Buzdar condemns atrocities by Indian forces

Indian army used cluster munitions in a civilian area

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has condemned state terrorism by the Indian army in the occupied Kashmir and expressed sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of innocent Kashmiris.

He extended sympathies to martyrs' families and said that the Indian army had spilt blood of the Kashmiris. He said India could not suppress the struggle of Kashmiris with state terrorism. Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the silence of the international community on the issue was unjustified.

The world community should play its role to bring an end to Indian atrocities in the Valley, he added.

He said Kashmiris should be given their right at the earliest, adding that Pakistanis would ever continue moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 5^th, 2019.