Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said oppression and barbarism in Indian Occupied Kashmir had crossed all limits and called upon the international community and human rights watchdogs to take notice of the worsening situation in the Valley.
The foreign minister mentioned Wednesday’s incident of killing a man in front of this three-year-old grandson in Occupied Kashmir, saying the painful event was an eye-opener for the world.
“How long the human rights organizations would remain silent on the persistent subjugation and cruelty in the Occupied Valley,” he raised a question Qureshi said he had updated the European Union over the brutal incident that was clearly an extrajudicial killing of a civilian.
He vowed to continue raising the issue of human rights abuses in Indian Occupied Kashmir at all international fronts.
He pointed out that Kashmir faced the communication and internet blackout as India wanted to conceal the ongoing situation.
“It is the moral duty upon the champions of human rights to raise voice for the rights of Kashmiris,” he said.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Qureshi said the decision of Punjab government to divide South Punjab Civil Secretariat into two parts, based in Multan and Bahawalpur, was a big step towards devolution of power. “The decision will facilitate people of the area in resolution of their administrative matters at local level,” the foreign minister said in a video message.
Qureshi said Additional Secretary South Punjab and Additional Inspector General South Punjab would soon be taking charge of their offices and had been properly told by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar about their expectations.
He said after the implementation of Provincial Finance Award in line with decision of cabinet, the districts would be given funds as per their population and needs.
“Now, the funds of South Punjab will be spent within the province and no one will be allowed to use it in another head,” he said. Qureshi expressed confidence that the people of South Punjab would now get justice at their doorsteps.
