Shahid Afridi condemns Kashmir killings in heartfelt tweet

KARACHI - Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi took to Twitter on Tuesday and condemned the fresh spree of violence in Indian-occupied-Kashmir.

The all-rounder termed the situation in the strife-torn valley 'appalling and worrisome' calling upon international organisations to take notice of the incidents.

https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/981084208369192961

"Wonder where is the @UN & other int bodies & why aren't they making efforts to stop this bloodshed?" wondered the 38-year-old cricketer.

Indian forces unleashed a fresh assault on the Kashmiris over the weekend killing over one and a half dozen in and injuring 200 in the valley after fierce clashes between rebels and government forces.

Moreover, at least 25 civilians suffered pellet wounds, while six others were being treated for bullet injuries, according to police. Locals, however, said that the number of those hurt was much higher.

Armed police and paramilitary soldiers in riot gear fanned out across the region Monday and are patrolling streets in anticipation of anti-India protests and clashes.

Condemnation From Pakistan

The state violence unleashed over the weekend prompted a strong reaction from civil-military officials in Pakistan.

Priem Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi urged India that a fact-finding mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should be formed.

Moreover, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir can never suppress a just indigenous political struggle for self-determination.

In a statement on Monday, the COAS said that brutalities by Indian Security Forces against innocent Kashmiris in Indian Occupied Kashmir and ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC)/Working Boundary (WB) targeting civilians are highly condemnable.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif condemning the act of barbarism said that 20 Kashmiris have been martyred, over 300 injured and more than five house have been destroyed in the occupied valley. He termed the incident as “worst day of state terrorism in Kashmir valley”.

He said the cabinet has decided that 6th of April (Friday) will be observed as Kashmir Solidary Day. The prime minister will address AJK Legislative Assembly to raise the enormity of the situation, he added.