PoK âabusesâ: India seeks accountability, slams fake news; urges global action
NEW DELHI: Government slammed Pakistan for fake news blaming India for the ongoing violent protests in POK, urging the international community to hold Pakistan accountable
NEW DELHI: Government slammed Pakistan for fake news blaming India for the ongoing violent protests in POK, urging the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for its âmisdeeds and abusesâ.The ministry of external affairs said it had taken note of a pattern of fake news and videos emanating from Pakistan.âIt is a desperate attempt by Pakistan to cover-up its own failings and deflect attention away from its human rights abuses.
There are reports of severe police brutality in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in which several protestors have been killed and many injured,â said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. âWe hope the international community will hold Pakistan accountable for its misdeeds and abuses,â he added.Indiaâs reaction came a day after Pakistanâs human rights body said that it is âdeeply alarmedâ by the ongoing violence in PoK during violent clashes.The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) also expressed serious concerns about the socalled regional govtâs decision to proscribe the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) under anti-terrorism legislation.JAAC has long been demanding the abolition of 12 ârefugee seatsâ in the socalled legislative assembly in POK.
The seats are reserved for refugees from Kashmir who settled in Pakistan after 1947. JAAC alleges that these seats were often used by mainstream Pakistani political parties to
influence the formation of govts in Muzaffarabad.India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the recent elections, maintaining that POK has been âillegally and forciblyâ occupied by Pakistan.
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