Press Release:
Geneva, 6 September 2016: Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly who is currently visiting Geneva as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, today briefed the Geneva international community on the grave human rights situation in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
Mr. Leghari met the President of the Human Rights Council other Ambassadors to brief them about the atrocities being committed by the Indian occupation forces on the defenseless people of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir. The alarming impact of pellet gun injuries leading to “dead eyes” phenomenon on the peaceful protesters was also highlighted. He emphasised the importance of implementation of UN Security Council’s resolutions that recognize Jammu & Kashmir as disputed territory and call for a free and fair plebiscite for the realization of the right to self-determination of Kashmiris.
Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee referred to the Prime Minister’s letters addressed to the UN Secretary General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to stop the grievous brutalities of Indian security forces and to investigate the accesses committed against the people of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
The Special Envoy of the Prime Minister continue meet important dignitaries in Geneva and apprise them of the plight of the hapless Kashmiris, who demand of the international community to end the terror and violence being unleashed on them.
