AJK legal expert’s UN role highlights Kashmiris’ bond with Pakistan

For Kashmiris, Pakistan and Kashmir remain bound by shared identity, aspirations and an inseparable relationship.Senior Legal Adviser to the Government of Pakistan under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Raja Ahsan Shamim, participated in a session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva as a senior member of Pakistan’s official delegation.The committee reviewed Pakistan’s second periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and….

The Pakistani delegation was led by Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik, with Shamim serving as a senior legal adviser.During the proceedings, Shamim responded to questions raised by committee members and presented Pakistan’s position on a range of legal and human rights issues.His participation at the international forum reflects his professional achievements and the contribution of Kashmiris to representing Pakistan on important global platforms.Shamim obtained both….

He also belongs to the family of the late former AJK president Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan and Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of AJK.Residents of Bhimber, relatives, friends and well-wishers have congratulated Shamim on his achievement, describing it as an honour not only for his family but also for the entire region.They said his representation of Pakistan at the United Nations demonstrated that the….

Kashmiris and Pakistanis, they said, remain united by common bonds and a shared vision.

AJK legal expert’s UN role highlights Kashmiris’ bond with Pakistan M A Mir | Updated 17 minutes ago | Pakistan’s Raja Ahsan Shamim joins official delegation at UN rights session in Geneva.