Foul cry in UN, duping Rahul Gandhi’s visit to J&K, Pakistan claims human rights violation in the region
New Delhi, August 28: Ever since India abrogated the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has been trying hard to create hurdle but to no avail. In its latest attempt to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan once again has written a letter to the United Nations claiming of human rights violation in the region. Ironically, Pakistan is fighting a lost battle by making false claims and alleging India for something Pakistan has been doing since ages.
In the letter written to UN, Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, cried foul over abrogation of Article 35A and Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Mentioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mazari further claimed that he noted "people dying" in Jammu and Kashmir. The letter stated, “Acts of violence have been acknowledged by mainstream politicians, such as the leader of the Congress party, Mr. Rahul Gandhi who has noted "people dying" in Jammu and Kashmir, in light of events "going very wrong there.”
During his recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi was sent back from the airport for security reasons. Making a halabaloo of the entire situation, Rahul Gandhi who is certainly unhappy with the decision to scrap Article 370 tweeted saying, “It's been 20 days since the people of Jammu & Kashmir had their freedom & civil liberties curtailed. Leaders of the Opposition & the Press got a taste of the draconian administration & brute force unleashed on the people of J&K when we tried to visit Srinagar yesterday.”
Continuing its cry baby attitude, Pakistan on Tuesday said it was mulling a complete ban on the use of the country's airspace by Indian flights. Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the decisions to close the airspace with India and to ban the use of Pakistan's land routes for India's trade with Afghanistan were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
On May 15, Pakistan extended its airspace ban for flights to India till May 30. It fully opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on July 16. Pakistan has already suspended its trade with India and stopped the train and bus services in protest to India's August 5 decision to end Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories, evoking strong reactions from Pakistan.
India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reality.