Protest Held on Human Rights Violations Against Minorities in Pakistan
On September 20, 2016 a demonstration was held outside the UN Human Rights Council to protest against the human rights violations in Pakistan. Representatives from Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Sindh participated, seeking the attention of the UN and the international community to the grave violations committed by the Pakistani government and the military against the minorities in the country.
Raising the issue of targeted killing of minorities, including Christians, Hindus and Shias in Sindh, Sindhi leaders including Lakhu Luhana, President of the World Sindhi Congress called on the international community to put pressure on Pakistan to stop persecution of minorities.
The prominent banners displayed on this occasion read 'Stop Killing of Minorities in Pakistan', 'Stop Persecution of Christians in Pakistan', 'We resent Chinese presence in Gilgit-Baltistan' and 'Arif Shahid is a Martyr'.
Several Baloch and Indian activists held large-scale demonstrations outside the UN headquarters here while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifaddressed the UN General Assembly as they were joined by other groups demanding that it stop "exporting" terror into India.
"Pakistan is a terror state and does not want the people of Balochistan to live in peace," Ahmar Musti Khan, founder of the American Friends of Balochistan told PTI.
He said Pakistan and its leaders are committing crimes against the residents of Kashmir, demanding that the country stop "exporting terror and let its neighbours live in peace".
He slammed the Pakistani army for its brutalities against "innocent Balochis", saying "the Pakistan Army is ISIS in uniform".
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) condemned the Pakistani atrocities and the 'ongoing military operations' in Sindh and Balochistan.
"Baloch and Sindhi people appeal to the freedom loving citizens of America and the world to support our demands for freedom, peace, and justice. We, the victims of Pakistani state aggression and crimes against humanity, want to tell the world that 'Pakistan is a nuclear-armed terrorist state' and must be stopped," the group said.
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