IHRO, media exposing Indian oppression in IIOJ&K: FM
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ISLAMABAD
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that international human rights organisations and the media are exposing the Indian oppression in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K).
In a statement on Tuesday, he said India’s Republic Day is being observed as a Black Day by Kashmiri people across the world. He said the Kashmiris are protesting as their rights have been usurped.
Qureshi said the minorities feel unsafe in India. Instead of democracy, black laws are being imposed in the neighbouring country. He said the negative policies of the BJP government are also adversely affecting the Indian economy. He said that all the neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Nepal, China, are annoyed over the Indian posture.
Qureshi asked India to explain why it has been fearful of dialogue if it has a strong stance on the Kashmir issue. “India did not pay heed to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of peace talks,” he said. “The country instead took measures that further escalated the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir.”
The minister said Pakistan demonstrated to the global community with its actions that Islamabad desires peace and stability in the region. Kashmir, he added, has turned into a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, stressing the need for a durable and expedited resolution of the internationally-recognised dispute.
Qureshi ruled out resolving the matter through the use of force, saying doing so would be ‘equivalent to suicide.’ “India has been suppressing the rights of Kashmiris and taking atrocious steps against them for decades.”
Economic stability, he maintained, is linked with peace, saying investment would only come to the region if it is peaceful. The foreign minister also noted that the Indian government hasn’t been able to suppress the voice of its protesting farmers. Now, he added, the entire India is endorsing their voice.
