Sardar Masood Khan, President, Azad Jammu & Kashmir briefed media on human rights violations in Kashmir. He said that India was committing gross human rights violations in Kashmir and the entire population was living under extended curfew for over a month now.
He appealed to the international community to play its role to end the rights abuses and resolve the issue according to the UN resolutions on Kashmir.
He categorically refuted Indian claims that Kashmir was its integral part. He said that the Kashmiris never accepted Indian rule and are continuing their freedom struggle despite worse atrocities and state operation.
Similarly, the President contradicted Indian propaganda that there was terrorism in IOK instead of freedom struggle. He said that the Kashmir people are engaged in freedom struggle and are unarmed, therefore, cannot be termed terrorists. He said India was trying to divert the world attention from its atrocities in IOK by blaming Pakistan and the Kashmiris for terrorism.