{"id":7718,"date":"2019-02-06T16:05:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T10:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2020-01-08T00:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:20:28","slug":"conflicts-resolution-is-indispensible-for-durable-peace-in-south-asian-region-pak-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/?p=7718","title":{"rendered":"Conflicts\u2019 resolution is indispensible for durable peace in South Asian region: Pak Envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\nHigh Commission of Pakistan organized a seminar titled \u2018Prospects of Peace,\nProgress and Prosperity in South Asia\u2019 at BMICH Colombo on 5<sup>th<\/sup>\nFebruary 2019. Various aspects of progress, development and resolution of\nconflicts in South Asian region were discussed during the Seminar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eminent\nscholars, Maj. Gen. (R) Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery, President, Centre for Global\nand Security Studies, Pakistan; Mr. Ameen Izzadeen, senior journalist and\nEditor, International Desk, Wijeya Newspapers, and High Commissioner of\nPakistan in Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (R), Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, addressed the\nseminar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Ameen Izzadeen, highlighted that South Asian\nregion is an abode of diverse cultures and deep rooted historicity. The major\nindicators of development are economic growth, equity in distribution of\nresources and overall quality of life, which is very difficult to achieve and\nsustain without solidarity and resolution of conflicts, including Kashmir issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maj. Gen. (R) Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery, while\nspeaking on the occasion, noted that the Kashmir\nissue is not just a dispute between Pakistan and India but it was a regional as\nwell as an international issue pertaining to right of self-determination of\nmany million Kashmiris. The adverse effects of non-resolution of Kashmir\ndispute are felt regionally and internationally. He also said that the Kashmiris\nare suffering for last seven decades. They have faced extra judicial killings,\nwomen are dishonoured and raped, men and children have been blinded by using\npellet guns. The International Community must respond to this humanitarian\ncrisis with full responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Commissioner of\nPakistan, Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, in his concluding remarks, said that\nintegration of regional economies is the best way for peace, prosperity and economic\ngrowth in this age of globalization. ASEAN and EU are good role models for\nother regions to achieve accelerated economic growth and social progress.\nSAARC, if made more effective could become an engine of growth for South Asia,\nwhich will be possible only after the resolution of all disputes in the region\nincluding the Kashmir Dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The High Commissioner also asserted\nthat Pakistan is seeking peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Dispute through\nmeaningful and comprehensive dialogue with India. The resolution of disputes\ncan be attained through bilateral negotiations and regional and international\nmediation. If there is no peace, there will be no political stability, and if\nthere is no stability, no economic progress can take place, he underscored.\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar was largely attended\nby the people from different walks of life including diplomats, vice\nchancellors, senior officers from Sri Lankan armed forces, members of Pakistani\ncommunity, students of different universities, participants from think tank and\nofficials of the High Commission. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Commission of Pakistan organized a seminar titled \u2018Prospects of Peace, Progress and Prosperity in South Asia\u2019 at BMICH Colombo on 5th February 2019. 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