Choose Indian market or justice for Kashmiris, Imran tells world.

NEW YORK -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a call to awake the world's conscience Friday asked it to choose either the more than 1 billion strong Indian market or justice for the Kashmiri people. The Pakistan premier was addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He spoke on a range of issues, including the Kashmir conflict with India, Islamophobia, climate change and world peace. The Pakistan prime minister highlighted the Kashmir issue and apprised the world leaders of the plight of the Kashmiri people. He said India illegally revoked article 370 that granted Kashmir a special autonomy, noting that the total number of India forces in the occupied valley stood at 900,000.

PM Khan slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India, which originated from the Hindu extremist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. 'RSS was an organization that was inspired by Adolf Hitler and Mussolini,' he said. 'All that I am saying can be verified. You can google it. This RSS believed in the ethnic cleansing of Muslims.' The Pakistan prime minister said: 'This ideology of hate is what murdered the great Mahatma Gandhi.' 'What kind of mindset would lay siege to 8 million people in Kashmir with 900,000 soldiers,' he questioned. 'It's arrogance that makes people make mistakes, cruel things that Narendra Modi has done. What is he going to do when he lifts the curfew?' PM Khan said thousands of people had been killed and nearly 11,000 women raped in India-occupied Kashmir. He said there were reports by the...

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