PM: UNSC meeting reaffirmation of Kashmiris' right to self-determination.

Islamabad -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the United Nations Security Council meeting on occupied Jammu and Kashmir held a day earlier, saying the gathering was a reaffirmation of the council's past resolutions advocating the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.

Taking to Twitter, the premier noted that it was for the first time in over five decades that the 'world's highest diplomatic forum' had taken up the issue of occupied Kashmir and the serious situation prevailing there.

'There are 11 UNSC resolutions reiterating the Kashmiris right to self-determination. And the UNSC meeting was a reaffirmation of these resolutions,' the prime minister wrote. He said it was, therefore, the responsibility of the Security Council to address the suffering of the Kashmiri people and ensure the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.

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