Plight of Rohingya Muslims: silence of world community raises serious questions: Nisar

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the inaction of the international community and criminal silence of the proponents of human rights organizations over gross violations of the rights of Rohingya Muslims and their persecution and genocide raises serious questions about the utility and effectiveness of international forums that proclaim themselves as upholder, defender and promoter of human rights and democratic values.
The Interior Minister while making impassioned appeal to the United Nations, OIC, the Muslim World and the regional powers asked the international community not to close their eyes to this genocide. He cautioned them that the level of atrocities and scale of oppression of the hapless Muslims in this part of the world would nullify recent efforts aimed at addressing the grievances of the Muslims to wean away their youth falling into the trap of militants.
The Interior Minister also lamented that except for a few countries, no serious effort has been witnessed from the Muslim world to check the oppressor and to plead the case of the oppressed community. This, he said, speaks volumes of our apathy and indifference attitude towards our fellow brethren and is a matter of serious concern for the entire Muslim world.
The Interior Minister said that he has raised the issue twice during Cabinet meetings including the one held yesterday, in which the Prime Minister and the entire Cabinet expressed serious concern on the plight of Muslims in Myanmar. He said that the Prime Minister has formed a committee which includes, besides the Interior Minister, Sartaj Aziz and Tariq Fatemi to suggest measures and relief efforts from Pakistan for the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar. The Committee would meet tomorrow (Sunday) to deliberate upon the issue. The Minister said that he was hopeful and optimistic that Government of Pakistan would proactively reach out to the battered and oppressed Muslims of Myanmar.-PR