Rohingya persecution: PPP submits resolution in NA
Condemns the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Myanmar
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has submitted a resolution in the National Assembly condemning violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar.
According to Express News, the resolution was signed by Opposition Leader Khurshid Shah and MNA Naveed Qamar, among other lawmakers.
More than a 100,00 Rohingya Muslims have flooded into Bangladesh in the past few days following an uptick in fighting between militants and Myanmar’s military in strife-torn western Rakhine state.
The impoverished region bordering Bangladesh has been a crucible of communal tensions between Muslims and Buddhists for years, with the Rohingya forced to live under apartheid-like restrictions on movement and citizenship.
Myanmar's Rohingya: stateless, persecuted and fleeing
The resolution vehemently condemned the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Myanmar, urging the government to contact the authorities in Myanmar and the United Nations to work towards a speedy end to the conflict on the ground.
The resolution also demanded the neighbours of Myanmar to provide safe passage to the refugees fleeing the violence, and called on the international community to establish an independent body to investigate the causes of the dispute.
According to Express News, the resolution was signed by Opposition Leader Khurshid Shah and MNA Naveed Qamar, among other lawmakers.
More than a 100,00 Rohingya Muslims have flooded into Bangladesh in the past few days following an uptick in fighting between militants and Myanmar’s military in strife-torn western Rakhine state.
The impoverished region bordering Bangladesh has been a crucible of communal tensions between Muslims and Buddhists for years, with the Rohingya forced to live under apartheid-like restrictions on movement and citizenship.
Myanmar's Rohingya: stateless, persecuted and fleeing
The resolution vehemently condemned the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Myanmar, urging the government to contact the authorities in Myanmar and the United Nations to work towards a speedy end to the conflict on the ground.
The resolution also demanded the neighbours of Myanmar to provide safe passage to the refugees fleeing the violence, and called on the international community to establish an independent body to investigate the causes of the dispute.