ISLAMABAD: Special Committee of National Assembly on Kashmir Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman has appealed to the United Nations secretary-general to immediately take notice of atrocities and barbarianism of Indian occupational forces in Held Kashmir, particularly the rising trend of harassing Kashmiri women and employing sexual harassment as a weapon.
Fazlur Rehman in a statement demanded the UN secretary-general to constitute an independent investigation commission to probe decades long uninterrupted inhumane treatment meted out to struggling Kashmiris and compile a report for presentation before the General Assembly.
“This is imperative to expose India and its shameful acts against Kashmiris before international community and pave way towards taking concrete steps for resolution of this problem,” he said in his statement.
Focusing particularly on the Asifa rape case, he strongly condemned irresponsible attitude of Indian government and underlined the need for raising a strong voice by Indian people against this barbaric act and bringing the culprits to book.
“It is unfortunate that whole of Kashmiri population is unsafe at the hands of Indian occupational forces who are targeting Kashmiri youth peacefully struggling for their just right to self-determination, in the name of operation and subjecting them to torture and inhuman treatment.”
He added, “The growing scorn of Kashmiri people for the occupied forces is natural as it can be seen through pictures published in the media that students in school uniform were protesting against occupied forces. This reflects the spirit of Kashmiri people who are waging struggle against Indian occupation of the valley.”
He also called upon the Indian government to immediately take steps for resolving the issue and enter into meaningful dialogue with Pakistan.
He warned that violent and imprudent use of force would only deteriorate human rights situation in Held Kashmir.
Published in Daily Times, April 20th 2018.
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