Youth can play vital role in promoting Kashmir cause: Altaf Wani

Youth delegation visits KIIR office in Islamabad

Islamabad: Terming youth as a great asset and future of nation, the chairman Kashmir Institute of International Relations Mr. Altaf Hussain Wani has said that Pakistani youth can play an important role in promoting Kashmir cause and highlighting the plight of Kashmiris through the effective use of digital platforms.

“In the modern era of technology youth can significantly contribute to advance the cause of peace and justice, become a voice for the voiceless thereby using their power, potential and ability to promote and protect the rights of suppressed and marginalized communities across the globe especially Kashmiris who were reeling under the brutal suppression of the Indian colonialism”, Mr. Wani said while talking to a delegation of 30 Youth representatives from different NGOs from all over the Pakistan who paid a visit to the Kashmir institute of International Relations office on October 15, 2021.  The delegation was led by Deputy Secretary General youth parliament of Pakistan Tabish Abbasi & Member CEC Faisal Jamshed Khan.

Speaking briefly on the occasion, he said that in the given regional and international scenario educated youth can play a vital role in promoting the cause of Kashmir and highlighting the plight of Kashmiris through the effective use of digital platforms.

Earlier, the KIIR chief accorded a warm welcome to the visiting guests at his office in Islamabad. Following the introductory session, the KIIR chairman briefed the guests about the aims and objectives of the think-tank that has been working on Kashmir for over the past three decades.