Pakistan reaffirms unwavering solidarity with victims of torture in IIOJK: PM Shehbaz
PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned state-sponsored torture, highlighting its use in Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, urging international accountability for human rights violations.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's condemnation of state-sponsored torture.
- Human rights violations in Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
- International calls for accountability and victim protection.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed grave concern over the systematic use of torture as a tool of state oppression by foreign occupying powers.
In his message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture being observed on Friday, he said the people of Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir continue to endure state repression, brutal torture, and degrading and inhuman treatment at the hands of occupying authorities.
He said the international community bears a collective responsibility to condemn such crimes and to ensure accountability of the perpetrators.
PM Shehbaz said, for decades, serious and persistent human rights violations have been committed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He called upon the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organisations to ensure accountability for perpetrators of such human rights violations and to promote effective and meaningful international cooperation for the protection of victims of torture.
“On this day, Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the victims of torture in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” the prime minister said adding that Pakistan strongly supports their right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
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