PM Nawaz Condemns Civilian Deaths in Indian-Held Kashmir

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pm nawaz condemns civilian deaths in indian-held kashmirPakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued a statement on Sunday to condemn the excessive and unlawful use of force against the innocent people in Indian-administered Kashmir where violence continued for the second day even after causing at least 18 deaths. Nawaz mentioned that “it is deplorable that excessive and unlawful force was used against the civilians who were protesting against the killing of Burhan Wani.”

Thousands of residents of the Indian-held Kashmir defied a government-imposed curfew and took to the streets to protest against the killing of 22-year-old separatist leader Burhan Wani. Along with two of his comrades, alleged Hizbul Mujahideen leader Wani was shot during a brief gun battle with government forces on Friday. In his remarks, Nawaz expressed deep shock over the killing of Wani and other civilians and stressed that the oppressive measures of the Indian forces would not deter the people of Jammu and Kashmir from demanding their right to self-determination in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.

In addition to the Premier, the Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria also labelled the killings in Kashmir as ‘deplorable and condemnable’. Zakaria stated that killings are a “violation of fundamental human rights of Kashmiris.” According to Zakaria, Pakistan was seriously concerned over the detention of Kashmiri leaders by Indian forces, and called upon the Indian government to fulfil its human rights obligations, as well as its commitments under the UN resolutions. It was mentioned that “Pakistan reiterates that the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is only possible through realisation of the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, as per the UNSC resolutions, through a fair and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices.”

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