US expresses concern over human rights situation in Gilgit Balti
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Police in Pakistan have registered five cases against Baluchistan leaders Brahamdagh Bugti, Harbiyar Marri and Banuk Karima Baloch for supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on Balochistan.
Acting District Police Officer, Muhammad Ashraf Jatak said, the cases were registered on the complaints at five police stations in Balochistan’s Khuzdar area. Baloch leaders were booked under sections 120, 121, 123 and 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence day address thanked the people of Balochistan, the people of Gilgit, and the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for the goodwill they have shown towards him. Leaders of the Baloch Republican Party had thanked Mr Modi for his statement on Baluchistan and requested India to raise the issue of human rights violations and systematic genocide by Pakistan army.
The US has expressed concern over human rights situation in Gilgit Baltistan and asked all parties in Pakistan to resolve the issues through a valid political process.
When asked about the allegations of large scale human rights violation in Gilgit-Baltistan, a State Department Spokesperson said that they do have concerns about the human rights situation there and have reported that for several years in their Human Rights Report.
The spokesperson said, the US has consistently urged all parties in Pakistan to work out their differences peaceably and through a valid political process.