Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has
written letters to the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, and UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urging
efforts to end the persistent and egregious violation of the basic
human rights of the Kashmiri people and also to implement UN Security
Council Resolutions, which provide for self determination of the
Kashmiri people through a fair and impartial plebiscite under the
aspiration of the UN.
Highlighting human rights abuses by Indian occupation forces, Prime
Minister stated that more than 50 deaths and 3500 injuries had taken
place, out of which 400 were critical. Many innocent Kashmiris had lost
their eyesight due to pellet guns, which were aimed with the deliberate
intention of causing serious permanent injuries. This, the Prime
Minister said, was unacceptable. The use of illegitimate and excessive
force against innocent civilians protesting peacefully over
extrajudicial killings was a blatant violation of a range of fundamental
rights.
The Prime Minister said that force was being used to prevent access to
hospitals, to harass doctors and prevent access to medical facilities.
“The situation is a clear manifestation of Indian state terrorism to
suppress the Kashmiris’ struggle for their inalienable right to
self-determination”.
The Prime Minister called for investigation into the brutalities and
atrocities committed by Indian occupation forces, protection of
Kashmiris fundamental rights, a fair inquiry into the execution of
Burhan Muzaffar Wani in cold blood and implementation of UN Resolutions
on Jammu & Kashmir.
