Largest Sham Democracy.

The Kashmiri lands are the killing fields for Indian forces where they kill people with impunity. According to the statement of the Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson, India has killed 110 Kashmiris in the last five months. While India kills Kashmiris with impunity, the silence of the international community shows that it has abandoned Kashmiris long ago. Extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions constitute gross violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights regime.

Unfortunately, the 'immense suffering of Kashmir occupies an imperceptible place in the world's moral imagination.' As India becomes a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), its record in Kashmir ought to be scrutinised and highlighted. For the sake of saving Kashmir's present and 'successive generations from the scourge of war,' bringing India to an account for its violations of human rights 'is the fierce urgency of now.'

Pakistan must not leave its Kashmir brethren alone in their fight against the Indian occupation. The world needs to awaken to the recent developments in the valley...