JKSDMI Hosts Historic Kashmir Conference in UK Parliament

USPA NEWS - JKSDMI Hosts Historic Kashmir Conference in UK Parliament – Calls for Global Action Amid Rising Nuclear Tensions

London, 15th July 2025 — The Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International (JKSDMI), under the leadership of Founding Chairman Raja Najabat Hussain (Sitara-e-Pakistan), hosted a landmark All Parties Kashmir Parliamentary Conference at the British Parliament on Tuesday, 15th July, as part of the ongoing Kashmir Martyrs Week, which began in Bradford on 11th July and will conclude in Birmingham on 19th July.

The conference, held with the support of James Frith MP (Bury North), drew a wide and influential audience including British parliamentarians, Pakistani senators, Kashmiri leaders, human rights activists, and diaspora voices.
???????? British Parliamentarians in Attendance:

British Parliamentarians in Attendance:

Barrister Imran Hussain MP (Chair, APPG on Kashmir)
Tahir Ali MP (Senior Vice Chair, APPG)
Debbie Abrahams (Former Chair, APPG)
Dr Afzal Khan MP ,Richard Burgan MP,David Williams MP,Dr Alison Clarkson MP,Connor Rand MP,Kate Dearden MP, Dr Zubir Ahmed MP,Barrister Mohammad Ayoub MP
Mohammad Yasin MP (UK Trade Envoy to Pakistan), Anna Dixon MP

???????? Pakistani Delegation:
Senator Dr Mohammad Humayun Mohmand
Senator (R) General Abdul Qayyum Khan
Onaza Ehsan Butt, Ex-MNA
Zafar Bakhtawari, business leader
Mohammad Suleman, Assistant Director, PIPS

Kashmiri and Community Leaders: Professor Shahid Iqbal, Muzzammil Ayub Thakar, Rehana Ali Advocate, Chaudhary Liaqat Ali, Nadia Jahfery (Chairperson, JKSDMI London), Zeshan Araf (Chair, JKSDMI Youth Wing), Barrister Shahzada Hayat, Chaudhary Dilpazeer (Advisor to AJK President), Chaudhary Mohammad Shahban, Laiq Ali Khan, Mohammad Ameen Bobby, Mohammad Aslam Chughtai, Fozia Hussain, Momena Latif, Mahnoor Latif, Sheikh Ramzi Ahmed, Raja Zafar Iqbal (Muslim Conference UK), Jahanzeb Khan (PTI), and other London-based dignitaries. ? At a Nuclear Crossroads: Pahalgam, Escalation, and Global Consequences A central theme of the conference was the escalating danger in South Asia following the 9th May 2025 conventional clash between India and Pakistan, and the tragic Pahalgam massacre on 22nd April 2025, which claimed 26 innocent lives. Participants warned that any escalation between two nuclear-armed states poses a threat to global peace.

Speakers called on the United Nations and the international community to immediately investigate the Pahalgam attack to establish accountability and prevent misinformation that could lead to broader conflict. ???? Rise of Hindutva Extremism and Global Ideological Threats The conference highlighted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has become a beacon of Hindutva extremism, led by the BJP and RSS, which promote the ideology of an “Akhand Bharat” — a greater India dream that undermines pluralism across South Asia. This ideology has spread through its Western wing, the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), active in: The UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Europe As revealed in Channel 4 investigations, these networks: Indoctrinate youth under the guise of yoga Engage in political entryism Promote hatred through media and Bollywood India was further accused of state-sponsored terrorism, including assassination plots against Sikh and Kashmiri activists in Western countries. Uranium Smuggling and “Water Terrorism”

With over 30 uranium smuggling incidents reported in the last two decades from India, speakers warned of global nuclear security risks. India’s threats to stop water flows to Pakistan — violating rights over rivers originating in Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJK) — were described as “water terrorism.”

India’s internal fragmentation was also noted, with 19+ separatist movements, including in: Kashmir Punjab, Manipur & Nagaland South India
Crimes Against Women and Legal Impunity

Participants condemned India’s use of rape as a weapon of war in Kashmir. The AFSPA law, caste-based impunity, and political shielding by BJP-RSS networks were blamed for widespread abuse. A recent US travel advisory warning women against solo travel to India further confirmed these concerns.

Even Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called Delhi “the rape capital of the world.” If Indian women are unsafe in their capital, speakers asked, “what of Kashmiri women under occupation?”
???? Tributes to Martyrs and Prisoners of Conscience
The conference paid tribute to imprisoned Kashmiri leaders and human rights defenders, including:
Yasin Malik, Dr Qasim Faktoo, Shabir Shah, Khurram Parvez, Asif Sultan,

Sajad Gul, Aasiya Andrabi, Altaf Shah, Musarat Alam Bhat
And those martyred:
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Ashraf Sehrai
Non-Kashmiri voices remembered:
Arundhati Roy, Medha Patkar, Kumar Vishwas, Saifuddin Soz
???? Legal Violations and the Simla Agreement’s Nullity
The speakers emphasized that India has violated:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Geneva Conventions (1949)UNSC Resolutions 47, 51 & 91,The Simla Agreement of 1972, signed under wartime duress and without Kashmiri consent, was declared legally void, with 18 UNSCRs reaffirming Kashmiris’ Right to Self-Determination.

Upcoming House of Lords Debate & International Call to Action

The UK House of Lords will debate the Kashmir issue on 17th July 2025, and JKSDMI urged parliamentarians to address:
Human rights violations, Nuclear tensions
Gender-based violence Hindutva extremism

Six Humble Appeals to the Global Community: Launch an independent international investigation into the Pahalgam incident Reinforce calls for a UN-supervised plebiscite in Kashmir Ban Hindutva ideology globally and sanction RSS & HSS networks Hold India accountable for uranium trafficking Support Kashmiri political prisoners and exiled activists Prevent India’s “water terrorism” through UNSC and World Bank mechanisms ???? A Message to the UK and the World As a UN Security Council permanent member, a Commonwealth founder, and a state with universal jurisdiction, the United Kingdom must act: Sanction India for its war crimes in Kashmir Refer Indian officials to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for: Rape as a weapon of war, Extrajudicial killings Forced disappearances Suppression of journalists, Violation of UN resolutions Nuclear negligence Justice delayed is not just justice denied – it is a warning. The time to stand with Kashmir is now – not later.” Said : Raja Najabat Hussain Chairman JKSDMI and Councillor Yasmine Dar Chairperson International Lobby on Kashmir.