The Institute of Policy Studies, in collaboration with the Youth Forum for Kashmir, convened a seminar titled “January 05: Lessons, Dialogue, and the Way Forward” to revisit the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir problem and its enduring legal, political and moral dimensions. Diplomats, scholars and university students participated in an intergenerational discussion aimed at charting how Pakistan\u2019s youth can sustain the Kashmir cause.<\/p>\n
Speakers included Ambassador (r) Sardar Masood Khan, Khalid Rahman of IPS, Farzana Yaqoob of the IPS Working Group on Kashmir, Dr Waleed Rasool of the Institute of Dialogue, Development and Diplomatic Studies, Umair Parvez of National Defence University and Zaman Bajwa of the Youth Forum for Kashmir. The panel emphasised both the international legal foundations of the issue and the practical responsibilities that fall to a new generation.<\/p>\n
Ambassador (r) Sardar Masood Khan noted that Generation Z, with unprecedented access to information and platforms through social media, is uniquely positioned to highlight the Kashmir cause at multiple levels. He urged young Pakistanis to regard themselves as architects of the nation, to revisit the Kashmir question with an eye to Pakistan\u2019s ideological foundations, and to carry forward the sacrifices of previous generations. He reiterated that Pakistanis and Kashmiris remain bound by a shared ideology of brotherhood and said recent events in May 2025 have strengthened collective resolve.<\/p>\n
Dr Waleed Rasool highlighted the significance of January 5, 1949, when the United Nations Security Council recognized the right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to determine their political future through a free and impartial plebiscite. He pointed out that the UNSC resolutions followed India\u2019s referral to the UN, underscoring that the final status remained unresolved. While seven decades have passed without implementation, he argued that the legal validity of the Kashmir cause remains intact and that non-implementation exposes selective application of international law driven by geopolitical power asymmetries.<\/p>\n
Umair Parvez stressed that the Kashmir cause is fundamentally about the Kashmiri people\u2019s right to self-determination as affirmed by multiple UN resolutions. Drawing cautious parallels with peaceful movements in Ireland and Scotland, he observed that the reality of Indian control in Kashmir complicates the picture and means that various forms of resistance cannot be summarily delegitimized. He introduced the concept of reputational security, noting that sustained rights violations in Kashmir undermine India\u2019s international standing and thereby strengthen the legitimacy of the Kashmiri claim.<\/p>\n
In closing, Khalid Rahman reflected on shifting international dynamics and warned that actors who fail to win hearts and minds often resort to confusion and chaos to exert influence. He urged patience, a long-term pragmatic vision and clarity of purpose, coupled with diversity in the means employed to achieve objectives. The seminar concluded with a clear message that Pakistan\u2019s youth must actively promote the Kashmir cause across platforms while grounding their efforts in legal principles and national ideology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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