Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has convened a special cabinet meeting in Lahore on Friday to discuss the situation in violence-hit Kashmir and chalk out “future course of action” on the issue. “The cabinet will discuss the oppressive actions of Indian security forces against innocent civilians and the over all situation in Kashmir after the brutal assassination of Burhan Wani,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Sharif said this during a meeting with PoK Parliament Special Committee chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Lahore. During the meeting, Rehman apprised the Prime Minister on his recent talks with separatist leaders over the “human rights violations” by Indian Army and paramilitary forces in the state. Sharif said on Tuesday the “voice and struggle” of the people of Kashmir cannot be suppressed through use of “brutal force and human rights abuses”.

Source: Hindustan Times July 13, 2016 14:26 UTC