Islamabad: As violence against Rohingya Muslims continues in Myanmar, international organisations and countries have condemned Nobel Laureate and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for letting the atrocities continue. According to a report published here in “The Express Tribune” today, Pakistan’s Nobel Laureate and female education activist Malala Yousufzai has also come out in support of the Rohingya Muslim community saying her “heart breaks” at their suffering. Calling for a stop to the violence, Malala said she has seen “pictures of small children killed by Myanmar’s security forces.” Even though these children attacked no one, their houses were burnt to the ground, she added. Malala also called upon Myanmar to give citizenship to Rohingya Muslims because it is the country they were born in. “If their home is not Myanmar, where they have lived for generations, then where is it?” She also called upon other countries to aid Rohingya Muslims by giving those fleeing the violence access to food, shelter and education. “Other countries, including my own country Pakistan, should follow Bangladesh’s example”, she said. “Over the last several years, I have repeatedly condemned this tragic and shameful treatment. I am still waiting for my fellow Nobel Laureate Aang San Suu Kyi to do the same. The world is waiting and the Rohingya Muslims are waiting,” she concluded. Yesterday, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed its concerns over reports of the increasing number of deaths and forced displacement of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and urged its government to take action to ensure their safety.
