Pakistan will continue to inform world about ongoing HR violations by Indian troops in IIOJK: FO
Speakers urge world to address plight of embattled Kashmiri women
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi has said that Pakistan will continue to inform the international community about ongoing human rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Tahir Andrabi, speaking at a seminar held in Islamabad to mark International Women’s Day, Andrabi, said that women often become silent victims in the face of oppression and that their suffering in cases of human rights violations is often greater than that of men.
He said Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked to ensure that women’s rights continue to be highlighted in reports issued by the United Nations. He noted that UN human rights observers have repeatedly released reports regarding the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The spokesperson said many incidents, including the brutality reported in Kunan Poshpora, have never been properly investigated.
He claimed that those responsible for the Kunan Poshpora incident remain free in India and that women’s rights have been violated in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Tahir Andrabi stated that if accountability had been ensured, women in the region would not still be facing such abuses. He said the violations of women’s rights continue, while Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders who struggled for the region’s freedom are enduring imprisonment.
He further said the Foreign Office has informed the global community about the situation in the occupied territory, adding that international pressure on India over human rights violations is gradually increasing.
He reiterated Pakistan’s stance that Jammu and Kashmir is not a part of India and that India is an occupying power in the region.
Speaking on the occasion, Rana Qasim Noon said that alongside leaders like Muhammad Yasin Malik, the sacrifices and struggle of Kashmiri women leaders including Aasiya Andrabi, Naheeda Nasreen, and Fehmeeda Sofi must also be highlighted. He said no movement can succeed without the active role of women and emphasized that the Kashmir dispute remains incomplete without a just resolution.
Vice Chairman of Friends of Kashmir Abdul Hamid Lone said Kashmiri women have been among the worst victims of Indian state repression in the occupied territory. He said thousands of Kashmiri women have been subjected to violence since 1989 and that sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war by Indian forces.
The speakers condemned the continued human rights violations against Kashmiri women and urged the international community to break its silence and take effective measures to ensure justice and protection for women in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
