'I shudder to mention the word genocide here, but I must.' Pakistani FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi demands UN probe into India's actions in disputed Kashmir
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses the UN Human Rights Council on September 10, 2019 in Geneva.
India imposed a military clampdown on Kashmir on August 5 to prevent protests as New Delhi revoked the disputed region's limited autonomy. Mobile phone networks and the internet are still cut off in all but a few pockets. The minister accused India of having arrested more than 6,000 people without due process. Many had been "shipped to jails all over India," he said, citing reports that Indian troops had "shamelessly tortured people in public."The minister urged the council to heed recommendations by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet and her predecessor Zeid Raad al Hussein to launch an international investigation into the situation in Indian Kashmir.
"If India has nothing to hide, it should allow unhindered access to the Commission of Inquiry," he insisted. Pakistan was willing to provide access to its side of the so-called LoC, he added.
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