MALE – The Deputy Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, Qasim Khan Surivehemently advocated the Kashmir cause, condemning the rights violations inthe valley.
Addressing the 4th South Asian Speakers’ Summit in Maldives on Sunday, Surihighlighted the oppression being meted out to Kashmiris by the NarendraModi-led BJP regime in front of the Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla andHarivansh Narayan Singh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
As soon as Suri called for the resolution of Kashmir crisis as per theresolutions of the United Nations, the Indian officials started protesting,trying to disrupt the Pakistani representative.
“We cannot ignore the oppression of Kashmiris,” said Qasim Suri.
The NA deputy speaker, in his 14-minute-long speech, expressed solidaritywith Kashmiris in an effective manner amid protest by Indian delegationaimed at silencing the Pakistani representative.
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Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh insinuated that theKashmir issue was an internal matter of India, in flagrant contradictionwith the UN resolutions and global calls being made now.
The Indian officials also tried to pin blame on Pakistan for terrorism,however, the Pakistani delegation gave a strong rejoinder and said thecountry was a victim of terrorism.
