PTI condemns reported atrocities against Muslims in Burma

Imran Khan warns continued prosecution could increase communal hatred locally, internationally.


Ppi July 26, 2012

PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Imran Khan has strongly condemned reported atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar.

In a statement issued in response to local and international media reports suggesting widespread killings of Muslims, he said that persecution of a particular community in such manner is blatant violation of fundamental humanitarian principles. Burmese government's silence on mass killings of Rohingya Muslims is disturbing.

Imran Khan urged the Pakistani government to mobilise diplomatic efforts on an urgent basis to stop the potential genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

He also urged local and international human rights organisations to fight against the potential genocide of the community.

Khan warned that continued persecution of the community in Myanmar will fuel communal hatred both locally and internationally.

He urged the international community to pressurise the Burmese government to take urgent measures for ending the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

COMMENTS (23)

Jesal | 11 years ago | Reply

@Dad Muhammad: Are you sure you are going to consider the Rohingyas as Muslims? First accept Ahmediyas and Vohras who are just another sects of Islam...you cannot even respect them in your own country so stop talking about other country's internal matters.

Dad Muhammad | 11 years ago | Reply

@ijaz Mir: with respect, this is not some one else fire but being a muslim those Muslims in Myanmar are our brothers and sisters. If we didn't stop that fire could catch our houses. Assalamualaikum

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