PM Imran urges UN to play its role in addressing rights' violations in IoK

Mon, August 10, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the United Nations on Monday to address the issue of human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir.

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President-elect Volkan Bozkir  called on PM Imran where the prime minister urged the United Nations to play its rightful role in addressing the grave situation in occupied Kashmir and ensuring that Kashmiris exercise their right to self-determination as promised by the relevant UNSC resolutions.

The prime minister highlighted the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in the valley since August 5 last year, as well as the ongoing gross and systematic violations of human rights in the occupied territory.

The UNGA president-elect, while addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi later in the day, said that Pakistan is a "good example" for the world to follow when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Bozkir said that he was impressed by Prime Minister Imran Khan after meeting him today (Monday).

“I met Prime Minister Imran today and was honoured and impressed [by him],” he said.

“He is a well-known political figure around the world and has a clear vision for the region, for world peace and security, along with important issues like the world is dealing, such as climate change,” Bozkir added.

“Pakistan has been a good example to the world with its policies related to the global pandemic. It has performed better than any other country in dealing with global pandemic and I am happy to observe it also with my own eyes", Bozkir said.

He added, “Shah Mahmood Qureshi is like a brother to me and is doing an excellent job. I would like to extend my condolences over the Balochistan blast [Chaman blast] to the people of Pakistan. My visit to this brotherly country is to recognise the longstanding brotherly relations Turkey and Pakistan have.”

Qureshi, while addressing the presser earlier, said he had raised the issue of human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir at the hands of the occupying forces in the region.

The foreign minister, while conveying his deep concerns over the continuing human rights violations in occupied Kashmir since a year now, said, "We had a very good discussion on that [Kashmir], the evolving situation, the military siege that has been going on for more than a year now, the human rights violations and the ceasefire violations."

“The UNGA has deliberated on the lingering dispute three times in a year which is unprecedented and we are grateful for it,” Qureshi said. “Pakistan desires that the discussion on the issue is also held in the UNGA as it is the pulse of the world that highlights the views of the comity of nations.”

Qureshi said the two also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the positive developments that have taken place in the Doha talks. He revealed that the two spoke about decision taken by the Loya jirga in Afghanistan regarding freeing 400 Taliban prisoners on Sunday.

Published in The News on 10th August 2020

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