Pakistan calls for India’s accountability over 7,000 custodial deaths in IIOJK
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday reiterated its call for India to be held accountable for its unabated human rights abuses in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) where over 7,000 Kashmiris had, so far, died in the custody of Indian forces during the last three decades.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at her weekly press briefing highlighted the death of a Kashmiri civilian at a police station in IIOJK’s Pulwama district.
“This is not the first incident of its kind as over the last three decades the number of custodial deaths in IIOJK has exceeded 7,000. The perpetrators of these crimes should be held accountable,” she said.
She reaffirmed Pakistan’s continuous moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiri people for the just and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Highlighting Pakistan’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the term 2025-2026 with the overwhelming support of 182 members of the UN General Assembly, she thanked the members, particularly Asia Pacific Group for their confidence.
She told the media that at the Council, Pakistan would play its role in the peaceful resolution of disputes, opposing the resort to unilateral force, combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations, supporting UN peacekeeping efforts, resolution for regional and international crises, and promoting democracy, transparency, and accountability.
