Scholars strongly condemn Indian atrocities in IOK at seminar.

ISLAMABAD: Eminent scholars, writers on Friday strongly condemned the Indian government for abrogating the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and expressed solidarity with Kashmiri people here at a seminar organized by National Language Promotion Department (NLPD).

A seminar titled 'Yakjehti e Kashmir' and Urdu (Solidarity of Kashmir and Urdu) presided over by prominent scholar Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik.

Director General NLPD, Iftikhar Arif in his remarks welcomed the scholars, writers and poets to express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren. More such seminars and events would be organized, he added.

He said all the scholars and writers were supporting the freedom struggle of people of Kashmir and right of self determination.

Prominent scholars including Dr. Ihsan Akbar, Dr. Ayub Sabir, Dr. Maqsood Jafri, Dr. Najiba, Dr. Zafar Hussain Zafar, Israr Ayub, Prof. Jalil Aali and Javed Ahmed spoke on the occasion.

The writers and scholars highly praised the government decision to establish special Kashmir desks at Pakistan Missions abroad and termed it a good step by the government.

Scholars said that more than 30 languages being spoken in Kashmir valley but Urdu...