Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to apprise the world about the brutalities and human rights abuses committed by Indian forces in Kashmir.
“I have decided to send these parliamentarians to fight the case of Kashmir in different parts of the world,” a statement issued by PM’s office quoted Nawaz as saying.
It further said that these special envoys will have strength of Pakistani people, prayers from the Kashmiri people across the Line of Control, mandate of the parliament and support from the government.
“I am standing behind these special envoys to ensure their toil for highlighting the Kashmir cause resonates across the world so that I can shake the collective conscience of the international community during my address at United Nations this September,” Nawaz said.
He said Pakistan would remind the United Nations of its long-held promise of “right of self-determination for the Kashmiri people” and would make it clear to India that it was them that had approached the United Nations several decades back on Kashmir dispute but are not fulfilling its promise.
“Generation after generation of Kashmiris have seen only broken pledges and ruthless oppression,” the prime minister added.