ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again urged the United Nations to send a fact finding mission to the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) to investigate the blatant human rights violations.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakariya said on Thursday that the prime minister has written another letter to the UN Secretary General apprising him of the deteriorating situation and human rights violations of the unfortunate Kashmiri people.
The prime minister welcomed the UN Secretary General’s call for making efforts to avoid further violence and thanked him for recognising Pakistan’s commitment to the peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute.
In his letter, the prime minister said that while Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) cannot be compared in terms of the grim and tragic situation of human rights in IHK, it remains open to any UN mission for a visit as it has always facilitated foreign diplomats and tourists.
The letter called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Balochistan as ‘unwarranted and in complete contravention of the UN charter’. It said the remarks were aimed at diverting the world attention from the on-going atrocities in IHK.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said that Pakistan continues to raise the Kashmir dispute at international levels – including the upcoming annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the OIC meetings.
Zakariya said the Indian brutalities have not only been condemned by the international community but also members of different segments of the society within India – to which the Indian government should listen to and end the bloodshed in the valley.
He said Pakistan wants peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue through the dialogue process – for which the country is always ready. However, he said that any preconditions to the talks will not be accepted.
