PM Khan meets Khalilzad, Amnesty International's Kumi Naidoo ahead of UNGA meeting
PM Khan will address the world parliament on Friday.
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmy Khalilzad and Amnesty International Secretary General Kumi Naidoo in New York. PM Khan discussed Afghan peace process and human rights violations in occupied Kashmir with the delegations.
PM in separate meetings with these delegations discussed matters of mutual interests.
The Prime Minister in his meeting with Kumi Naidoo said even human rights organizations are not being given access to people in Occupied Kashmir.He appreciated the role of Amnesty International in highlighting the situation in Occupied Kashmir.
The Prime Minister appreciated the lead role that Amnesty was playing in presenting the real state of human rights in the occupied territory and amplifying the voices of the Kashmiri population in a state of seven-week long lockdown. These efforts had helped raise international community’s awareness about the continuing suffering of the Kashmiri people.
The Prime Minister lauded Amnesty’s report on the use of Pellet Guns by India and their devastating impact on Kashmiri youth. The Foreign Minister noted that the two UN reports on Kashmir served as a strong basis for continued civil society advocacy in support of the Kashmiri people.
Mr. Naidoo briefed the Prime Minister on Amnesty’s advocacy work on Kashmir including #LetKashmirSpeak. He updated the Prime Minister on Amnesty’s work relating to climate justice and suggested consideration of Global South advocacy by the Prime Minister on a range of climate change related issues.
Imran Khan, who is in New York to lead the Pakistan delegation to the 74th session of UN General Assembly, will address the world body on Friday.
He will share Pakistan s perspective and position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, and its current human rights and related dimensions.
Earlier, Founder of Kashmir Study Group Farooq Kathwari called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in New York and discussed the prevailing situation in occupied Kashmir.
Prime Minister highlighted India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5th August and the inhuman lockdown of over 8 million Kashmiris entering in its 49th consecutive day.
Kathwari on the occasion highlighted the Kashmir Study Group’s earlier engagement on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and efforts for conflict resolution.
The Prime Minister directed him to expose the real face of fascist Modi s regime before the world.
Imran Khan urged the Group to highlight the present dangerous situation which imposed immeasurable suffering on the Kashmiri people and posed a grave threat to regional peace and security.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Naeem ul Haq, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi, Ambassador to the US Asad Majeed and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
