By Safina Khan | Voice of Asia News UK
LONDON, October 27, 2026 Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Tipu Usman, has warned that India’s actions in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir pose a serious threat to regional stability and international peace, calling on the global community to press for a resolution to the long standing dispute.
He was speaking at an event organised by the Pakistan High Commission in London to mark Kashmir Black Day, commemorating the events of October 27, 1947, when Indian troops entered Jammu and Kashmir.
The gathering brought together British parliamentarians, members of the British Kashmiri community, civil society representatives and media professionals to discuss the Kashmir dispute and the human rights situation in the territory.
Among those attending were Lord Qurban Hussain, Lord Shaffaq Mohammed, Baroness Nosheena Mobarik, and MPs Adnan Hussain, Afzal Khan and Ayoub Khan.
In his keynote address, High Commissioner Usman condemned what he described as continued repression by Indian security forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). He raised concerns over allegations of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, as well as the prolonged restrictions faced by residents.
Usman said India’s policies in the disputed territory violated international law and fundamental moral principles. He argued that the consequences extended beyond South Asia, with implications for wider regional and global security.
The Pakistani envoy urged the international community to hold India accountable for its obligations under relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, which Pakistan says provide the basis for the Kashmiri people to exercise their right to self-determination.
He also acknowledged the efforts of British parliamentarians who have raised the Kashmir issue in the UK Parliament and with the British government.
Usman reaffirmed that the Pakistan High Commission would continue working with British lawmakers and the wider Kashmiri community to bring international attention to the dispute.
British parliamentarians and other speakers expressed solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, stressing the need for a peaceful and lasting settlement.
Several speakers maintained that the dispute should not be treated solely as a bilateral matter between Pakistan and India, describing it instead as an unresolved international issue with broader implications for peace and human rights.
They called on the international community to press India to address allegations of human rights abuses and honour its international commitments regarding a free and fair plebiscite in the territory.
The event underscored Pakistan’s continued diplomatic efforts in the United Kingdom to highlight the Kashmir dispute and seek international support for a settlement reflecting the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
