Highlights
- Sources in Sharif's office said the UN's position on Kashmir is 'duplicitous'
- Last week, Pakistan accused the US too of 'dual standards' on Kashmir
- This was after the US declared Hizbul Mujahideed chief Syed Salahuddin a 'global terrorist'
Annoyed at its
non-interfering stand on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
plans to skip an upcoming United Nations (UN) event to "promote peace",
reported The Express Tribune on Tuesday, citing sources in Sharif's
office.
"This is necessary. They (the UN) keep talking about peace. But they do nothing to overcome the plight of Kashmiris and stop state-sponsored terrorism in the Valley," the sources told the Pakistani media outlet.
The UN has always said that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and it has consistently advocated the two nations hold talks to resolve their problems.
"Duplicitous" is what the sources called this position of the UN.
"This behaviour is duplicitous. How is it even possible to strive for peace in the region without acknowledging (Indian) terrorism in Kashmir?" the sources reportedly said.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chairman of Pakistan's parliamentary special committee on Kashmir, told the Tribune that he was the one who recommend Sharif adopt "a tough stance".
"This is an effective way to highlight the Kashmir issue at world forums. It is a shame that the Indian PM, despite unleashing terrorism upon innocent Kashmiris, managed to win Washington's favours on Kashmir ... (The US must remember) Modi himself is a terrorist who has blood of thousands of Muslims on his hands," Rehman said to the Tribune.
Just last week, Pakistan accused the US as well of having "dual standards" on human rights, after the US state department designated Pakistan-backed Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a "global terrorist"+ .
"It seems as though the blood of Kashmiris in not at all important to the US, and international laws relating to human rights do not apply to Kashmir," Pakistan's interior minister Chaudhry Nisar said last week.
Nisar said the US's actions "mock" justice.
"Ignoring the worst form of state terrorism does not only mock justice and international norms, but also exposes the dual standards of those upholding human and democratic rights," Nisar added.
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"This is necessary. They (the UN) keep talking about peace. But they do nothing to overcome the plight of Kashmiris and stop state-sponsored terrorism in the Valley," the sources told the Pakistani media outlet.
The UN has always said that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and it has consistently advocated the two nations hold talks to resolve their problems.
"Duplicitous" is what the sources called this position of the UN.
"This behaviour is duplicitous. How is it even possible to strive for peace in the region without acknowledging (Indian) terrorism in Kashmir?" the sources reportedly said.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chairman of Pakistan's parliamentary special committee on Kashmir, told the Tribune that he was the one who recommend Sharif adopt "a tough stance".
"This is an effective way to highlight the Kashmir issue at world forums. It is a shame that the Indian PM, despite unleashing terrorism upon innocent Kashmiris, managed to win Washington's favours on Kashmir ... (The US must remember) Modi himself is a terrorist who has blood of thousands of Muslims on his hands," Rehman said to the Tribune.
Just last week, Pakistan accused the US as well of having "dual standards" on human rights, after the US state department designated Pakistan-backed Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a "global terrorist"+ .
"It seems as though the blood of Kashmiris in not at all important to the US, and international laws relating to human rights do not apply to Kashmir," Pakistan's interior minister Chaudhry Nisar said last week.
Nisar said the US's actions "mock" justice.
"Ignoring the worst form of state terrorism does not only mock justice and international norms, but also exposes the dual standards of those upholding human and democratic rights," Nisar added.
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