Speaker NA asks world to take notice of abuses in Indian Occupied Kashmir
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ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Friday said that women were being made blinded by the pellet guns attacks in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) by the Indian forces. He was talking to High Commissioner of Canada Ms. Wendy Christine Gilmour who called on him here at Parliament House.
He said that rapes of women have become a normal routine in IOK by the Indian Armed forces. He further said that the Indian forces in IOK were martyring the innocent Kashmiris on daily basis and were making thousands of women widow and many of the mothers had lost their children.
“Indian army has abducted hundreds of Kashmiri youth and women lived there kept waiting for their beloved ones for years but they did not find any trace,” he added.
He said that India was brutally violating women rights by targeting women in IOK.
He urged upon the world community and human rights organizations to take notice of women’s abuses in IOK.
Asad Qaiser said that Pakistan had shown restraint in the recent Pak-India escalation and took every measure to promote peace in the region.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had extended step towards India by opening Kartarpur Corridor as he wanted to eliminate poverty, unemployment and illiteracy from the region instead of war and aggression.
He informed the High Commissioner that the Pakistan Indian friendship group had been reconstituted in the National Assembly of Pakistan to normalize the relations between the two countries through Parliamentary diplomacy. Referring to the war against terrorism, he said that during this war Pakistan had not only scarified thousands of lives, but the economy of the country was also badly affected.
He said that Pakistan was already fighting against terrorism and it was constantly struggling to eliminate this menace however India had affected the ongoing war against terrorism by escalating tension in the region.
He said that world community should not only appreciate Pakistan’s efforts but also help it in this regard. The Speaker said that Pakistan attached immense importance to its friendly ties with Canada and wanted to further strengthen the existing relation by promoting mutual cooperation.
He said that Pakistan wanted good relationship with all the countries of the region for regional development and prosperity.
While emphasizing the need for promoting interaction between the Parliamentarians of both the countries, he said that enhanced interaction between the Parliamentarians of both the countries would provide opportunities to understand each other and to benefit from each other’s experiences.
Asad Qaiser also informed the High Commissioner that Pak-Canada friendship group had been formed in the National Assembly of Pakistan to promote parliamentary relations with Canada.
He said that parliamentary diplomacy could play a vital role in bringing both the countries further closer.
He said that Pakistan wanted cooperation of Canada in all fields including trade and investment. He said that there were vast opportunities of investment in Pakistan and the current government had introduced investment-friendly policies in the country, which had increased the confidence of investors.
He asked to provide all possible facilities to the Pakistani immigrants in Canada. The Canadian High Commissioner said that Pakistan was an important country of the region and Canada wanted to expand its friendly ties with Pakistan.
She said that Canada had desired to enhance its cooperation with Pakistan in education, health and other socio-economic sectors. While appreciating the contributions of Pakistani community residing in Canada, she said that Pakistani community in Canada was playing important role in progress and development of Canada.
She assured to provide all possible facilities to Pakistani immigrants residing in Canada. She agreed that parliamentarians of both the countries could play an important role in bringing the two nations more closer.
