Indian forces' brutalities more harmful than coronavirus for Kashmiris: AJK president
President Masood condemns ceasefire violations by Indian forces along Line of Control
President Masood condemns ceasefire violations by Indian forces along Line of Control
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that brutalities of Indian forces are more dangerous than the coronavirus pandemic for the people of Occupied Kashmir.
In a statement on Tuesday, he condemned the ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in which three civilians sustained injuries and several houses got damages.
While the world is fighting the menace of COVID-19, he said, Indian attempts to provoke war in the region are condemnable.
President Masood also said due to the curfew in the disputed valley, Kashmiris are facing difficulties in acquiring medical facilities amid the outbreak of highly contagious disease.
AJK president urges people to cooperate in fighting coronavirus spread
The severe restrictions, which were imposed in IOJ&K last year when the Modi-led government revoked its special status, may proved to be instrumental in spreading the contagion, he added. "It will be dangerous for all countries of the region and the whole world as well."
Quoting the Amnesty International-India (AII) report, he said that Director AII Avinash Kumar had urged the Indian government in his report "to abandon random use of force in Occupied Kashmir and create an environment which is helpful for the Kashmiri people to combat COVID-19".
The AJK president said according to some reports COVID-19 testing facility is not available in the Himalayan region.
He also called upon the international community particularly the United Nations to take notice of situation in the disputed valley and Indian ceasefire violations along the LoC and Working Boundary.
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision.
He announced a three week-lockdown last week to curb the the spread of coronavirus. But the decision has stung millions of India’s poor, leaving many hungry and forcing jobless migrant labourers to flee cities and walk hundreds of kilometres to their native villages.
In a statement on Tuesday, he condemned the ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in which three civilians sustained injuries and several houses got damages.
While the world is fighting the menace of COVID-19, he said, Indian attempts to provoke war in the region are condemnable.
President Masood also said due to the curfew in the disputed valley, Kashmiris are facing difficulties in acquiring medical facilities amid the outbreak of highly contagious disease.
AJK president urges people to cooperate in fighting coronavirus spread
The severe restrictions, which were imposed in IOJ&K last year when the Modi-led government revoked its special status, may proved to be instrumental in spreading the contagion, he added. "It will be dangerous for all countries of the region and the whole world as well."
Quoting the Amnesty International-India (AII) report, he said that Director AII Avinash Kumar had urged the Indian government in his report "to abandon random use of force in Occupied Kashmir and create an environment which is helpful for the Kashmiri people to combat COVID-19".
The AJK president said according to some reports COVID-19 testing facility is not available in the Himalayan region.
He also called upon the international community particularly the United Nations to take notice of situation in the disputed valley and Indian ceasefire violations along the LoC and Working Boundary.
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision.
He announced a three week-lockdown last week to curb the the spread of coronavirus. But the decision has stung millions of India’s poor, leaving many hungry and forcing jobless migrant labourers to flee cities and walk hundreds of kilometres to their native villages.