NA passes resolution on peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute

ISLAMABAD -- The National Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution emphasizing that lasting peace, security, and stability in South Asia remain contingent upon a just, peaceful and lasting resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

The resolution was jointly tabled by Minister for Kashmir Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam and Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon.

The resolution called upon the international community, particularly the United Nations, to fulfil its responsibilities and commitments towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir, take meaningful steps towards the implementation of the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and hold India accountable for grave violations of human rights in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The House reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their just and legitimate struggle for the realization of this fundamental right.

Paying rich tribute to the extraordinary courage, resilience and sacrifices of generations of Kashmiri people, the resolution strongly condemned the continuing grave and systematic human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The resolution categorically rejected India's illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019 and subsequent measures aimed at altering the internationally recognized disputed status and demographic character of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

It called upon India to end the grave human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cease measures aimed at altering its demographic character, end the incarceration of the legitimate Kashmiri leadership and allow unhindered access to international human rights organizations and independent observers.

The resolution reaffirmed that the final disposition of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute must be determined in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and the freely expressed will and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

The resolution urged the government to continue its sustained diplomatic efforts at the United Nations, the OIC and other relevant international forums to highlight the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and advocate the legitimate right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination.

The resolution expressed the resolve that the National Assembly of Pakistan stands in unwavering solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and shall continue to raise its voice for their fundamental rights, dignity and inalienable right to self-determination.

Meanwhile, the House passed seven bills. These included:

Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Amendment Bill, 2025, The Corporate Social Responsibility Bill, 2026, The Qanun-e-Shahdat Amendment Bill, 2026, Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Amendment Bill, 2025, The Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill, 2024 (Schedule-II), The National Commission on the Rights of Child Amendment Bill, 2025 and  The Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2025.

The House will now meet tomorrow at eleven am.