Malik takes notice of ignoring Kashmiris plight at HR moot

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Senator A Rehman Malik has taken serious notice of the matter wherein Ministry of Human Rights has not placed “the sheer violations of human rights in Kashmir” on the agenda of the first-ever International Human Right conference in Pakistan.

In a letter to Ministry of Human Rights of Pakistan, he has directed to apprise the Committee as to why the issues of human rights violations in Kashmir and killing of innocent Pakistani across Line of Control (LoC) were ignored and not included in the agenda of the conference.

Rehman Malik has further directed that what were the motives of Ministry of Human Rights behind ignoring the issue of human rights violations in Kashmir by Indian forces, particularly in the month of February in which the government of Pakistan observes February 5 as “Kashmir Day” in solidarity with Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their fight against Indian brutalities and for their genuine right of self-determination under United Nations Security Council Resolution.

He asked that the title of the three-day conference, organised by the Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) is “Owing HR for a Better World” so how could it ignore the “Indian forces human rights violations and their crimes against humanity in Kashmir”.

The international conference in its agenda has declared that it will be focusing on “Protecting Women & Children through Policy & Law under national & international framework” even then ignored the worst kinds of brutalities of Indian forces against innocent Kashmiri women and children, questioned Rehman Malik.

In the letter it is asked, “Moreover how matter related to the human rights violations across Line of Control (LoC) have been ignored wherein on daily basis innocent Pakistanis civilians are being killed in firing by Indian Army”.

Rehman Malik said that this was the best opportunity for Pakistan to highlight the killing of 1,40,000 innocent Kashmiris, 10993 rapes of innocent Kashmiri women and besides it thousand women were widowed and 15000 innocent were targeted by pelleting because of which many youth lost their eyesight forever by Indian Forces.

“It is matter of great concerns for the people of Pakistan and this committee to note that first ever conference conducted on issues of human rights organised by Ministry of Human Rights, the Pakistan point of view stood missing deliberately and intentionally,” he added.