NEW YORK – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday has hit outagainst Indian atrocities in occupied Kahsmir.

He called upon the United Nations to constitute an inquiry commission toprobe into human rights violations committed by India in the occupiedKashmir valley.

Qureshi was addressing a session of Organisation of Islamic Council (OIC)Contact Group in New York.

The foreign minister cited the first-ever UN report, released in June, onKashmir rights violations, and said the UN High Commissioner for HumanRights has recommended to constitute such a commission.

He called upon the high commissioner to expedite the committee constitutionand appoint a special rapporteur for the purpose.

“Kashmiris are subjugated to horrific treatment and the method engineeredby the security forces are unique to perpetrate maximum reign of terror,”Qureshi said.

He also demanded that India allow the OIC’s permanent human rightscommission to visit occupied Kashmir for inquiry into human rightsviolations.