“Thousands have been injured, many by pellet guns wielded by the police and security forces as a crude form of crowd control”.
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In her statement, Sushma Swaraj said that Pakistan’s dirty money, risky terrorists and duplicitous state institutions sought to destabilise the region.
Swaraj had also objected to the statement of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in which he had called Burhan Wani a “martyr” saying “For India he was a wanted terrorist”.
He said the government and the people of Pakistan remained firmly committed to their moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiris’ indigenous movement for self-determination and resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
The External Affairs Minister said that a country which has used fighter planes and artillery against millions of its own people has no right whatsoever to point a finger against India’s courageous, professional and disciplined police and other security forces.
Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the militant organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salauddin addressed the rallies held in Pakistan and PoK on Tuesday and Wednesday. He urged the United Nations, the global community and human rights organisations to play their role in stopping atrocities in Kashmir against innocents.
While expressing deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in the occupied Kashmir, Pakistan has chose to approach the United Nations on a fact-finding mission to the disputed region for investigating the killing of innocent civilians.
Flanked by her deputies, Ministers of State MJ Akbar and former General VK Singh, speaking in New Delhi, she gave a response to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his comments earlier this week that he is waiting for the day Kashmir becomes a part of Pakistan.
Pakistan’s prime minister has pledged an “era of development” in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir after his party won 31 of 41 seats in the local legislative assembly. You will never be able to make this heaven on earth a haven for terrorists. “And Pakistan should be constantly made aware of this”, said Dikshit.
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India has accused Pakistan of not only pushing in terrorists but also fanning discontent within the Valley by providing support to terrorist outfits in fomenting the recent trouble in Kashmir.
