Asean lawmakers vow to raise Kashmir issue at all forums.

ISLAMABAD -- Members of parliaments from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have termed Kashmir a global issue saying they will raise the predicament of Kashmiris at the international and regional forums till its resolution.

A delegation led by Dato Mohammad Azmi Abdul Hamid, president of Majlis Perundingan Islam Malaysia (MAPIM), held a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser at Parliament House on Tuesday.

The parliamentarians from Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore are currently visiting Pakistan to get an insight into the Kashmir issue.

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According to a statement issued by National Assembly Secretariat, the members condemned the Indian oppression against Kashmiris and for depriving them of their human rights and identity.

Mr Qaiser said the Kashmiri people were subjected to lockdown and deprived of their fundamental rights.

'The 93-day-long lockdown has turned the valley into a jail, aggravating the miseries of the people in terms of blocking communication and non-supply of food items and medicines.'

He said thousands of youth had been subjected to abduction, torture and custodial killings besides indiscriminate use of arms against women and children. He asked the parliamentarians to propagate the Kashmir issue in its true perspective in their respective countries and parliaments for putting...