Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The Upper House on Friday passed a unanimous resolution against the most ghastly crimes committed by Indian forces against the people of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK).

The consensus resolution – moved by Leader of the House Raja Zafrul Haq on behalf of all senators – urged the government to approach the United Nations, international community, inter-government and inter-parliamentary organisations, elected representatives and bodies, human rights organisations, civil society members and media organisations working for freedom of expression for getting implemented the UN resolutions on the inalienable right to self-determination of the people in Jammu and Kashmir.

The resolution said, “The Senate of Pakistan, after having detailed discussions and deliberations on adjournment motions by senators from parliamentary parties on the unprecedented state terrorism, brutal killings, human rights violations and restriction on freedom of expression in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), unanimously resolves to express solidarity with the oppressed and struggling people of IHK in their latest popular, spontaneous, indigenous and widespread upsurge against the illegal and unjust occupation.”

It said that the Upper House “takes note that since the pivotal martyrdom of Burhan Wani and scores of innocent civilians, the unprecedented brutality of Indian security forces in the valley” had resulted in an ongoing massacre leading to 50 fatalities and 3,500 injuries.

Apart from the fifth generation of Kashmiris facing near genocidal policies of the state with the highest solider-civilian ratio in the world, as over 700,000 troops and paramilitary personnel remain as occupiers in a valley with a population of four million, black laws reinforced the egregious human rights violations.

The resolution said that black laws like the Public Safety Act, the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990, and other punitive measures should immediately be repealed since there are repugnant to fundamental rights and human dignity encoded in the universal laws and civilised norms.