Demanding rights: Fatemi urges UN to hold referendum in IoK

ISLAMABAD: Special aide to the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Tariq Fatemi, on Friday briefed the ambassadors of the permanent members of the UN Security Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK); escalation and ceasefire violations from the Indian side at the LoC and the Working Boundary; and the Indian involvement in subversive and terrorist activities in Pakistan.



He called upon them to fulfill their commitment to the people of Kashmir by holding a free, fair and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices, in accordance with the Security Council resolutions.



Fatemi condemned the Indian brutalities in IoK which has resulted in the killing of more than 115 innocent people.

He also deplored Indian involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2016.