Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday unanimously condemned the brutalities by Indian security forces against Muslims in India and demanded of the federal government to tackle the issue through diplomatic channels.

A joint resolution of the opposition and treasury benches was moved by Nighat Yasmin Orakzai of PPP in the house with Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani in the chair.

The resolution stated the legislation brought by Indian parliament against Muslims was pitiless and had also criticized by the members of the Modi's own government.

KP Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Sultan Muhammad said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has always raised the Kashmir issue on all internal forums. He said that on December 10, the KP government celebrated human rights day in KP Assembly building in which most of discussions were held over Kashmir issue.

Participating in the debate, the leader of the opposition, Akram Khan Durrani said that like previous governments, the incumbent Pakistani government should also take the issue of Kashmir seriously. He said that some elements are trying to create rift among institutions in Pakistan but we will not let them to succeed in this connection.

Inayatullah Khan of Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) said that they strongly reject the Citizen Amendment Act 2019 of India. He said that the law is against the religion of Islam and others minorities living in India.

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