ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the choice by India to declare the ‘Awami Motion Committee’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen’ as ‘Illegal Affiliation’ for 5 years.
Final yr, the Indian authorities had declared a number of political events as “illegal associations” as properly, bringing the entire of banned political events to 14 within the occupied area. The choice was denounced by the FO on the time as properly.
The ‘Awami Motion Committee’ is led by a outstanding political and spiritual chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The ‘Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen’ was additionally based by one other notable political and spiritual chief, Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari, who headed it until his demise in 2022.
The current choice will increase the entire variety of outlawed Kashmiri political events and organizations to 16, Overseas Workplace spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan mentioned in a press release.
“Banning of various political events and organizations is one more manifestation of the Indian authorities’ iron-fisted strategy within the IIOJK. It displays a need to suppress the political actions and stifle dissent. It additionally exhibits sheer disregard of democratic norms and worldwide human rights legislation,” he remarked.
The spokesperson urged the Indian authorities to take away the curbs on the Kashmiri political events; launch all of the political prisoners; and faithfully implement the UN Safety Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir.