Hurriyat leaders urge world to stop India from using lethal weapons in IoK

Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Muhammad Yasin Malik were not allowed by Indian forces to enter Geelani's house

The Hurriyat forum, on Friday, urged the world to pressurise India to stop the use of lethal forces against Kashmiris, Radio Pakistan reported.

The statement came after Senior Hurriyat leaders including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Muhammad Yasin Malik met All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Geelani outside his residence after Indian police refused to let them enter the house.

Denouncing frequent search operations conducted by Indian forces in IoK, especially in South Kashmir villages, the forum observed the indiscriminate and inhumane use of pellet guns against Kashmiris served as an 'eye-opener' to all human rights organisations across the globe.



Earlier, Amnesty International reiterated its call for a ban on pellet-firing shotguns used by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir to quell civilian protests. In a report the rights group said it had interviewed 88 people whose eyesight had been damaged by the metal shot from the pump-action guns.

“The injuries and deaths caused by this cruel weapon bear testimony to how dangerous, inaccurate and indiscriminate it is,” Akar Patel, executive director at Amnesty International India, said in a statement. “There is no proper way to use pellet-firing shotguns. It is irresponsible of the authorities to continue the use of the shotguns despite being aware of the damage they do.”