ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has strongly condemned brutal use of force by Indianforces in occupied Kashmir, which resulted in martyrdom of three innocentcivilians and injuries to several others at Ganowpora in Shopian district.

In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisalsaid countering peaceful, unarmed protesters with lethal weapons and directbullets is a manifestation of state-terrorism being perpetrated by Indiaagainst Kashmiris on daily basis.

He said Kashmiri young men are being systematically targeted to suppresstheir will but these cowardly tactics would not succeed.

The Spokesperson said valiant people of Kashmir have proved, time and againthat no amount of incarcerations, torture and indiscriminate killings coulddissuade them from pursuing their legitimate and inalienable right toself-determination.

He said Pakistan expresses its complete solidarity with the people of Jammuand Kashmir.

The Foreign Office spokesperson also called upon the world community toplay its rightful role in facilitating a just and lasting solution of theKashmir dispute.