Pakistan briefs OIC group on Kashmir situation

JEDDAH: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said revocation of Article 370 and 35-A by India is a clear violation of international laws.

The FM was addressing an emergency meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Kashmir in Jeddah on Tuesday. The OIC session was convened in the wake of latest situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir arising out of revocation of Article- 370 by Indian parliament.

“About one hundred thousand Kashmiris have been martyred by Indian forces in the Occupied Jammu and Kashmir since 1989,” he said.

Qureshi said about 22000 Kashmiri women became widowed, 108,000 children orphaned and 12000 women were raped in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The FM said India’s sending more troops, closure of educational institutions and imposition of emergency like measures by India in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which is the most militarized area in the world, was indicating intentions of India.

TheFM said he had apprised United Nations Security Council and General Secretary OIC about the apprehensions of Pakistan regarding the measures and steps taken by India.

He said India’s steps taken in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir can endanger peace in South Asia. He urged the participants of the meeting to pay immediate attention towards this issue.

Later talking at news Conference in Jeddah today, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said: “we have apprised the OIC about the Indian mindset regarding Kashmir and prevailing peace situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir.”

H said an independent human rights commission should be allowed to investigate the Indian rights abuses in Kashmir.