Pakistan's diplomatic offensive, world community refuses to buy India's false narrative: Shibli Faraz.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Friday that due to the diplomatic offensive of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf government and exposure of Indian crimes in Occupied Kashmir by the international media, the world community has refused to buy Indian narrative on the Kashmir issue. Shibli was speaking at a seminar marking the "International Day in Support of Victims of Torture" organized by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting here titled "Humans without Human Rights in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir."

He said that India was using state terrorism to muzzle the voice of the people of Kashmir who were struggling for their internationally recognized and justified right to self-determination. He said that International Human Rights Commission has exposed Indian atrocities in its reports and United Nations Security Council has met over Kashmir thrice after August 5 last year and reiterated that Kashmir issue would be resolved under the UN Charter in light of its resolutions. Shibli said that India has taken belligerent posture towards Pakistan and committed countless violations of ceasefire at Line of Control to divert world's attention from the gross human rights abuses being committed by its forces in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He said that on February 26 last year it committed naked and unprovoked aggression against Pakistan in Balakot and the next day its two planes were downed by Pakistan Air Force and one of the pilots Abhinandan was arrested.

Even in such a charged atmosphere, Pakistan showed great restraint and once again proved its credentials as peace loving state but India was still not willing to abandon its aggressive posture. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has already warned the world about the repercussions of the coming to power of hard-line party having RSS mindset and following Hindutva ideology.

The minister said that the United Nations and the world community should realize that Kashmir dispute could become a flashpoint and could destabilise the entire region. He said that Islamabad was always ready to resolve all its outstanding disputes including...

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