To
express solidarity with the people of Kashmir on Black Day, the Embassy of
Pakistan in Brussels organized a seminar
entitled “Resolving Kashmir Issue: A Flash Point in South –Asia”, says a press
release received here today from Brussels.
The event
was attended by people in large numbers from Pakistani Belgian and
international community based in Brussels including
ambassadors, representatives of think tanks, journalists and academics.
Belgian human rights activist and president of a non-profit organization
Postversa Andy Vermaunt referred to the human rights violations taking place in
the Indian Occupied Kashmir and called upon international community to take
notice of the situation.
He
condemned brutalities being meted out by Indian security forces on the innocent
people fighting for their right to self-determination.
Ramisha
Khan a Master’s student of prestigious Leuven University re-counted the true
stories of blinding of Kashmiri youth by Indian army through illegal use of
pellet guns in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.
She
narrated the stories of young girls includindg14 year old Insha Mushtaq, 13
years old Ifra Jan and 5 years old Zohra.
She quoted
the story shared by Insha on several TV channels that how she suffered wounds
from pellets while standing in the kitchen of her home as she peeped through
the window and the policemen, who were outside, targeted her with a swarm of
pellets which pierced in to her eyes resulting in permanent and complete
blindness.
Ramisha
informed that Indian armed forces have admitted themselves that within few months, they fired nearly 4,000
cartridges at demonstrators, who protested against police brutality, and even
onlookers.
This
way 1.3million metal balls were hurtled towards public gatherings predominantly
made up of young unarmed people.
They
were shot on the face with pellets capable of piercing the eyes. She
reminded that the body of an 11-year-old boy, was found on the outskirts of
Srinagar, riddled with hundreds of pellets.
Senior
Representative of students of Leuven University Wim Knaepen, in his speech,
qouted the statement by Kanhaiya Kumar the president of Students’ Union of
Jawaherlal Nehru University, in which he had stated “Kashmiri wowen are raped
by Indian security personnel”.
He said this was an evidence to brutalities being committed by the
Indian security forces in the occupied Kashmir. He pointed out people within
India are now recognizing the human rights violations by the Indian security
forces in the Occupied Kashmir. The atrocities have reached a level that the
reports of grave human rights violations are coming out despite the fact that
India is not letting Independent Observers visit Indian occupied Kashmir.
Head of Chancery Giyan Chand made a presentation on the Human Rights Violations
in Indian Occupied Kashmir. He said that facts and figures compiled on the
basis of reports of international organizations such as Amnesty International
and Human Rights Watch reveal that from January 1989 to May 2017, total
killings have exceeded 100,000, over 141,166 civilians were arrested, more than
7,083 custodial killings took place, between 8,000 to 10,000 enforced
disappearances, over 107,872 children were orphaned, about 22,836 women widowed
and over 10,872 women were molested and gang-raped.
In his
concluding remarks Deputy Head of Mission Asif Hussain Memon said that despite
commitments made by the early Indian leadership and numerous resolutions of the
UN Security Council on Jammu & Kashmir, the Indian government has unleashed
a reign of terror in Indian occupied Kashmir. He asserted that Pakistan
will continue to render diplomatic and political support to the people of
Kashmir.
October
27th is observed as Black Day for Kashmir , as it marks the
beginning of grave human tragedy in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IoK)
as in 1947 on this day , Indian occupation forces landed in Srinagar to occupy,
subjugate, oppress, and terrorize innocent Kashmiris. As the brutalities
continue with impunity even today , Black Day is observed to express solidarity
with the People of Kashmir.
