Islamabad, February 09, 2023 (PPI-OT):Pakistan has said that India is carrying out an eviction drive in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to dispossess the Kashmiris of their land. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addressing her weekly news briefing in Islamabad, today, unfortunately, most of the people facing the brunt of the eviction drive are poor and Muslims and their rights need to be protected. The Spokesperson pointed out that in the recent years, in some states of India, bulldozers have been used to demolish properties of Muslims to terrorize them. Regrettably, that model is now being replicated in IIOJK, she said, adding it is unfortunate that Indian authorities are using land as a weapon to intimidate the people of IIOJK.
“We continue to witness disturbing developments in IIOJK. A few days ago, the Indian occupation authorities attacked the office building of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Rajbagh area of Srinagar. Pakistan condemns this oppressive act, which constitutes yet another assault on political freedoms in IIOJK. We believe that the confiscation of the brick-and-mortar buildings cannot coerce the freedom-loving people into subjugation,” she added.
The spokesperson maintained that such Indian tactics cannot subdue the Kashmiri people. Pakistan will continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to our Kashmiri brothers and sisters for the just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions, she said.
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