Received an extremely disturbing call from an influential US-based doctor belonging to the occupied #Kashmir. He said that #Kashmiridiaspora is “devastated” to see what is happening in Pakistan and the way the most tainted politicians are being brought back to power... Cont. 2
"Kashmiris see Imran Khan's ouster as a huge blow not just for #Pakistan’s sovereignty, but to the Kashmir cause. How easy it is to force a regime change in Pakistan by throwing a few billion rupees… Can this kind of leadership protect the interests of their country? ... Cont. 3
"And can Kashmiris trust such politicians and their backers?” The Kashmiri doctor said that from now on he had nothing to do with Pakistan and he won’t meet any Pakistani politician visiting the United States... Cont. 4
“A nation and its elite which cannot protect its own sovereignty, and national interest, won’t be able to do anything for Kashmir… For what we sacrificed more than 100,000 of our youth and saw our women raped by Indian soldiers? ”... Cont. 5
The Kashmiri doctor predicted that Imran Khan’s policy of “no talks” with India until it scraps Aug 5, 2019 measures in Kashmir will soon be undone. The Pakistani ruling elite is desperate to open talks with India on New Delhi’s terms, he said. ... Cont. 6
“Statements like burying the past and regions go forward are an indication where things are heading to.” The Kashmiri doctor spoke a lot more, with intensity and emotion… I can't write that. It is heartbreaking… it is devastating.
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