The Kashmiri people have been suffering serious violations of human rights, oppression and imprisonment for the last three years, says Pakistani ambassador.
Saturday 6 August 2022
Washington (Latest News - NNI. 06 August 2022) Masood Khan, the ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, has asked the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to take notice of the situation in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and a special international organization for Kashmir. There has been a demand to appoint an ambassador. According to Kashmir Media Service, Masood Khan was addressing a special event organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC on the occasion of Kashmir Exploitation Day.
In which the serious implications of India's illegal actions of August 5, 2019 for occupied Jammu and Kashmir and regional peace and stability were highlighted. Masood Khan said in his speech that the Kashmiri people have been suffering serious violations of human rights, oppression and imprisonment for the past three years.
Freedom of expression has been suppressed and journalists are being arrested and detained.
All these actions are in violation of international laws and UN Security Council resolutions related to Kashmir. Masood Khan said that the lack of any kind of diplomatic dialogue between India and Pakistan has increased the threats to regional security. He said that this cruelty should end. He mentioned all the steps taken by the Indian government on August 5, 2019, the steps to change the population ratio in occupied Jammu and Kashmir by settling non-local people in the disputed area and the favor of the constituencies. Demanded withdrawal of delimitation.
Masood Khan also demanded the immediate release of Kashmiri political prisoners including Musrat Alam Butt, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Asia Andrabi and Dr. Muhammad Qasim Faktu. He thanked the expatriates for their continuous support to the cause of Kashmiris. World Kashmir Awareness Forum General Secretary Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai recalled Dr. Gregory Stanton's warning about the possible threat of genocide in the region.
He emphasized the need to resolve the Kashmir conflict in accordance with the UN Charter and relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Ambassador Tauqeer Hussain emphasized the need to intensify diplomatic efforts to mobilize the international community regarding the Kashmir issue. Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik recalled his mediation efforts in 2019, saying he would send an appeal to the UN Secretary-General to highlight the importance of the issue.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said that 15 thousand political workers have been detained since August 5, 2019. He said that the economy of Kashmir would suffer a loss of 5.3 billion dollars and five lakh Kashmiris would become unemployed. 40 lakh Indians have been given domiciles and 12 lakh people have been included in the voter list. Afzal Khan, the deputy leader in the British House of Commons, said that discrimination against minorities and hate speech has become a norm in India.
Lord Wajid Khan (through his video message), noted political analyst, human rights activist and retired US Army Colonel Wesley Martin and former president of the Association of Pakistani Physicians in North America Dr. Asif Rehman also spoke on the occasion. And expressed his views about the impact of Indian actions on the region on August 5, 2019.
