Pakistani militant leader pledges support to Kashmir rebels

“India strongly condemns the encouragement and support which such terrorists and their activities receive from Pakistan”, added Swarup.

“Pakistan has always condemned Indian brutalities and the way we have responded over these past few days, Kashmiri leaders have welcomed and appreciated it and we plan to continue our campaign to extend moral, diplomatic and political support to Kashmiris”, Aziz said.

Also on Thursday, New Delhi asked Islamabad to vacate Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and asked it to ensure the safety of officials and families in the Indian High Commission there as “UN-designated terrorists” led a protest rally to its capital city.

“The observance of “Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day” exposes Pakistan’s longing for the territory of Jammu and Kashmir”. They accused India of using “state-sponsored terrorism to justify illegal occupation over Kashmir” and urged the worldwide community to take note of Kashmiri suffering.

At least 43 people have died and more than 3,000 have been injured in the violence that erupted in Kashmir after the killing of 22-year-old terrorist Burhan Wani by security forces on July 8.

India has been supporting the use of force and coercive methods against the people of Kashmir ever since the dispute.

Pakistan has made a decision to approach the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate human rights violations and the recent wave of violence against civilians in Kashmir, a report said.

Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands July 21 after the government on July 20 “apologized” for curbs on the media and assured Srinagar-based editors that their work won’t be hindered by the heightened security in the wake of unrest that has left over 40 people dead and hundreds injured in the Kashmir Valley.

Sagar said Mehbooba had weakened the post of chief minister by issuing a string of controversial statements, including one saying she “was not fully informed” about the encounter that claimed the life of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani, whose death triggered the current backlash.

The people of Kashmir have long considered Pakistanis to be countrymen, and view themselves as being under occupation.

Apparently peeved at the anti-India sentiment being articulated in the Pakistan cabinet and outside, as well as the provocative statements over the situation in Kashmir, the External Affairs Ministry did not, for once, mince its words. She said in the wake of the current indigenous response to the repressive Indian occupation policies, it has become essential for the global community to urgently end the brutalities being meted out to the Kashmiri people and to seriously address this long-standing issue.

Describing the youth of Kashmir as “patriots”, he said in “there is an attempt to misguide some” of them and a “mindset that stokes baseless anger against India”.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said India can not suppress the voice of Kashmiris through force as they will eventually get freedom, and India should accept defeat before Kashmiris’ struggle.

Instructions would have surely also gone to the separatist leadership in Kashmir to ensure that the protests continued.