ISLAMABAD – UN Secretary General endorsed Pakistani Prime Minister ImranKhan viewpoint over Occupied Kashmir.

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his deep concernover the human rights and humanitarian situation in Indian occupied Jammuand Kashmir.

He was talking to Prime Minister Imran Khan at the UN Headquarters in NewYork.

Antonio Guterres reaffirmed that he would remain engaged on the issue andconveyed that his offer to help facilitate a peaceful solution continued tostand.

Commending the Secretary General for his clear articulation of the UNposition on Kashmir dispute, the Prime Minister briefed him on the 54-dayslong siege of over 8 million Kashmiris amidst communications blackout. Suchdraconian lock-down had no parallel in recent history, and the need for itsimmediate lifting could not be stressed enough.

The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s rejection of Indian illegal andunilateral actions of 5 August as these were in clear violation of UNSecurity Council resolutions.

Noting that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had comprehensivelydocumented the previous gross human rights violations by India in Kashmir,the Prime Minister underlined that India’s recent actions represented a newchapter of intensified human rights abuses.

The Prime Minister highlighted the risks to regional peace and securitythat arose from India’s illegal and irresponsible actions, underscoring theresponsibility of the UN and international community to take urgent stepsto save lives and help resolve the long-standing Jammu & Kashmir dispute.