Islamabad, July 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Foreign Office has said that Pakistan will continue to support its Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just struggle against Indian oppression till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Security Council resolutions. The Foreign Office Spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, at her weekly news briefing in Islamabad today (Thursday), said, since 5th August 2019, over seven hundred and eighty Kashmiri people have been martyred by the Indian occupation forces.

She said India’s unabated repression for the last over seven decades has failed to break the will of Kashmiri people for the right to self-determination. Responding to a question, the spokesperson said Indus Water Treaty is an important document that has served both Pakistan and India. She said Pakistan is committed to its full implementation and hoped India will remain committed to it.

The Spokesperson said the UN Human Rights Council recently adopted a historic resolution presented by Pakistan on the behalf of the OIC which condemned any advocacy of religious hatred including the recent acts of desecration of Holy Quran and underscored the need for holding the perpetrators to account. She said Pakistan shared the disappointment of the OIC countries that despite its balanced and apolitical nature, this important resolution was put to vote on fallacious grounds, derailing the council’s consensus. She said Pakistan believes that the Human Rights Council must speak with one voice on the issue of Islamophobia which affects human rights, fundamental freedoms, dignity and identity of over two billion Muslims. She added that Pakistan will continue to take lead in raising global awareness about Islamophobia and Xenophobia and fostering interfaith dialogue, harmony and peaceful coexistence.

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