ISLAMABAD:As the international community observed World Children’s Day on Thursday, Pakistan drew its attention to the plight of Kashmiri children living in an environment of “fear and intimidation” due to ongoing Indian atrocities, as over 100,000 had been orphaned.
“Living in a highly militarized territory, the trauma faced by the Kashmiri children is immense leaving indelible scars on their psychological and mental health.
Over 100,000 children have become orphans as a result of Indian oppression in the IIOJK (Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir). Their plight deserves international attention,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at her weekly press briefing.
She called on the international community to stand up for the rights of Kashmiri children and demand an end to their suffering and reaffirmed Pakistan’s political, diplomatic, and moral support to Kashmiri people for a just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, under the UN Security Council resolutions.
She welcomed the latest report of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices, released last week describing Israel’s warfare practices in the occupied territories as acts of genocide.
She said Pakistan welcomed the condemnation of the ongoing smear campaigns and attacks against the UNRWA and called on all member states to fulfill their legal obligations to prevent and stop irregular violations of international law and hold Israel accountable.
The spokesperson expressed regret over the result of Wednesday’s vote at the UN Security Council and the inability to reach consensus on the resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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“Pakistan reiterates its call for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, unhindered access to humanitarian assistance, and full support to the UNRWA and its mandated humanitarian activities.”
