Pakistan: India is involved in grave abuses in Kashmir

Pakistan said Thursday India was involved in “grave human rights violations” in Kashmir and urged the world to take notice of the situation.

Foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said Pakistan wanted to resolve the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.

He said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s contact group on Kashmir on the sidelines of the ongoing 13th OIC summit in Istanbul had also expressed continued support to the people of Kashmir for their right to self-determination.

He said the contact group comprising Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey also stressed for resolving the Kashmir issue in accordance with the resolutions of UN Security Council.

The spokesman said Pakistani authorities had arrested several suspects following the detention of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav in Balochistan.

Mr Nafees Zakaria said several arrests have been made in Pakistan after the detention of the Research and Analysis Wing agent. He said an investigation was underway to find out more facts.

The spokesman said Pakistan was ready for talks to resolve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue. He said Pakistan’s nuclear capability was for self-defence and it was ready to discuss arms control and restraint measures with India.