Pakistan welcomes joint statement by international organization on IoK

• The statement underlined that measures to combat coronavirus must 'respect human rights of every individual.

Pakistan welcomed on Tuesday a joint statement of six human rights bodies that called on India to restore internet connection in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) and to release prisoners who have been detained since August.

In a tweet, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said that the joint statement rightly underlines that measures to combat coronavirus must 'respect human rights of every individual'.

She further said it is imperative that India release political prisoners, human rights defenders and all those arrested in IoK after August 5 2019.

The Joint Statement rightly underlines that measures to combat #COVID19 must respect human rights of every individual. Urgent release of political prisoners, human rights defenders & all those arrested in IOJ&K after 5 August 2019 is therefore imperative. 2/3

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 7, 2020