Sufferings of Kashmiris un-ended with over 22,000 women widowed, 107000 children orphaned: FO Spokesperson
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that unending sufferings of Kashmiri families in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are un-ended and undeniable with more than 22,000 women widowed and 107,000 children orphaned,
“The suffering of Kashmiris remained un-ended due to the unabated occupation and oppression of the Indian forces” said Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her weekly press briefing here on Friday.
Expressed solidarity with the Kashmiri families that remained divided and continued to suffer due to Indian oppression for the last several decades, the spokesperson said, “The estimates of widowed women and orphaned children exceed 22,000 and 107,000 respectively. Thousands of half-widows are awaiting the return of their husbands who have presumably been killed by Indian forces. The plight of the families of the victims of enforced disappearance is equally lamentable”
Ms Baloch referring to the annual International Day of Families observed on May 15, said the ruthless Indian oppression the root cause of the suffering of Kashmiri families, the spokesperson urged India to allow Kashmiris to practice their right to self-determination as guaranteed by the UN Security Council’s resolutions.
Highlighting the diplomatic engagements that took place during the last week, the spokesperson started with the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar to China to co-chair the Fifth Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, where he also met with Chinese vice premier, and ministers for IDCPC and finance and others.
In the Dialogue, Pakistan and China agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation to safeguard common interests, promotion of peace and prosperity, enhance exchanges, and deepen ties in all areas of mutual benefit.
