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A meeting between Norwegian parliamentarian, Ms. Rannvei Kvifte Andresen and chairperson ICHD, Ali Raza Syed was held in Oslo on Februrary 23, 2010. She assured the ICHD leader that the issue of unnamed graves in Indian Held Kashmir shall be brought in the notice of the Norwegian parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs. An acting member of the joint committee, she said that it was a just cause to be discussed in the committee.  

The meeting took place at the parliament house here on Monday and Ali Raza Syed presented a comprehensive report on the unknown mass graves in IHK. The 110 pages report was prepared by Dutch Peace Organisation, IPC (www.ikvpaxchristi.nl) in last three years.
He said, Kashmir is long standing dispute and UN resolutions on the conflict are yet to be implemented. He said the massive atrocities against the innocent people in the IHK were going on and India was avoiding talking about Kashmir with other countries. He expressed his disappointment on the silence of the international community on the Kashmir conflict.
The Norwegian Parliamentarian said, She understands the situation of Human rights in IHK and assured that the issue of unnamed mass graves in IHK to be brought in the notice of other members of the committee, so they could discussed the issue during their upcoming session next month.

Ali Raza Syed said, about 10,000 people are disappeared in IHK and most of them are seemingly killed by the Indian forces.  He said, we started the movement to raise the issue before the different nations of world. The noted Kashmir figure said, solution of Kashmir issue is essential for the peace in region and even peace could not be restored in Afghanistan with out solution of Kashmir problem.

The lady parliamentarian said, that Norway had important role to play for the peace in different regions. She believed that Kashmir was the key issue in the region of South Asia. She informed that Kashmir Group of all parties in the parliament had also been reconstituted under the chairmanship of Mr.Knut, the former central cabinet minister. 

The ICHD hosted a reception in honour of the visiting parliamentary delegation of Pakistan in Brussels on January 27, 2010. The delegation included Chairman Senate, Mr.Farooq H. Naik, Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Senator Kazim Khan, Senator Mir Muhammad Ali Rind, Senator Gulsham Saeed and Senator Khatu Mal Jeevan.
 
On the occasion, Chairman ICHD, Mr.Ali Raza Syed briefed the delegation about the activities of ICHD for promoting the cause of Kashmir and bringing peace in the South Asian region. He said that International Council for Human Development (ICHD) was actively working for awareness building and lobbying for the resolution of Kashmir issue. He said that they were struggling to highlight the plight of the people of Jammu and Kashmir who had been deprived of their right to self-determination for 62 years. He emphasised that it was the moral duty of international community to support the innocent and deserving people of Kashmir.
 
The Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Mr.Farooq Naik said that Pakistan had always supported the people of Jammu and Kashmir in political and diplomatic fronts and shall continue to do so in all of its moral, political and diplomatic capacities. He expressed hope that the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan would be helpful in order to facilitate peace in South Asia especially in the context of the Kashmir conflict. He also praised the efforts of Mr.Ali Raza Syed and his team to defend rights of the people of Kashmir and highlight the Kashmir conflict in Europe. Ali Shahnawaz Khan, the executive director of Kashmir Scandianvian Council was also present on the occasion.

The ICHD hosted a reception in honour of the visiting parliamentary delegation of Pakistan in Brussels on January 27, 2010. The delegation included Chairman Senate, Mr.Farooq H. Naik, Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Senator Kazim Khan, Senator Mir Muhammad Ali Rind, Senator Gulsham Saeed and Senator Khatu Mal Jeevan.
 
On the occasion, Chairman ICHD, Mr.Ali Raza Syed briefed the delegation about the activities of ICHD for promoting the cause of Kashmir and bringing peace in the South Asian region. He said that International Council for Human Development (ICHD) was actively working for awareness building and lobbying for the resolution of Kashmir issue. He said that they were struggling to highlight the plight of the people of Jammu and Kashmir who had been deprived of their right to self-determination for 62 years. He emphasised that it was the moral duty of international community to support the innocent and deserving people of Kashmir.
 
The Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Mr.Farooq Naik said that Pakistan had always supported the people of Jammu and Kashmir in political and diplomatic fronts and shall continue to do so in all of its moral, political and diplomatic capacities. He expressed hope that the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan would be helpful in order to facilitate peace in South Asia especially in the context of the Kashmir conflict. He also praised the efforts of Mr.Ali Raza Syed and his team to defend rights of the people of Kashmir and highlight the Kashmir conflict in Europe. Ali Shahnawaz Khan, the executive director of Kashmir Scandianvian Council was also present on the occasion.