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PM Imran highlights plight of 8 million Kashmiris, expresses disappointment over world's indifference
[DAWN] Prime Minister Imran Khan...aka The Great Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight... on Tuesday highlighted the plight of eight million Kashmiris who are suffering "in an open jail" under a lockdown in India-Indian Kashmir  ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... e and warned against the possible massacre of residents once the curfew is lifted. The India-occupied region has been facing a clampdown since August 5, when the Indian government revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution, stripping it of it’s special status. Thousands of people, mostly politicians, have also been reportedly detained or arrested since the move. The premier, during a presser in New York, shared his conversations with various people he met in the city who had relayed to him their stories of not being able to contact their relatives and family members. "We know of mass arrests. We know that the entire leadership of Kashmir ‐ even those leaders who were pro-India ‐ are now in jails, somewhere in India. "We know that young people, boys have been picked up. We know that [even] hospitals aren't functioning," he said. "My whole point of coming here was to highlight this. This is unprecedented in this day and age." Related: Imran Khan: 2019-09-23 Kasur ex-DPO, SP told to report to Establishment Division Imran Khan: 2019-09-23 PM Imran meets US envoy Khalilzad, Senator Graham in New York Imran Khan: 2019-09-22 Afghan Officials Cause Stir at Torkham Crossing Ceremony Related: Kashmiris: 2019-09-18 Erdogan proposes creation of ‘refugee city’ at Syria peace talks, Syrian Kurds dispute Kashmiris: 2019-09-17 India arrests senior Kashmir leader under controversial law Kashmiris: 2019-09-14 Kashmir requires immediate intervention of UN, world powers: PM Imran Posted by: Fred 2019-09-25 |
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