Kashmir Seminar was held at the European Parliament, Brussels

Belgium: Kashmir Seminar was held at the European Parliament, Brussels. Organised by Friends of Kashmir in the European Parliament in Coalition with the Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International (JKSDMI) Chaired by MEP Anthea McIntyre Co-Chairperson Friends of Kashmir in the European Parliament & MEP Richard Corbett Co-Chairperson Friends of Kashmir in the European Parliament. Initially, Chairman JKSDMI Raja Najabat Hussain Briefed all about the line of control and killing of innocent Kashmir’s. He condemned the recently brutal murder of Dr Syed Shujaat Bukhari Editor of Rising Kashmir in Indian Occupied Kashmir. Furthermore he gave a presentation on the recent report of the Chief Commissioner of UNHRC Geneva, Switzerland on the Human Rights violations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and also shared details about all parties parliamentary Kashmir Group (APPG) in the British parliament, which produced an interim report of their enquiry on human rights violations in Indian Administrative Jammu and Kashmir. Anthea McIntyre MEP said we should try to resolve the Kashmir Issue. She also announced coming International Kashmir conference in European Parliament Brussels on September 2018. Other MEP’S expressed their gratitude on Kashmir and said Kashmir is a very dangerous conflict between two atomic powers and also we should try to do something to resolve this matter for the peace and stability of the South Asian region. They condemned the very bad human rights violations in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. They said give a chance to Kashmiri to make a decision on Kashmir by their own wishes and for a bright future. Also in attendance were Faye Kent MEP, Alex Mayer MEP, James Carver MEP, John Howarth MEP, Michael Gahler MEP, Theresa Griffin MEP, Wajid Khan MEP, Amjad Bashir MEP, Julie Ward MEP, Harry Boota Director Administrative JKSDMI,Anthony Crasner Secretary to the board Kashmir council EU, H.E Ms. Naghmana A Hashmi Pakistan High Commissioner Belgium , Councillor Yasmeen Dar Chairperson JKSDMI UK, Shahida Jarral Chairperson JKSDMI London,Hannah Phillips ,Faye Kem,Mr. Asif H. MEMON, Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Saqib RAUF, Counsellor, Polykarpos Adamidis, Chaudhry Naeem Chairman Jammu Kashmir Forum France, President Mirza Asif Jarral, French Assembly coordinator Abdul Qadeer , Umair Baig and other. Report by S M IRFAN TAHIR Photojournalist / Member National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Great Britain.