Jammu, August 24 (Vijay Kumar) – Prof. Bhim Singh, Chairman of the National Panthers Party on Monday demands immediate withdrawal of Pakistan Army from Gilgit-Baltistan region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Panthers Party received a delegation from Gilgit who made a strong appeal to the Government of India and other political parties to extend support to the cause of the liberation of the people of Gilgit from the brutal army rule of 60 years.
He has urged Government of India for its intervention in Gilgit-Baltistan for the protection of a large human race who are citizens of
Bhim Singh accused Pakistan for forcibly and illegally occupying over 28,000 sq. miles of J&K Territory and the completely denying the residents of Gilgit, Baltistan, Hunza, their basic human rights, civil and political freedoms. He said nearly 15 lacs. citizens of India in Gilgit region have remained without any social, economic, political or civic right since 1947 when the last Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Brig. Ghansara Singh was abducted and detained by the Muslim Scouts with the support of Pak-army and the people of Gilgit were brought under the military dictatorship of Pakistan after the ceasefire was ordered by the United Nations. Bhim Singh declared that the Panthers Party shall hold NGOs meeting at UN Headquarters this year to mobilize international opinion to stop genocide of the inhabitance of Gilgit.
In a statement he appealed to the political parties in India and Pak occupied Kashmir (POK) also extend their support to the people of Gilgit region who were occupied by Pakistani army in violation of Resolution of the UNCIP dated 13th August, 1948.
Since then entire Gilgit-Baltistan is being ruled by a Lt. Colonel of Pak-army and a Tehsildar with no political freedom and no civil administration. Strategic area of Chitral which forms part of Gilgit has been dissected by
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