UK PM Johnson urged to take up Kashmir dispute with Modi
In a letter, British MP Debbie voices concerns over worsening IIOJK situation, extra-judicial killing of Kashmiris
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LONDON:
British parliamentarian and head of All-Party Parliamentary Kashmir Group (APPKG), Debbie Abrahams has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take note of grave human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) since the abrogation of its autonomous status by the Naredra Modi-led government.
Debbie wrote a letter to Premier Johnson in which she voiced concerns over deteriorating human rights situation in IIOJK including extra-judicial killing of Kashmiri youth.
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PTI govt laid foundation of south Punjab province by establishing secretariat: FM
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PTI govt laid foundation of south Punjab province by establishing secretariat: FM
MULTAN (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that Pakistan Tehreek Insaf government laid foundation for establishment of south Punjab province by introducing secretariat.
While addressing a ceremony here, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi stated that “Waseeb” (local region) would surely achieve its recognition. “Whether we live or not but no one could suppress the voice of the region”, Qureshi remarked. He added that PTI believed in strong federation. The establishment of South Punjab province was inevitable for stronger administrative control and delegation of powers at gross root level.
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Rare Kashmir debate
British MPs strongly agreed with Pakistan’s positions on Modi government’s brutal treatment of the residents of IIOJK
Editorial
January 16, 2021
In a serious attempt to shake the slumbering world conscience, British parliamentarians engaged in a spirited midweek discussion on Kashmir. Most of the 11 MPs, including a minister, taking part in the discussion strongly agreed with Pakistan’s positions on the Modi government’s brutal treatment of the residents of the Indian occupied territory.
The few speakers who took India’s side seemed hardpressed to defend New Delhi, and had to go to great lengths to try and criticise Pakistan. And what’s unprecedented about the whole discussion held at Westminster Hall in the House of Commons is that its minutes have been made available on the British Parliament’s website. The debate was opened by Labour’s Sarah Owen, who proposed the “Political Situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir” as the topic. Owen spok