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Pak FS briefs OIC envoys on 'rights violations' in Kashmir

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua today briefed Islamabad-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ambassadors on human rights violations in Kashmir.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Janjua discussed with them the repeated ceasefire violations at the Line of Control and the Working Boundary by India.

She condemned the "ongoing human rights violations" in Kashmir, the foreign office said.

The foreign secretary drew the attention of the OIC ambassadors towards the use of a Kashmiri man as a "human shield", which showed "utter disregard for human dignity.

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First Published: Jun 13 2017 | 11:02 PM IST

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