ISLAMABAD —- Pakistan on Thursday expressed its willingness to receive the United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry (COI) in its part of Kashmir, but impliedly again conditioned it with New Delhi also agreeing to the commission’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan was ready for a commission of inquiry to visit both Pakistan controlled Azad Kashmir and Indian controled Kashmir, Foreign Office spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said at the weekly media briefing apparently linking the acceptance of the commission to its visits to both parts of Kashmir, Dawn reported on Friday.
Mr Faisal exhorted India to accept the commission
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein had called for setting up of a Commission of Inquiry, the UN’s highest-level probe, to investigate human rights violations in Kashmir.
The call followed the first report on Kashmir by the Office of the High Comm¬i-ssioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The report that pointed to impunity for rights abuses and lack of access to justice in Indian part of Kashmir; and certain administrative, constitutional and legislative issues related to Pakistani Kashmir, was welcomed by Islamabad, but rejected by New Delhi.The report had mentioned that neither India nor Pakistan allowed unconditional access to territories under their control for investigations for preparation of the document.findings were then based on “remote monitoring of the situation” in the two parts of Kashmir. India had refused to allow the UN visit, while Pakistan linked its permission to India allowing the UN team to tour held Kashmir.The spokesman challenged India to allow the UN team to access the occupied valley. “India can address its claims of the (OHCHR) report being based on unverified information by allowing the COI and OIC Independent Permanent Hum¬an Rights Commission access to held Kashmir.
Mr Faisal further said: “The isolation of India in the international community is complete. The skeletons in Indian closet are growing in numbers and size.” The spokesman further asked the Indian government to hold an independent, transparent and credible probe into the assassination of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari.
“The Indian government remains fearful of international exposition of the brutalisation of occupied Jammu & Kashmir. India can run, but can it hide? This remains to be seen,” he added.... further
Pakistan Wants UN Team To Visit Both Parts Of Kashmir. Read Here
ISLAMABAD —- Pakistan on Thursday expressed its willingness to receive the United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry (COI) in its part of Kashmir, but impliedly again conditioned it with New Delhi also agreeing to the commission’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan was ready for a commission of inquiry to visit both Pakistan controlled Azad Kashmir and Indian controled Kashmir, Foreign Office spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said at the weekly media briefing apparently linking the acceptance of the commission to its visits to both parts of Kashmir, Dawn reported on Friday.
Mr Faisal exhorted India to accept the commission
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein had called for setting up of a Commission of Inquiry, the UN’s highest-level probe, to investigate human rights violations in Kashmir.
The call followed the first report on Kashmir by the Office of the High Comm¬i-ssioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The report that pointed to impunity for rights abuses and lack of access to justice in Indian part of Kashmir; and certain administrative, constitutional and legislative issues related to Pakistani Kashmir, was welcomed by Islamabad, but rejected by New Delhi.The report had mentioned that neither India nor Pakistan allowed unconditional access to territories under their control for investigations for preparation of the document.findings were then based on “remote monitoring of the situation” in the two parts of Kashmir. India had refused to allow the UN visit, while Pakistan linked its permission to India allowing the UN team to tour held Kashmir.The spokesman challenged India to allow the UN team to access the occupied valley. “India can address its claims of the (OHCHR) report being based on unverified information by allowing the COI and OIC Independent Permanent Hum¬an Rights Commission access to held Kashmir.
Mr Faisal further said: “The isolation of India in the international community is complete. The skeletons in Indian closet are growing in numbers and size.” The spokesman further asked the Indian government to hold an independent, transparent and credible probe into the assassination of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari.
“The Indian government remains fearful of international exposition of the brutalisation of occupied Jammu & Kashmir. India can run, but can it hide? This remains to be seen,” he added.... further
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