19/05/2025
📍Special Meeting on Kashmir | Mirpur, 25 April 2025
A special session of the Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International (JKSDMI) was held at Shuhada-e-Jammu Conference Centre in Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Public Library, Mirpur, chaired by Professor Abdul Razaq Choudhry former Director of the Library.
🌟 Chief Guest: Dr. Fassah Qamareen Bibi, Chairperson of Mustafia Welfare Trust UK, was honoured for her remarkable welfare contributions across UK, Pakistan, India, and Kenya. Dr. Fassah announced her full cooperation for the development and betterment of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Library, reinforcing her commitment to education and community progress. Mr.Khinshan Azam also accompanied the honourable chief guest.
Key attendees included:
• Mrs. Bushra Raheem (Director Library)
• Mohammad Rashid Chaudhary (Former Director Information, AJK)
• Cllr. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali (East London)
• Mohammad Azam (Secretary General, JKSDMI)
• Nadia Jahfery (Chairperson, JKSDMI London)
• Raja Husham Shareef (Former Chair, JKSDMI Youth Wing)
• Raja Abdul Rouf
• Mohammad Farooq Jarral
• Prof. Hafsa Bari (Retired Principal)
🗣️ Discussions addressed:
• The current situation in Jammu & Kashmir
• Tensions after recent killings in Pehlgam (IIOJK)
• The role of libraries and education in community empowerment.
🌟The JKSDMI team, under the leadership of Raja Najabat Hussain (Sitara-i-Pakistan), resolved to expand lobbying efforts through the UK Parliament and APPG on Kashmir, and to organize awareness activities in the UK, Europe, Pakistan, and Azad Kashmir.
🌟 JKSDMI reaffirmed its support for the Kashmiri cause and called on the international community to take notice of human rights violations in the region.