Student mocking parliamentarians in multiple, significantly erudite parliamentary-style deliberations, passed unanimous resolutions demanding right to self-determination, end to atrocities, lifting of curfew, convening of international moot by world rights organisations, implementation of UN resolutions and stopping of brazen HR violations in Kashmir.
Six panels comprising 6 students each from different departments/institutes, namely Quaid-e-Azam panel, Allama Iqbal panel, Liaquat Ali Khan panel, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan panel, Moulana Shoukat Ali Jouhar panel and Fatima Jinnah panel, participated in the highly passionate and productive parliamentary debate, organized by the varsity Bureau of Students Tutorial Guidance / Counselling Services and Co-curricular Activities (STAGS). Dr Burfat, in his presidential remarks said that the will of the people of Kashmir counted supreme as it related to their lives and the lives of the generations that were to come.
“This session condemns in consensus Indian violence, Indian bid to flip in its favour the demographic landscape of the valley and ruthless use of formidable force to suppress judicious voice of people of Kashmir”, the VC remarked. Dr Burfat further said that war between two nuclear states entailed catastrophic disasters, hence it had better be treated as a last, not-to-be desired option, whereas ‘dialogue’ be opted as a peaceful means to hammer out mutually-agreeable deal.
Director STAGS Dr Sumera Umrani said youth needed to be aware of important national issues; and that Kashmir problem topped that list. She said the day’s parliamentary debate was organized with the specific objective of integrating youth voice to the national narrative on Kashmir issue.
