*ISLAMABAD – PTI government has started a campaign to highlight the Indianatrocities in Occupied Kashmir across the World.*
*In line with the policy the Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr ShireenMazari has urged the international community to come forward and raise thevoice against the brutalities and worst violations of human rights inIndian Occupied Kashmir.*
“The people of Indian Occupied Kashmir have been sacrificing their livesfor the attainment of the plebiscite which has been guaranteed by the UNSCand UNCIP resolutions.
“Besides, the right to self determination lies at the centre of theInternational Bill of Rights. Why the innocent and unarmed people ofKashmir are denied to this fundamental right?” she asked while talking tothe former Australian senator and human rights activist Lee Rhiannon whocalled on her in Islamabad.
High officials of the ministry were also present on the occasion. Theydiscussed the matters related to the human rights particularly human rightsviolations of innocent people of Kashmir valley.
The federal minister apprised Rhiannon about the steps of the Pakistangovernment to protect and promote the rights of its citizens.
Shireen Mazari said that the Kashmir issue was the question of right toself determination and international conventions guaranteed the right ofself determination of Kashmiri people.
She called the human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir the warcrimes and crimes against humanity adding that the situation of humanrights was very deploring in IOK.
“I am wondering that where is the conscience of the civilized world and theUnited Nations?” she queried.
Dr Mazari urged the ex-Australian senator to raise the voice to redress theprotracted grievances of Kashmiri people. Talking to the senator, she saidthat India was committing serious violations of human rights in Indianoccupied Kashmir.
She said that the incumbent government was preparing proposal to resolveKashmir issue, describing the draft as a model for conflict resolution,this proposal will be circulated among all the stakeholders.
Pakistan fully supported the freedom movement of the people of Kashmir andwas against the Indian nefarious attempt of changing the demography ofKashmir by enforcing the Article-35A and demanded from the Internationalcommunity to take immediate and appropriate steps to resolve this issue,she said.
Mazari made it clear that any attempt aimed at changing the demographiccharacter of Indian Occupied Kashmir will be opposed.