Dr. Farooq urges Centre, International community to take note of unrest in PoK

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, JULY 29 (STC): Reported killings and hardships faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have gained attention of Jammu and Kashmir former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah. He has urged the international community and the Centre to take note of the deteriorating situation in the PoK and asserted that New Delhi should speak out if it considers the region its own.
Talking to reporters, Dr. Farooq said, “I have requested the United Nations Human Rights Commission to go there, see their problems and try to solve them. I have also appealed to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.”
Questioning the Centre’s stand on PoK, Abdullah said the government frequently claims the territory as an integral part of India but remains silent over reports of killings and alleged human rights violations there.
“They keep saying it is our part. If it is your part, then why don’t you speak about what is happening there? Why don’t you say the killings should stop? I have not heard any statement from them,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Farooq also expressed concern over the growing drug menace among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir and said unemployment remained a major challenge.
He further criticised the alleged crackdown following the recent Anantnag incident and urged the government to avoid actions that could further alienate people.
(Straight Talk Communications I Inputs from KNS)