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Pak's FM seeks UNSG's attention towards Kashmir issue

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif today sought the UN Secretary General's attention towards the alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir.

Asif in a statement "strongly condemned the recent killings in Jammu and Kashmir as well as harassment of Hurriyat leadership", the Foreign Office (FO) said.

He also accused India of altering the demography of Jammu and Kashmir by settling non-Kashmiris in the state and sought the Secretary General's attention towards it, the FO said.

Asif reiterated Pakistan's "moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

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First Published: Aug 17 2017 | 8:13 PM IST

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