ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Saturday reiterated Pakistan’s call for urgent establishment of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to look into the Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir.
In a statement as today marks the 70th year since the UN Security Council’s resolution granting the right to self-determination to Kashmiris was adopted, Dr Faisal said that the continuing bloodbath in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and unresolved Kashmir dispute is a collective failure of the world.
The Spokesperson also said that Pakistan will continue to extend political, diplomatic & moral support to the Kashmiris in the legitimate struggle to self-determination.
“We also reiterate our call for urgent establishment of the OHCHR COI to look into the Indian atrocities in IOK Kashmir bleeds,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
Today, marks the 70th year since the UNSC’s resolution granting the right to self determination to Kashmiris was adopted – the continuing bloodbath in #IOK and unresolved #Jammu&Kashmir dispute is a collective failure of the world. #Kashmirbleeds (1/2)
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) January 5, 2019
#Pakistan will continue to extend political, diplomatic & moral support to the Kashmiris in the legitimate struggle to self determination. We also reiterate our call for urgent establishment of the #OHCHR COI to look into the indian atrocities in IOK #Kashmirbleeds (2/2)
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) January 5, 2019
Meanwhile, talking to the State-run Pakistan Television (PTV), Dr Faisal said that Pakistan is highlighting the Kashmir issue at every available forum including the United Nations General Assembly.
Dr Faisal said that the people of Kashmir want to resolve the dispute as per the United Nations’ resolutions and their aspirations. He said that international organizations are also highlighting atrocities and barbarism of India on innocent Kashmiris in Occupied Kashmir.
