Bukhari urged the international community to seek an explanation from the Indian government over the use of force in the Valley. She asked the Muslims of the world to unite for the cause. PHOTO: SHAHBAZ MALIK/EXPRESS
The demonstration at Chairman’s Secretariat was led by provincial Women’s Wing president Saloni Bukhari. The protesters demanded that the government effectively take up the issue at international forums.
Addressing the gathering, Bukhari said the Pakistani nation was one with the Kashmiri people in their hour of distress. She accused the government of being non-serious in resolving the Kashmir dispute. It has been unable to adopt an aggressive stance against the atrocities in the Valley, she said. “The government has failed to highlight the plight of Kashmiris in the Occupied Valley, in the wake of recent unrest there,” she said. The PTI, she said, had taken a firm stand on the issue.
She questioned the role of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir saying that it had failed to come up to the expectations of the people.
Bukhari urged the international community to seek an explanation from the Indian government over the use of force in the Valley. She asked the Muslims of the world to unite for the cause. Women’s Wing general secretary Rubina Jamil, Zara Taimur and Saadia Sohail were also present. The protesters carried placards and banners carrying statements against the Indian oppression atrocities in the Valley.
A meeting of regional chapters of the Women’s Wing was held earlier in the day with Bukhari in the chair. The participants discussed the calls for protests in view of the Panama Papers controversy.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 19th, 2016.
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