Sentence awarded in the trial of Former Bangladeshi PM is an internal matter of Bangladesh: FO Spokesperson
Tahir Hussain Andrabi says the onus of delay in opening the border crossings rests with the Afghan Taliban
Says Pakistan remains gravely concerned about the persistent & serious human rights situation in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS )
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi has said that the sentence awarded in the trial of Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wajid is an internal matter of Bangladesh. He said Pakistan has closed border crossings and suspended all trade with Afghanistan due to Afghan regime’s support to terrorist. He said the onus of delay in opening the border crossings rests with the Afghan Taliban. The FO Spokesperson said Afghan Taliban must stop its support to terrorists. He said that Pakistan remains gravely concerned about the persistent and serious human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
This was stated by FO Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi while addressing the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday.
Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that Pakistan strongly condemns these continuing violations by the Israeli occupying forces and extremist settlers against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, including repeated storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and provocations against worshippers. Such actions constitute a blatant violation of the international law and the relevant UN resolutions.
He said that it is imperative that the sanctity of the holy sites must be ensured in accordance with the international law and the historical status quo.
He said that Pakistan calls upon the international community to take urgent and effective measures to ensure protection of the holy sites, prevent further settler violence and incursions, and uphold relevant UN resolutions.
Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that we reiterate its principled position in support of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on the Two-State solution, leading to the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, based on pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
He said that Pakistan remains gravely concerned about the persistent and serious human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The prevailing policies, marked by widespread detentions, arbitrary arrests, and extensive restrictions on fundamental freedoms, continue to amount to collective punishment of the occupied Kashmiri population. Reports of profiling Kashmiri youth on the basis of their identity and faith further heighten these concerns.
Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that India continues its efforts to alter the demographic character in the occupied territory and to erode the religious, cultural, and social heritage of the Kashmiri people. These measures appear to form part of a deliberate strategy to suppress the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri population. Thousands of Kashmiri youth remain missing, while many genuine political representatives of the Kashmiri people remain in arbitrary detention. Such coercive actions cannot undermine the Kashmiri people’s enduring commitment to realizing their internationally recognized right to self-determination.
FO Spokesperson said that Pakistan calls upon the international community including the United Nations, the Human Rights Council, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to take full cognizance of the grave human rights situation in IIOJK. We urge these bodies to encourage India to take immediate remedial measures, ensure accountability for documented violations, and allow credible international human rights organizations to conduct independent and impartial assessments, he said.
Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that a just, peaceful, and lasting resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, remains essential for durable peace and stability in South Asia.
Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that we received several media queries this week soliciting our comment on the sentence awarded in the trial of Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He said that this is an internal matter of Bangladesh. He said that the people of Bangladesh are fully capable of addressing their issues in accordance with their own democratic and constitutional processes.