Published 09:02 IST, September 26th 2020
After European think-tank's 'Why is Pakistan a member?', PTM leader exposes ISI at UNHRC
Thousands of displaced persons in last 18 years are still forced by Pakistan to live in miserable conditions in most tribal areas, a PTM leader said at UNHRC
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A Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leer on Friday drew international community’s attention towards treatment meted out against 40 million Afghan-Pashtuns living in Pakistan and said that recent brutal attack on Zeba Safi (also kwn as Malala - but different from Malala Yousafzai) in Momand district of Pakhtunkhwa by unkwn assailants was likely done by Pakistan’s secret military service.
"Thousands of displaced persons in last 18 years are still forced by Pakistan to live in miserable conditions in most tribal areas," PTM leer said at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. “Zeba Safi was attacked by unkwn persons who were likely military secret service,” he ded.
PTM leer slammed Pakistan for supporting and sponsoring terrorist organisations on both sides of Durand Line. He held country responsible for miseries and gecide of Afghan-Pashtuns. “Pashtuns are living in Pakistan as slaves. y demand right to self-determination guaranteed under UN Charter”, he ded.
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European think-tank exposes Pak’s terrorism
On Thursday, Imran Khan's 'Naya' Pakistan was once again humiliated on international platform for failing to act against terrorism and supporting it. Veronica Ekelund, Research Analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), speaking at 18th Meeting of 45th Session of United Nations Human Rights Commission said stated several instances of Pakistan mitting to protect terrorists on its terrorists.
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"Respect for Human Rights is universal and paramount and it applies to all countries including Pakistan. Terrorism inherently undermines promotion and protection of Human Rights. Talking to CNN in February 2019, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi mitted that UN-designated terrorist and chief of Jaish-e-Mohamm Masood Azhar resides in Pakistan. To BBC in March 2019, Mr Qureshi confessed that his government and Jaish-e-Mohamm maintained official contact," she said.
"In July 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan told US Institute of Peace in Washington that his country hosts 40,000 terrorists. In June 2020, Imran Khan referred to Al-Queda leer Osama Bin Len as a martyr in country's Parliament. Last month, Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs ackwledged presence of UN-designated terrorist Dawood Ibrahim on its territory," she ded.
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Veronica furr slamming Pakistan in her intervention said, "Mam President, re is need to elaborate that Pakistani officials have time and again confessed country continues to be a safe haven for terrorists and terrorist organisations. UN Security Council's consolidated list of terrorist individuals and entities included a hundred and forty-six entries from Pakistan. With all due respect, I am compelled to ask, why is Pakistan still a member of this council?"
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(With inputs from ncy)
09:02 IST, September 26th 2020