Pakistan urges UNSC to take step for lifting curfew in occupied Kashmir
Pakistan urges UNSC to take step for lifting curfew in occupied Kashmir
WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – Pakistan on Friday has urged United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to must act by demanding India to lift the curfew and end the communication blackout in Occupied Kashmir.
Speaking in UN General Assembly during debate on report of the Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Maleeha Lodhi pointed out that when the Security Council fails to implement its own resolutions, the price is paid, in blood, by generations of innocent people.
I said in UN General Assembly that after the illegal Indian annexation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir the grim reality of occupation has become ever starker for the Kashmiris. In its second month, the darkness of the curfew & blackout imposed on the ppl shows no sign of ending pic.twitter.com/xPt1YbspsC
— Maleeha Lodhi (@LodhiMaleeha) September 13, 2019
She also urged to allow people to exercise all their rights, release all those detained and stop human rights violations including use of force against unarmed demonstrators.
On the other hand, normal life remains paralyzed on 40th consecutive day in occupied Kashmir due to continued curfew, restrictions and communication blackout imposed by the Indian government.
The Kashmir valley is under continued military siege since 5th August when Narendra Modi-led Indian government repealed the special status of occupied Kashmir and imposed strict clampdown in the territory. Thousands of Indian troops have kept millions of Kashmiris confined to their homes during all these days.
Educational institutions, shops, markets and business establishments continue to remain closed while public transport is off the roads across the Kashmir valley.
Communication services like mobile, internet and TV channels are closed in the entire Kashmir valley and in some parts of Jammu region.
The occupation authorities continue to place almost all Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai under house arrest or in jails. Over 11,000 Kashmiris including resistance leaders, political activists and youth have been arrested.
Even pro-India politicians like Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Shah Faisal and Engineer Abdur Rasheed are also among those arrested.
Bureaucrat-turned-politician, Shah Faesal told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that hundreds of Kashmiris unlawfully detained in occupied Kashmir have no legal assistance.
