‘Evidence’ given to US on ‘human rights violations’ in Kashmir

‘Evidence’ given to US on ‘human rights violations’ in Kashmir
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Jilani submitted a dossier containing evidence of Indian \"atrocities\" in Kashmir to Olson and called for the US to take action against \"the human rights abuse\" by Indian forces in the Kashmir Valley, Geo News reported. He urged the US to exercise its powers as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council to put an end to the \"atrocities\".

Islamabad : Pakistan has given evidence of "human rights violations" in Kashmir to the US, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. Pakistan's ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday gave evidence of "human rights violations in Kashmir" to US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Olson, the Foreign Office said in a statement here.

Jilani submitted a dossier containing evidence of Indian "atrocities" in Kashmir to Olson and called for the US to take action against "the human rights abuse" by Indian forces in the Kashmir Valley, Geo News reported. He urged the US to exercise its powers as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council to put an end to the "atrocities".

Jilani said Kashmiri people should be afforded their right to self-determination and further called on the international community to send human rights organisations to Kashmir to monitor the situation there.Recalling Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's recent statement that Kashmiris and Pakistanis were inseparable, Jilani reiterated that "Islamabad would continue to extend all possible moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir for realisation of their right to self-determination".

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