ISLAMABAD – *Pakistan launches yet another diplomatic maneuver againstINDIA at the international forum.*
Pakistan has called upon the international community to become the voice ofthe oppressed Kashmiri children of Indian Occupied Kashmir.
In a statement on the occasion of Universal Children Day, the ForeignOffice Spokesperson urged India to immediately stop its illegal andinhumane policies and practices that are in contravention of its ownobligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Spokesperson said on this day, we must not forget the plight of theKashmiri children, bearing the brunt of Indian brutalities.
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He pointed out that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN expertsand international civil society have documented in detail the gross humanrights violations committed by Indian occupation forces in occupied Kashmiragainst unarmed children, including arbitrary detentions, blinding by useof illegal pellet guns, denial of travel abroad to families of blindedchildren for their treatment, difficulty in pursuing education due toprolonged curfew, and adverse impact on children’s physical andpsychological health etc.
The spokesperson also reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong resolve to pursuepolicies and programs that create opportunities and pathways for theempowerment, protection and promotion of the rights of every child inPakistan.
