Pakistan has urged the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative onChildren and Armed Conflict to remain focused on the suffering of childrenin Indian occupied Kashmir (IIOJK), saying they are going through the“worst form of atrocities” unleashed by the occupying forces.
“Over the past seventy years, succeeding generations of Kashmiri childrenhave suffered the brutality of the occupying Indian forces,” Aamir Khan,deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, said in the GeneralAssembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian andcultural matters.
He was commenting on the annual report of the Special Representative of theSecretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, during aninteractive dialogue in the committee.
The report, which was released in June, expressed deep concern over thecontinued use by the Indian security forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmirof torture and pellet guns against children as well as their illegaldetentions.
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In this regard, the report particularly cited 68 verified instances wherechildren between the ages of 9 and 17 have been detained by Indian securityservices in Jammu and Kashmir on national security-related charges.
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“We are not surprised by such findings,” the Pakistani delegate said.
“Over the past seventy years, succeeding generations of Kashmiri childrenhave suffered the brutality of the occupying Indian forces.”
“In the wake of India’s illegal and unilateral actions of August 5 lastyear,” Aamir Khan said, “these atrocities have intensified.”
He added, “The international community must bring an end to this culture ofimpunity by urging India to immediately end such practices and takepreventive measures to protect children, including by ‘ending the use ofpellets against children’, as recommended by the Secretary-General. “
