Islamabad: British parliamentarians have urged the international community to take notice of “Indian atrocities” on Kashmiri people, a media report said today.
“A British parliamentary delegation, on a visit to Pakistan, has expressed concern over the deteriorating human rights violations in Kashmir,” reported Geo News.
Addressing a press conference with President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan in Islamabad on Thursday, the members of the delegation urged the international community to take notice of the “Indian atrocities being inflicted on Kashmiri people in the valley”.
Member British Parliament Andrew Flint said the Kashmir dispute is a human rights issue and urged the world to listen to the voices of the Kashmiris.
“I stand with truth. It is the basic right of people to live with freedom and peace. The rest of the world needs to know what is happening in Kashmir,” he said.
Wajid Khan, Member of parliament and part of the delegation said the blood of the Kashmiris is “as valuable as that of anyone living in Britain or any other country”.
“We want to listen to the Kashmiris’ voices by going there,” he said. “Kashmiris have to decide about their future themselves.”
The delegation said it would request the Indian ambassador back home to allow a fact-finding mission to visit the valley.
