-Recognition of Khojaly genocide
By Nasir Zaman
Pakistan has substantially helped Azerbaijan over the course of past decades in highlighting the now-ended Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and Khojaly genocide before the international community. From playing an instrumental role in passing UNSC resolutions 822, 853, 874, and 884 in 1993 to formally accepting the Khojaly genocide on 1st February 2012, the State of Pakistan has extended full support vis-à-vis recognition of Khojaly genocide before the international community which continues to this day.
Nevertheless, the decades-long influence and sympathy for Armenia orchestrated by its diaspora around the world means that it is imperative to highlight the true nature of the Khojaly massacre by all means possible. For achieving this goal, young members of the Azerbaijani and Pakistani diaspora have considerably cooperated to highlight this genocide before the whole world.
The policy of Global Outreach: Global outreach provides valid opportunity for people around the world to learn about issues of poverty and injustice and how they are interconnected throughout our greater world community. Both Azerbaijani and Pakistani diaspora can accompany various communities and build relationships of mutual reciprocity and responsibility vis-à-vis the Khojaly massacre.
Awareness Campaigns: Young Azerbaijani and Pakistani diaspora living in different countries across the globe can participate in various types of awareness campaigns through different types of scholarly and educational activities.
Public Outreach Campaigns: Public outreach campaigns can be intensified by members of Pakistani and Azerbaijani youth diaspora around the world for provision of justice for the victims of Khojaly massacre.
Common people in both these countries along with various other parts of the world can be approached for creating a cohesive and popular opinion about this genocide.
The brutal Armenian forces killed and wounded hundreds of innocent Azerbaijani civilians on 26th February 1992 in the town of Khojaly. This outrageous act of genocide has been recognized by many countries and organizations around the world but there is still a long way to go for holding its real perpetrators accountable before relevant international legal forums.
For achieving this goal, successive Azerbaijani and Pakistani governments, organizations, and people have played a proactive role to counter the fictitious and concocted narrative of the Armenian diaspora vis-à-vis this massacre.
Nevertheless, the next generation of Azerbaijani and Pakistani diaspora around the world must join hands to conduct activities to manifest the sheer brutality and illegality committed by Armenian forces during this incident.
Governments, non-government organizations, and prominent think tanks like CGSS in both Pakistan have done considerable efforts to engage the youth of both countries and beyond in pursuance of this goal and are eager to conduct more collaborative activities in this regard. – Courtesy CGSS
