BAHAWALPUR
Speakers at a seminar titled “Kashmir Black Day: Human Rights Violations in Kashmir, Realities, Challenges and the Way Forward” strongly condemned alleged human rights violations by Indian forces in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and called for greater attention to the humanitarian dimensions of the dispute.
According to an official press release issued by The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), the seminar was jointly organized by the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration at the Vice Chancellor Secretariat, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran, Vice Chancellor of IUB, attended the event as chief guest, while Prof. Dr. Rubina Bhatti, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, was the guest of honour.
The speakers included Dr. Sarfraz Batool, Director, Usman Buzdar School of State Sciences, and Dr. Shahbaz Ali Khan, In-charge, Department of Public Administration. The proceedings were moderated by Dr. Hira Riaz, Lecturer, and Department of Political Science. Faculty members, including chairpersons and heads of various departments, attended the seminar.
Among them were Dr. Shakil Akhtar, Chairman, Department of Political Science, and Ansar Abbas, In-charge, Department of Gender Studies. Students from various university departments also participated. The seminar provided an academic platform to discuss the historical background of the Kashmir dispute, human rights concerns in the region, and the challenges to achieving a peaceful and lasting settlement.
