Srinagar
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir National Front has condemned in strong terms the continued bloodshed, harassment of women and children, arrest and torture of youth by Indian troops in the territory.
The JKNF spokesman, Shafiq-ur-Rehman, in a statement issued in Srinagar said, on one hand, Indian forces have unleashed a reign of terror by killing youth in fake encounters, while, on the other, they are harassing and humiliating women and children in cordon and search operations.
“It is shocking to see that Kashmiri children are being targeted, detained under notorious laws and subjected to the worst kind of torture in jails and interrogation centers”, he added.
Terming it as flagrant violations of the international covenants, the JKNF spokesman said that the women and children in IIOJK had been the worst victims of the Indian state terrorism.
He said, “Women and children, being vulnerable segments of the society, have always been at the receiving end.
They are being arrested, tortured, humiliated and harassed by the Indian forces deployed in length and breadth of the valley.”
He added that it is quite unfortunate that the international community is silent on the sufferings of Kashmiris who have been the worst victims of the Kashmir dispute.
Terming the ongoing bloodshed and unrest in the territory as a direct consequence of the lingering dispute, the spokesman reiterated his party’s demand for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute through dialogue and diplomacy.—KMS
