SRINAGAR, (PTK): Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan , in a telephonic conversation with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that Kashmir is not a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan but an internationally recognized dispute, reported the Dawn.
During his conversation with the UN Chief, he also expressed ‘deep shock and grave concern’ at the human rights violations committed by Indian forces in Kashmir, a statement issued by his office said.
The premier during the conversation “underscored [the] UN’s role to end these violations”, the statement added.
Citing the recent escalation in violence in the restive valley, especially the killing of more than a dozen civilians and injuries to over 300 protestors, Khan termed the situation as “unacceptable”.
“Jammu and Kashmir dispute is not a bilateral issue between Pakistan and India but an internationally recognised dispute and an outstanding agenda item in the UN Security Council,” the statement quoted the prime minister as telling the UN chief.
Khan urged Guterres to intervene and “stop India from perpetrating state repression, violence and brute force against Kashmiri youth, women and children”.
He demanded that a Commission of Inquiry be urgently dispatched to investigate the situation in Kashmir, as was recommended in a June 2018 report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. He also reiterated the proposal to appoint a special UN representative for resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. (PTK)
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