PM hands over dossier on Kashmir atrocities to Ban Ki-moon
Pictures of pellet gun victims leave United Nations Secretary General shocked
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in New York on September 21, 2016. PHOTO: PID
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday handed over a dossier detailing atrocities in Indian-held Kashmir to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York.
The premier showed Ban images of Indian military victimising the unarmed and defenceless people of Kashmir using brute force. Apprising the UN chief about the gross rights violations, Sharif said over one hundred people had been killed and a thousand injured over the last 74 days in the region.
The premier also highlighted the indiscriminate use of pellet guns, that has left hundreds blind, saying it reflected the inhuman and barbaric mindset of Indian security forces. Ban expressed shock at seeing pictures of pellet gun victims and praised Pakistan for its prominent and active role in the United Nations and its contribution to the maintenance of global peace and security.
Nawaz demands UN-led probe into Kashmir abuses
Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded an independent inquiry and a UN fact-finding mission to investigate extra-judicial killings and brutalities perpetrated by security forces in Indian held-Kashmir to punish those found guilty. In a scathing response to Sharif’s address, India told the UNGA that Pakistan was “now host to the Ivy League of terrorism”.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday handed over a dossier detailing atrocities in Indian-held Kashmir to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York.
The premier showed Ban images of Indian military victimising the unarmed and defenceless people of Kashmir using brute force. Apprising the UN chief about the gross rights violations, Sharif said over one hundred people had been killed and a thousand injured over the last 74 days in the region.
The premier also highlighted the indiscriminate use of pellet guns, that has left hundreds blind, saying it reflected the inhuman and barbaric mindset of Indian security forces. Ban expressed shock at seeing pictures of pellet gun victims and praised Pakistan for its prominent and active role in the United Nations and its contribution to the maintenance of global peace and security.
Nawaz demands UN-led probe into Kashmir abuses
Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded an independent inquiry and a UN fact-finding mission to investigate extra-judicial killings and brutalities perpetrated by security forces in Indian held-Kashmir to punish those found guilty. In a scathing response to Sharif’s address, India told the UNGA that Pakistan was “now host to the Ivy League of terrorism”.