISIS and al-Qaeda and their associated terrorist groups. But we must also confront the terrorism of hate and ambition which currently emanates from other sources.”

Source: Pakistan Today August 18, 2022 16:14 UTC