Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in response to PM Khan’s tweet, welcomed “Pakistan’s concern” but called for Pakistan to “do much more” in order to “put an end to the appalling grind of repression and human rights abuse that Kashmiris are suffering at the hands of Indian state”.
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday strongly condemned the recent killings of innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.
In a tweet, PM Khan decried the “new cycle of killings of innocent Kashmiris” and repeated his stance that the solution to the region’s dispute laid in dialogue.
“It is time India realised it must move to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue in accordance with the UN SC resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people,” said the Prime Minister.
Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in response to PM Khan’s tweet, welcomed “Pakistan’s concern” but called for Pakistan to “do much more” in order to “put an end to the appalling grind of repression and human rights abuse that Kashmiris are suffering at the hands of Indian state”.
Nine Kashmiris were martyred on Sunday and at least 50 others were wounded in clashes with Indian forces in Kulgam district of occupied Kashmir.
A strike is being observed in the occupied valley today against the atrocities of the Indian forces. Schools, stores and business are closed in occupied Kashmir as the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for a complete shutdown.
Mobile telephone services were suspended in the area as protests spread, including to Srinagar where police used tear gas to disperse crowds.
India has over 500,000 troops deployed in Kashmir.
Tens of thousands, mostly civilians, have died in the decades of fighting in Kashmir.