From Abid Usman
LAHORE: Expressing deep concerns over Indian brutalities and grave human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Wednesday said that Pakistan will continue to expose the barbarism in the held valley at every international forum.
Addressing a seminar at Punjab’s Governor House, Shibli Faraz said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had forcefully raised the decades-old Kashmir issue at international level.
He expressed disappointment over world’s silence on gross human rights violations in occupied Kashmir. The minister urged the human rights organizations to raise their voice against Indian brutalities in the held valley. “We should support Kashmiris with a new strategy,” he added.
Earlier on July 28, Pakistan had strongly condemned restrictions imposed by Indian authorities on Eid-ul-Azha prayers in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ&K).
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, the imposition of restrictions on prayers on one of the most important days of the Islamic calendar represented complete disrespect by the Indian government for the sentiments of the Muslims of occupied Kashmir.
“It is also a flagrant violation of their fundamental freedom of religion.”
Earlier, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz said the PTI team was completely united under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, maintaining that politics based on honesty and sincerity to serve the masses will take roots in the country. Senator Shibli Faraz said this in a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar here on Wednesday.
According to official sources, matters of mutual interest and political situation came under discussion, besides exchange of views on media strategy.Discussion was also held on the projects for welfare of people and steps to extend relief.
Federal Minister Shibli Faraz while speaking on the occasion said that people were best judge of the performance of the government, and added that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was focused on overcoming real problems of the masses.
Referring to opposition political parties and their negative propaganda stance, he said their narrative had already been rejected by the people ,adding that ‘rejected elements’ did not enjoy people’s trust or interest.
In this context he said that attempts to hold APC by the opposition had underlying vested interests only and such a move was bound to fizzle out very soon. Shibli said that PTI team was completely united under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He highlighted said that now only politics based on honesty and sincerity to serve the masses would prevail and take roots in the country.
He stated with confidence that the country was moving forward in the right direction under the able leadership of PM Imran Khan. However, the federal minister regretted that plunder and loot of public money by previous rulers badly harmed the country’s economy, whereas the incumbent government was taking solid steps to steer the economy out of all crises.
