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This is historic visit of the UN Secretary General, Mr. António Guterres, to Pakistan. The role of UN in resolving the ever-lingering conflicts of Kashmir and Palestine has reached to a critical juncture of history. Growing international conflicts and never-ending problems of terrorism, extremism and terror financing have become heavy burden on the world conscience.

I urged the UN chief to review the previous UN-sponsored fact-finding missions to the Middle-East and Indian-occupied Jammu & Kashmir and set the direction of peace process that the UN had initiated on both fronts. It is an open secret that Indian premier Narendra Modi after unlawfully annexing the disputed region Kashmir has been constantly stoking communal hatred in the multicultural fabric India.

The Indian government has done inhuman lockdown of disputed state of Kashmir & the silence of the world community over Indian atrocities had reached the deafening level. “BJP-led Indian government has threatened the very existence of minorities while proposing very discriminatingly controversial amendments in Citizenship Amendment Act, which has already sparked nation-wide protest in India.” where as explicable turn of events has been hampering the efforts of Pakistan with all the stakeholders to pursue the elusive peace in the war-ravaged Afghanistan. Accentuating the dire need of bringing peace in Afghanistan before the withdrawal of US forces, he urged the UN to ensure success of the peace overtures.

I urge the visiting UN chief to take stock of the situation from a personal perspective and translate it into action in a bid to resolve the conflicts, which could become conflagration of war. He specifically mentioned latest Trump-Netanyahu sanctioned Middle East peace plan, which could backfire the UN efforts to materialize the two-state solution of the long-standing issues

There are numerous conflicts going on in the world like Palestine, Houthis insurgency in Yemen, Rohingyan Muslims in Myanmar, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Daesh, nuclear war issue between North Korea and USA and cold war between China and USA.

I, however, would like to draw the kind attention of His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, UNO to the most dangerous conflict in this region which can lead to nuclear war. Kashmir issue lies with the UNSC since 1948.

The extremism is in full swing in India and particularly Muslims are the target of extremism of Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has recently announced Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Registration of Citizen (NRC), which are discriminatory laws and against the interfaith harmony and UN Charter of human rights.

The special status of Kashmir has been scrapped in violation of the UNSC Resolution No.47, adopted on 21 April 1948, for giving a chance to the oppressed Kashmir for self-determination. The “Karachi Agreement” duly signed by the two parties in 1949 which was duly supervised/countersigned by the UN observers needs to be re-activated to stop cease-fire violations at the border by Indian Forces.

It will also be in the interest of peace to stop further escalation between India and Pakistan. The Secretary General UNSC is requested to consider the deployment of United Nations observers on both sides of the border to keep the mandatory check on any violations on LOC.

Mr. Secretary General, I want to remind you and draw your kind attention towards 198th day of inhuman curfew in Indian Occupied Kashmir in sheer violation of the human rights charter and the crimes against humanity by Indian Troops under the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is continuously killing innocent Muslims in Kashmir. I would like to request you to kindly consider to constitute a high powered Inquiry Commission of UNO to inquire into the brutalities of Indian government in Kashmir in the interest of the greater cause of humanity.

I would like to appreciate International Court of Justice for listening the voice of Rohingyan Muslims who are the victims of Myanmar government and have been dispensed justice by the ICJ under your command and let’s hope that the decision of ICJ is implemented by the Myanmar authorities.

It will be a great step if proceedings may also be initiated by the ICJ against the Indian government for brutalities against Kashmiri Muslims as ordered by you Mr. Secretary General to give relief to the Kashmiris and help in resolving this long outstanding burning conflict between Indian and Pakistan as South Asia is literally placed on a volcano which can erupt any time and hence it needs to be resolved with your ability and mandate.

It is a day light fact that India Indian Army is committing the war crimes against oppressed Kashmiris in terms of mass murdering, mass graving, mass blinding through pelleting, rapes, tortures, enforced disappearances, political repression and locking down of the whole valley through strict curfew

It is a day light fact that India Indian Army is committing the war crimes against oppressed Kashmiris in terms of mass murdering, mass graving, mass blinding through pelleting, rapes, tortures, enforced disappearances, political repression and locking down of the whole valley through strict curfew.

According to the authentic reports of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 14th June, 2018 and 8th July, 2019, so far more than 94,000 Kashmiris have been killed, 7,000 persons have been killed in Indian custody, 22,000 women have been widowed, 105,000 children have been orphaned and 10,000 women have been raped and molested by Indian military and paramilitary troops since 1989. More than 8,000 people have gone missing in enforced disappearances by Indian forces since 1989.

I have emphasized time and again in my Articles and in my two Books on Kashmir titled as (i) “Modi’s War Doctrine – Indian Anti-Pakistan Syndrome” and (ii) “Bleeding Kashmir – Oppressed Kashmiris! Waiting for Justice and Plebiscite” have strongly proposed the following steps to be taken on Kashmir issue at International diplomatic and legal fronts and I therefore would like you to kindly consider the following for your urgent attention and actions

1. To appoint a Plebiscite Administrator in Kashmir and fix a date for plebiscite as per the Resolutions of UNSC as there is no further voting required in UN for this matter. This action is stuck in your good office and you are sole authority to order the date of self-determination.

2. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) may be directed to investigate the reasons of delay in implementation of UNSC Resolutions regarding the right of self-determination and fix the responsibility with the directions to initiate the process of plebiscite in Kashmir as mentioned above

3. To appoint a Commissioner of Inquiry under UN Charter to investigate into the ongoing crimes against humanity and human rights violations by Indian Forces in Indian Occupied Kashmir.

4. To initiate case against the Prime Minister Modi in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based on the report of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 14th June, 2018 and 8th July, 2019 as these reports have enough materials for the trial of Prime Minister Modi and his accomplices involved in crimes against humanity and genocide.

5. To initiate case against Indian Government and Prime Minister Modi in International Criminal Court (ICC) under Rome Statute to bring them to justices through trial as War Criminals based on the available evidences and as per reports of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as referred above.

Mr. Secretary General, I, therefore, request you once again to please initiate a case against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his accomplices for their crimes against humanity / genocide in Indian occupied Kashmir in International Court of Justice (ICJ) & in International Criminal Court (ICC) under Rome Statute.

The matter related to Palestine is no different than Kashmir and occupation of Gaza and the inhuman actions must stop in Gaza.

I would also like to draw your kind attention towards Daish which is becoming a major problem for the world as this has already become a Monster and will continue to bite world. I have elaborated the emergence of Daish and its long term agenda in the world in my book “Daish – A Rising Monster World-Wide”.

The other regional issue is Afghanistan where Pakistan is dining best to make the dialogue work between USA & other stake holders -Iran vs gulf states. Iran vs USA are also very important issues to be resolved.

The importance and the role of SG is becoming more important and difficult with growing international conflicts and never – ending problems of extremism, terrorism, money laundering and bilateral conflicts resulting into wars.

We hope you will do your best to end these conflicts. Pakistan has done its best for the International peace and we are the largest contributor of peace maker troops for UNSC as we have lost the lives of more than 70,000 Pak citizens during the war on terror and our personnel’s of Armed forces especially Pakistan Army has lost thousands of Jawans and officers.

Your Excellency, the oppressed Kashmiris are expecting some favorable actions to get relief which they are waiting for since years and years. Kindly take the notice of world’s longest standing curfew in Kashmir since more than six months and have the date of self-determination fixed which is their basic right through UN resolutions

The writer is Former Interior Minister of Pakistan, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Chairman of Think Tank “Global Eye”