ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi on Thursday briefed the Islamabad-based OIC ambassadors on the continuing grave human rights violations being committed by Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He condemned the Indian brutalities in the held Kashmir, which has resulted in killing of more than 115 innocent people and injuring to over 16,000 in the last three months Fatemi noted that more than 1000 people have been injured due to the use of pellet guns by the Indian forces and more than 160 have become permanently blind. He referred to the systematic and grave human rights violations as a crime against humanity, said a statement issued by the foreign ministry.
While appreciating the continued support of the OIC for the Kashmir cause, as reflected in the unanimous passage of resolution on Kashmir by 43rd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on 19th of last month in Tashkent, he urged the OIC countries to continue to condemn the Indian brutalities in held Kashmir and play an effective role to end the bloodshed.
He referred to Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir as the oldest unresolved disputes on the agenda of the UN Security Council. He called for vigorous efforts for the resolution of both these disputes in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
Fatemi also highlighted the escalated situation on the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting from the unprovoked firing and ceasefire violations from the Indian side.
He stated that the Indian has deliberately escalated tension to divert international attention from its grave human rights violations in the held territory. The PM’s special assistant also briefed the ambassadors over the continued Indian state-sponsored subversive and terrorist activities in Pakistan.