ISLAMABAD, January 29: The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Tuesday briefed the Chairman Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, about the efforts being made by the Pakistani government to highlight the gross human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian troops in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK).
In a statement issued by Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad, Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over phone.
“In this context, he mentioned the June 2018 Report issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the APPKG report of the UK Parliament,” the statement said.
Qureshi also emphasized that India should permit the visit of the Commission of Inquiry, as envisaged in both the reports.
“The Foreign Minister also informed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of the upcoming events, being organized in London at the House of Commons and the exhibition being held in London on 4th and 5th February 2019 respectively,” it said.
The statement said these, again, are efforts to highlight the centrality of the Kashmir dispute and the grave human rights violations against the Kashmiri people by India which are being widely condemned and need to be immediately stopped.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the statement said, greatly appreciated the efforts of the Government of Pakistan. He emphasized that the Indian atrocities shall never be able to suppress the will of the Kashmiri people, who will continue to raise their voice against severe Indian repression.
Mirwaiz informed Qureshi that he would have wanted to be present for the London events, but his passport and those of other top Hurriyat leaders, had been confiscated by the Indian government, to prevent them from travelling abroad.-Sabah
