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World must not remain indifferent to tragedy unfolding in Kashmir, Qureshi tells UN Rights Council
[DAWN] Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood WormtongueQureshi  ...a Pak political shape-changer. He is undistinguished except for his habit of periodically needing to have his lips reattached...on Tuesday said that the international community "must not remain indifferent to the tragedy that is unfolding before our eyes" in occupied Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... Addressing the 42nd session of the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Human Rights Council in Geneva, Qureshi while referring to India's recent actions in Kashmir said: "Today, I have knocked on the doors of the Human Rights Council, the repository of the world’s conscience on human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... , to seek justice and respect for the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. "We must not allow this august body to be embarrassed on the world stage. As a founding member of this council, Pakistain feels morally and ethically bound to prevent this from occurring," he stressed, adding that in order to do so the body should not remain indifferent to the tragedy that was unfolding in Kashmir. "We must not let political, commercial, and parochial considerations cloud and impair our thoughts and action. "We must act decisively and with conviction." Qureshi urged the UNHRC to "pay heed to the plight of the Kashmiri people" and to address the warning signs of a "looming human catastrophe". Related: Shah Mahmood Qureshi: 2019-08-25 'If this is how India behaves with its own, what expectation can Pakistan have?' asks FM Qureshi Shah Mahmood Qureshi: 2019-08-14 'Muslim Pakistan Prime Minister Compares India Prime Minister To Nazis, Hitler Shah Mahmood Qureshi: 2019-08-08 Revocation of #Kashmir’s special status is a ‘unilateral and unjust’ move that will jeopardize regional peace, sez Pakistani FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi Related: Kashmir: 2019-09-09 Pakistan rejects India's efforts to portray 'normalcy' in occupied Kashmir Kashmir: 2019-09-08 FO summons Indian envoy, condemns LoC ceasefire violations Kashmir: 2019-09-08 Pakistan denies Indian president's request to use its airspace for overflight Related: United Nations Human Rights Council: 2019-07-08 Criminalizing Israel’s right to self-defense in Gaza United Nations Human Rights Council: 2019-03-19 Ted Cruz: 'Useful idiots' at United Nations help Hamas United Nations Human Rights Council: 2018-07-06 Boys forced to rape their mothers during Congo war: UN report Posted by: Fred 2019-09-11 |
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